I know they say no cows milk before 12 months, but is it really that bad? And, when can you start?
Turns out I’ve already addressed this! YAY for me (yep, my head’s getting bigger)!!
Check out my August 2008 post, Milk: Does a Body Good? AND my July 2009 post, Raising Healthy Children (both accessible through the “Blog Archive” - found to the right of my blog posts, towards the bottom)...here’s hoping you find the answer you’re looking for somewhere in there :)
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Bottom line on the August 2008 post is, "iron-deficiency anemia, higher intakes of sodium, potassium, and protein; and possibly small amount of gastrointestinal blood loss."
ReplyDeleteThis is processed cow's milk, right? Cow's milk straight from the teet doesn't have sodium, does it? I remember on a friends farm many, many years ago, milking a cow and drinking the milk. Very sweet, warm and thin, not creamy.
And, wouldn't liquid vitamins negate the iron-deficiency anemia?
I would imagine the 'gastrointestinal blood-loss' thing to be a not so much, occurrence.
Thank you Theresa for answering my questions! I get so many different answers from different check ups that Weston has been to. One says absolutely no milk, another says 11 months is ok... so confusing! I also thought your blog about the low fat milk was interesting. Susanna's doctor actually told me (at her 2 year check up) that doctors were probably going to start recommending giving children reduced fat milk sooner than two years old in the near future. And because he told me this I was going to start Weston on 2%, but not anymore:)
ReplyDelete...does cow's milk contain sodium straight from the cow...good question. My guess is that yes, it does - as sodium is an important element to mammal nutrition - BUT, I don't know if additional sodium is added during processing (for increased shelf life)......
ReplyDeleteAs far as milk straight from the cow being thin, not creamy - I think this would depend if you were drinking the foremilk or the hindmilk. Typically, the first bit of milk that is expressed is mainly water and sugar (which acts as a thirst quencher), the "meat" comes later in the feeding (in the form of fat and protein)...
And, finally, liquid vitamins. YES! Doctors do encourage liquid iron and vitamin D supplementation in certain cases...AND I agree with you on the gastrointestinal blood-loss - which is why I took my chances and fed my 10 month old cows milk......
Kaylen - no problem! Glad I could help :)
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