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Hellobee Boards Topic: Do you give your toddler whole or reduced fat milk? https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Mon, 26 Oct 2026 22:38:26 +0000 BananaPancakes on "Do you give your toddler whole or reduced fat milk?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-give-your-toddler-whole-or-reduced-fat-milk#post-851837 Wed, 12 Jun 2013 14:49:08 +0000 BananaPancakes 851837@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @TurtleDoves: I think mine recommended it because that's the new suggestion for kids who have heart disease and high cholesterol in their family. My FILs had like 3 heart attacks, and my ped knows the family. purrpletulips on "Do you give your toddler whole or reduced fat milk?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-give-your-toddler-whole-or-reduced-fat-milk#post-851757 Wed, 12 Jun 2013 14:24:29 +0000 purrpletulips 851757@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Whole milk because DH drinks it as well. I buy skim milk for myself. Springtime on "Do you give your toddler whole or reduced fat milk?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-give-your-toddler-whole-or-reduced-fat-milk#post-851708 Wed, 12 Jun 2013 14:07:42 +0000 Springtime 851708@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Whole milk! Everyone in our house drinks whole milk! CupQuakeWalk on "Do you give your toddler whole or reduced fat milk?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-give-your-toddler-whole-or-reduced-fat-milk#post-851704 Wed, 12 Jun 2013 14:06:59 +0000 CupQuakeWalk 851704@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @BananaPancakes: my ped said 2% too... But then again, my son is a really goo d size, wasn't a premie and then on top of things: had MSPI. I also mentioned to my ped that I never drink whole milk and it is not something I am used to, and then he said, there is nothing wrong with 2% milk for a baby once they get to 1yr and stop formula. betsyboop on "Do you give your toddler whole or reduced fat milk?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-give-your-toddler-whole-or-reduced-fat-milk#post-851592 Wed, 12 Jun 2013 13:35:03 +0000 betsyboop 851592@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @lisa1783: She's only 60%! Our pediatrician said she will switch to 2% when she's 2 anyway so we could feed her either until then. rsp213 on "Do you give your toddler whole or reduced fat milk?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-give-your-toddler-whole-or-reduced-fat-milk#post-851349 Wed, 12 Jun 2013 12:39:27 +0000 rsp213 851349@https://boards.hellobee.com/ We do whole for L and skim for DH and I. Although we did stop buying cream and use the whole for our coffee. BananaPancakes on "Do you give your toddler whole or reduced fat milk?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-give-your-toddler-whole-or-reduced-fat-milk#post-851303 Wed, 12 Jun 2013 12:22:58 +0000 BananaPancakes 851303@https://boards.hellobee.com/ We give him 2% per our peds recommendation. mrsjazz on "Do you give your toddler whole or reduced fat milk?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-give-your-toddler-whole-or-reduced-fat-milk#post-851218 Wed, 12 Jun 2013 12:00:20 +0000 mrsjazz 851218@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Whole milk as per our pediatrician's recommendation. She also drinks breast milk and almond milk. honeybear on "Do you give your toddler whole or reduced fat milk?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-give-your-toddler-whole-or-reduced-fat-milk#post-851202 Wed, 12 Jun 2013 11:56:48 +0000 honeybear 851202@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Whole milk. And...should I admit this? We sometimes put a little cream in too! (Just a little.) autumnlove on "Do you give your toddler whole or reduced fat milk?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-give-your-toddler-whole-or-reduced-fat-milk#post-851189 Wed, 12 Jun 2013 11:52:40 +0000 autumnlove 851189@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Whole milk! skibobrown on "Do you give your toddler whole or reduced fat milk?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-give-your-toddler-whole-or-reduced-fat-milk#post-851186 Wed, 12 Jun 2013 11:52:04 +0000 skibobrown 851186@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Whole milk! (I often sneak some of her organic whole milk, rather than drinking my 2%. It's so yummy!) CottonCandy on "Do you give your toddler whole or reduced fat milk?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-give-your-toddler-whole-or-reduced-fat-milk#post-851176 Wed, 12 Jun 2013 11:49:52 +0000 CottonCandy 851176@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Like what @mrs.jacks said... Our pedi told us whole milk till age 2. mrs. wagon on "Do you give your toddler whole or reduced fat milk?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-give-your-toddler-whole-or-reduced-fat-milk#post-851044 Wed, 12 Jun 2013 11:05:27 +0000 mrs. wagon 851044@https://boards.hellobee.com/ We did whole at age 1. When he turned 2 we switched to 2%, but he wasn't gaining weight (still hasn't at age 3.5...) so we switched back to whole. That being said, when we run out of whole, we give him our skim lactaid and he doesn't notice the difference. Kid loves his milk. Sweet T on "Do you give your toddler whole or reduced fat milk?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-give-your-toddler-whole-or-reduced-fat-milk#post-851043 Wed, 12 Jun 2013 11:05:16 +0000 Sweet T 851043@https://boards.hellobee.com/ DS gets whole milk and I buy 2% for me and DH. Our pediatrician said whole was best but it wouldn't hurt if he had 2% once in a while (like if we were out to eat and they didn't have whole). I'm surprised your pedi recommended 2% for full time consumption! mediagirl on "Do you give your toddler whole or reduced fat milk?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-give-your-toddler-whole-or-reduced-fat-milk#post-851031 Wed, 12 Jun 2013 11:01:23 +0000 mediagirl 851031@https://boards.hellobee.com/ We have whole. Our daycare provides 2% but we send whole milk to daycare for her. pelikila on "Do you give your toddler whole or reduced fat milk?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-give-your-toddler-whole-or-reduced-fat-milk#post-851017 Wed, 12 Jun 2013 10:57:46 +0000 pelikila 851017@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Between 1 and 2 we gave whole milk. At 2 we switched to 2%. runsyellowlites on "Do you give your toddler whole or reduced fat milk?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-give-your-toddler-whole-or-reduced-fat-milk#post-851014 Wed, 12 Jun 2013 10:56:33 +0000 runsyellowlites 851014@https://boards.hellobee.com/ P drinks hemp milk which has just about the same fat & cal as whole milk, more calcium, and a bit less protein. She likes it. =) Mrs. Jacks on "Do you give your toddler whole or reduced fat milk?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-give-your-toddler-whole-or-reduced-fat-milk#post-851009 Wed, 12 Jun 2013 10:54:06 +0000 Mrs. Jacks 851009@https://boards.hellobee.com/ With my patients I say whole until age of 2. Having said that, my 3 year old doesn't drink milk, so we are very creative with lots of other products. Honeybee on "Do you give your toddler whole or reduced fat milk?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-give-your-toddler-whole-or-reduced-fat-milk#post-851008 Wed, 12 Jun 2013 10:54:05 +0000 Honeybee 851008@https://boards.hellobee.com/ We do whole for everyone in the family. littlek on "Do you give your toddler whole or reduced fat milk?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-give-your-toddler-whole-or-reduced-fat-milk#post-851003 Wed, 12 Jun 2013 10:52:56 +0000 littlek 851003@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Our pediatrician said whole milk. lisa1783 on "Do you give your toddler whole or reduced fat milk?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-give-your-toddler-whole-or-reduced-fat-milk#post-850973 Wed, 12 Jun 2013 10:44:27 +0000 lisa1783 850973@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Agree with regberadaisy - I'm surprised your ped recommended 2% for a 12 month old. What % weight is she? Adira on "Do you give your toddler whole or reduced fat milk?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-give-your-toddler-whole-or-reduced-fat-milk#post-850972 Wed, 12 Jun 2013 10:43:59 +0000 Adira 850972@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I read somewhere that 2% (or really, reduced percent) isn't really any better for you than whole. Tell your husband to switch to whole and drink whole as a family! :P looch on "Do you give your toddler whole or reduced fat milk?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-give-your-toddler-whole-or-reduced-fat-milk#post-850913 Wed, 12 Jun 2013 10:29:51 +0000 looch 850913@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Whole. I don't drink milk, but I use it in my coffee. regberadaisy on "Do you give your toddler whole or reduced fat milk?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-give-your-toddler-whole-or-reduced-fat-milk#post-850912 Wed, 12 Jun 2013 10:29:42 +0000 regberadaisy 850912@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Whole...I've never heard a ped reco 2%! chopsuey on "Do you give your toddler whole or reduced fat milk?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-give-your-toddler-whole-or-reduced-fat-milk#post-850909 Wed, 12 Jun 2013 10:28:53 +0000 chopsuey 850909@https://boards.hellobee.com/ We're a whole milk drinking family. DD is 26 months old and drinks whole. I'm 33 and I drink whole milk too :P ;) betsyboop on "Do you give your toddler whole or reduced fat milk?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-give-your-toddler-whole-or-reduced-fat-milk#post-850907 Wed, 12 Jun 2013 10:28:10 +0000 betsyboop 850907@https://boards.hellobee.com/ LO is 12 months and at her last appointment, our pediatrician said we could give her whole milk or 2%. We chose to go with whole, but I'm wondering if I should switch so that I won't have to buy separate 2% for DH...