Hellobee Boards Topic: How much milk is too much milk?

Hellobee Boards Topic: How much milk is too much milk? https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sat, 04 Apr 2026 11:59:10 +0000 Pumuckl on "How much milk is too much milk?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-milk-is-too-much-milk#post-1892909 Wed, 08 Oct 2014 08:26:49 +0000 Pumuckl 1892909@https://boards.hellobee.com/ My pedi didn't give us a max. amount but said at least 300ml milk products. We've given him a sippy cup of milk after breakfast and dinner since he's a year old with about 200-250ml (I guess 6.5-8.5oz) of milk. Other than that it is only water for him to drink. If it's just a couple of days of her drinking this much milk I wouldn't worry it's likely just a growth spurt etc. dolphin on "How much milk is too much milk?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-milk-is-too-much-milk#post-1892438 Tue, 07 Oct 2014 19:02:23 +0000 dolphin 1892438@https://boards.hellobee.com/ DD gets around 12-18ozs. First thing when she wakes and after dinner. Sometimes before her nap, but only on weekdays. On weekends we're ususlly out and about, so no afternoon milk. Smurfette on "How much milk is too much milk?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-milk-is-too-much-milk#post-1892369 Tue, 07 Oct 2014 17:59:21 +0000 Smurfette 1892369@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Our pedi, says 3 cups a day, max. So around 21ozs. She gets with meals, or right after, so she eats and doesn't full up on milk. Water the rest of the day. Weekends we usually give water with lunch. yerpie110 on "How much milk is too much milk?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-milk-is-too-much-milk#post-1892334 Tue, 07 Oct 2014 17:32:59 +0000 yerpie110 1892334@https://boards.hellobee.com/ My LO (21 months) is obsessed with milk. I cut her off at 20oz per day, as that was the max my ped recommended. Mrs. Sunshine on "How much milk is too much milk?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-milk-is-too-much-milk#post-1892320 Tue, 07 Oct 2014 17:18:14 +0000 Mrs. Sunshine 1892320@https://boards.hellobee.com/ My LO doesn't like/drink milk but last month at her one year visit her pet said they only "need" about 16 oz a day. But then it's okay if they have cheese & yogurt etc...in addition to that (or in place of) so I'm sure your LO is fine. swurlygurl on "How much milk is too much milk?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-milk-is-too-much-milk#post-1892268 Tue, 07 Oct 2014 16:29:52 +0000 swurlygurl 1892268@https://boards.hellobee.com/ We only give milk for bed (naps + nighttime). She's probably getting 10-16 oz. She's not huge on milk. I think the concerns about too much milk are not eating enough food (which you don't seem to be concerned about) and inhibiting iron absorption. I believe there's something in the milk that prevents your body from absorbing iron? autumnlove on "How much milk is too much milk?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-milk-is-too-much-milk#post-1892243 Tue, 07 Oct 2014 16:17:19 +0000 autumnlove 1892243@https://boards.hellobee.com/ LO drinks about 16-20 ounces a day. She loves milk! mrsjyw on "How much milk is too much milk?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-milk-is-too-much-milk#post-1892238 Tue, 07 Oct 2014 16:14:02 +0000 mrsjyw 1892238@https://boards.hellobee.com/ DS is a milk LOVER and always has been. We had to proactively cut down to around 20oz at 15/6 months. He still drinks 16 oz a day at 22 months. Some days less, some days more. We try to limit it to two straw cups a day and water for everything else. jetsa on "How much milk is too much milk?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-milk-is-too-much-milk#post-1892223 Tue, 07 Oct 2014 16:07:55 +0000 jetsa 1892223@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @illumina: of course :) illumina on "How much milk is too much milk?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-milk-is-too-much-milk#post-1892217 Tue, 07 Oct 2014 16:03:31 +0000 illumina 1892217@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @jetsa: Can you let me know what your ped says? I let her choose too and she always picks the milk. jetsa on "How much milk is too much milk?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-milk-is-too-much-milk#post-1892119 Tue, 07 Oct 2014 15:10:54 +0000 jetsa 1892119@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @illumina: we have an appt tomorrow and I intend to ask this. We give milk and water all day and let him choose, when he gets up from naps he will always choose milk. Per babycenter it says 16-20oz a day. DS is definitely drinking more than that. JennyG on "How much milk is too much milk?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-milk-is-too-much-milk#post-1892100 Tue, 07 Oct 2014 14:58:03 +0000 JennyG 1892100@https://boards.hellobee.com/ We do WCM after meals. He drinks around 24-26 ounces a day, sometimes a little more. I know its definitely on the higher end, but he's an excellent eater and on the smaller side, so I figure a little extra milk won't hurt. illumina on "How much milk is too much milk?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-milk-is-too-much-milk#post-1892090 Tue, 07 Oct 2014 14:54:43 +0000 illumina 1892090@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @lawbee11: Oh that's interesting! I thought only water was usually given with meals...I'm worried that she drinks most of her water with meals so if we replaced that she'd have even more milk or just refuse the water between meals :( lawbee11 on "How much milk is too much milk?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-milk-is-too-much-milk#post-1892077 Tue, 07 Oct 2014 14:47:05 +0000 lawbee11 1892077@https://boards.hellobee.com/ We only give milk with meals. If we let her have her sippy cup anytime she wanted she'd probably drink a gallon a day! She gets water with snacks and between meals. I've heard 15-20 oz/day is a good range. 2 pints seems like a lot (that would be 32 oz). LO drinks around 15-16 oz/day. illumina on "How much milk is too much milk?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-milk-is-too-much-milk#post-1892047 Tue, 07 Oct 2014 14:28:25 +0000 illumina 1892047@https://boards.hellobee.com/ LO is nearly 13 months and mostly we try and just roll with it and let LO lead with her eating and drinking but lately she is drinking so much milk! Like today she had almost 2 pints of WCM. Is that OK? She drinks water frequently and only water with meals. I wondered if we should be giving her more solids at breakfast/lunchtime, but she seems to be done by the end of the meal and we've recently introduced an afternoon snack, but the milk keeps on flowing. If she can't see her milk sippy, she will ask for it and if it runs out before she is done she asks for more. ETA: her weight gain is following the 25% curve perfectly and has been for some time.