https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Wed, 08 Apr 2026 03:36:22 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-milk-is-your-toddler-drinking#post-1075495 Mon, 09 Sep 2013 22:32:10 +0000 mrsjazz 1075495@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>LO drinks about 8-10 oz. of whole milk a day and nurses at night and first thing in the morning. On the weekends I let her nurse when she asks for it so she usually has less whole milk then. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-milk-is-your-toddler-drinking#post-1075474 Mon, 09 Sep 2013 22:01:28 +0000 winniebee 1075474@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>About 15 oz a day. Usually 5 oz of sippy in the morning/with breakfast, an ounce or two with lunch, the rest after nap, and then an 8 oz bottle before bed (though lately he's only had 5). He's almost 16 months and, yes, we're going to ditch the bedtime bottle...soon.... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-milk-is-your-toddler-drinking#post-1075464 Mon, 09 Sep 2013 21:48:50 +0000 lemondrop 1075464@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Probably around 15 oz a day- some days a little more or less. I don't really limit how much at meals, he's on the smaller side, so more isn't ever a bad thing. I let him have unlimited water throughout the day. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-milk-is-your-toddler-drinking#post-1075455 Mon, 09 Sep 2013 21:44:06 +0000 irene 1075455@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Thanks everyone, this makes me feel much better (less paranoid) :)</p> <p>I do wonder why do the pediatricians make it such a big deal that we "have to switch to whole milk after 1".... because we grown ups don't drink milk as part of our major diet, well, except that grande latte from starbucks.... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-milk-is-your-toddler-drinking#post-1075166 Mon, 09 Sep 2013 19:07:31 +0000 betsyboop 1075166@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@sandy: This is really interesting, I had never heard that! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-milk-is-your-toddler-drinking#post-1075080 Mon, 09 Sep 2013 17:59:56 +0000 runsyellowlites 1075080@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>P still only drinks bm &amp; the occasional water, occasionally milk with cereal &amp; the other night when I accidentally fed her a hot pepper. :/ </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-milk-is-your-toddler-drinking#post-1075075 Mon, 09 Sep 2013 17:56:28 +0000 jmarionsmith 1075075@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>my 12 month old drinks 12 oz a day. but only because i heat it up and give it to him in a bottle. otherwise, it would be zero. he refuses to drink it from a sippy... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-milk-is-your-toddler-drinking#post-1075074 Mon, 09 Sep 2013 17:56:20 +0000 Sweet T 1075074@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DS just turned two and averages around 20oz each day. I give him 8oz with each meal. He usually finishes his first two cups each day and at least half of his dinner cup. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-milk-is-your-toddler-drinking#post-1075066 Mon, 09 Sep 2013 17:51:24 +0000 sandy 1075066@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My LO is 21 months and she drinks anywhere from 10-16 oz a day...it varies a lot like pp said. I agree that milk isn't that important as long as they have a well balanced diet...way better to get nutrition from food instead of drinking his/her calories. Also, I heard food helps with absorption of nutrients so offering milk with food is best </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-milk-is-your-toddler-drinking#post-1075062 Mon, 09 Sep 2013 17:48:44 +0000 Penny Lane 1075062@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>my LO is 13 months and drinks 3 bottles a day totalling almost 22 oz. we'll see what happens when I get rid of bottles and start giving him milk in a cup instead! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-milk-is-your-toddler-drinking#post-1075044 Mon, 09 Sep 2013 17:32:20 +0000 banana 1075044@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>He's 3 and doesn't drink that much milk. He just has some throughout the day. Like he'll eat cereal with milk, have 1 or 2 cups of yogurt, maybe some string cheese. He gets his calcium from other sources so I'm not concerned. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-milk-is-your-toddler-drinking#post-1075040 Mon, 09 Sep 2013 17:28:05 +0000 KT326 1075040@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>He probably drinks anywhere from 4-12 oz. Just depends on the day. At daycare he drinks more but at home on the weekends he drinks less. He also eats a string cheese almost every day and has yogurt most days. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-milk-is-your-toddler-drinking#post-1075035 Mon, 09 Sep 2013 17:22:28 +0000 betsyboop 1075035@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>15 months, drinks around 15 oz of whole milk a day. She also usually has 1 yobaby as a snack and sometimes a string cheese stick. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-milk-is-your-toddler-drinking#post-1074677 Mon, 09 Sep 2013 14:29:41 +0000 bushelandapeck 1074677@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Probably 4-8 oz of milk and then however much BM he drinks in 4 sessions. LO is 13 mos. Our pediatriacian said three servings of dairy and that a serving of milk is 4oz. I try to go by servings, rather than ounces now. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-milk-is-your-toddler-drinking#post-1074537 Mon, 09 Sep 2013 13:45:02 +0000 kiddosc 1074537@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't even know. We offer it at breakfast, lunch, and dinner and he drinks what he drinks. I'm not really too concerned about it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-milk-is-your-toddler-drinking#post-1074470 Mon, 09 Sep 2013 13:23:29 +0000 autumnlove 1074470@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>About 8-12 ounces of whole milk and 4-6 ounces of pumped breastmilk. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-milk-is-your-toddler-drinking#post-1074439 Mon, 09 Sep 2013 13:13:31 +0000 Bao 1074439@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I can't get her to drink milk. She nurses two times a day but soon to be done with that. I've got to ask her pediatrician about this. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-milk-is-your-toddler-drinking#post-1074433 Mon, 09 Sep 2013 13:11:29 +0000 Freckles 1074433@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Mine is almost 17 months and doesn't drink milk. :( </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-milk-is-your-toddler-drinking#post-1074429 Mon, 09 Sep 2013 13:09:00 +0000 regberadaisy 1074429@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>5-10 oz. Now that we're doing open cups she actually drinks milk whilst home! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-milk-is-your-toddler-drinking#post-1074425 Mon, 09 Sep 2013 13:08:27 +0000 BabyBoecksMom 1074425@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>She hardly drinks any milk. She wouldn't drink any for a while, but she'll drink maybe 2 small cups a day. My pediatrician said that he would rather DD get her calories and calcium from food rather than depending on milk. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-milk-is-your-toddler-drinking#post-1074414 Mon, 09 Sep 2013 13:04:27 +0000 Mrs. Yoyo 1074414@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I find that LO's intake varies a lot from day to day. He gets a sippy of milk for all meals, and some days he'll polish them off, other days he may only drink half a cup with each meal. In general, the more he eats, the less he drinks, and vice versa. He also tends to drink more milk when he doesn't feel well. All that to say that I don't worry -- I can't force him to drink more and I'm sure he's getting what he needs from food, too. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-milk-is-your-toddler-drinking#post-1074329 Mon, 09 Sep 2013 12:34:12 +0000 irene 1074329@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>LO is 19 months now. He used to gobble down a 4-5 oz cup of milk after breakfast, lunch, and dinner, so it would have been 12-15 oz of milk a day.. It was perfect because pediatrician wanted us to limit it to 17-18 oz max. Recently his habits has changed: He still gobbles down 4-5 oz (or sometimes more on weekends) at breakfast, 4 oz at lunch, he would barely drink any at/after dinner, maybe 1-2 oz (sometimes really a few sips). So his day adds up to 7-11 oz of milk a day. I don't even know if that's enough?</p> <p>Should we still watch toddler's milk intake like a hawk, or is it pretty much OK considering he is probably taking in calcium in other foods as well? (He does eat about 1 cup of yobaby yogurt a day). How much is your toddler drinking? </p>