https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Mon, 26 Oct 2026 05:41:28 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-nursed-your-lo-past-1-year-how-much-wcm-did-heshe-drink#post-1174878 Fri, 25 Oct 2013 13:45:38 +0000 hilsy85 1174878@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Jacks: ah ok that makes sense then :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-nursed-your-lo-past-1-year-how-much-wcm-did-heshe-drink#post-1174867 Fri, 25 Oct 2013 13:40:11 +0000 Mrs. Jacks 1174867@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@hilsy85: nope! She had been milk protein intolerant, so I just assumed her body knew what it needed and what to avoid. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-nursed-your-lo-past-1-year-how-much-wcm-did-heshe-drink#post-1174833 Fri, 25 Oct 2013 13:26:10 +0000 hilsy85 1174833@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Jacks: if she hadn't been nursing would you have pushed milk? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-nursed-your-lo-past-1-year-how-much-wcm-did-heshe-drink#post-1174827 Fri, 25 Oct 2013 13:24:33 +0000 Mrs. Jacks 1174827@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Lala never drank cows milk... She preferred water if she wasn't nursing. She weaned before her third birthday. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-nursed-your-lo-past-1-year-how-much-wcm-did-heshe-drink#post-1174824 Fri, 25 Oct 2013 13:22:28 +0000 cheesetomywhine 1174824@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I weaned at 15 months since we had only been doing a brief nursing session in the am. R drinks ~6oz milk a day I would guess. Since she loves cheese and yogurt I am not worried. Her Dr would prefer her to drink more. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-nursed-your-lo-past-1-year-how-much-wcm-did-heshe-drink#post-1174795 Fri, 25 Oct 2013 13:11:49 +0000 Maysprout 1174795@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@hilsy85: Around 2 we weaned. I did try pushing the milk, mixed it with honey and vanilla or chocolate sometimes. She'd drink it occasionally but even sweetened she really didn't want it or that much of it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-nursed-your-lo-past-1-year-how-much-wcm-did-heshe-drink#post-1174778 Fri, 25 Oct 2013 13:04:17 +0000 hilsy85 1174778@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Maysprout: when did you wean (if you have...?) and how much did you push the milk? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-nursed-your-lo-past-1-year-how-much-wcm-did-heshe-drink#post-1174223 Fri, 25 Oct 2013 09:22:32 +0000 bpcmarj 1174223@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>LO has never taken to drinking milk; she doesn't like it. At 12 months she was still nursing around 6 times a day, so it wasn't really needed IMO. She also gets yogurt and cheese. Now, at 17 months, she nurses a lot in the moring and a lot before bed. She gets water to drink the rest of the day. It's something that I am going to bring up at her 18m appt to see if she really should be getting more than that (or if cheese and yogurt are good enough). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-nursed-your-lo-past-1-year-how-much-wcm-did-heshe-drink#post-1174175 Fri, 25 Oct 2013 09:04:34 +0000 regberadaisy 1174175@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>She gets about 15-20 Oz. We send 10 to daycare then I fill her cup with 5oz with her after-school snack. Then I top it off for dinner.</p> <p>She nurses 2x a day. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-nursed-your-lo-past-1-year-how-much-wcm-did-heshe-drink#post-1174158 Fri, 25 Oct 2013 09:00:14 +0000 Maysprout 1174158@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>She nursed a lot. Honestly she wouldn't drink cows milk except for occasionally until 2 - all of a sudden she went from hating it to loving it. She ate lots of whole milk yogurt and cheese but still nursed a decent amount, especially between 12-18 months. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-nursed-your-lo-past-1-year-how-much-wcm-did-heshe-drink#post-1174059 Fri, 25 Oct 2013 08:29:26 +0000 MsLipGloss 1174059@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mediagirl: I totally agree! If I could get my LO to eat yogurt/more cheese I would cut back on the ounces a bit! Right now, the best I can do is to get her to eat a grilled cheese! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-nursed-your-lo-past-1-year-how-much-wcm-did-heshe-drink#post-1174030 Fri, 25 Oct 2013 08:18:24 +0000 hilsy85 1174030@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mamaof2: ah ok, so with snack instead of meals, gotcha! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-nursed-your-lo-past-1-year-how-much-wcm-did-heshe-drink#post-1174029 Fri, 25 Oct 2013 08:17:19 +0000 Koolbreeze 1174029@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@hilsy85: I honestly don't remember. Lol. They have never drank it regularly though. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-nursed-your-lo-past-1-year-how-much-wcm-did-heshe-drink#post-1174024 Fri, 25 Oct 2013 08:16:07 +0000 Mamaof2 1174024@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@hilsy85: I would say maybe 2 oz with breakfast (I nursed them upon waking) Then a sippy with about 4oz of CM with morning snack and afternoon snack. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-nursed-your-lo-past-1-year-how-much-wcm-did-heshe-drink#post-1174023 Fri, 25 Oct 2013 08:15:33 +0000 hilsy85 1174023@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@threeplusme: yup same here :) My LO never gets bottles now either. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-nursed-your-lo-past-1-year-how-much-wcm-did-heshe-drink#post-1174022 Fri, 25 Oct 2013 08:15:10 +0000 hilsy85 1174022@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mediagirl: true!! Our pedi didn't say 16 oz was a necessary minimum, she just said try to get him to drink it. I guess I worry about feeling like I need to keep nursing if he isn't drinking milk...but like I said, maybe if I DO wean he'll start drinking more milk! But either way, I guess it's it's not really a big deal if he does or doesn't. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-nursed-your-lo-past-1-year-how-much-wcm-did-heshe-drink#post-1174020 Fri, 25 Oct 2013 08:14:47 +0000 threeplusme 1174020@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Following this as I am going through the same thing. My daughter jusr turned 1 and has never had a bottle. She loves to nurse so I a wondering how to cut back on the nursing. I am not ready to wean but would like to cut back a bit. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-nursed-your-lo-past-1-year-how-much-wcm-did-heshe-drink#post-1174016 Fri, 25 Oct 2013 08:13:38 +0000 hilsy85 1174016@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@SleepyMonkey: thanks! That makes me feel much better actually...LO usually has a container of yogurt each day as well, which is 3.5-4 oz...he took 1 oz of milk with breakfast this morning, which maybe I can get up to 2, add in a cheese stick as a snack (2oz)...that's 8 oz! Again, I think I just need to not stress about it. I think my anxiety about weaning is spilling over into the WCM issue. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-nursed-your-lo-past-1-year-how-much-wcm-did-heshe-drink#post-1174013 Fri, 25 Oct 2013 08:12:22 +0000 mediagirl 1174013@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@hilsy85: that's the other thing, too. Milk is milk whether it's coming from cheese, yogurt or other types of cow's milk products. If he's getting those things, I would think the amount of milk would matter even less. Our ped is always happy when we tell her she is getting dairy products other than milk. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-nursed-your-lo-past-1-year-how-much-wcm-did-heshe-drink#post-1174010 Fri, 25 Oct 2013 08:11:13 +0000 SleepyMonkey 1174010@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>we start on wcm a couple weeks ago. she doesn't drink a lot at all, maybe 5 oz while i'm at work. i still nurse in the morning and when i get home and before bed. she does have a container of yogurt every day though, which i guess gets her up to around 9 oz or so, and she usually eats a big slice of cheese too. all pedi's are different, but when i called mine because i was concerned that she wasn't drinking enough milk, she said that "milk at this age is an accessory, not a necessity" and that LO was getting most of her nutrition from her solids. we go to tribeca pediatrics, so i imagine that they tell all their parents. so that made me feel better. she does eat a lot of solids at meal time. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-nursed-your-lo-past-1-year-how-much-wcm-did-heshe-drink#post-1174002 Fri, 25 Oct 2013 08:10:12 +0000 hilsy85 1174002@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mediagirl: ok...I think I really need to not stress about it, lol. He's a pretty good solids eater, and eats plenty of yogurt, cheese, etc. </p> <p>I"m SO glad we didn't have to deal with a transition to a cup from a bottle--We went straight to a straw cup. I plan on keepin him on that forever--so much less mess :P </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-nursed-your-lo-past-1-year-how-much-wcm-did-heshe-drink#post-1173997 Fri, 25 Oct 2013 08:08:50 +0000 hilsy85 1173997@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MsLipGloss: yea my guy is 9th percentile, which is another reason I worry about him getting the calories from somewhere, whether WCM or BM. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-nursed-your-lo-past-1-year-how-much-wcm-did-heshe-drink#post-1173996 Fri, 25 Oct 2013 08:08:15 +0000 mediagirl 1173996@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@hilsy85: I really don't know! I figure she's getting enough to drink because I just offer water during the day and at snack time and she doesn't drink a lot of water. I just go with her cues and it has worked for us. Our ped seems happy with what she's eating/drinking/how much she weighs so, we just go with it.</p> <p>I know it's hard to figure these things out, I struggled with this when we transitioned to whole milk in a cup. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-nursed-your-lo-past-1-year-how-much-wcm-did-heshe-drink#post-1173993 Fri, 25 Oct 2013 08:08:05 +0000 MsLipGloss 1173993@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@hilsy85: Yes. I think she gets a little more in the morning, but I think it's definitely more of a boob session than a nursing session. I don't remember the last time she has finished all 3 bottles, but I still offer it because she is a spotty solids eater, and she is just so teeny that I worry about her weight (she's around the 10th percentile). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-nursed-your-lo-past-1-year-how-much-wcm-did-heshe-drink#post-1173992 Fri, 25 Oct 2013 08:07:58 +0000 hilsy85 1173992@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mediagirl: hm ok...I can try that!</p> <p>@Koolbreeze: when did you introduce it? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-nursed-your-lo-past-1-year-how-much-wcm-did-heshe-drink#post-1173987 Fri, 25 Oct 2013 08:07:07 +0000 Koolbreeze 1173987@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We didn't introduce whole milk at 12 months because we were still breastfeeding a lot. Our pedi was fine with this. My boys have never really been fans of whole milk and getting them to drink it has always been a pain. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-nursed-your-lo-past-1-year-how-much-wcm-did-heshe-drink#post-1173985 Fri, 25 Oct 2013 08:06:58 +0000 mediagirl 1173985@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@hilsy85: I got the same advice about milk with meals and it never worked for me. The only time I can get her to drink milk is at meals. I just offer it and she eats plenty food along with her milk. Maybe give her the food and then offer the milk after she has eaten some food? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-nursed-your-lo-past-1-year-how-much-wcm-did-heshe-drink#post-1173981 Fri, 25 Oct 2013 08:06:04 +0000 hilsy85 1173981@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mediagirl: and do you feel like she's actually getting a lot from those 3 nursing sessions? I feel like if I cut back to just morning and night, he would be getting less than he is now, but maybe would drink more cow's milk?...I also don't know if I'm ready to start weaning (that's a separate post though! :) ). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-nursed-your-lo-past-1-year-how-much-wcm-did-heshe-drink#post-1173974 Fri, 25 Oct 2013 08:04:03 +0000 hilsy85 1173974@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mamaof2: so they had 5oz at a sitting (roughly)? If you did at meals too, how did you keep them from filling up? Our pedi suggested separating milk from mealtimes, but I don't know how to do that, since I now nurse before naps, and I don't want to introduce a bottle now only to have to get rid of it later... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-nursed-your-lo-past-1-year-how-much-wcm-did-heshe-drink#post-1173971 Fri, 25 Oct 2013 08:02:58 +0000 mediagirl 1173971@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I nurse in the AM, PM and overnight. During the day, she may drink 8oz of milk. I'd like to see her drink more but I figure that will come after she's done nursing. My lo just drinks from cups and my boobs (ha). We had to cut bottles completely at 1 year so she could transition to the 1's room and I don't do bottles at home if I'm with her. I THINK if she was still getting a bottle and it had cows milk in it, she would drink more cows milk. </p>