Hellobee Boards Topic: Switching to 2% milk at a year old?

Hellobee Boards Topic: Switching to 2% milk at a year old? https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Mon, 13 Jul 2026 11:17:29 +0000 LuLu Mom on "Switching to 2% milk at a year old?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/switching-to-2-milk-at-a-year-old#post-2063971 Wed, 11 Feb 2015 09:47:27 +0000 LuLu Mom 2063971@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I wouldn't switch until after 2, that fat is good for brain development. We did switch to 1% when she hit two, just so we could buy one type of milk. She only drinks it at meal times. tequiero21 on "Switching to 2% milk at a year old?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/switching-to-2-milk-at-a-year-old#post-2063675 Wed, 11 Feb 2015 02:21:16 +0000 tequiero21 2063675@https://boards.hellobee.com/ We switched at two. Doc never mentioned switching earlier. Mrs. Bee on "Switching to 2% milk at a year old?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/switching-to-2-milk-at-a-year-old#post-2063665 Wed, 11 Feb 2015 01:57:16 +0000 Mrs. Bee 2063665@https://boards.hellobee.com/ another whole milk fan. maybe water it down if you're concerned? catomd00 on "Switching to 2% milk at a year old?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/switching-to-2-milk-at-a-year-old#post-2063617 Tue, 10 Feb 2015 23:38:36 +0000 catomd00 2063617@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I'd decrease intake personally. The fat is good for brain development! Beehive on "Switching to 2% milk at a year old?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/switching-to-2-milk-at-a-year-old#post-2063547 Tue, 10 Feb 2015 22:44:28 +0000 Beehive 2063547@https://boards.hellobee.com/ It's funny, even at our 2 year old appointment our ped never mentioned switching to 2% (and I forgot to ask), so we're just sticking with whole. But my sister's ped told them to switch to 2% at her son's 1 year old appointment, because he's 50% for weight. Weird! I think doctors just have different philosophies. ShootingStar on "Switching to 2% milk at a year old?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/switching-to-2-milk-at-a-year-old#post-2063343 Tue, 10 Feb 2015 20:09:26 +0000 ShootingStar 2063343@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I wouldn't feed my one year old 2% as a regular thing. Sometimes when we're out at restaurants that's all they have, but at home I buy whole for us. My kid is like 93% for weight and the pediatrician never brought up changing milk types. blackbird on "Switching to 2% milk at a year old?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/switching-to-2-milk-at-a-year-old#post-2063271 Tue, 10 Feb 2015 19:13:28 +0000 blackbird 2063271@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I would just decrease how often we give it, too. We've had to do that, anyways, otherwise she fills up and eats poorly abbydabbydoodlebug on "Switching to 2% milk at a year old?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/switching-to-2-milk-at-a-year-old#post-2063259 Tue, 10 Feb 2015 19:02:33 +0000 abbydabbydoodlebug 2063259@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Very interesting, thank you! My DH is skeptical. He's the type to follow Dr's orders 100%, whereas I'm much more cautious about things. I think we will just lower the amount given and only give at meals. She gets yogurt and cheese too so I'm not worried about her dairy intake. HLK208 on "Switching to 2% milk at a year old?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/switching-to-2-milk-at-a-year-old#post-2063257 Tue, 10 Feb 2015 18:59:23 +0000 HLK208 2063257@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Our ped said that lower fat milk actually has more sugar so we should stick to whole milk past 2 years (my son is lower, usually 25th percentile and my daughter is 80th for weight). sarac on "Switching to 2% milk at a year old?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/switching-to-2-milk-at-a-year-old#post-2063249 Tue, 10 Feb 2015 18:49:31 +0000 sarac 2063249@https://boards.hellobee.com/ The issue with whole milk is that fat is really, really crucial for babies and toddlers and their growing brains. I would be more likely to look at other ways to improve my 1 years old's diet if my doctor felt that they needed fewer calories overall. Tanjowen on "Switching to 2% milk at a year old?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/switching-to-2-milk-at-a-year-old#post-2063243 Tue, 10 Feb 2015 18:45:17 +0000 Tanjowen 2063243@https://boards.hellobee.com/ My LO is a big little guy and his pediatrician said whole milk until 2. We do limit it to 16 oz a day. littlejoy on "Switching to 2% milk at a year old?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/switching-to-2-milk-at-a-year-old#post-2063240 Tue, 10 Feb 2015 18:41:18 +0000 littlejoy 2063240@https://boards.hellobee.com/ On the other side, we don't do milk at all, and our LO is the same stats. Nutritionally, kids don't really need milk if you're feeding them a varied diet. Because of that, if we did milk, I'd be fine with 2% at this age. It still has good fats. Mrs. Lion on "Switching to 2% milk at a year old?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/switching-to-2-milk-at-a-year-old#post-2063236 Tue, 10 Feb 2015 18:38:26 +0000 Mrs. Lion 2063236@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I am also a fan of whole milk, for all ages. If you are concerned about weight I would be much more eager to eliminate all added sugars and processed foods from her diet, instead of decreasing fat. avivoca on "Switching to 2% milk at a year old?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/switching-to-2-milk-at-a-year-old#post-2063230 Tue, 10 Feb 2015 18:31:44 +0000 avivoca 2063230@https://boards.hellobee.com/ We do 2% at 16 months. She's not big into milk and still breastfeeding, so it doesn't make sense to buy a 1/2 gallon of WCM just to have it go bad before it's even half done. I give her full fat yogurt and cheese. Jess1483 on "Switching to 2% milk at a year old?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/switching-to-2-milk-at-a-year-old#post-2063227 Tue, 10 Feb 2015 18:30:47 +0000 Jess1483 2063227@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Our ped mentioned it, but little guy (just over 2) is a peanut (not on the charts), so then the ped said never mind. So it does seem routine for her to recommend it, but we still do whole (and probably will continue to do so long after 2). abbydabbydoodlebug on "Switching to 2% milk at a year old?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/switching-to-2-milk-at-a-year-old#post-2063220 Tue, 10 Feb 2015 18:28:03 +0000 abbydabbydoodlebug 2063220@https://boards.hellobee.com/ We just went in to my DD's 1 year appointment and she has jumped to 50% height and 96% weight from 12% and 73% respectively. She suggested that I switch to 2% milk from whole (we only just started cows milk a week ago). I just always thought babies should be on whole no matter what until 2 years. I think her reasoning was that DD might be filling up on it before meals. But I thought about just giving it to her during meals instead of between. I always thought whole milk is better as far as nutrition because of the way they process it compared to other. I might be totally off base though. Thoughts? Anyone switch to 2% at a year old?