But it was 2% instead of whole milk, would you be ok with that? LO is 13.5 months and her center provides milk but it's 2%. We can provide our own if we choose so we've been bringing in WCM, but it would be so convenient (and cheaper!) to just go with what they provide. She'd still get WCM at home for breakfast, dinner, and on the weekends.
Would you go with what's provided (2%) or provide your own (whole)?
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squash / 13764 posts
Eh I would probably just go for thr 2%...how much is she drinking at DC?
blogger / honeydew / 7081 posts
We just use the 2% that daycare provides, but K rarely drinks it. She much prefers water.
GOLD / watermelon / 14076 posts
@hilsy85: She usually has 5 oz with each meal. So she'd get 10 oz whole and 5 oz 2%.
@Mrs. Oatmeal: M isn't a huge fan of water! She'll drink it, but not much.
blogger / honeydew / 7081 posts
@lawbee11: Yeah, K drinks a LOT of water, but hardly any milk. I was initially worried...but she eats a ton, so that makes up for the nutrient part of it.
squash / 13764 posts
@lawbee11: oh I would definitely go with the 2% then. I think it's totally fine, as long as you're not worried about her weight 
GOLD / watermelon / 14076 posts
@hilsy85: I'm not worried anymore now that she's actually eating people food and chugging her milk!
coffee bean / 26 posts
We have the opposite problem - P drinks 2% at home per our pediatrician's recommendation, but gets whole milk at daycare. I doubt he drinks more than a glass all day so I don't really care. Bringing our own milk in would be way to complicated!
pear / 1579 posts
We were in the same situation around that age and we provided whole milk for dd. now, they serve whole milk so I don't have to provide it anymore.
pomegranate / 3845 posts
I'd talk to your daycare... State law here mandates whole milk but DS's daycare was serving 2% to the 1 year olds until I mentioned it was against state regs...
pomegranate / 3768 posts
I voted bring my own milk but if she's just drinking 5oz than I would be okay w 2% as long as it's organic.
honeydew / 7303 posts
@lawbee11: we've been bringing Los wcm for over a year. She has a sensitivity to milk that's not organic (huge red diaper rash.) It's expensive but worth it for us. I probably wouldn't switch to 2% until at least 2 ish or whatever the ped recommends
GOLD / watermelon / 14076 posts
Thanks for all of your input! Will have to discuss it with DH, but I'm leaning towards just doing 2% while at daycare since it's such a small percentage of her overall consumption. There have been a couple of times where she runs out and I have to go to the grocery store mid-week to pick up more milk for daycare. Anything to make my life as a full-time WOHM seems like the better way to go!
apricot / 288 posts
Sometimes we are out and about and we either don't have milk or run out of what we brought. Because of that, I've given M (20 months) 1% when that's what's available. I figure it's only once in a while, so no big deal. But full time in daycare is a bit different - although I actually have no idea what type of milk they're serving her there. I assume WCM since they are working hard to improve their state recognition level, but I've actually never asked. If she is gaining weight at a steady pace, I'm not worried.
eggplant / 11824 posts
I give her whatever daycare has available in the room fridge. It isn't like 2% is bad, so it's not something I sweat.
pomelo / 5326 posts
Oh my gosh I never even thought about this! For some reason I assumed LO got homo milk at DC but I bet she just drinks whatever the family drinks since it's home day care. When I think about it though, it's not too worrisome to me because she still gets two cups of homo milk at home with me. I say don't sweat it!
grapefruit / 4441 posts
I think as long as your LO isn't super tiny, it would be fine. I asked my pediatrician if we could switch to 2% (because LO is 99th percentile) and she said sure.
pomegranate / 3411 posts
I was planning to bring 3% ( and sunscreen actually since they use SPF 30 and I use higher)... Until his first day before I brought anything in, teacher offered a glass 2% and I realized it was no big deal and decided not to bring anything that they already have.
hostess / wonderful persimmon / 25556 posts
I would have supplied whole milk until 2 and then rolled with it.
wonderful grape / 20453 posts
Totally. I would make sure she gets enough good fats at home.
blogger / grapefruit / 4836 posts
I probably wont ever switch from whole at home, but i wouldnt worry too much about daycare being different. They dont really need milk at all nutritionally speaking, so i dont think it matters and i would go with saving money/life being easier as priorities
papaya / 10570 posts
Our daycare provides milk but E rarely takes it there - she drinks water all day. She gets her milk at breakfast and at bedtime.... so I'd go with the 2% personally.
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