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Interesting - I'm sort of in the same-ish boat. LO is almost 11 months old and only BFs twice a day (wake up and bedtime). She is allergic to milk so is supposed to drink soy formula but absolutely hates it. I think she'd rather starve than drink soy formula...So now I'm wondering if I should try soy milk - I'm sure it has to taste a little different...? Someone actually suggested goat's milk to me but haven't tried it.

@Rubies: interestingly, I heard goat's milk is a better choice than cow's milk too. I have had it before... It tastes like goat cheese, but in milk form. So, it has an aftertaste... that's pleasing for some, I'm sure, but not everyone. I haven't tried giving it to LO yet. Going to do more research and wait til she is over 12 months anyway. Please post if you hear anything more about it!

@sweetandtart: my first LO refused cow's milk for several months when we switched from bottle to sippy... I snuck in calcium other ways through cheese, yogurt, fortified OJ (diluted with water to control sugar amount though) and calcium supplements for a few months. Then I intro'ed chocolate milk when she was close to 2 yo and she was drinking milk again. I've since been diluting her chocolate milk with plain milk to control the sugar amount too... So sometimes she'll be drinking 3/4 milk to 1/4 chocolate milk which I think outweighs the benefits for her specifically. That's because she started to get picky with yogurt and cheese, so I wanted her to drink more milk again. Anyway, we do our best as parents of picky eaters and I know it's hard, but try not to stress too much. It does sound like your LO is fine, but I guess if you want to wean soon, just keep trying to offer milk/calcium to her however you think is best.