Diary
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Forum Name: Toddler Times
Forum Description: Is bubs growing up and getting into everything? How do you train them to use the potty? When do you start feeding solids? Share your tips and advice here!
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Topic: Diary
Posted By: _SMS_
Subject: Diary
Date Posted: 06 April 2011 at 7:59am
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How much dairy is your toddler having? DD has perhaps 100ml of milk. She has a cup before bed. Milk if she has cereal, only few times a week though. She never eats it. Yogurt a day. And maybe cheese every other day with crackers etc. Although im not worried, i saw plunket the other day who told me a 2 year old needs 600ml of dairy a day. DD is having no where near this obviously and they told me to increase her diary. I cant afford to be buying more milk, cheese, yogurt a week, its dare enough as it is. Just interested to know how much other toddlers are having -------------  
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Posted By: Red
Date Posted: 06 April 2011 at 9:57am
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Sorry your post cracked me up, am guessing you are meaning dairy! lol ------------- http://lilypie.com">  http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: _SMS_
Date Posted: 06 April 2011 at 11:04am
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I am. Man that has got to be the dumbest pregnancy brain ive had yet lol -------------
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Posted By: High9
Date Posted: 06 April 2011 at 11:35am
Least you had the right letters 
Lily's a year younger than T but she has maybe 260ml of warm cows milk before bed (can be right before bed or an hour before - doesn't get her off to sleep)and(either every day - every 2nd day). She also has yoghurt (120g pottle) every day - every 2nd day, cheese maybe the equivalent to a slice of package cheese every day - every 2nd day. I don't know how much that is in total though sorry but probably 'not enough' either. ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: shadowfeet
Date Posted: 06 April 2011 at 4:15pm
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DD nearly 16m has 2 x 250ml cow's milk a day and usually some cheese or yoghurt, sometimes both ------------- 
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Posted By: rachelsea
Date Posted: 06 April 2011 at 4:27pm
Chelsea has a 200ml cup of milk before bed (well, two cups last night when we were trying to get her to actually go to sleep  ), and milk in her breakfast, a yoghurt a day. Cheese with dinner sometimes or just a slice of cheese. So not sure how much that actually is but doesn't sound like 600ml either... She would have more milk if I let her but we already go thru 5-7litres a week with DH and I drinking our milky drinks too hehe. ------------- DD 4yrs DS 2yrs http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: Mum_mum
Date Posted: 06 April 2011 at 6:36pm
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Maddi probably has 100 -200 mls of milk during the day (and sometimes less as she doesn't finish the cup), about 50mls on her weetbix in the morning and then usually a yougart so thats 300 - 400mls a day. Sometimes she'll have a few slices of cheese or I put cheese in her meals but definatly not up to the 600mls! I couldn't imagine her drinking 3 cups of milk a day... ------------- http://lilypie.com">  http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: Shelt
Date Posted: 06 April 2011 at 10:14pm
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Gabrielle is about the same age as your DD and apart from milk and a spoonful of yoghurt on her breakfast cereal she has pretty much no dairy at all. She doesn't drink milk anymore, though she probably would if I gave her some, and I occasionally give her cheese or a yoghurt, but to be honest it hasn't really occured to me to give her more than that. I asked the plunket nurse in December at Gabrielle's 2 year old checkup how much dairy she should be having and I got some airy fairy answer about how she was growing well and didn't need bottles any more which confused me coz she hasnt been on bottles since 15 months.
I have stopped worrying coz I am sure she gets some dairy at daycare and I know for a fact she still has milk at her Dad's place too. Also, she was tested as low in iron last year and calcium can inhibit iron absorbtion so I have been more focusing on getting enough iron into her. Plus you can get calcium from veges too and she eats a wide range of veg. ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: chickadeedoo
Date Posted: 15 April 2011 at 6:09pm
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My son has 3 x 200ml of cows milk. A couple of spoonfuls of yoghurt, some cheese. Has milk with weetbix in the morning. If you are worried about it you can get these calcium triangle things from the supermarket. I can't quite remember what they are called but they are quite good or you could see if they have a kids supplement for it. ------------- 
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Posted By: millymollymandy
Date Posted: 17 April 2011 at 7:10pm
| Crikey there is no way we'd get that in here. DD isn't really keen on dairy, expect cheese. Maybe has 200 ml a day. |
Posted By: yermasyada
Date Posted: 17 April 2011 at 10:31pm
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Is it calcium intake that you're worried about?
There's heaps of calcium rich foods which aren't dairy. Apricots are full of calcium and iron for example  Then you've got your green leafy veges like spinach. Tofu and other soy based products also.
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Posted By: Caro07
Date Posted: 19 April 2011 at 2:49pm
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With DS1 I was advised that he needed 3 servings of dairy a day which sounds like you are achieving. As Milliemoo says there are a lot of other foods that contain calcium if that is the main concern.
With DS2 they have said 500mls but I just do what I can. The only other thing I give him that you haven't mentioned is cream cheese and occasionally ice cream and custard. At the end of the day you can only do your best and if they don't want it they won't eat it. ------------- Caroline, SAHM to 2 boys, S (4 years old) and J (2 years old) 
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