almond and/or other moms...skim milk?

starlettedir

What did Dr. G tell you in regards to WCM?

The sub Dr yesterday told DH that we can go ahead and switch to skim milk since she's so big for her age...that seemed really really odd to me.

C is big for her age(15 months) but proportionate at 29 lbs(99%) and 32 inches(92%).

Dr. G had my nephew switch to 2% around 2 years

I'm sticking with WCM right now until we see Dr. G again.

Other moms..what has your Doc said about switching to a lower % milk. Everything I'm reading so far is saying 2 unless you have a history of high cholesterol or obesity.

darva

We switched her to 2% at a year.  Her doc said as long as she was drinking SOME milk fat, it didn't matter which % it was (whole vs 2 or 1%).  She did say no to skim milk though since the milk fat is good for their development.

almostjones

This isn't something I have even thought to ask and it hasn't been brought up to me by DD's pedi.  She is 18 months, 25 lbs and 34" tall, and most of what she likes to eat, with the exception of peanut butter and cheese, is really low calorie/fat so I am all about keeping her on WCM. 

Whenever we do make the switch, which I don't see as necessary in the foreseeable future, I can't see us going all the way to skim.  Probably 2%.

charlotteL

We do 1% for everyone except the baby.  At two the doc said we could do whatever we wanted except skim milk.

almond1123

We don't see Dr. G anymore but we did get the same advice before C turned 2.  I had a problem with it since we got conflicting advice from another doc because of his speech delay.  So we stuck with WCM until he was 2 and now he is on 2%.

He is also not a huge eater so that factored into my decision as well.

kreeper611

Our pedi said that there isn't much difference in fat content in whole & 2% milk, but he was fine with either. 

You know DS is big for his age!  The daycare gave 2% when he moved into the 1yo class, so we let him have 2% at school and gave whole at home until he turned 2.  Now he's on all 2%.

melissa0312

we went to 2% at 2 years and then to 1% some time around her 3rd bday. we've only given her skim when we've been out of her milk and needed some in a pinch.

KNJepp

For what it's worth, the milk far % on whole milk is 4%, so it's not grotesquely "fattier" than 2% anyway. 

OSUx2

DD has been on skim at home since before 2 (I think).  She did BM for a year and then we did WCM for a bit but I do remember (maybe at her 18 mo appt) that the dr said skim is fine since she gets the fat from other things (cheese, yogurt etc) and she was on the higher side with weight and so she really didn't need all the extra fat from the milk.  She does get 2% or whole at daycare.

AmyDrinkie

Our pedi said whole milk at 1yr, then at 2 he said we can quit buying special milk and give him whatever we drink (which is skim).

kat.in.the.hat

weird, Mar is in the 50th for weight and at her 3 year, our pedi said keep her on whole until she's 4

CallMeKel

Interesting, we went straight from formula to 2% milk...we never even did whole milk. I never even thought anything of it...but she was in the 90% percentile at the time, and got a lot of milk fat from yogurt & cheese.