Cow milk quantity

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Cow milk quantity

Asked for Female, 25 Years

Hi,my son is going to turn 3 years by next month. I stopped breastfeeding him 10 days ago. He used to drink cow milk twice a day of about a tea glass along with breast milk. After stopping breastfeeding he is asking for more cow milk.. For about 5 times. How much cow milk can I give him at this age plz suggest.. We are using milk with fat content 4.5.

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Dr. Lakshmi Narayana Munirathi Pediatrician 29 yrs exp Hyderabad · Accepted Answer

Dr. Lakshmi Narayana Munirathi

Pediatrician 29 yrs exp Hyderabad

As of now he can be fed with cows milk whenever he asks and gradually reduce to 4-5 times daily. Focus more on solids and quantities also should be increased as a child of 2 yrs should eat half of what mothers eating. Now you understand how much food you’ve to give.

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Allow the child to sit with you at family lunch and dinner time to have food with you.

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Give all types of food including non-veg.

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