Do our babies have to drink cow’s milk??

Question

I hate cow’s milk and I don’t even want to give it to my baby. I don’t drink it. The only time I buy it is if I’m baking with it.
My ped is concerned about a lack of nutritional value in soy/almond/coconut/etc milks.
What can I do??

Answer

Cows milk isn’t the best source of calcium. It’s one of the lies we’ve been told by the diary industry. 
There are plenty of veggies that offer high amounts of calcium. Leafy greens are one example. I believe more recent studies have also shown the human body absorbs more of the calcium in these foods better than in diary. 
My son drinks almond and soy milk. We do feed him some cheese and diary yogurts but I am not a huge fan of cows milk myself.

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Thanks for all of the help everyone!! I’ll buy soy milk today and start with that as an option, then try some of the others as we find out what she will drink. She has a very green diet, but if you have any ideas of what greens to give her more specifically I’d love to know from mamas who’ve tried it! She eats a lot of spinach?? And she hates avocado (like her mama lol)

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My hubby and I are lactose intolerant. Our baby is 13 months and drinks breastmilk with an occasional drink of cashew or almond milk. Our pediatrician is totally fine with that. She recommended Ripple (pea protein milk), but in moderation as it has added sugar.

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Cow milks is not a requirement. If you feed him a wholesome diet he should be covered. Look into hemp milk. It has a lot of the same vitamins  plus omega 6 and 3. Had my son try hemp with coconut milk this week and he loved it.

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They can get a lot of calories and proteins from the others but soy has the highest levels for those. And then as long as you’re giving plenty of cheese and yogurt, they can get their vitamin D and calcium from that. It’s just about finding an alternative for the nutritional values of the cows milk. It made my son gassy so we do soy milk and give him cheese and yogurt almost every day.

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I saw this link at bottom. Calcium absorbing better from greens like kale. Hope that helps. 😊   Here’s a link to list and studies are referenced in this article - https://www.myfooddata.com/articles/high-calcium-vegetables.php

Do our babies have to drink cow’s milk??

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