18 months-3 years: he doesn't like milk, is it serious?
It is extremely rare that a child does not like milk.On the other hand, the refusal of the baby bottle is much more frequent ... but passenger.Dietitian advice to overcome their absence.
From birth, Leit is the only food that the newborn needs. It is in particular a source of protein, calcium, an orncore iron of essential fatty acids, as many nutritional elements for the good development of the child.
Milk, a food of growth in young children
By its Eten protein calcium content, milk is an essential food for lacroissance and the good mineralization of bones and teeth in your child.He must remain the basis of his diet until 3 years old.
Recommended calcium intake
When should you worry?
It is very rare for a toddler to reject the milk.If the refusal is temporary, which is most frequent, it is not necessary to worry.
On the other hand, if he persists, he can possibly have an influence on the development of the child.It is by monitoring the weight and size curves that it is possible to identify possible consequences on physiological growth.If in doubt, it is best to talk about it with your pediatrician.
He doesn't like milk, why?
When the refusal is linked to the taste of milk
There are other ways allowing a child who rejects milk to cover their daily calcium and protein needs.In the event that food diversification has started, it is indeed possible to "camouflage" the taste of milk.
For an 18 month old child
From 3 years
A type of menus for a 3 year old child
Breakfast
Lunch
To taste
Having dinner
When the refusal is linked to lactose intolerance
Seconstate lactose intolerance in general after the age of 2 years.It is due to insufficient secretion by the Lactase intestine, a enzyme that digests lactose.Consequence: lactosepass in the intestine without having been digested, which causes digestive disorders (abdominal pain, diarrhea, bloating.
A treatment defined by the pediatrician
Only the pediatrician can tell you the diet to follow.He will adapt it according to the small patient, specifying the quantities.Depending on the case, it will be offered to it with reduced lactose content, milk substitutes based on hydrolyzed proteins ...
Perhaps, he will be authorized with very small amounts of dairy.Do not take any initiative without having previously consulted your child's doctor
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