1.5 years baby not eating and drinking milk properly.

[anjali85]

One month before my 1.5 years old daughter was eating and drinking milk (with bottle) in sufficient quantity .But suddenly she stopped drinking milk with bottle .Her diet & milk quantity has also reduced. She only likes to drink water.
I am now too much worried, as she is already under weight .she is just 9 kg .
I had tried each and every means to improve her appetite but all my efforts failed.
Please suggest me what to do.

[margypops]

Put her drinks into a sippy cup ..and try lots of finger foods , children like to be independent with eating .Dont worry too much about the milk she will get vits in other foods,yoghort, and bananas .eggs, beans ,let her eat cheerios or cereal dry if she wants to . .  

[SarimZia]

HI,
I too am facing such a situation and the best way to tackle this is to get a hang of their taste buds. If milk is not being liked, try it various forms, like Yogurt etc. Try experimenting with some crunchy corn flakes of various flavours and feed the child with a spoon. This way the taste changes as well. Curd is also another form in which milk and milk products can be induced to children of this age. Happy Feeding!

[AnnieBrooke]

Talk to her doctor.  Is she comfortable drinking from a cup?  Possibly it is the bottle she doesn't like.  Have you tasted the milk you are giving her?  Perhaps  it tastes bad.  (I tried my son's formula once, and it tasted awful.)  Your daughter is old enough to get a lot of nutrition from other foods; again talk to  her doctor about her diet and this problem.