Why does a 14 month old need milk anyway? If it's for the calcium, supplements are available. Water and watered-down juice are adequate fluids. We put too much emphasis on milk as the perfect food. Remember milk was just meant for the babies of a species. Species-specific. Most adults are lactose-intolerant to one extent or another. Were we really meant to drink milk past babyhood? Your comments please. Cheryl Muller RNC IBCLC PS None of my 4 children ever drank milk and were fine. Subject: Dairy/Soy Alternatives Hello lactnetters. I have permission to post the following. The patient has a 14 month old with severe allergies to cow/goat/soy/nuts. The patient has been free of these food in her diet for over a year with good results. The child is starting to become very active and disinterested in nursing as of late. The patient is looking for alternatives if the child does in fact wean. Does anyone have information regarding alternatives to cow/goat/soy/almond milk? The patient has tried rice milk but her pediatricians would like a milk with more fatty acids and fats in it. I recommended finding oat milk. Has anyone used a milk and added flax seed oil or something simliar to make a better milk substitute? Any suggestions? Your replies are welcomed to the list or privately. *********************************************** To temporarily stop your subscription: set lactnet nomail To start it again: set lactnet mail (or digest) To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet All commands go to [log in to unmask] The LACTNET mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software together with L-Soft's LSMTP(R) mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html