Cow's milk and sippy cup questions

[IrinaSh]

My DD is 12 mo and I started giving her whole milk. Se takes it fine and enjoys it, but I have several questions about:
1. How much cow's milk should they take during the day? She would take about 6-7 oz in am and then after each meal during the day. If I bribe her with some toys/distract her during this time, she can take a bit more. Should I keep insisting she takes more or what she takes now is enough?

2. She only takes her milk from the bottle. No matter how hungry she is, she just refuses to take it from the sippy cup (even though she drinks water from it just fine) or a regular cup or by the spoon. Any tips on how to transition her to take milk from the sippy/cup? I know it's recommended to give up bottle by 12 months, but she just throws a fit if I offer her milk not in her bottle...

Thanks in advance,
Irina

[Mimi 2]

In Canada, it is recommended that 1-5 yo gets two servings of milk/dairy.  That's about 16 oz/500 mL of whole milk or equivalent (yogurt, cheese, fortified juice, etc).  As you want food to be her main source of nutrition now, try to limit the amount of milk.  If her appetite for regular food is not affected then you can give her more if she wants.

As for bottle vs sippy/cup, as long as she is not sipping from the bottle all day long then there is no problem with her wanting milk in a bottle vs the sippy.  The main concern is the constant sucking on the bottle as it can leads to cavities and discourages her from eating.  You can try to encourage her to take milk in a sippy at a later time.  If you want to do it now, you can do all at once or one at a time. 

HTH

[IrinaSh]

Thank you so much for your reply. She is eating solids just fine, I was actually concerned that it is her milk intake that's affected by solids, not the other way around, but I think we can manage 2-3 servings of milk/day.
Re bottle - the constant sucking thing makes sense too. She only takes her bottle after meals and only for the brief periods of time. I made a hole in the nipple larger so that it's easier for her to suck but also hoping it will help transition to a sippy easier...

[Texomamama]

What worked for me and my 20 mo DD was basically this:

1. Doing a 1 to 1 ounce transition from formula to milk using only the bottle (obviously, you have passed this milestone already).

2. Introducing the sippy cup initially only in the a.m. and warming it for her and dare I admit it... flavoring it for her with a little bit of Ovaltine (she hates white milk).  She gets like 40 extra calories and 5-6 g of sugar per day from the flavoring, no big deal to me b/c she gets extra vitamins.

3. Eventually, after a few weeks, offering the sippy at night and ditching the bottle for good (again, I warm and flavor the milk) and try and follow the exact routine as we did for the bottle.

Also, I agree with Mimi.  The concern with bottles is that if you put them to bed with it, all the milk will pool in their mouth, causing cavities.  But, if she is drinking it as quickly out of a bottle as she would a cup, what is the difference?  As long as she stops the bottle by kindergarten, you should be okay