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Title: Getting enough calcium?
Post by: KittysMum on December 03, 2008, 15:39:03 pm

Hi gang

Can you help? Kitty's now on three solid meals a day, and 3 breastfeeds (morning, afternoon and evening) She's just learning to use a sippy cup, but doesn't take very much from it yet.

As she's MSPI, and not eating any milk, cheese, yoghurt etc, I'm concerned about the calcium content of her diet.

She's now 9 months. Will she get enough calcium from my breastmilk or should I be giving her drinks of rice milk with added calcium at mealtimes? (I spotted a recipe on here for rice milk with nesquik added, which I thought I might try)

Thanks all!

Title: Re: Getting enough calcium?
Post by: Mydreamcametrue on December 04, 2008, 01:06:54 am

I think 3 feeds a day is plenty of calcium for her.  I would put some rice milk in the sippy cup though just to give her practice and what ever bit she got, then great, but not really needed.

I had to add nesquick to my son's rice milk, but I would recommend that you try  it plain first.  Nesquick contains a lot of sugar and yucky stuff they really don't need.  DH2 drinks plain rice milk.  I had to do it DS1 because he would not drink it otherwise.

Hugs, Wendy

Title: Re: Getting enough calcium?
Post by: KittysMum on December 04, 2008, 18:53:13 pm

Thanks so much Wendy - that's so reassuring. One less thing to worry about!