hi Doctor,my baby is still on mothers feed..and not drinking cow milk at all...pls suggest how to make them drink cow milk...any powderwe can mix with milk and give ?if yes,pls suggest a good one.

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hi Doctor,my baby is still on mothers feed..and not drinking cow milk at all...pls suggest how to make them drink cow milk...any  powderwe can mix with milk and give ?if yes,pls suggest a good one.

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thank you very much for answering in detail.

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Don't force him too much everyday, he might start disliking it completely. So give milk one day and next day give an alternate source of calcium. Also to start with give only less amount of milk and once he starts drinking slowly increase the quantity. You cannot add any supplemental powders until 2 years. May be u can add natural sweeteners like palm sugar or palm candy or jaggery or brown sugar to enhance the flavor. You can introduce milk in other forms like chapathi, idly or dosa or rice in milk like that. You can give other alternative sources of calcium or other food items which will give the same nutrients as milk like green leafy vegetables, pulses, sprouted grains, ragi, soya products etc. Instead of milk try other dairy products like curd, paneer, butter milk, ghee, butter, cheese etc.,