What age do you stop Whole milk and switch to 2 or 1 %?

John just turned 2..forgot to ask about the milk.. wondering if I should switch to 2% milk now? what did everyone else do.

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Switched to 2% at 2 yrs old.

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Funny
I was going to call Mason's Ped about that. He's still on organic whole milk. Only reason I keep him on it so long is b/c he's not a big eater and underweight. He loves his milk so at least he's getting the extra fat.

BTW - at my office now and spinning around in my chair

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i asked the ped at Ian's 2 year visit and he said i can keep him on whole milk. He didn't mention when to switch.

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Funny
I was going to call Mason's Ped about that. He's still on organic whole milk. Only reason I keep him on it so long is b/c he's not a big eater and underweight. He loves his milk so at least he's getting the extra fat.

BTW - at my office now and spinning around in my chair

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We only drink whole milk, so I don't see ever switching

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At Kaydyn's 2yo appt the ped said we could switch to lowfat if we wanted. She's on Lactaid milk so every once in a while if I can't find whole I will buy lowfat, but at almost 4yo she's still on whole milk. She's only at 20th percentile and really only drinks 1 glass of milk a day.

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Linda, seaford peds recommends 2% at 2 years

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My ped said to switch to 2% at 2.
I might keep her on whole at that point though- because she barely eats and I feel she needs the fat and calories

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When my DD turned 2 we dropped the whole milk and went over to 1%.

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Ds is still on whole milk and he is 2 1/2 ped. said he can stay on whole milk

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Our Ped said to drop to 1% when DS turned 2!!! I was a bit shocked and he said it was just empty calories and there was enough vitamins / nutrition in the 1% without the added fat...I still have a hard time with that so I buy 2 %!

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at 2 yrs old we went to 1% bec that is what the rest of us drink..it was nice to just get one gallon at a time! lol

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I just did at 3

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At DS' 2 yr apptmt our ped told us to witch to 1% or even skim milk if we wanted.

He's a big, healthy boy. 95th percentile height and weight.

I have him on 2% now. Not sure when we'll go to 1%. He doesn't drink as much milk now as he used to, he has about 14 oz day.

Children birth-2 need such high fat diets in order for successful myleination to occur. This is the process via which the axons (on the neurons) become coated with a white, fatty, myelin sheath which serves to increase the speed at which neuronal impulses travel across the axon. This extremely important for proper development of the central nervous system and that's why they need so much fat.

Myelination is generally completed by age 2. So, no more need for such fatty milk.

Adults themselves shouldn't drink whole milk due to fat intake (cholesterol issues, etc) and same goes for kids.

I'll keep DS on 2% for a while and then go to 1%. He'll drink skim once he's closer to age 5. Just personal preference.

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at 2, my ped said we could drop to lowfat or even skim if we wanted. so, i do skim at home. my little one has whole, i drink skim, so i figured no need for a 3rd kind if she doesn't need it. plus, daycare gives her whole or lowfat, so she gets a mix overall.

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From a ped. dietitian:

According to the AAP ages 1-2 should get whole or 2% and ages 2 and up should get 1% or skim

Its the type of fat that is in whole and 2% which made for a recommendation change. Toddlers need good fats, not saturated that is found in milk.

Both my kids were switched at 2 to skim

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he still drinks whole milk, as do we in my home. we'll keep it that way unless something changes.

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2% at 2, thats what our Ped suggested... If she has more then a specific amount throughout the day (My DD LOVES Milk) then I switch her to 1%. Usually she gets 2 cups of 2% and if she ask for anymore after that I give her 1%.

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ugh ipad messed up the post

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