I Dont like Milk

After reading some of the responses below I didn't see what I used. I too do not drink milk, but during my pregnancy I ate two Viactiv chews. They come in multiple flavors. I still chew one or two a day even though my daughter is almost 6.

do you like chocolate milk or ovultine or hot chocolate. or get a calcium chew. i understand though that eating cheese and other dairy like yogurt is another way to get your calcium. it doesnt have to be from milk.

I don't like it either. But I like buttermilk (I'm the only one in my family who drinks it), yogurt and lots of types of cheese. You can make up fruity yogurt smoothies in a blender easily. You can cook with milk. Milk based soups are good, too, like corn chowder. I use canned goats milk when I make hamburger helper. There are plenty of ways to get milk without actually drinking it.

Chocolate milk and milkshakes...yum!

Hi, I encountered others who, like you, do not like milk, including my granddaughter and her son. When she was pregnant, this became a concern to me because I realize that milk is a primary source of calcium. However, since I am very interested in health issues, I found that it was a blessing that my granddaughter did not eat dairy products including milk. This is because we discovered that she actually may have a type of allergy to it. And, we found that baby has dairy allergy. Also, regular cow's milk is harmful to some people. I believe that your natural dislike for milk may be your body speaking to you. Therefore, be sure to research to find out all the sources of "calcium." Select those which you enjoy and eat a plenty of it, even more than once per day. Some you don't care for may be prepared in such a way that you enjoy - check out some new recipes. Be sure to bring this matter to your personal physician and OB/GYN so they will be sure to check you to be sure you are getting sufficient calcium and all of the necessary vitamins and minerals. Of course you know that your health is critical to the health of your baby. When the baby is born, it may not be able to drink regular milk without bringing it back up. This may not be the case, so just watch the baby's reaction to the formula that you select and take appropriate action. Breast milk is the best to keep your baby from contacting disease later in life. Whatever you decide, know that this your choice. If you do try it, any amount of time will build up the baby's immune system. Your baby's health will always be one of your major concerns, so you may have to do some things that are uncomfortable for the sake of your child - or children. I believe you will have other children, so continue your research. Good that you brought this to others for their comments. Take what you can use, and discard the rest.

Don't question what your body is saying to you and check to confirm your thoughts and decisions to make sure they are correct. Don't hesitate to ask all those who you respect and believe are knowledgeable in the fields that you are dealing with.

I wish you and baby total life prosperity. And most of all learn that prayer works! Take all of your concerns directly to your Creator.

If it has to be milk, then you could always add a little Nesquick to it, or you could blend it up with some yogurt and fruit to make a smoothie. But it doesn't really have to be milk. Think about what milk has to offer your growing baby and then find ways to provide those nutrients with substitutes. Mainly what you'll be looking for are Vitamin D (which you can get by spending a little time in the sun), calcium (which is available in many many different forms than milk) and protein (which again is available in many different forms.) It truly doesn't have to be milk.

I don't like milk either. I stomached it for about 1 week in my first pregnancy (along with cotage chees which I also hate). But then the morning sickness kicked in and there was no way I was drinking another sip!!

I've had two successful pregnancies AND a combined 31 months of breastfeeding. I eat a lot of dairy and especially tried to eat low fat dairy. In general, low fat foods usually contain more sugar, but the exception is dairy. Look for two percent/part skim/low fat/fat free cheeses, sour cream, yogurt, etc. I also let myself indulge in ice cream and pudding pretty regularly :) I tried to eat green veggies, many of which have calcium, I ate enriched pastas and snacked on fortified dry cereal (without milk). Also loved calcium fortified orange juice (which normally I don't like). And I took my prenatal vitamins religiously.

So, good for you for trying, but you can get the calcium you need without drinking the milk. Good luck and congrats. Children are the greatest joy (and the biggest challenge, but a joy)!!

Milkshakes, Ensure, ice cream...

Try eating cereal and usually afterwards the milk is flavored that may help. Good luck, everyone is right about the need for calcium b/c whatever nutrients the baby needs if you are not getting enough the baby will take from your body own resources. There are other calcium rich foods you can try as well I think kale and OJ fortified w/calcium are a few.

I make a smoothie for breakfast using Carnation Instant Breakfast and yogurt and fruit. CIB is made by mixing it with milk but you can't taste it. Also you could do milkshakes or flavor it by blending milk with fruit. If you do other sources of calcium like yogurt, cheeses, broccoli, etc. you don't have to drink milk everyday. You just want to make sure you are getting enough nutrients for both you and the developing baby. The baby will take what it needs from you so you want to make sure you don't end up depleted. Good luck!

Don't drink it! It isn't for everyone. I like milk, and my kids like milk, but don't you think it is weird to drink something that was custom made for a calf anyway? haha... Just make sure you get a well-balanced diet, but no stressing about it!

congratulations, by the way!

I'm not a huge fan of milk either, and even though I'm pregnant, just can't drink it every day. When I do drink milk, I'll usually add Carnation instant breakfast powder or Slim Fast powder to my glass to make the taste better. You get the milk, plus the other nutritional value that's in the drink powders. To get the benefit of dairy, without drinking milk, I'll usually eat string cheese, or cubed cheeses, or a glass of orange juice fortified with calcium and Vitamin D every day. Your prenatal vitamins will also help with your daily recommended allowances also :)

1 C milk + 1 C frozen fruit, a little honey or maple syrup makes a quick frozen fruit smoothy. You could use plain or vanilla yogurt instead for the same recipe. The yogurt will help with digestion and keeping halthy bacteria in your intestines. I feel for you. I LOVE milk - always have.

The only reason you are suppose to drink milk is because of the calcium intake. There are many foods that you can eat to increase your calcium. e.g. yogurt, cheese, orange juice with calcium. You can also take additional calcium supplements along with your prenatal vitamin. That's exactly what I did because I hate milk too. And my kids are very healthy!

I just put this together for a friend, who is struggling with the
thought of eliminating dairy for her newborn (even though baby clearly
reacts to it). She's cut out drinking milk, but is reluctant to let go
of cheese and yogurt for health reasons. Her dad is an MD, and yes, she
has totally swallowed the Dairy Council Kool-Aid ;-).

I figured I'd repost what I sent to her, so that others in similar
situations (or who want to reassure concerned family members) have this
info available. These were my friend's main concerns/points that I was
trying to address:

* If you don't get enough calcium, you'll suffer serious health problems.

* Dairy is the *best* way to get calcium. Supplements and other dietary
sources are inferior.

* She brought up her mother's health problems as supporting info. Her
mother, growing up in post-WWII France, suffered lifelong serious
effects from dietary deficiencies. My friend noted that they didn't
have milk available (and seemed to think this was *the* problem). I
asked, "Was everything else available to her?" She popped out with
"Well, no! They didn't have *anything*!" and then a second later
realized the importance of this finding. ;-) Hardly a controlled study
of the importance of dairy.

So, here's the meat of what I sent her. Please feel free to pass along
the following to single individuals (as opposed to posting to lists or
websites) with acknowledgment that it is not your original material
(attribution by name is not necessary and in many cases, may not be
desired ;-), for similar purposes (demonstrating that dairy is not
crucial to adequate calcium intake, and that studies which imply that it
is are frequently sponsored by the Dairy industry).

- M

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Here's a good starter... it's from Pediatrics, the publication of the
American Academy of Pediatrics:

http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/cgi/content/abstrac...

This study finds that calcium-rich mineral waters are as good as or
better than dairy for providing dietary calcium:

http://www.springerlink.com/content/124bn6jwuthvw435/

This one's interesting in terms of the types of studies that the dairy
companies are funding. Note the extremely small sample size (seven
participants), and that the overall aim seems to be to demonstrate that
you can absorb calcium added to "cheese analogue" products just as well
as from other dairy products:

http://jn.nutrition.org/cgi/reprint/126/5/1406

Here's another Dairy Council-sponsored study, finding that calcium
intake was negatively associated with weight gain. This may be the
study that got us the labeling that says "Hey, dairy products help you
lose weight!" But it actually is a finding about calcium, including
supplemental calcium, NOT dairy products:

http://www.jacn.org/cgi/content/full/19/6/754

This article does not include the full text, nor does the abstract
discuss the results, so it's not hugely useful. However, I'm including
it due to the mentions that absorption of calcium from foods other than
dairy is generally "as good or better" than for dairy, and that most of
the research finding increased calcium intake to be protective against
osteoporosis has been based on supplements which "provide concentrated
amounts of absorbable calcium":

http://www.ebmonline.org/cgi/content/abstract/200/2/157

Here's several studies that are not extremely relevant to the topic at
hand, but do compare the effect of dietary calcium (primarily from
dairy) and supplemental calcium, finding no significant difference (and
often sounding like the assumption, rather than that dairy calcium would
work better, is that supplemental calcium may work better):

http://www.jacn.org/cgi/content/full/19/suppl_2/83S

http://www.springerlink.com/content/v73q50r148804341/

http://www.springerlink.com/content/l0005hv8l4k1251g/

Finally, I looked up some data in
http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/foodcomp/search/
about the actual calcium content of sesame products vs. milk and
cheese. (Really nifty database, BTW.)

100 g raw dried sesame seeds: 975 mg calcium
100 g sesame butter/paste: 960 mg calcium
100 g tahini (roasted): 426 mg calcium
100 g sesame meal: 153 mg calcium
100 g whole cow milk: 113 mg calcium
100 g human milk: 32 mg calcium
100 g cheddar cheese: 721 mg calcium
100 g brie: 184 mg calcium
100 g gouda: 700 mg calcium

So... some cheeses are very high in calcium... almost as high per volume
as sesame seeds and butter ;-). Tahini packs more than 3x as much
calcium as milk. They don't list sesame milk, but you can extrapolate
some based on the numbers for sesame meal (the pulp that's left over
from making the milk) subtracted out from the whole seeds, and of course
taking into account the volume of water added to the mix. I also
sometimes toss some supplemental calcium powder in when I make nut or
seed milks. (Almond is also a frequent choice for my milk-making, and
what we use for commercial milk sub when I'm too lazy to make... they
have 264 mg calcium per 100 g.)

Http://groups.yahoo.com/group/foodlab

yogurt. smoothies. milkshakes. cheese. OJ with calcium (not ideal, but it helps.) green leafies. there are tons of ways of getting calcium without drinking milk.
or try it raw. it's far nicer than processed milk.
:) khairete
S.

As a childbirth educator and a vegan(no animal products) I can speak to this.
Ahhh, the everyone problem. Most people that are telling you this have little or no qualifications in nutrition or know little about Ca.
Plenty of foods that we as vegans eat and we get our share of Calcium.
Green leafy veggies. That does not mean lettuce. It does mean kale, collards, broccoli, dandelion greens, beet greens, sesame seeds. Plus there are all kinds of non dairy milks out there fortified with Ca. Such as Rice, almond, soy, hazelnut, and hemp milks. Rice and soy cheeses. Calcium fortified orange juice. You can go to: Physician's Committee for Responsible Medicine(PCRM) and get some resources as well. Or just google Calcium- non diary sources.
Feel free to contact me if you want more help.

L. M

I HATE milk and have not drank it since I was an infant. I have a 1 year old little girl and while I was pregnant and took a calcium supplemant and just ate a balanced diet with lots of veggies, yogurt, cheese, etc. And of course lots of Ice Cream! My daughter was born strong and healthy and is off the charts in growth.
By the way, when I was younger I had a Dr tell me that if you don't drink milk every day your body learns to pull calcium from all sorts of sources - veggies, etc.

That is so old! The idea that you need to drink cow milk everyday when you are PG just is not true! They told me to do so when I was pregnant with kid one. I hated the milk and ended up with a serious milk allergy. so when pregnant with kid two, I refused to drink milk or eat any dairy products. Guess what, kid two was bigger and more healthy than kid one. And I felt much better too. God made cow milk for cows. You don't need it. If you want extra calcium eat tofu and greens. AF

hello,s.p....Almond milk, goat milk, rice milk, hemp seed milk...dont drink it if you dont like it..why are you listening to everyone else? Your body knows what it likes and doesnt like..listen to it. m...

You don't have to drink milk, just increase your calcium production. Take a calcium suppliment, eat yogurt or increase your dark leafy greens intake. There are many foods that have lots of calcium in it. If you like orange juice, they even have calcium supplimented in there as well. Good luck.

You don't need to drink milk while you're pregnant. I never drink milk. Ever. I didn't drink it when I was pregnant, before I was pregnant, or after. I occasionally have a bowl of cereal with milk, but I never finish the milk in the bowl after the cereal is gone. Like you, I just don't like.
Normally I take a multi-vitamin to make sure I'm getting the calcium, vitamin D, etc. that milk provides. But, since I love cheese, I do eat alot of that. Yogurt too. when I was pregnant I snacked on cheese and crackers all the time. Unfortunately, while I was breastfeeding I found out that my son was having a reaction to the dairy I was eating, so I had to cut that out for a while. Luckily, he grew out of that after a few months and later transitioned to whole milk just fine too - now that he's almost 2 he's drinking a gallon of milk a week. I'm still not drinking it though!

Dear SP, Milk is recommended because you need your calcium. Hopefully, you are on a good prenatal. All vitamins are not created equally, however. www.snipr.com/oligo offers some great info. Good luck!

Try other dairy products such as cheese and yogurt. Also, flavor it with Chocolate or Strawberry syrups.