Goat Milk - Apopka,FL

My son is 13 months and we've been using goat milk with him. It does have a strong taste. We had to mix it with breast milk or organic formula for a while or he wouldn't drink it. We slowly added more and more goat milk and now he drinks it without anything else. It is more expensive, but it's better for toddlers than cow's milk. It has more nutrition and less chance for bothering them or causing allergies.

Hi M.
We are using goat milk for our 18 month old, and began when he turned a year old and stopped nursing. He really likes it, although he's not a huge milk drinker, be it breast, cow's or goat. He'll have some in a sippy cup at morning and night but during the day usually chooses water. Goat's milk is more expensive than cow's milk but there are couple of benefits that I think make it worth it. It's the closest thing to breast milk, and from what I've read they don't use growth hormones on goats so your child won't be ingesting unwanted hormones. Not sure where you live, but you can find it at whole foods, it's a narrow purple carton. They also carry it at some publix stores (the one in Hollywood on Sheridan east of US1 has it). We've also tried powdered goat milk from a company called iherb.com It's ok in a pinch, but I find it's clumpy and hard to mix. That brand is Mt. Capra goat milk. Hope this helps! =) D.

HI M.;

Just wanted to let you know that my husband and all three of his siblings survived on goat's milk.

My husband for the first six months of his life had colic; my mother-in-law went from person to person looking for an answer forty years ago, and finally found one. As soon as she gave him the goat's milk, he was the happiest baby. After, hubby, came his brother, John who started out unhappy on formula and immediately, he was switched to Goat's milk. My MIL got married young and had four children. I Just wanted to let you know that my husband and his brother are very bright people. I think his brother is a little happier being switched sooner. I really believe that it makes a difference. I wanted to try it with my son, but my son only wants breast milk.

You can find it at whole Foods. If you go to Dr. Sears Website, there is a lot of information on the subject.

G-D Bless, R.

M.,
I'm a nutritionist and a huge fan of goat milk. Goat milk is truly the 2nd best thing to breast milk for an infant and child. It's much easier to digest than cow's milk, and is less likely to be contaminated with growth hormones.

Typically, the goat farms are run more ethically. I highly recommend you start your toddler on RAW goat milk if you can. You'll have to find a local farmer (such as the Amish) or have it shipped from a farm up north. Here is a site with lists of farmers who will ship you Raw dairy.
http://www.realmilk.com/where.html

If you want to read the benefits of Raw dairy, check out my website summary:
http://www.rockwellnutrition.com/Millers-Organic-Farm_ep_...

On a personal note, my baby (now 11 months) is still allergic/intolerant to cow dairy formula of any type. It's just too hard to digest since the cow dairy protein is 10x larger than human milk, and the homogenization/pasteurization process kills all the enzymes which help break it down. As a result, many people have trouble with cow dairy. And if they don't right away, the body usually "gives up" trying to digest it after a while. It takes a lot out of your system to digest cow milk's large protein molecules.

My baby does great on goat milk and it's so nutritious. It's truly the second best thing to breast milk. If you get the raw goat milk, it has no smell and it does not rot like pasteurized kind. It "sours" instead like yogurt. Just delicious!

If you'd like to add in some Essential Fatty Acids and vitamins to the milk for added benefit, here are the supplements my clients and I are using for our babies:
http://www.rockwellnutrition.com/Formula-Fed-Infants_c_24...

Best wishes!
A. R.,
Certified Nutritionist

i use goat's milk for my 20 month old and he loves it. i researched it when he was switching to milk, and found that it was much healthier for him than cow's milk, and children are rarely allergic to it compared to cow's milk. i would be careful of using soy milk, as soy has a high amount of estrogen in it and is not as healthy as many think it is.

Hello,

Goat's milk is higher in fat content than cow's milk, but other than that it's just as good as regular milk.

I have a friend who gave her daughter goat's milk and she loved it. However, it does make it difficult when going somewhere to eat unless you bring your own milk. Her daughter would not drink regular milk, so she was always carrying goat's milk.

Good Luck!!

Hi M.,
Animal milks are for animals. There is way too much protein in their milk to be good for humans. So, your body will leach calcium and vitamins from your bones to help digest it. Try the nut milks like soy, or rice milk.
Good luck,
S.

My son switched to soy formula because of asthma congestion and then to soy milk at the age of one. I loves soy milk with the vanilla. And hates chocolate soy milk.
Trial and error is going to be your best bet.

Goat's milk is higher in fat than cow's milk, which is a GOOD thing for a one year old. Between age one and two, toddlers need about 16 ounces a day of whole-fat milk because it provides the proper fat ratio for optimum brain development. Goat's milk would be a great alternative to whole cow's milk. Toddlers can usually get other nutrients, including calcium, from other food sources when they eat a healthy diet, but it is the fat content of milk (goat or cow) that is so important for brain development during the second year. The only drawback I can see is that, after age two doctors usually recommend switching to low fat milk, and I'm not sure how easy it is to find low fat goat's milk.

I noticed another post that said it is also better because goats are not fed growth hormones (which is true), so I wanted to add that more and more cow's milk is also without the added hormones nowadays. I was originally giving my children only organic milk to avoid the hormones, but recently found out that Publix brand milk also does not contain growth hormones, so I switched (Wal-Mart's house brand of milk is now that way, too). We go through two gallons a week, so saving money on milk really adds up.

M.,
My niece was raised on goats milk. She is healthy and beautiful.
When you think about it, cow's milk is intended to feed a calf and grow it into a COW, a huge animal; but on the other hand, goats milk is intended to feed a baby goat and grow it into a mature goat, which is very similar in size to a young human.
It only makes sense to give our children goats milk if they will take it and adjust to it. It may contribute to prevention of dealing with weight issues later on. Something to think about anyways.
Goat's milk is harmless and probably even better for her than cows milk anyways, so why not? Try it.
T.

I bought goat's milk about 3 months ago just to try it. I've heard about it given to babies instead of cow's milk and my 2 year old loved it. I, however, wasn't crazy about the taste. It has a unique taste...

My 3rd child is the only one who had breastfeeding issues from day one and with him only I had to supplement with formula. Once he turned 12 months, I switched to whole, (organic) cow's milk.

I bought the goat's milk out of curiosity for my now 2 year old and he didn't have any issues with it at all. He loved it!

Both of my children went from breastmilk to goat's milk. I saw that some of the people already listed all the health benefits for going organic. After several months of goat's milk, we switched to grass fed organic whole milk. I think the kids were nearly two before we made the final switch to organic whole milk. Good luck!

Hi,
Actually your child doesn’t need any milk. Since milk is pasteurized it is pretty much depleted of nutrients anyway. They get calcium from foods...yogurt, cheese, veggies. The best thing to give is Helios Nutrition PLAIN Kefir. It is a probiotic milk drink and very healthy.

Yes, goat’s milk is more easily digested than cow’s milk, but raw would be healthiest.
Just make sure you go organic and grass fed.

I make sure that all my animal protein products such as milk, butter, cheese, and beef are from grass fed, organic herds. If you want more info on the benefits of grass fed I'll send it. Whole Foods sells some grass fed dairy products, but I’m not too sure about the goat’s milk. I do give my children pure coconut water from the young green coconuts as well. It is antibacterial and antifungal and a great alternative to juice. If you don't have coconut palms in your yard you can buy pure coconut water from Whole Foods.

Here is a link to the problems with milk today. As you read and scroll down you will find more links. If you want any more info send me your email and I'll send you some links.
Good luck,
C.

http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2008/0...