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Thread: semi-skimmed milk?

Started 3 months, 2 weeks ago by GirlWithTheMouseyHair
DH has been making porridge for us both each morning for breakfast, tried it out on 10month old DS who loved it, prob cos it makes a nice change from fruit and yoghurt! I know you're supposed to give babies full fat milk,will it matter if we make the family porridge with semi-skimmed? Just seems a waste of full fat that won't get fully used just for DS's morning porridge!
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knickers0nmahead replied 3 months, 2 weeks ago
I cant see it mattering. We do this with both dc's.

BertieBotts replied 3 months, 2 weeks ago
Semi-skimmed isn't harmful, it's just that full-fat has more calories which is important for babies' growth. So I would say it depends how much porridge he has and if it's every day. I would say if it's a big enough portion that it's his only thing for breakfast and it's his breakfast every day, it would be better to use full-fat. You would probably use one pint by the time it went off, or ...

dogonpoints replied 3 months, 2 weeks ago
It won't matter one little bit

 

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semi-skimmed milk?
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It won't matter one little bit
GirlWithTheMouseyHair
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DH has been making porridge for us both each morning for breakfast, tried it out on 10month old DS who loved it, prob cos it makes a nice change from fruit and yoghurt! I know you're supposed to give babies full fat milk,will it matter if we make the family porridge with semi-skimmed? Just seems a waste of full fat that won't get fully used just for DS's morning porridge!
knickers0nmahead
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semi-skimmed milk?
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I cant see it mattering. We do this with both dc's.
BertieBotts
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semi-skimmed milk?
Published (2009-09-16 21:45:00)
Semi-skimmed isn't harmful, it's just that full-fat has more calories which is important for babies' growth. So I would say it depends how much porridge he has and if it's every day. I would say if it's a big enough portion that it's his only thing for breakfast and it's his breakfast every day, it would be better to use full-fat. You would probably use one pint by the time it went off, or you could decant...

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