irishmomusa

Hi Everyone!

So lately I've been debating whether or not to give Harry cow milk at all given the large quantity of hormones and antibiotics given to the modern day cow. I mean when you think about it, cow milk is for calves and helping them turn into a 300 pound beast of an animal! I know I grew up on cow milk in Ireland but back then I don't think there was the same amount of chemicals involved and cows would have been grazing on the fresh pastures of Ireland therefore milk was a lot safer back in my day!

I would love to hear your opinions on this. Please share below. I also wanted to let you know about my insane experience while going through security at the airport. I was traveling with Harry last week to LA and I had to go through the usual rigmarole of emptying everything out of the baby bag into tray, bottles and all. Before, I would just travel with already mixed formula and they would just put it through the bomb test in the machine but now it was cow milk (non organic) and each time they placed the bottle into the machine, the bomb alert alarm sounded. So they did it again, and again and again. Each time alarm was set off. Then they had to pat me down...the usual. I couldn't help but think that the reason was because of all the chemicals and antibiotics in the non-organic cow milk. I was shocked and just spilled the contents out right away into the bin. I couldn't believe it! Luckily I had pouches of formula to do me until I go to LA and immediately switched him onto organic milk only. Needless to say on the return flight back to Chicago, I had organic milk and the alarms did not sound at all! Phew!

Between now and then I have been giving him half almond milk and half cow milk and try to limit his milk intake to just 16oz a day, the rest of his fluids being water, fruit and veg smoothies, children's tea and apple juice watered down.

I would love to hear your thoughts or know if you had similar experience! Please comment below or email me at alison@irishmomusa.com

Harry still uses his MAM bottles that he has been using since first taking a bottle! He uses sippy for waters and juice but loves his 'milkies' out of bottle still.