If your baby won't drink milk

Nutritionist Dr Rana Conway shares her expert tips on how to get your little one loving milk

Although babies start life drinking milk, some can become less keen once they start weaning. Try not to get too stressed and learn how to encourage your baby rather than let a milk battle develop.

1) Cook dishes that have milk as an ingredient. You can cook with cow's milk but you can't use cow's milk as a drink until your baby is 12 months. Cow's milk has too much salt and not enough iron.

2) If your baby's over 6 months and you're moving from breastfeeding to bottlefeeding but he doesn't want to take formula in a bottle, try using a cup or beaker instead.

3) Try giving porridge with plenty of milk in the morning.

4) Find ingenious ways of adding milk to your baby's diet - ie, adding it to mashed potato, using milk to thin purees and mashes.

5) Give your baby full-fat dairy products every day, including yoghurt and fromage frais for breakfast or as a pudding, and cubes of cheese as a snack.