If you want to give your son the absolutely healthiest milk possible which is alive with enzymes, give him RAW (unpasteurized) milk from an ethical organic farm. You can read more about the tremendous health benefits of raw milk.

Find a farm near you or one who delivers/ships. If you live in Miami, FL, you can join our Miller's Organic Farm Co-op to obtain high quality raw milk and grass-fed foods from an ethical farm.

Whatever you do, DO NOT give your baby or toddler SOY milk. There is an overabundance of scientific documentation on the ill effects of soy on children. We as a country have been a science experiment for the soy industry and the results are now published after years of use by infants who were intolerant to dairy. Soy has drug like effects and will change yours son's hormones, penis size, sperm count, thyroid, and ability to digest nutrients. Read more on soy at Soy Online Service

Any pediatrician who recommends soy has not bothered to research the topic recently.

2) Age 12 months is just a rough guideline as to when infants may be able to start tolerating cow's milk. Some can digest it sooner, and some may never be able to drink it. Cow's milk is not for every child. The protein and fat molecules in cow milk are much arger than human milk and thus much harder to break down. As you would for any new food, watch for signs and symptoms of gastric distress (constipation, diarrhea, gas, irritability), and for skin rashes which are a sign he is not digesting it/tolerating it well. If this is the case, Goat milk is a wonderful healthy option. The protein is much smaller and easier to digest. My daughter has been drinking diluted raw goat milk since 9 months (along with breast milk), but she still cannot digest infant formula or cow's milk at 12m and breaks out into skin rashes and has GI trouble.

3) Make sure your baby or toddler Infant Nutrition is getting plenty of nutrients through his food by giving him fresh veggies, fruit, organic protein, and healthy fats like cod liver oil (omega 3), avocados, organic grass fed butter, and coconut cream/oil. Supplement with Baby Vitamin D drops. One drop a day will prevent deficiencies like rickets and soft bones. Turns out the amount of Vit D in milk is not enough and not well absorbed, so most this country is deficient in Vit D and it's a serious problem. Or, let him get 30 minutes of sunshine per day without sunscreen. This allows the body to make its own Vitamin D.

Q: What are the differences between Cow Milk and Goat Milk?

A: Goat Milk vs Cow Milk
•  Nutrient content of goat milk is slightly less than cow milk but goat milk is more digestible because the fat molecules are one-fifth the size of those from cow milk -- making it easily tolerated by those with compromised digestive systems.
•  Seventy-two percent of the milk used throughout the world is from goats. It is one-third richer than cows milk but more nourishing and easier to digest.
•  The flavor of goat milk is comparable to that of cow milk.  Goat milk has a milder taste.
•  Goat milk has no cream separation because of smaller fat molecules.
•  Goat milk contains pre-formed Vitamin A in the milk fat that allows it to be readily available for use by the body.
•  Goats milk contains a more highly-evolved cholesterol than cows milk, making it more available for absorption to the brain and body. (Cholesterol is essential to the health of the myelin sheaths "white matter" of the nerves in the brain.)
•  Goat milk is closer to human milk and is therefore easily accepted especially by those young or frail.
•  Goat milk has an alkaline reaction the same as mother's milk. Cow milk has an acid reaction
•  Goat milk does not form mucous (phlegm) and is therefore better tolerated by asthmatics and those with allergies. (homemade raw goat milk formula ideal for asthma)
•  Goat milk contains more chlorine, fluorine and silicon than any other domestic livestock. Chlorine and fluorine are natural germicides and fluorine assists in preventing diabetes.
•  Goat milk contains 2% curd, which precipitates in the stomach. Cows milk is 10% curd.
•  Goats are naturally immune to diseases, such as tuberculosis, and are used in third-world countries to actually cure tuberculosis because of their inherent antibodies.
•  Goats milk is tolerated by a compromised /damaged liver because of the smaller fat molecules and it's naturally homogenized.
•  Goats milk has the ability to "sweeten" the intestinal tract and assist with constipation.
•  Goats milk contains a higher evolved carotene (pro-Vitamin A). Researchers have found this to have cancer preventing properties.

Source for above: Natures Prescription Milk by Gloria Gilbere, N.D., D.A. Hom., Ph.D.

• Goat milk is more similar to human milk than cow milk, but goats milk can be lower in B-12 and folic acid depending on if the goats are grass fed.
• Goats milk is higher in essential fatty acids than cow milk: Caproic, caprylic, capric and lauric acid. It has a greater chain of medium and short chain saturated fatty acids making it easier to digest than cow's milk.
• Goats milk contains less sodium but more potassium than cow's milk.
• Goats eating weeds and grass have milk which contains more folic acid.