Milk Allergy - Broomall, PA

Processed soy milk is not the best thing to use, esp. for children. It causes a lot of problems later in life. You can find info on that on mercola.com.
I would try organic raw goat milk ( I can buy it on the farmers market in PA, but you can buy org. goat milk at the health food stores as well). It is known that goat milk can be drinken by individuals who have milk allergy, also it is lot more nutritious then cow milk from the grocery store even if its organic.
I.

Hi C.!
My son also had a milk sensitivity as an infant and was not able to transition to whole milk until he was almost 16 months. Many of the formula companies now make toddler formula which has additional calcium that toddlers need. Nestle Good Start Older Baby & Toddler formula worked very well for him. It is a milk-based forumla but the milk proteins are pre-digested so it was easier on his system. I also did a very slow transition to millk. Slowing adding a little milk to his formula a little at at time. It probably took me 6 weeks to complete the transition from the toddler formula to whole milk but it was worth it- he has been on whole milk for almost 3 months and has not experienced any side effects. Good luck!

I would recommend Soy milk as well. A previous person mentioned rice milk, but that doesn't have enough fat for a growing baby and my ped recommended against it. My son has been great on the soy. We use Soy Dream enriched. It has the same calcium as Milk as well as a bunch of other vitamins. It is in the organic aisle usually because it is not refriged. We like that it is shelf stable so we can keep a bunch in the pantry.
FYI- my son actually had reflux(really bad spitting up) that was triggered by dairy products. I actually had to give them up myself while I breastfed him. Now he can handle some dairy, but he still drinks soy milk. He's 2 and grew out of the reflux at 10 mos. Hope this helps!

A.

Both of my chilren where the same way and I use soy milk. They both love soy milk. My son is now 8 next month and still drinks soy milk.

We tried silk. We never had a problem with formula, but whole milk was way too harsh for our daughter nad now she is on Step 2 Formula. I breastfed the first year to save money on formula (she was part breastmilk/part formula) and now we are stuck buying the step 2. I hope the Silk or Lactaid works out for you!

start him on soy milk you can even get the walmart store brand you wait a few months and you can try to add a little milk to it and see how he does and continue doing till its all milk but if at any time you see a reaction to the milk stop.. my oldest is a soy baby and still is at 3 1/2 years old and doing hte above just didnt work for her by my friends daughter same age did the above and it worked for her she had to start and stop 2 or 3 times before her daughter was able to tolerate whole milk.. mine never did and now doesnt like the taste of whole milk unless its in cereal... and only eats certain cheese or milk based products and she has no allergic reaction to it she just doesnt like a glass of milk..

good luck,

M.

Definately talk to a pediatrician/nutritionist. My son has milk allergies, goat's milk worked for a while and then we changed to rice milk, but he never really liked the taste of it. I avoided soy milk because of some of the bad things that I heard about it. In the end, we found the most fantastic potato milk from Vance's foods. It is shipped dry and it is easily dissolved in water. I mix several liters of it at a time & my son really likes the taste of it (me too). It is vitamin enriched & is only slightly more expensive than cow's milk (about half the price of rice/soy milk). Finally, I like the convenience of being able to travel with something dry and mix it as needed. If you want any other info please feel free to contact me. Good luck.

both of my boys had the same thing. My 2-1/2 year o3d is still on Lactaid, and he is just fine w/it. My 4year old can finally havr reg milk products w/no problems, he seemed to outgrow it around 2 and my 2-1/2 year old still needs the lactaid and handles regular milk products in small amounts, like cheese, etc.

Try goat milk. My daughter is still nursing, but my little brother (who's not so little anymore) was highly allergic to cow's milk as a child. He drank goat's milk and soy formula for a while before finally being able to tolerate cow's milk.

C.,

I would strongly suggest keeping your son on the formula until you see your pediatrician, and get a recommendation from him. There are differences between soy formula and soy milk, nutritionally. If you read a container of soy milk, it very clearly states not to substitute it for formula for babies.

I don't know much about lactaid, so I can't tell you anything about that. There is a medication that they give people who are truly lactose intolerant, and that may be the best option for your son. On the other hand, there's also the possibilty of a true milk allergy, and that is different from intolerance. This is really a doctor issue.

My son had problems as well. Was on the hypoallergenic Alimentum formula until 1yr. Goats milk worked wonders. Just make sure you get the pasteurized and fortified kind. Meyenberger is great, you can get it fresh or powdered at Whole Foods market. Read some reviews online about goats milk vs. cows milk. You can google it. Eventually we let him try cows milk and his digestive system was fine with it at about 2 years. He also enjoys vanilla soymilk but be aware you can over do it with soy products. Ask your doc first though!!! Good luck. M. B. links below

http://www.meyenberg.com/

http://www.askdrsears.com/search.asp

http://www.askdrsears.com/html/3/t032401.asp

I want to give my daughter the best start I can, so I've been doing alot of reading on nutrition lately. As a result of what I've read, I switched to soy milk for myself. I find the taste to be just fine, in fact it doesn't taste any different than cow's milk to me. Here's a few facts about soy:
-It's the only plant food that is a complete protein (it contains all the essential amino acids the body can't produce)
-low in saturated fats and no cholesterol
-contains no lactose which makes it ideal for people with dairy sensitivities
Hope the info helps.

I would talk to your pediatrician about your sons situation first. I do however do not recomend the soy milk. soy milk can cause lots of problems in children, I would however try rice milk and see how it works for your son. lots of people with milk allergies use rice milk. hope it helps.

I suggest finding an allergist and having your son tested. My mother is a nurse for an allergist in Beaver (Katherine Kraus) and she is good (my son has asthma so I know). But in the meantime, there are products that are soy milk that taste like vanilla milkshakes. Silk vanilla soy milk (which is available at wal-marts in the dairy case) or 8t continent vanilla (harder to find but a little thicker). DO
NOT get original, it tastes horrible.

Good luck.

It appears he still has the milk allergy. I would do soy products (milk, cheese, ice-cream if you let him have sweets). It's probably safer and easier on him. Good luck.

Y.

Hi Christine... my kids all drink soy milk. Its tasty and there are sooooo many soy products out there, lilke soy yogurt,and soy cheese so you may be able to use those as well. Good luck.

I have 2 little ones (3 and 18 months). They don't have a milk allergy, but neither would ever drink cow's milk either. I breastfed both and never did formula so we just moved on to other options. My older one nursed until 13 months, but wouldn't take any kind of milk - cow's, goat, rice, soy - until this summer. My son had a reaction to cashews and I had eaten them too so he couldn't nurse for 48 hours. He finally accepted the soymilk my daughter had started drinking. Before that he wouldn't even take breastmilk except from me. Now between the 2 of them, they drink about 2 gallons a week.

My 2 year old son drinks Silk Very Vanilla Soy Milk (purple container). I've been giving it to him since he was about 9 months old. I would tell you however, to talk to your child's doctor before you make any decisions. Making the change from soy formula to soy milk for us was a breeze. The first couple of months I would still warm my son's bottle. Good luck.

My son was breastfed for 14 months and I ate dairy without any problems for him, however when we went to milk he would get red wherever the milk would touch his skin and throw it up almost immediately. We gave him soy milk and he outgrew the milk allergy by the time he was 2.
Good Luck

WOW!!! I did not even see your request - I also entered a similar one. Have you had any luck?
J.

Hi C., my daughter is also allergic to dairy products. She is 11 months old and her doctor recommended giving her Soy milk when she turns a year old. She eats soy cheese and yogurt now and really likes it.
Hope this helps.

my son was the same way he would get hives around his mouth when he had cheese or yogurt... he was on nutramigan (spelling ?? ) for formula and when it came time for milk the dr suggested rice milk. Its in the natural isle, isnt refrigerated until you open it, they even have "juice box" type of rice milk. It comes in plain, vanilla and chocolate. Its pretty good and he was on that for a year and a half until he out grew the milk allergy, but having that as his milk allowed him to have yogurt and cheese without getting the dairy overload. Now he is 3 and drinks skim milk and loves his cheese. so thats a suggestion. good luck