Milk Interlorance???

My daughter went from breast milk to formula and then I started trying to introduce milk to her. She would always be fussy and gassy when having regular milk.
My sister told me to try Soy milk. You would think I would've thought of that b/c that's all my mom drinks. I have been giving my daughter the vanilla soy milk.
I buy the store beand but my mom prefers 'Silk.'It costs the same as regular milk and it's in the same freezer area in the store.
According to my sister (been told w/all 3 of her kids) if the child is getting all the vitamins and such that they need daily then there isn't even a need for milk. I, however, don't know what to give mine to fill the void so soy it is.

After they have a stomach bug they can still be milk sensitive for two weeks after. Their little tummies are just worn out from being sick and milk isn't bland enough because it's so high in fats. Maybe you could keep pumping and just keep her on the soy for a few days and try again with the breast milk to see if baby handles it better then.

J.,

Formula really isn't the best thing to switch to after weaning from breast feeding, especially soy. Try a goat milk formula that's recommended by the guru of all pedi's, Dr. Sears.

Before 1 year of age:
6 scoops Meyenberg Brand Powdered Goat's milk
36 ounces of water (bottled NOT tap)
6 1/2 Tbsp of brown rice syrup (needed under 1 year for more carbohydrates)

After 1 year of age:
8 scoops of Meyenberg Brand Powdered Goat's milk
32 ounces
Discontinue with the rice syrup

I went straight from 11 months of (my son weaned himself, believe it or not :-))breastfeeding to this due to the just horrible ingredients that make up cow or soy formulas. Pastuerized, homogenized cow's milk leads to diabetes and allergies, while soy formula is like giving the equalivent of 9 birth control pills to to it's estrogen-like properties. Goat's milk is the closest you can get to breast milk in content except it doesn't contain enough carbs like breastmilk so you have to add them with the brown rice syrup. (DO NOT add corn or refined sugar to the bottle for carbs).

My son thrived on this formula and at age 3 still loves it! We do not give him cows milk unless it's in cheese and that's limited. He's never been on antibiotics, never had an ear infection and doesn't have any allergies, he's also never been vaccinated (but that's a different topic :-)). I don't think that's it's a coincidence that my son is so healthy. I may be a maverick and a little strange to many moms on this board, but looking at his classmates who have continual runny noses, take meds like they were candy and end up in the pedi's office monthly, it can't be a conincidence. Good luck and sorry to be so long winded.

Dr. Steve Homoky can use his NAET treatments to help your daughter overcome this issue. It might be weird to think of taking such a young child to an acupuncturist, but he doesn't use needles on children. He cured me of my lactose intolerance, and since my children went through the treatments, they just don't get sick. Take the formulas that you are using, and he'll be able to use muscle testing to see which works better for her. I'm with the crowd who is against the soy formula. However, Dr. Homoky could tell you what specifically is the problem in the other formula. Good luck! Oh, his number is ###-###-####.

J.,

Pasteurization leads to destructin of any health benefits that natural healthy milk offers. It seems you noticed a clear reaction. If you wanted to test for it, you could consult www.enterolab.com for a simple non-invasive stool test. No doctor referral needed.

For a healthier milk based forumla option, you might consult:
http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2000/1...
http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2005/1...

For a local dairy that sells raw goat milk, see:
www.randcdairy.com

In short, soy formula is very dangerous. You may reconsider this decision after reading the following articles:
http://www.mercola.com/article/soy/testimonials.htm
http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2001/0...
http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2005/0...

Dr. Mercola has many additional articles on his website.

Good luck!

My mother recently went to this health spa where they told her that Soy formula is not good for you and is awful for babies. Apparently they said 1 bottle of soy milk or formula has the same amount of estrogen as 5 birth control pills. I'm not sure if anyone else has heard this.

Soy formula is fine for now. I used it because my son spit up so much with milk formula. After he turned one, I could not wean my son straight from soy formula to cow's milk. It caused diarrhea. What I did was mix 3 scoops soy formula w/ 1 scoop milk formula for a couple days, then 2 scoops soy to 2 scoops milk formula, 1 soy to 3 milk, etc. until he was completely on milk formula. From there, I switched him to cow's milk. It worked for him. It may not work for your daughter. If he continues to have intestinal upset, he may not be able to drink cow's milk at all. My nephew went almost a month with diarrhea until they figured out it was the milk. Now he only drinks soy milk and is fine. Now he won't even drink milk--takes one sip and won't drink any more.

Yes, that's how my son was - this was eons ago. Anyway, we had him on a soy formula. And, interestingly enough, after a few years, we tried him again on regular 2% milk and he was fine. He's still a bona fide milk drinker! How he grew out of it, I'm not quite sure but he did.

Hope that helps!

M..

Our son had a milk intolerance, he would scream in pain after drinking cow's milk when i was trying to week... I went back to breast feeding because, thankfully, I'd just read something about milk intolerance.
I asked his doc about and and was told that many kids will out grow the problem by the time they are two...and he did.
My solution was to go back to breastfeeding. I figured I didn't nurse my kids (twins) that long (a year) only to give them formula now.... so they were weaned at 23 months and he was fine with cow's milk after that. But, I know not everyone would want to nurse that long...
If the soy is working for you and your baby, I'd say go for it. It could also be that the "bug" was still bothering her tummy and you may want to try the other formula again in a few weeks.

Hi J.,

My daughter had the same problem and once I started using a soy formula she quit vomiting. My daughter is now 18 and seems to have outgrown her intolerance to milk. Her Dr. is the one that put her on Soy Formula after I quit breastfeeding her when she was 3 months old.

My best friends youngest child had an intolerance to milk when she first switched him to whole milk from formula and so she had to but him on soy milk for a while. He did outgrow this and now takes whole milk.

Keep up the soy. My son did the exact same thing, he was not able to tolerate milk unitl about the third grade, and even now, he misses the taste of soy milk. She may or may not grow out of it, but best of luck!

My oldest son did not have vomiting but his little tummy was upset with milk. I switched him to soy and he was okay too. When he got older we used lactose free milks.

Hi J.,
Continue with the soy formula. I am lactose intolerant and my mother had to feed me with a soy formula.
M.

Sometimes their little tummies just aren't ready to digest milk yet. I would stick with what works and try the milk based formula again at a later date.

Keep in mind that there is a big difference between milk intolerance and a milk/dairy allergy. Discovering which she has will be a work in progress.

My advice, as someone with a severely allergic child, would be to stick with the soy for now and try some dairy, in a controlled setting, at a later date. You'll know soon enough if her system is just underdeveloped or if this will be a long term thing. If she is still having trouble with dairy closer to her first birthday I would consider allergy testing to rule it out one way or another as a dairy allergy can be serious.

Good luck!

My daughter experienced the say problem. It was so bad that went I was nursing her, I had to stop drinking milk! Leave her on the soy formula and talk to your Doctor. My daughter has never been able to drink milk. I'll warn you in advance about "lactose free" milk, it doesn't have to be 100% lactose free, but evidently you can get drops to put in it to help it. We never tried it since my daughter wouldn't try the milk anyway. She is now 14 yrs old and still doesn't drink milk. Good Luck

My son had this same problem. We tried soy and it worked but the smell was not favorable. I switched to Enfamil's LactoFree and we have not had a problem since.

Hi J.; my name is A. and I have a now almost 4 year old son who is allergic to milk ( and eggs). I breastfed him until he was 9 months and as soon as I startet to give him formula he vomited. He mostly had a rash around his mouth as well. After talking to his pediatrician and several other moms we tried all different kind of formulas, including goat milk. Nothing worked until we switched to a soy based formula and he was completely fine. When he turned 2 years we took him to a specialist and did a skin allergy test. It showed that he was highly allergic to milk and eggs. He is now almost 4 and is slowly outgrowing it. He is still drinking/eating only soy milk and - products, like joghurt, cheese, etc. but is already also eating little amounts of diary products, even some milk chocolate sometimes. He is perfectly fine and happy, it is jsut sometimes hard on me when he cant have regular cake or icecream at birthday parties, eg.... Let me know if you need anymore advice...

I agree with the moms who say, stick with soy and try to reintroduce dairy in a controlled setting, and a little bit at a time. Please don't freak out about horror stories about soy. With all the intense scrutiny on products for babies, I am fairly confident that if soy had any real dangers, it would not be allowed to be sold for children. Of course, Goat milk is fine too, and it actually is probably cheaper. It is not as readily available as formula, though. Just go with what works for your family.

If Soy is working-I guess that is fine. But Neutramagen is what I heard works better while so young. Did your ped. offer sugestions. Babies sometimes have a hard time on any milk except yours. Rice milk is also very good and is fortified, etx. like real milk.
We have 2 grandsons on soy at home, rice milk when at my house 1-2 times a week.
V. B.

My sisters first born (pre-mature) could not handle anything. She finally found goats milk. It was the only thing he could tolerate. It was expensive and it stained. Good luck!

When my daughter was switched to formula, she threw up every time she ate. I did the soy milk and it worked for just a week, maybe. We took her to the doctor and they gave her sugar water, and she was fine until she came home and had her next bottle. Finally, I figured it out- we were using tap water, and her little tummy couldn't handle it. So, just beware if you are using tap water. Bottled/filtered water can make all the difference! Good luck!