When Do I Introduce Dairy Products?

My doc says a year for Milk but since he's already shown a reaction to it, it might be longer. She also recommended to wait 2 years on peanut butter.

Be careful that you are getting a really good soy product. Most soybeans are genetically modified and soy really messes with our systems:

Soybeans also contain haemagglutinin, a clot-promoting substance that causes red blood cells to clump together.

Soy also contains goitrogens - substances that depress thyroid function.

Soybeans are high in phytic acid, present in the bran or hulls of all seeds. It's a substance that can block the uptake of essential minerals - calcium, magnesium, copper, iron and especially zinc - in the intestinal tract. (Zinc is called the intelligence mineral because it is needed for optimal development and functioning of the brain and nervous system)

Go to this website http://www.healingcrow.com/soy/soy.html

And read the section on "Soy Protein Isolate: Not So Friendly", it's about a quarter of the way down and addresses Baby Formulas.

Peanut butter shouldn't be eaten at any age either.
First, Peanuts are a legume, not a nut.
Next, conventional peanuts are grown with high level of pesticides.
Most conventional brands of peanut butters contain additives including sugar, hydrogenated oils, and emulsifiers.
Finally, when peanuts grow, they can harbor a carcinogenic mold that contains aflatoxin. This goes for conventional and organic peanuts. Aflatoxin is known to cause liver cancer.
A recent study found the highest levels of this toxin in health food store ground fresh peanut butters!

Try almond butter or hazelnut butter. They are better for you and I think taste better!
Almond Butter has a much better omega 6:3 fatty acid ratio. Walnuts are a good source of Omega-3s.

Maybe switch to feeding vegetable juices at lunch

But about your question...
Check out this from a doctor:
THE MILK LETTER : A MESSAGE TO MY PATIENTS
Robert M. Kradjian, MD
Breast Surgery Chief Division of General Surgery
http://notmilk.com/kradjian.html

My doctor said to wait at least a year to introduce things that can cause allergies. Eggs, chocolate, peanutbutter, cheese, orange juice.....

I personally avoided them with both my sons. One was just lactose interlerant the other had to be on soy as well. now my olderone does ok with cheese and yogurt and what not. But since your son is still so young i would introduce things like soy yogurt and soy cheese stay away from the stuff with milk milk in it. I found that with regular yogurt and allergies with milk it gave my kids the worst diapers!! I would still check with your doctor though. They have strong opinions about soy base items i found out as well.

I always heard and read no dairy before one year.

I would wait until at least a year (especially since he had issues with milk-based formula) and then would start him off with plain whole-milk yoghurt - real yoghurt that's cultured, not the fake stuff with high fructose corn syrup. You could also try plain kefir if that's easier for you.

Cultured milk products are easier to digest and if he has problems with plain yoghurt or kefir then you'll know for sure not to give him any other dairy.

Best wishes!
~B.

Hi E.,

My son was lactose intolerant, as well as could not have rice, nor apples when he was a baby. I don't know what it was, as the doctors told me he couldn't possibly be allergic to anything as a baby and wouldn't test him, but I erred on the safe side, and just made him baby food myself without any ingredients he couldn't have.

He was on soy formula all the way until he was a year old when we finally tried him on cow's milk, and he did fine. He outgrew the allergy to rice and apples as well, but I understand that with some children, it can take longer, or last their entire lives if they have food allergies.

I'm with Marda in that if your baby's shown an allergic reaction to lactose based formula, then he won't be able to have *any* dairy, so stay away from it until he's at least a year.

Best wishes,

K. W

My granddaughter was allergic to milk products as an infant. Cottage cheese is a milk product. You should NOT give him any milk products. He will most likely have the same symptoms he had with milk based formulas. An allergy to milk is an allergy to all milk products. If he's allergic to milk in a formula he will be allergic to milk in any other form.

My granddaughter is no longer allergic to milk products. She had no milk products the first 3 years of her life. If you give him milk in any form now he is more likely to continue to be allergic to them as he gets older. ie: not grow out of it.

I have food allergies and I tell you that they are even more pervasive and uncomfortable as one ages. Medical science did not know about allergies when I was a baby. Now scientific studies have shown that if foods are introduced too early that the baby is more likely to develop ongoing allergies to food. It is better to be safe.

I waited until they were a year old. That is when my kids doctor said to. If he has problems with milk now you might want to wait, for that year marker. Then slowly, with just a little to see how he does. You might end up just sticking with Soy if he has problems after that.
S. with motivated moms