Whole Milk and Tummy Issues in My 1 Year Old

My daughter never sleeps good when she has very much cows milk, we use 2% for our 3 and 5 yr olds. I give my 1 yr old soy milk and she likes it alot. My older son will drink it too, but the 3 yr old won't so we buy both. Dr said it was fine and had everything she needed it in, and it doesn't uspet her tummy like the cow's milk does. I heard that it might have a lot of hormones in it though, so I have gotten the Almond milk a couple of times and she likes that too, but I don't and doubt my other kids would like it.

my first was allergic to milk and eggs, my second allergic to egg whites and my third is im sure allergic to both. your child is old enough for allergy testing and im shocked that your pediatrician hasnt run tests on your kids...

Thats how it was when my baby turned 1 and we got her on whole milk. The worst for me was hearing her tummy make all these horrible noises as she was drinking the milk, but it never happened when she would drink water or juice. Then after about a month and a half on it, she started throwing it up.
I switched her to soy, and she has done great ever since! Her poops got regular again, and no more tummy noises, or restless sleeping. The ped wanted us to put her back on milk so I have done it very slowly and only 2% so far (and she still drinks the soy). I would definately ask your doc and see if you can use soy or 2%. Good Luck!

I don't really understand the American obsession with making sure kids drink milk. I think this is pushed more by the dairy industry than anything. Not sure if you know this or not, so I just wanted to put it out there, but kids don't NEED milk to be healthy. They need calcium, protein, and vitamin D, which are found in milk, but these are also found in many, many plant sources as well. (Not to mention Vitamin D from the sun.) So if you suspect at all that milk is the problem, just don't give it to him and see what happens. Make sure he's getting some meat/beans/tofu/fish/eggs for protein, yogurt/cheese/green veggies for calcium (plus they put it in orange juice now too), and get him outside for 10-15 mins a day, and he should be getting all the nutrition he needs.

Milk also has a lot of added hormones and things that can even be harmful.

That really does sound like text book milk intolerance. I would drop the milk for a while. You can try cheese and yogurt or other sources that have the same nutrients. Because of the way it's made it's not as aggrivating.
That also sounds like constipation. I would suggest giving your son some pear juice to help relieve the constipation. No more than a few ounces a day, like one of those small Gerber baby juice jars spread out during the day. This is what my kids' doctor recommended.
We have to use soy milk when we have things like cereal. Cows milk is treated as a treat because too much of it and I have sick kids.

My daughter (13 mos) is also on 1%. Her pediatrician said there is no real need for American babies to be on whole milk, because they get all the extra fat they need in their normal diet. The rest of our family drinks 1% and my daughter would not drink the whole milk (she also switched from formula) so I tried the 1% and she drank it right away. I think it's also better because now you don't have to switch them again from whole to skim, 1% or 2% later on down the road!
I'd try switching and increasing the fiber in his diet since it sounds like he's obviously constipated. Try cutting up some prunes and letting him eat them as finger food- my daughter LOVES them!