10-Month-Old Allergic to Milk

Hello C.,

have you considered soy formula? after your baby is turns one, there is regular (and enriched w/ calcium + vit. D, etc) soy milk, rice milk, oat milk. check out NOMILK.COM it will have some interesting links. you may not agree with everything there but nonetheless, you need to go "no milk" for your child. I like making my own almond milk. it works great when replacing cow milk for cooking/baking. Good luck! ~Carmen~

Hi, my nine month old is allergic to milk as well. He was breast fed until about two weeks ago, but now we've been using Similac Isomil formula. The doctor has said to try a piece of cheese occasionally starting around ten months, although I'm nervous about it. The do have soy milks that people seem to like. They also have soy yogurts and cheese too. Good luck and I'll be watching your posts as well for any good advice. My son is also allergic to eggs and will be tested at a year for the six main allergens.

Hi, C..

My daughter is allergic to milk. She was seven months old when we first found it. The doctor first suggested that we try Lactose free products. If it's a lactose problem, giving your little one the Lactate free milk with meals should solve your problem. If your little one is allergic to milk protein (like mine), it's a little harder. I have given her "Silk" milk and yogurt. One of the mother's that I met at the park told me that Waldbaum's had a better selection of Silk products. I was so greatful for that piece of information.

The pediatrician told me not to use the soy formula that is specially formulated for 9 to 24 month olds because he felt it was a waste of money. However, it gave her what she was not getting during her transition from Brestfeeding to table food and milk(not to mention she liked it). I have also learned that giving them the transitional formula helps in their tooth development because they don't get the calcuim that other children get from milk.

I've also found that my daughter's bones break easily. She was in a cast for four weeks at twenty-three months. The orthopedist said that there calcuim intake at this age does not matter. As far as I am concerned, it does matter. You will want to find an additional calcuim suppliment to give your litttle one.

It is my understanding that milk allergies are common in children today. Most grow out of them. My cousins both had allergies when they were little. My aunt used powdered, skim milk after they finished the formula.

If your little one gets into a situation where she is being served ice cream at a party, bring him/her Sorbert or sherbert instead.

Every once in a while, you may want to try giving your little one a form of dairy to see if the allergy still exists. You'll know right away by the way he/she reacts or several hours later when they're screaming and you cannot figure out why.

Good luck with it. Be patient. It will pass.

Susan

Dear C.,

My son also has an intolerance to milk proteins (which is different from a lactose intolerance). We use Rice Dream, which he loves.

However, we're also going to a chiropractor and getting NAET treatment, which is gradually reducing the severity of his intolerance. I recommend looking into it!

If your son only has an intolerance (as opposed to the kind of allergy that gives you hives, makes his throat close up, etc.), you might also tentatively try him on dairy products about every six months to see if he's outgrown it. Cheese is lower in the offending protein than straight milk, so that makes a good trial run.

Good luck!

Mira

Have you tried rice milk or almond milk? My sons enjoy both.

Jen G

Hi CjM
Hope your little one doesn't get too sick from milk, and I also hope this is a diagnosis from the MD. If so MD should be advising you. If you found a formula to give, that is the first suggestion.
Next, I know people who were successful with goat's milk, & others who were successful with soy. At 10 months mine stayed on formula.
Drinking less and less as they ate more food. Mostly on cereals, and they were all able to handle milk when they were out because they had none at home.
I am lactose intolerant myself, I use soy.
My suggestion is to talk to MD. They can be very helpful, mine sent me to nutrition counsilling. That was great.
God bless you
K. SAHM married 38 years with 4 kids including twins, who were homeschooled,graduated this year & heading to college this fall.

HI :) My son is also allergic to milk. We give him either Rice Milk or Soy. I think the rice milk tastes better (almost like the bottom of the cereal bowl after a sugary cereal), but he prefers the soy. Silk makes a soy chocolate milk, that he absolutely adores and it hides the taste!

Good Luck!

Hi! My 3 1/2 year old is allergic to milk (and soy, corn & wheat). You can try soy milk. My daughter drinks rice milk since she is allergic to soy also. The rice milk comes in original, vanilla and chocolate. My daughter is highly allergic to milk (18.3) and extremely allergic to casin, the milk protein (28.8). Research all of the ingredients in foods that are milk products such as whey. She has ice and sorbet instead of ice cream. Good luck!

I'm not sure if you can get it in New York State but if you can you might try raw cow's milk. There is a therory that the allergic properties of cow's milk are caused by processing http://realmilk.com/why.html

Good Luck,
G.

Hi
My daughter was also allergic to dairy and eggs. Rice Milk is a great alternative. People who are allergic to dairy are often allergic to Soy so that might not be helpful.
I found a great yahoo group called "foodlab" which you can reach at ____@____.com

You can join and post questions for recipes. Best Wishes.
-H.

Sheeps milk is usually tolerable for those with cow's milk allergies. Old Chatham Shepherding Company makes sheeps milk yogurt that is available at whole foods and most health food stores. Romano and manchego cheeses (among others) are made with sheeps milk. Coconut milk, especially mixed with vanilla rice milk, is a really nice drink warm with some cinnamin on top.
Check out NAET by googling it - it is an allergy elimination technique that worked for our food allergies, including dairy. Good luck.

Hi-
My 3 1/2 has been allergic to dairy since he was born. It was hard at first to get used to food that was dairy free. I use soy products instead of milk. Like soy milk, yogurt and butter. I find that a lot of soy cheeses still had casein in it which is a product of milk. I also buy a lot of gluten free products which are soy and egg free as well a wheat. I find a lot of stuff at Whole Foods and Trader Joe's. If you want to talk some more you can email me at ____@____.com
Good Luck
-J.

We had a doctor that was a personal family friend, who was also allergic to milk.

This doctor recommended soy milk and thought everyone should drink it.

D.

I'm 60 years old, been married to the same man for over 38 years, have two grown sons and one daughter-in-law.

The baby is probably lactose intolerant or allergic to the milk protein.
You can try goat's milk
I would not recomend soy milk for another year because it may cause problems, and I don't believe the child would like it anyway.
You may find the allergy disappear later.
I'm assuming you're not breast feeding because if you are the child doesn't need any other milk. Mothers who have stopped breastfeeding can usually resume again by pumping regularly or, if the child is willing, placing him on the breast daily until lactation begins. This could take 1-4 weeks.

My 18 mo old is also allergic to milk. I give him a variety of soymilk, rice milk & almond milk. All are bought at Trader Joe's. I usually look at the labels for the one with the highest fat content since soy has much less than regular milk. The best price I found on soy is at Costco....$7 for 3 half gallons. Ive heard that coconut miok is very good but I havent tried it yet.

My youngest is allergic to milk and he used soy formula until he was one then he went to soy milk, which he still drinks - he is now 4 and we found out when he was about 8 months old. Depending on the severity of the allergy you will also need to be very careful about everthing your child eats because milk pops up in other ways (casein is milk protein and you find it in things you would not expect like soy cheese). I did a lot of shopping at a natural food store to get stuff at that point. Good Luck.

You can try rice milk or goat milk.

C.,
Is he lactose intolerant or truly allergic to milk? From my experience children who are truly allergic to milk also can't eat any dairy products and usually have hives and/or difficulty breathing (in severe cases). If he is lactose intolerant then ask your doctor if you could give him Lactaid tablets or Lactaid milk. With our son we gave him the Lactaid tablets before he drank any milk or ate any dairy products and that worked. To this day he still takes the Lactaid before he eats any dairy products, especially ice cream. By the way we were told he was allergic to milk and it wasn't until we went to an allergist who listened and did testing and found that we were right. Hope this helps.
Hugs,
T.