Soy?

Don't let your mother give her any food is my main suggestion! Children's stomachs are not ready to digest at that age. Even the baby food companies chart starting with single grain cereal around 9 months of age, usuallly rice is the first food to teach the stomach to digest, then oatmeal, then on to the veggies then fruits.
peas, green beans and sweet potatoes should be the first veggies, sticking with one food for three days to see if there are any reactions, then go to the next, and so on. You want to introduce veggies first, then fruits, so that your daughter will like the taste of veggies first.
As for the lactose situation, was the vomit projectile? if so, then she may have an allergy. You can try the enfamil lipil ar which is "added rice" protein. It helps the formula stick better. You may have to try different formulas to find out if it is just one better than the other for her. I was on a soy based as an infant, but my favorite drink today is milk with no problems, so don't stress! M. G, Hemphill, TX

Hi L.,

I was vegan for 3 years (no meat, no meat by-products, no dairy, etcetera) and found out that an entirely soy-based diet can lead to kidney stones. When I started back on a regular diet, I found that I was least tolerant of dairy products. I would suggest feeding her homemade mac and cheese with fat-free milk and fat-free cheese and see how she tolerates it. I found that I was able to "build up" my tolerance for dairy over a period of about 30 days, and now I eat ice cream, sour cream, and whatever else I want without a problem. Oh, I almost forgot. I also found that eating yogurt as a dessert after a meal helped to settle my stomach. Good luck to you. I hope that this was helpful.

A.

I know I am really late on this one, but it sounds like she has a milk allergy instead of lactose intolerant. The only way to know for sure (according to my daughter's doctor) is to eliminate it from her diet and if she is healthy without it, try to reintroduce it, if she is sick again and you do this a couple of times (which it sounds like you have) she is probably allergic. Some children outgrow it around 4 or 5. Alot of kids do have at least a mild milk allergy and it isnt caught because the symptoms are so diverse. My daughter's doc didnt catch it, my neighbor did and then my doc agreed after we did the elimination/introduction thing a couple of times. God Bless!

It is unusual that she was put on soy from the beginning. Milk-based formulas are preferred but there are obviously situations that call for soy. Both of my children have had a milk protein allergy. The sure signs of that are blood in the stool and a skin rash with some wheezing. I'm not sure what the symptoms of lactose intolerance are. Instead of soy or milk-based, I would highly recommend Enfamil Nutramigen - all of the protein are broken down and it is lactose free. It is very expensive but very worth it.
Also, she may have spit up because she isn't used to the taste and it will also take her digestive tract a little time to adjust. I would suggest trying something for an entire day or two to see how she responds.
Luckily, most babies outgrow these types of digestive issues by the age of one. If you went with Nutramigen until then, it would be a safe bet. Also, it is milk-based but hydrolosyzed.
Hope this helps!

I would wait before trying it again. It sounds like she has some sort of intolernece for milk based foods. she may not have a full blown allergy, but if it is upseting her stomach - I would leave it be. there is no harm in having her on soy based formula until she is 1 ( the age that it is recommend that you start milk). Try it again then.
I come from a family with many milk allergies and intolerences. We had my son on soy formula until he was one and now he drins milk like other kids with no problems.

Enfimal has a milk based,lactose-free, formula you may want to try it.

I'm thinking that her body is just not use to the lactose because she never had it. I would try mixing a little regular formula with the soy and see how she tolerates it. If it goes down ok, I would gradually increase the amount of regular formula. But if her doctor is ok with her being on soy, why push the regular?

My baby girl has a milk allergy and has been on soy since she was 3 months (now 12 months). Her doctor said not to try any milk based product until after 12 months, because most babies grow out of it by then. However some can take up to 24 months if at all. Now it's so easy to find milk substitutes. Caroline loves the YO!SOY yogurt (yo!baby brand). She had soy ice cream for her birthday. They can also have goats' milk products, but make sure they don't use honey as a sweetener (mainly in the yogurt). It's a really simple and common problem to get around! Good Luck!

p.s. we use the similac isomil advanced (soy) with no problems.

I am breastfeeding my 3 month old son. When he does not have breast milk I supplement the Prosobee formula. When he was born I was feeding him breastmilk and gave him a bottle of Enfamil with iron. He said constipated and was having alot of acid reflux. So when I shared that with my doctor, he told me to try supplementing with they soy milk when I am not giving him breastmilk. He likes it and it helped control alot of his acid reflux.

So I would say try giving her the soy again if that work for her at first because it is not as heavy as the other formulas.

If she vomits up the milk based formula, then you should probably keep giving her the soy based one.

Iwouldn't give her the milk based formula, especially if it is making her sick. Why do you even want to switch her? I have used soy formula with my two youngest, and it is just as good as the milk based.

Well...we were told to start solids a little earlier than 9 months, but we had the same trouble with milk-based foods. they never made him vomit...but they would make him very constipated and then when he finally had a bowel movement it would cause a horrible rash. If you go to your Dr and ask, I think there is a test they can do that tests most if not all allergies. They do have a Milk-based formula that we used that was Enfamil Gentlese. And we discovered that the Parent's Choice Lactose-Free Milk-based formula was easier on his stomach (and your wallet) than the Enfamil was. And if you want to give it a shot after he hit the age of eating solid foods and drinking regular milk you can get something from your local Health Food store is Acidopholus. It is a natural culture that neutralizes lactose and Hiland actually makes milk now that already has Acidopholus added. Hope this helps.