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

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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.

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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.

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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!

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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!

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