Taking Almost 8 Month Old off Formula and Going to Organic Whole Milk.

yes, it's a BIG deal. milk doesn't have the nutrients of formula, and if it's dairy based formula to cow's milk, i really don't even see how that would have anything to do with her skin clearing up... if you want organic, there are organic formulas out there, but you are really risking some malnutrition problems by switching to milk.

Woah! 8 months is too early she needs the nutritional benefits from the formula. And needs the DHA and high caloric content, milk doesn't offer either of these. I see a poster mentioned corn as an allergen also could be the soy which is in just about every formula too.

you must keep her on formula til her first bday. use aquafor lotion for the skin and talk to the doctor about a treatment....talk to your dr and see if your child can be tested for allergies...the blood test is called the rast test. It can help narrow down the main culprits!

The AAP recommends 1 year. There is an increased risk of lactose intolerance. Also may not get all the nutrients essential, so talk to Pedi, who may be right behind you with this since you saw a clear up and add some vitamins and minerals. Formula isn't human milk. It is COW milk with some other stuff added to try to compensate for missing components. The whey to cassine ratio is almost reversed in cow milk. When they were over a year old, my sister in law found a source (in Lubbock) for certified raw organic milk and it helped drastically with my nieces.

I actually talked with a pediatrician about putting one of my children on whole milk before the first birthday. He told me that children's digestion was immature and that they can't totally break down everything from the milk. He stated that the majority children under a year who are on whole milk and have their stools tested has blood in them. Yikes...not something you want your child to have. I am glad that you guys put your child back on formula. I hope that you are able to find other treatment options for the excema.