Thanks for the Advice on Soy Milk

Are you positive it's a lactose (milk sugar) problem and not a casein (milk protein) problem? I only ask because babies sensitive to casein are often sensitive to soy as well--it's the protein in both that causes the trouble. You can search on "protein intolerance" if you want to know more.

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I'm with Karen regarding the protein intolerance. I had five children I birthed with this problem and actually one of the two I adopted. It took us years to figure out what the real problem was as my pediatrian at the time was worthless. I was having a hard time getting good information back then... Yay internet!! With the girl we adopted at 2 yrs of age we noticed the nasty diapers and tummy aches and simply switched her to Rice milk. Bingo... perfect answer for her at the time.
With my natural children I had them on Nutramigen until they were about 16 months... That was an age that we heard was suppose to be when their systems would probably start developing the enzymes better to digest the proteins in milk and soy. So we allowed small amounts of milk in their diet. 1/2 cup of milk on cereal, mac 'n cheese on occassion... I know we had to take out ALL milk and soy products from their diet and as they got older allowed a small amount back into their diet. If they would eat a grilled cheese sandwich, say at 8 years old they might be ok,... but my son could not eat two of them during that growth spurt time, without having a terrible tummy ache.
I also used orange juice on their cereal usually instead of milk. That comes w/added calcium.
One thing I have found over the years is that one of my sons is susceptible to broken bones... probably from not enough calcium. From my experience I would suggest a supplement and a diet rich in calcium. I thought I was giving them enough but have found out recently that wasn't the case.
And of course, God gave us water for a reason :)
So first I would check w/my doctor... and then use oj, rice milk, water and a supplement. Hope this helps.. Blessings.

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I'm not sure about the details but I've read recently that we should be limiting soy consumption, you can look up more online. My husband is lactose intolerant and we drink the safeway brand lactose free milk, it's actually better tasting than regular milk or lactaid, and always on sale. Good luck and happy mother's day!

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My daughter (now 3) was slightly lactose intolerant. When it came time to come off of formula, her pediatrician recommended soy milk (Silk or a store brand is fine). She said that all the hype about soy milk causing hormonal problems is not very likely, seeing as how Asians have eaten large amounts of soy for ages and don't have any hormonal issues. So, that put me at ease about that.

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I have twins and when they were on formula we had a problem so we used carnation goodstart it's at walmart and it was gentle on there tummies.

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You do know that regular Go & Grow is cow's milk based, right?

My son was on soy formula, then we went to soy milk for a while before trying goat's milk. Goat's milk worked well. The thing about soy and rice milk is that they do not really have the fat and calories of cow or goat's milk. I'll warn you, goat's milk is expensive! The good news is, in our case, my son did outgrow the intolerance and is now on cow's milk. Good luck!

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We went throught the same thing with my youngest DD. When she turned a year, we started giving her Lactose free milk, which you can buy at the grocery store. We kept her on that for about 2 months and then tried the whole milk. She was fine, totally outgrew the tummy issues. :-)
D.

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Are you keeping him on formula or asking what other foods might work with your son? When my daughter was that age she had a difficult time with either dairy or soy products, as she was breastfead until 11.5 months. It seemed either dairy (cows milk derived) or soy anything made her either constipated or have an upset stomach. I ended up trying yogurt, to get her calcium and she LOVED it, and it didn't upset her stomach. Yogurt has natural cultures in it that help your stomach digest it easier than other dairy products. Not sure if you'll take this advice or not since I'm not really sure that's what you were looking for but thought I'd give it a shot:)

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Walmart's store brand soy formula is less expensive than the big name brands. I used it for my older daughter. Then at 12 months she switched to regular milk and was Ok. My niece however had to drink lactose free milk for years. I don't have any experience with regualar soy milk, so I can't say how it works.

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C., There is something called "Better Than Milk" that is very good and tastes the closest to milk that I have ever tried. My sister has her kids on it and they do just fine.
You might try that. L.

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I have 3 daughters. The 1st, no issues. The 2nd, allergic to soy and lactose intollerant, which luckily she outgrew by the age of 2 (we just didn't give her any dairy 10 years ago, there weren't many options then). The 3rd, allergic to soy and at 3 1/2 is still lactose intollerant. She does awesome on Lactaid! It's been a life saver! Just one weird thing about it, she does fine on the whole, but if given 2%, it's an automatic stomach ache. Hope this helps a little, and good luck, it's been a long 3 1/2 years in our home!

K.

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Hi C.,
I had the same problem and switched my son to Lactose-free whole milk with no problems when he turned one. It's a little more expensive than the regular whole milk, but not as expensive as formula. If you live near a Safeway, they usually have good deals on Lactose-free whole milk. You can pretty much find it in any grocery store, though. Also, you can get dairy-free cheese and ice cream products. (My mother is lactose intolerant and eats a lot of this stuff).

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I went through the same exact issue with my son (now 20 months). I had to just "deal" with the price of the Grow and Go for awhile. I then started to buy actual Soy Milk (fortified with DHA and all that stuff, not just plain soy milk)and started using that both in sippy cup and bottle. You might want to also consider switching him between soy and rice milk. Studies have shown that the Soy milk contains a lot of estrogen.
Hope that helps at all.

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Hi C.,
Once he turns one you can either give him soy milk or rice milk; my daughter was allergic to soy also and I give her enriched rice milk and she loves it. Also, it cost about the same as regular milk. The soy and rice comes in vanilla and that seemed to make a difference as far as taste, its a little sweeter probably similar to formula.

Hope it goes well,
K. M.

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We used WestSoy PLUS Plain when my son transitioned from formula to soy milk. This is fortified to be more like cow's milk and readily available nationally if you travel. I've found Trader Joe's to have the best price but you can find it in most any grocery.

My son grew out of his milk allergy by 18 months but continued to drink soy milk until age 6.

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My 12 year old couldn't have lactose for several reasons. I did Soy Milk (before Silk came out), he did okay with it. I also gave him Rice Dream rice milk, he liked that as well. I gave him the Vanilla flavored because I didn't like the regular. I put it in his cereal, he would drink it as a milk subsitute. I also gave him childrens vitamin supplements with calcium so he could get his calcium in.
Silk and Rice Dream were great and less expensive than the formulas.

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First talk with you doctor and I did change my little guy formula to Soy. He did great and now no problem with milk products.

M.

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