Goat's Milk: Toddler
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Goat's Milk
Asked by R.F. from Dallas
on November 2, 2007
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This kind of goes with the previous post about 'sudden' milk allergies. My 17 mo was throwing up and had diarrhea, so I put her on the BRAT diet. When I introduced m...
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- Mine was on goats milk from 4 months-12 months. And all we did was give him a vitamin supplement, cause the goats milk doesn't have one of the B vitamins in it.
- As another poster mentioned, it is a misconception that kids need cow's milk to be healthy. They do need calcium and vitamin D, but the vitamin D in cow's milk is oft...
- One of my really good friends had her daughter on goats milk and she was just fine. Her doctor had her on a vitamin supplement of course but she was a fat and healthy...
Goat Milk
Asked by M.P. from Orlando
on September 22, 2008
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My daughter is coming up on turning 1 and I know that they can switch to regular milk. I was told that goat milk was very good for toddlers, was gentler on the stomac...
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- Hi M. We are using goat milk for our 18 month old, and began when he turned a year old and stopped nursing. He really likes it, although he's not a huge milk drinker...
- HI M.; Just wanted to let you know that my husband and all three of his siblings survived on goat's milk. My husband for the first six months of his life had col...
- M., I'm a nutritionist and a huge fan of goat milk. Goat milk is truly the 2nd best thing to breast milk for an infant and child. It's much easier to digest than cow'...
What About Goat's Milk?
Asked by G.W. from Dallas
on June 16, 2008
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My daughter is 8 months old. She now is breastfed and also eats babyfood and baby cereal, which I make with formula. Occasionally I give her a bottle if we're going ou...
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- I don't know much about goat's milk but I wouldn't try it with an 8 month old. I know formula can be expensive but have you tried Parent's Choice brand at Walmart. ...
- All my kids have for the first 2 years of there life is breast milk and goats milk. I can't make enough milk for them so they get it from birth and they have never had...
- My younger daughter drank goat's milk from the time she was 5 months old and first began to show signs of allergy to her milk based formula and soy (she'd vomit formul...
Goat Milk
Asked by A.C. from Detroit
on November 25, 2008
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Hi ladies-
I have a 11 month old daughter and I want to stop breasfeeding (well pumping) at 12 months. She is a really good eater and I have been trying to give her ...
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- A., Breast milk has a sweet taste to it that cows milk doesn't have. Most kids have an issue transferring from one to the other. Try mixing the two together or ad...
- When I was weening my daughter at 17 month my Mom was telling me goats milk was the best. Thats what they use in Europe. And she'd even ran out and bought some for me ...
- Why not try almond milk or rice milk? There's a saying: Cow's milk for cows. I get the feeling that would speak for goats too. Almond milk really is quite tasty. M...
Goat's Milk
Asked by B.L. from Salt Lake City
on April 2, 2008
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I was wondering if any of you gave your babies goat's milk before the 1 year mark. I am a nursing mother, but would like to do a little weening and am not a huge fan ...
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- I drank raw goats milk for years, I personally dont like Cows milk, I think it tast good (if your used to it, but I'm not so it taste weird to me - Same goes for Goats...
- He needs formula if you are stopping breast milk due to the nutrional values in it. He needs the DNA for growth of his brain and all sorts of reasons that formula is ...
- yes! My newborn son just threw up any breast milk or formulas including soy formula. He was loosing weight fast and scared us both half to death. My neighbor lady rais...
Goat's Milk or Cow's Milk?
Asked by M.M. from Dallas
on June 23, 2010
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My son just turned 1 and we're about to introduce milk. I still breastfeed and he has never had formula and does not take a bottle. He drinks water from a sippy cup....
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- The only thing I can add is that my husband grew up on goats milk..... since I have know him which is since I was 16 and 34 now. He rarely gets sick... I mean he will...
- My daughter had to switch to goats milk shortly after her 1 year birthday. Cow's milk was causing to much mucus to drain from her nose to her ears and causing ear infe...
- I gave my first goats milk as well as he was showing a sensitivity to cow's milk. The only concern I ever had was that goat's milk is higher in estrogen, almost as hi...
Goat Milk Formula
Asked by H.T. from Chicago
on July 19, 2009
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I have (with ND advice) put my 6 week old on a Goat Milk formula because after having an emergency CSec my milk never came down which was really a tough thing after ha...
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- Hi H., I can't tell you specifically what to add - but there is information on goat's milk formula's for infants in the book Nourishing Traditions by Sally Fallon. IT...
- Hello H. T, Get some liquid Cholorphyll and put about 1 teaspoon in the goat milk. They should loosen up. I will look to see what else you may try. You might want t...
- Congrats to you for not following mainstream and thinking for yourself! My son is on goats milk, but I did not start it until he was one. I wish I would have known a...
Where to Find Goat's Milk?
Asked by R.K. from Detroit
on December 14, 2008
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My 12 m.o. is not digesting milk well, and it has become apparent he is/has been sensitive to milk products. We have been using soy for a few weeks with good results,...
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- I would try the whole foods stores. They also have other options for milk beyond soy and goat's. My son has been on rice milk for about six months now.
- Kroger sells it it fresh in 1 quart cartons. I think it was about $3.29 or maybe $3.59. Hope this helps =)
- Goats Milk is a good choice. I think I've seen it at my local Holiday Market (Canton) in the dairy case. An upper-end grocer or health food store may have it. If you a...
Goat Milk Infant Formula
Asked by M.K. from Detroit
on July 11, 2007
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I am looking for a reputable brand of Goat Milk infant formula and have searched high and low on the internet. The only one I found was a New Zealand Brand (Karicare)...
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- Hello M., Have you tried a soy formula? When my son was born he couldn't keep down the regular formula, the hospital put him on the soy & worked like a charm! I found...
- One of my twins had a very hard time with formula...even the super expensive stuff that is made for babies w/ preemie tummy. We tried different brands and then tried S...
- I love the philosophy and experience that Dr Sears and his family gives on all kinds of stuff. www.askdrsears.com According to his website, this is the one he reccom...
Goat's Milk Supplement?
Asked by C.H. from Portland
on July 18, 2010
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I plan to ask this question of my pediatrician when I go in two weeks, but thought I'd prepare myself for the answer by asking the moms here first.
I breastfeed my ...
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- I am not a doctor and I've heard of many pediatricians telling mother's not to feed their children goats milk (I believe this is because they and other people are very...
- I had a formula allergy (granted it was 30 years ago!) and as a last resort, my parents put me on goat milk. It performed miracles for me and I stayed on it until I wa...
- The Parents magazine that just came a couple of days ago (August 2010 issue) has a blurb about goats milk - says "it's higher in sodium and protein than an infant's de...
