Lactose-Free: Toddler
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Lactose Free Formula Baby
Asked by J.S. from Chicago
on June 25, 2007
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My son is on a lactose free formula and reaching his one year birthday soon. For those of you who have ever used a lactose free formula or something similar when/how ...
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- I have my son on Lactaid brand milk. They have all different kinds.It is easy to digetst and has 20% more of the daily value of calcium than other milk. My son was on ...
- I actually had no problems transitioning my first son to whole milk. We did it very gradually and he was fine with it. I think he just had problems with the lactose ...
- I put my daughter on Lactaid milk until she was 3...expensive, yes, but not compaired to formula!
Lactose Intolerance & Soy Formula
Asked by T.C. from Chicago
on March 31, 2009
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We self-diagnosed our 5mo. old w/ lactose intolerance (dr. says no b/c she doesn't show typical signs of a milk allergy). I think a baby could have problems digesting...
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- Milk allergies and Lactose intolerance are separate issues, though they don't have to be mutually exclusive. The first thing I would do, in your shoes, is to shop for...
- Hi T.-First of all we are not meant to digest cows milk. We lack the enzymes to do so. So you are most likely correct in assuming the milk protein issue. However-so...
- If she is exclusively breastfed, you don't need any formula to mix her cereal. You can mix it with expressed breastmilk, water, or even a little juice. It could be t...
Lactose Issues
Asked by T.K. from Cleveland
on March 8, 2007
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When my son was born, we started with Isomil in the hospital because my boyfriend is Lactose intolerant (very severe in infancy and childhood). Around 6 months we swit...
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- Yogurt isn't like most other milk products. In fact, for the lactose intolerant, yogurt is usually on the list of things they can have. However, are you using yogu...
- My neighbors daughter is lactose intolerant. They thought she was, but her Dr did a blood test for lactose intolerance to make sure and see what she was actually aller...
- Your pediatrician is right to encourage you to introduce him to foods containing lactose in small doses. (Good for you in choosing the cheese/yogurt route.) It sounds ...
Lactose Pills
Asked by D.R. from Provo
on October 20, 2006
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has anyone tried the lactose pills? I use the lacatid milk but it is very expensive.
I want to try the pills but am very scared to try since I get very sick from m...
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- I've used the pills before, they work really well. I'm pretty much lactose intolerant except for when I'm pregnant. For some reason my babies allow me to drink ALL the...
- If milk makes you sick, why are you drinking it?? Your body is telling you that it can't tolerate dairy. You can get calcium and vitamin D from other sources. If yo...
- My husband uses the lactose pills. He, too, gets very sick from any dairy product unless he takes one. We buy the Kirkland Ultra-Lactaid pills from Costco. You get a l...
Lactose Intolerant
Asked by H.R. from Denver
on January 5, 2008
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My 2 year old recently had a stomach bug and now has become lactose intolerant. This happened when she was one and we had to keep her on soy milk for about 6 weeks un...
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- Hi H., My 19 month old son is also lactose intolerant and after taking him off of alimentum, we had thje most difficult time finding the right milk for him. What we e...
- Hi H.: None of my kids are lactose intolerant, but I am. There are times when I crave milk, b/c I really do like it even though it makes me sick. If I add choc...
- My daughter has a 22month old son who drinks soy milk with a Shaklee Meal Shake. Have you ever heard of Shaklee? It is the number one natural nutritional company in A...
Lactose Intolerant?
Asked by S.G. from St. Louis
on August 4, 2008
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Has anyone had any issues with their toddler being lactose intolerant and if so, what were their symptoms? When we started to run out of formula a few days ago, I sta...
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- When my daughter turned one we started her on whole milk and she got really bad diaper rashes and loose stools. We switched her to 2% milk and she has not had any pro...
- My little one (around 18 months) started having loose stools and really bad stomach cramps in the middle of the night. We took him to the doctor and she said it was no...
- I was not lactose intolerant as a child, but became intolerant around 13 yrs old. It got worse as I got older. My mom was intolerant as well, she coulnd't even put s...
Lactose Free Formula
Asked by L.G. from New York
on August 9, 2009
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Does anyone know if the nestle goos start milk based formulas are lactose free? I cannot find the info on their website.
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- Edited to add: According to their website all of their dairy formulas contain lactose as an ingredient: http://www.gerber.com/Products/Good_Start_DHA_ARA_Formula.asp...
- Hi L. Call your MD. MD should be telling you what formula your newborn is having. In my experience nothing that does not say it is lactose free is lactose free or ...
- Hi L., I don't have specific information about formulas, my youngest is 10 and I never bought formula, but if your baby cannot digest lactose, your pediatrician shoul...
Lactose Intolerant?
Asked by A.K. from Milwaukee
on November 16, 2006
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I have a 3 and 1/2 month old who is extremely fussy. She has constant gas and wakes every 2 hours at night because of pain. Tonight she's been waking up every single h...
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- I had to avoid any type of garlic and chocolate while breatfeeding!!! And please do what is right for you. If you don't want to breatfeed then don't. A happy, h...
- Don't stop breast feeding! I had the same problem and changing my diet really helped. No dairy and nothing that is highly acidic (tomatoes, any beverages with citric...
- Hi A., I've been there, done that. I'm a mother of ten who are 25 down to almost 5 now. My 25 yr. old daughter just had our first grandchild and Ariella has been ...
Lactose Intolerant
Asked by M.S. from Rockford
on November 7, 2006
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I have started my baby on some regular food (he does not like it) but i was going to introduce him to yogart this week. I have not been able to drink milk since he wa...
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- Hi M.!! I never had that problem with my kids, but I know a lot of lactose intolerant people will get severe diarrhea. But if it upset his tummy while you were nursing...
- I had the exact problem with 2 of my children. It did not turn out to be a lactose intolerance but rather an intolerance to cows milk altogether. I have had to avoid...
- i have been here with my son. he went through so much to try to find out what was wrong with my son. He would have up to 15 bowel movements a day, and as you know diap...
It's Not Lactose Intolerance?
Asked by L.L. from Rochester
on July 10, 2011
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14 month old daughter with Celiac disease has a history of intolerance to dairy. At 3 months, I took myself off most dairy (all but cheese that was baked into dishes)...
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- There is probably gluten in the cheese, its in everything. Check the labels well and try a goats milk and goats milk cheese. A whole foods or the like will have the be...
- My son was very irritable for the first 5 months of his life and not growing very well. Everyone told me it was colic. But mother's intuition rarely fails. I took m...
- I'd put my money on milk *protein*, but I'm probably pre-disposed to the idea, since that's what's up with my youngest. ;-)
