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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...
Switching to Formula- Wondering About Lactose Intolerance
Asked by R.O. from Tucson
on March 13, 2009
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My 5 week old daughter seems to have trouble digesting my breast milk when I eat dairy. She gets fussy and spots up much more than when I don't eat it. I will be weani...
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- My 7 mo old was fed breast milk (I pumped and gave it to her in a bottle) for a couple of months and when I went back to work, I couldn't pump as much and my milk drie...
- It can be totally related! My youngest could not digest milk protein, still can't at almost 2. At every feeding shortly after nursing, he would spit up and scream in p...
- My son is lactose intolerant... We didnt find out til he was 10 weeks old.. My son would eat and screm aznd cry uncontrollably, you could tell he wzas in discomfort bu...
Soy Milk or Rice Milk?
Asked by D.B. from Dallas
on August 7, 2008
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I have an 11 month old who doesn't seem to do well on cow's milk. He was on Nutramigen as an infant but just stopped drinking it so we are trying to get him to drink ...
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- My son has been drinking soy milk since he turned one. He is allergic to cow's milk. Everything I have read indicates that soy milk is healthier then rice milk. ...
- Raw Goats milk is more like mothers milk. You can call Peggy at Abundant Life in Lewisville ###-###-####. Good Luck.
- We did allergy testing with our children as well, and not only found out what the offending foods were but also that we should alternate the foods from day to day. In ...
Finding the Right Formula
Asked by S.S. from Pocatello
on February 13, 2008
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I breast fed my son until he was almost nine months. I have switched him to formula but it makes him contipated. When he poops they are like little pellets and I can s...
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- Check with your doctor first, but our son was about that age when he was approved to have whole milk for similar reasons. We mixed 10 oz. of whole milk with 1 serving...
- Almost all of mine were on soy formula, I know your concerns, my know 15 year old DD is vegetarian, and we sub with soy "meats". Of 7 kids only 1 could handle milk bas...
- I have three children and they all were on soy formula. We tried regular formula with my last baby and she showed signs of irritation and bowel issues. So I went strai...
Infant Having Reaction to Something in Breastmilk from Mommy's Diet
Asked by B.O. from Nashville
on December 6, 2008
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Hi ladies. My infant just had his 8 week appointment which was great, except for the fact that his stools were full of mucus and when a sample was looked at under the ...
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- I have a friend who dealt with this with her little one. When they eliminated just dairy she was still having problems so they also eliminated the other big allergens...
- Anything you eat that is acidic will effect your breatmilk. Lay off of spicy foods, citrus based items, as well as tomato based items. Your best bet is to drink more w...
- It sounds like it could be thrush in his digestive system. Removing the milk from your diet would help because milk helps thrush thrive. Ask your ped. about the poss...
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!
Help! My Son Needs to Be Casein Free!
Asked by M.G. from Dallas
on February 7, 2009
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Hi Moms,
I just took casein out of my son's diet. I am having a problem with milk-like products. He doesn't like rice milk or almond milk. What else can he drink...
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- Hello M., There is also oat milk. for a while I did a mixture of oat and soy milk for my kids. right now they don't want to drink anything so I'm working on an alte...
- Silk Soy Milk. All Silk products are dairy-free, lactose-free and casein-free. None of our ingredients come from animal products, by-products or derivatives.
- My family is also dairy(casein free) and soy free (we all have low thyroid function and soy can contribute to that). Goat's milk protein is similar to cow's milk prot...
How to Get Grandson off of Formula
Asked by K.C. from Dallas
on October 24, 2008
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I take care of my 17 month old grandson. My problem is that he won't drink regular milk. He is still on formula. I have tried regular milk, soy milk and lactose fre...
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- I was wondering if you have tried to mix the whole milk in with the formula. When I moved my kids to whole milk I would mix a 6 oz bottle of formula, pour out 1 oz of...
- What we did to transition our sons to milk was to mix 3/4 formula with 1/4 milk for about a week. Then 1/2 and 1/2 for a week, then 1/4 forumla to 3/4 milk for a week...
- Have you tried watering it down a little?
Weening from Formula to Milk
Asked by C.P. from Pittsburgh
on May 18, 2009
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This may sound like a silly question but I didn't want to have to call Dr's office if it wasn't necessary. My son is 11 mo. and Dr. said since he's been on lactose fre...
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- C., I would prepare the formula according to the directions and then mix THAT 5 ounces to the ounce of milk. (You know, like if you make enough for the day at once.) ...
- You are correct, 5 ounces of formula (2 1/2 scoops) plus one ounce of milk. When you are adding 2 ounces of milk, make 4 ounces of formula with 2 scoops etc etc.
- as you increase the amount of regular milk, you decrease the amount of formula. Both the milk and the formula are combined in the same bottle together.
My 1 Year Old Vomits After Milk
Asked by M.M. from Houston
on May 11, 2009
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My almost 13 month old has an issue, I believe, with milk. It seems like she throws up everything after drinking only about 2 ounces of milk. If she doesn't have any...
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- They have a children's soy milk that has added calcium in it. It's still not as much as cow's milk, but you can always increase her calcium intake with almonds, dark g...
- Did you tell the doctor about the vomiting and that you suspected it was from the milk? Also, at 1 year old, they should be on whole milk, not 2%. They actually need...
- It sounds like she is either lactose intolerant or has an actual allergy to it. Have you told your pedi about what happens when she has milk? I would first talk to y...
