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

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.

Babies need formula or breastmilk until they turn one.

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 agree with the other posters -children need breastmilk or formula until their first birthday. Not quite 8 months is definitely too soon, since she more than likely is not eating enough solid food to compensate for the nutrition that is in formula. I would talk to your doctor ASAP and find out what he or she recommends in the way of formula -they have organic formulas, so maybe that would work.

Yes, it is a big deal. For the first year, formula or ideally breastmilk is the source of nutrition for a human infant - even the American Academy of Pediatrics now recommends the one full year of breastfeeding. You don't mention the type of formula, but all types contain corn syrup, so she may be allergic to corn. So, it might be possible for you to make your own formula, but you need to add alot to that organic milk, in particular DHA, which is a healthy fat necessary for brain development. Here's a recipe for homemade formula:
http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2005/1...

If the link breaks just google: Mercola homemade formula - it's the first hit.

Also, if she has a corn allergy, she's likely to also develop other allergies, so I wouldn't count on the eczema being gone for long (sorry) - it just takes time for the antibodies to something new to develop. Cow's milk is a top allergen. But at least you now know that she does have allergies and can keep an eye on this. Wheat/gluten is another top allergen.

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!

Wash her in nothing but cetaphil and use only free and clear detergent (always wash every new thing you buy first). We had to go to washing all of our clothes and towels in free and clear - any brand). Aquaphor is good, and atopiclair works well too.

My dad is a dermatologist. He told me when my son was born that I should not bathe him in anything but cetaphil (and there is an equate brand that is the same). It has made a world of difference. Of course we used the tearless shampoo for his hair.

My son drank only breastmilk until 10 months and then went to formula. After bathing her always put aquaphor (greasy and gross though!) or cetaphil lotion, etc on her.

HTH

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.

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.