my friend has been told her baby is allergic to cows milk...what do you suggest?

Answer 1

breast milk is the best option. very high in immunoglobulins which help stengthen babies' immune system, and all the proper balance of nutrition for a child. try goats milk which is high in nutrients too. Do not give soy milk to a growing child as there is a not enough nutrient. Babies need mammary milk.
If the baby is lactose intolerant, there is lactose-intolerant milk readily available in supermarkets or pharmacies.

Answer 2

I am allergic to cows milk it sucks as you get older. I can tolerate it now as an adult but I can only have it in moderation. Soy is not the greatest thing for babies.
I would have the baby on goats milk or nuetramgine (probably not spelled rite) My oldest was on it and it is a lot more money than other formulas. If her Dr perscibes it to her she can have him put it in writing and WIC will help out with the cost of it since it is a nutrition issue.

Answer 3

Soy milk will work. They do make soy formula. Prosebee is the one made by Enfamil and Isomil is the one made by Similac. My daughter was on Isomil, but I've been told they're both very good formulas.

If your friend asks her pediatrician, they usually have free samples of the soy formula. That way, she can try it without having to go out and buy the formula in case it doesn't work for her child. That's what we did with our daughter. The doctor gave us some samples to see if the soy formula was the answer to our problems. If the baby's off formula, then regular soy milk should work. Silk brand soy milk makes flavored soy milks - my daughter loved them when she went from formula to milk.

They said that she is definitely allergic? The only reason I ask is because my first daughter was throwing up when she had cow's milk, and at first they said she was allergic, but it turned out that she was just lactose intolerant. My second daughter had the allergy. I was told that if she has an allergic reaction, (usually other than vomiting alone) then it's the alergy, but if it's just vomiting, then it's probably lactose intolerance. They do make lactose free formulas and of course, lactaid.

Good Luck to you and your friend

Answer 4

There is soy milk, but some kids are allergic to that too. You may want to try rice milk also. Hopefully the baby will out grow the allergy. They say around two that can happen. Good luck to your friend. It is definately a expensive allergy.

Answer 5

Allergy to cow's milk proteins is fairly common. Two of my children have it, and my father-in-law does too.

Lactose intolerance in infants is extremely rare, less than 1% of babies have it. Lactose intolerance develops as people get older because people are not designed to continue drinking milk their whole lives, it's meant as food for babies, not adults.

Soy is often recommended, but it is wise to be cautious as people who are allergic to cow milk can also react poorly to soy products. Consuming large amounts of soy can be harmful, especially to small children, as it contains plant-estrogens and can trigger early puberty when used in excess.
http://www.westonaprice.org/soy/index.html

In my experience, the best thing to do is change what you feed the family, rather than try and find substitutes.
For example, I fix oatmeal with fruit for breakfast, or eggs cooked in oil not butter. I don't feed them bowls of cereal and "milk substitute" every day.

I fix pizza without cheese, just load up on other toppings, rather than trying to find a cheese substitute that truly is milk-free (most "soy cheez" contains casein from milk, and is not actually milk-free!)

I plan meals to avoid foods containing cheese, cream soups, packaged foods with whey or lactose as flavorings. I do a lot more cooking from scratch, but we eat healthier as a result!

Check out the yahoo group foodlab:
http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/foodlab/

and "kids with food allergies"
http://www.kidswithfoodallergies.org/community.html

Answer 6

cows milk is for baby cows..not people. I don't get why everyone thinks milk is all that good for you. That thinking among most Dr's went out years ago.

Answer 7

How old is the baby?
Is the baby breastfeeding, bottlefeeding, past a year and thought she was ready to cow's milk?
More information would make it easier to give a good answer.

Answer 8

Soy would be an alternative, but pasturized goats milk will work too.
My daughter was alergic to both soy and cow milk.

Answer 9

Try lactose free milk. It worked great for my son. If it's a milk protien allergy then go soy

Answer 10

Soy milk all major brands of formula come in a soy version which is just as healthy if not more so.