I just put my daughter on milk please help!!!!?

Question

My daughter is almost a year( on the 30) I put her on whole milk about a week ago...before that she has been on nutramigen ( a hypoalergenic formula that has no cows milk in in.) I thought by now she would be grown out of the allergy. Well anyways when I put her on the milk she got very fussy and diarea. (I kept her on it for about 4 days) she kept the diarea and fussyness. I then switched her to a lactos free milk and she has been still fussy and diarea and she has started throwing up. I need to know what else is there for her to try and if there is anyone who has had a similar problem?? I am going to see the doc today but I just need your advice.

Answer 1

Soy Milk worked for my daughter she had the same problem.

Answer 2

If you had been giving her a Soy based formula you need to reintroduce cows milk/proteins slowly to make sure there is no longer an intolerance. Which I'm assuming is the reason she was on Nutramigen in the first place? Soy based formulas are also gentler for some babies with digestive issues. If you are giving milk in a bottle you need to do this.
If your daughter is getting say 8oz per feeding of milk, 7oz should be the Soy based and 1 oz cows milk, you gradually increase it to, 6oz Soy based, 2oz cows milk and so on, until she is just drinking cows milk. If she is still having issues then it is possible she still may have an intolerance to the cows milk/proteins. Soy milk (not formula) is NOT recommended for children under 2 years old.
I would definitely discuss this with your doctor.

Answer 3

You can try soy milk. My son is 11 years old he isn't lactos intolerant but he wets the bed - someone once told me that soy milk will do wonders that is why I mention it. Do not give her a bottle or cup of straight anything miss it with some formula. Never just stop one thing and switch to another. Their little bodies need a half and half thing for a week and then give it straight. It could either be an allergy or just to much to fast. My daughter had a similar issue and that is what the doctor told me to do. mix the milk with formula for a week or two and then go to straight milk of any kind that you have been using.

Answer 4

Many doctors recommend breastmilk or formula until at least 18 months of age, and then to SLOWLY wean to cow's milk only if the child is eating well and has good levels of iron on a blood test. http://www.askdrsears.com/html/0/T000100.asp#T031014

Your other option is Goat's milk, which is closer to human milk and good for babies (and adults). Goats milk is available at many supermarkets, and at some walmarts. It is also available in a powdered form: http://www.askdrsears.com/html/3/t032400.asp
http://www.meyenberg.com/searsoffer.htm

For you, this is definitly a good idea. BTW lactose intolerance is very, very rare under age 2, your daughter is more likely allergic to milk PROTEIN. Which of course, is still in lactose free milk.

If it were me I would keep her on formula (unless she tolerates Goat's milk, in which case you could just do goat, or a mix) until she is getting enough calcium and protein from other sources: such as leafy green vegetables and meat substitutes. That way you do not have to give her milk at all, or at least not make it a large part of her diet. I do not recommend Soy milk for anyone. Almond milk is not advisable under 2 years. Suppliments such as greens+ will help with calcium and iron. Also you can puree spinach/kale/dandilion in with baby food or smoothies and not really taste the difference. Green leafy vegetables are much healthier than milk anyday.

Now I love milk and you can pry it out of my cold dead hands. However I realise it is really not terribly healthy.

I hope that helps.

Answer 5

If I were you I would try the Enfamil next step... it's a formula that helps transition infants to milk, it's a lot easier on the stomach so it would help with all of the fussiness and diarrhea. Good Luck.

Answer 6

Try Enfamil Next Step Prosobee formula. It worked wonders for one of my kids in daycare who used nutramigen and couldn't tolerate cows milk. At about 18 months her folks tried cows milk again and she was fine with it. Her pedi says her digestive tract was still too immature. Good luck!

Answer 7

First, don't give her any more cow's milk. It doesn't agree with her.

My mom tells me I was also allergic to cow's milk as a child. She found that goat's milk worked just fine. Talk to the doctor today and see if you get some other recommendations, but apparently, goat's milk is closer to human milk than cow's milk is. Good luck--

Answer 8

I would check with your Nutritionist to see what they have to say but for now put her back on what she is used to so that she will stop with her illness. Most people never outgrow their allergies we learn to live with them and so do others around us.
Cows milk is very hard for so many of us to digest. I have to use either soy or goats milk for the family and myself and I am almost 50.

Answer 9

If it bothers her little system then stop giving it to her! There is no reason she can not continue formula or you can ask your Dr to try Soy milk.
Be careful. Soy milk is not as nutritionally sound as formula or whole milk

Answer 10

My son is actually allergic to it. meaning fever, blisters, shortness of breath etc.. Your daughter is lactose intolerant meaning her tummy cannot digest it. A child may out grow an allergy by the age of 3 but if not then its something she will have with her the rest of her life. My son is now 4 and no sign of him "growing out of it"