My little girl was found to be lactose intolerant?

Question

baby is now 5 months old but finding it nearly impossible to give her anything that does not contain milk products.She's eating our normal food pureed down but not alot of choice where i live.

she's on special formula for lactose intolerant babies.

Answer 1

Have you tried Goats Milk, it was the only thing we could use for my secnd daughter.

Answer 2

Double and triple check to see if it's the lactose or the milk protein. It's two seperate and different problems. If it's just lactose you can do all your cooking with lactose free milk and find lactose free products. If it's the milk protein it's harder to deal with. That means no milk at all. You might try goat later or soy. They also make a powdered milk replacer that is protein free. I would look into finding out which problem you are actually dealing with so you can go about treating it properly. If it's the protein and you try the lactose free it could still cause a reaction. Good luck

Answer 3

Lactose intolerance at that age is very difficult and most likely will lead to a food allergy. Give up store products, you won't find them w/o milk. Steer clear of anything with "ose" or whey. I've been fighting this fight for 11 yrs with my son. And I knew since birth that there was something wrong. Its not fun. Don't try to push the odds, the odds will win. If you can keep her milk free you may be able to "heal" her. I call it the "meat and potatoes" diet (meat/fruit/vege). For the future:Check out veggie products made w/ soy, and rice or almond milk.

Answer 4

There is quite alot of baby products on the market that are actually lactose free, if you look on the packet of the product it gives you a list of qualities, eg it will say gluten free, milk free etc. Cow & Gate do a range of baby foods and some of them are lactose free. Its just trial and error and a lot of patience. Good luck hope all goes well with her diet, i know its not easy.

Answer 5

have also got kids that are lactose free. Contact midwife ask to see a nutrionist and they can give you a book that has all the foods that can be given to your baby....I can tell you that the only buscuit on the market is the good old jaffa cakes.Try Dark chocolate as a replacement for milk, and fromage fres..But if you contact your local supermarkett hey should also be able to help with leaflets that are for children that are lactose free.....

Answer 6

Is your infant not still on formula? There are Soy and lactofree formulas that you can get for her. She still needs those nutrients.

Babies at this age can start eating a wide range of food. But there are still ones that you need to watch out for. Her tummy can not handle some things too well. You may think that it is something that she is intolerant to but it is just that she can not digest it well yet
Be careful for allergens. Nuts, strawberries and things like that.

Answer 7

Be careful that she doesn't have food allergies, they can get severe. My friends son had very bad food allergies, no milk priducts, eggs, peanuts, etc. Veggies, veggies, veggies, fruits. Just read the labels they are better at stating the allergens. Good luck!

Answer 8

my sons the same he now five and was told he had it when he was 3 months old ,you could try health food shops or supermarkets for a brand called alpro they do lots of things like chocolate milk.or try looking for there website and see if it surgests any stores close to you.

Answer 9

Have you tried soy milk? That is what my mom gave me when I was throwing up regular formula or milk.

Answer 10

you should just stick with gerber. and try rice milk for the baby. thats what my nephew used and he turned out just fine.