My son had problems with me consuming dairy starting at birth (I was breastfeeding). I started eating dairy products in small quantities when he was 6 months old and he had no reactions. At 14 1/2 months old I wanted to wean him from breastfeeding so the doctor gave the okay to try cows milk. He seemed to have no problems with it. So I had been completely done weaning for 2 weeks and he got extremely constipated until I started giving him flax oil every day on top of the ground flax seeds I had already been using. He had also been sleeping poorly starting at 6 months but the doctor chalked it up to being teething. So for the past 5 days now I haven't given him any cows milk and he is waking up once at night. Prior to not giving him cows milk he was getting up 4, 5, 6 times. He still eats plenty of yogurt and cheese. I have been debating giving him soy milk but then I was reading about the effects of too much estrogen on little bodies. What do you think?
2007-02-13 02:25:20 · 5 answers · asked by Angela G 3 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Toddler & Preschooler
I believe flax is beneficial anyways so I won't stop using it. He was only using the flax oil AND flax seeds while he was constipated. And trust me....he was REALLY constiapted. Now he just gets 1 tsp. ground flax seeds in his food.
I am trusting my instinct that his sleep issues are caused by the milk.
2007-02-13 02:52:55 · update #1
Go with the soy. when my daughter was born she would get bound up from the reg. formula, the pediatrician said to put Karo syrup in her bottle. Well that's a high sugar content, so I switched her to soy and the problem was gone. The NEW pediatrician said I did the right thing.
There is always talking over the risk with your child's doctor, and if you are not satisfied get another opinion.
2007-02-13 02:36:56 · answer #1 · answered by ? 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Back off the flax seed stuff (unless your doctor told you to use it) and just give him small amounts of 2% milk along with his yogurt and cheeses. Make sure he gets a good balanced diet and plenty of fresh fruit & veggies. Add and take away things one at a time for about a week then add something else to his diet see how he does for a week before adding again. Take it slow and don't stress on it. It is not unusual for a toddler to go a day or two without pooping....as their diet changes. I would stay away from the soy milk as it is very costly and your son tolerates yogurt & cheese which are made from milk. At his age he should not be waking at all at night....it could just be habit at this point and not a dietary problem at all. Good luck.
2007-02-13 10:41:02 · answer #2 · answered by Barbiq 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
My daughter has been on soy milk since she was eighteen months due to a milk allergy that she still, eight years later, did not outgrow. I have researched the benefits of soy and it is well known that a diet high in soy is actually good for people's hearts, and reduces the risk of cancer as well. I think that it is okay to give him soy. There are so many different brands though. If you decide to give it to him be sure that it is a fortified one that has atleast 25% the daily reccommendation of calcium. Silk Enriched Soy Milk, Silk Very Vanilla, and WestSoy Fortified are the best. My daughter likes the Chocolate Silk the best.
2007-02-13 12:22:54 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I worked in a daycare last year where a child had a dairy allergy. So the parents gave the child soy milk. He liked it, however he never had a solid poop. It was very loose and smelled awful, therefore he would get bad diaperrashes. Have you tried a lactose free milk first?
2007-02-13 10:30:48 · answer #4 · answered by Momma K 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
my son is lactose intolerant and my pediatrician told me to put him on soy milk. I see no difference in him then any of his other friends that are on regular milk. Lactose is a common allergy and many kids have the same problem.
2007-02-13 10:37:43 · answer #5 · answered by njyecats 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋