9 months.Lactose Intolerant?

Question

9 months & formula??
My baby is 9 months, she has been on 3 different formulas. She still spits up a pretty good bit, she has been on the Similac Isomil Advance Soy milk for the past 3 months, and is still always spitting up ALOT!!! Well the other day i went to my friends house and her grandma was there...you know how they are they will feed them anything...well she was feeding the babies shredded cheese. Well i thought it would have made her constipated, but it didn't. In fact she had 7 bowel movements the next day. I was wondering if she could be Lactose Intolerant..i haven't tried the Similac Lactose-free formula yet, but do you think its a good idea to try it on her or keep the formula she has been on for the past 3 months??

Answer 1

With my first son we had him on soy formula for a bit because he was spitting up quite a bit. Our pediatrician told us that they don't really like to label children under the age of one as lactose intolerant because many kids become better able to digest the lactose as they get older.

Go ahead and try a can or two of a different formula to see if it makes any difference, but at this point don't try to label it.

Answer 2

I am convinced my son was lactose intolerant when he was a baby. Once we put him on soy, the cramping and overrall misery disappeared, however he still spit up A LOT. It seems that he was pretty much over the spitting up by the time he was around 9-10 months old, however. Twelve years ago, they barely diagnosed adults with "reflux", let alone a baby. LOL....We kept him on soy for 1 year, then tried regular whole milk and he had no problem with it. He obviously grew out of his lactose interoleration. My second baby...same situation, but I continued to breast-feed her. She spit up even more than my son, and my doctor said she DID have reflux. Looking back, my son had it too....For your situation, my recommendation would be to try the Similac Lactose-free formula, because she will be getting a product that is as close to milk as possible, which is better for her overrall than soy. This probably will not change her spitting up, however. I think you need another opinion on whether she has reflux. There is a medication (prescription) available for babies that have reflux. Good luck!

Answer 3

I already answered in your other question, but... there is a BIG difference between lactose intollerance and dairy-allergic.

Its common for a baby to casein-allergic, and very rare for them to be lactose intollerant. Tranversly, adults tend to lose the enzyme 'lactase' as they grow older and then become lactose intollerant, and most would have long outgrown a casein-allergy.

Lactose intollerance is when they don't make enough lactase. Its an enzyme deficiency. Casien allergy is the body reacting to the large cows milk proteins.

About 50% of babies are casein-allergic. So... when your baby has a hard time with cows milk based formula, lactose isnt the problem. Casein is.

A baby who is truely lactose intollerant would have been labeled 'failure to thrive' early on, because they wouldnt be able to absorb the nutrients in the milk. They would also show a horrible diaper rash and lots of tummy aches and gas.

Answer 4

I had one daughter who was Lactose Intollerant, and one who is allergic to milk and still is eight years later. They were both on Enfamil Prosobee and did well. It sounds like she is lactose intollerant. Mine were labeled from the hospital, especially the second one who is allergic when she threw up a bottle all the way across the room. If you try another formula I would try another soy or something like Nutrimigen.

Answer 5

Well as mothers, we must use our instincts. Regarding the spitting up, I have talked to chiropractors regarding this reflex and they have an adjustment they use for some babies to stop this look into this its very interesting. Regarding the lactose intolerance, I say call your pediatrician first,

http://www.chiro.cc/health_page.php/health_page.php?page=milk

http://www.chiro.cc/health_page.php?
page=/newsbriefs/helps_milk_intolerance

these two articles speak of both problems. Good luck Michele

Answer 6

undesirable little guy! he won't have an effortless time of it in an prolonged time - that's difficult for little people to conform with nutritional issues. fortunate for him, you're studying what he could have now to furnish him a very sturdy commence. in effortless terms some suggestions, unsure how functional they are going to be.... Any vegetables you may make and puree at domicile...mashed potatoes, peas, carrots, squash,etc. he will love the super style of 'genuine' food over the jars of prefab stuff. Meats might nicely be complicated - until eventually they're processed sufficient to verify that there are no longer stringy bits. you do no longer choose a super food processor for this the two - the smaller ones do a super pastime and are not costly to purchase. in case you could organize time for it, which will nicely be difficult, do up numerous meals at a time, and placed them into ice cube trays. Freeze them sturdy, then pop them into little freezer bags or plastic bins. you're able to do up numerous food at a time, and all you ought to do is pop them in the microwave and heat them up. that's too early, maximum possibly, for cows milk, yet examine the interior sight diary area to make certain in the event that they have lactose-loose milk. some shops carry it now because of the fact there is one in all those call for. sturdy success!

Answer 7

there is a formula out there its called Similac low iron i thnk it comes in a geen lable can my little one was doing the same thing she was allgic to the iron in it so we went to low iron and she was fine then oneday we put her on 2% milk and shes loves it no problem now hes eating soilds and we still give her her 2% milk

Answer 8

i had this same problem with my first little girl and her pediatrician put her on enfamil nutramigen

Answer 9

Yes try it, what have you got to loose.
Good Luck:)