My baby can't have dairy, what can I substitute?

Question

My baby is 8 months old now. She is on carnation good start soy formula. I started her on baby cereal at 4 months, and at 6 months I first tried giving her pudding. She broke out with a rash. At 7 months we tried cottage cheese, again a rash. I tried once again with stage 3 lasagnia, a rash again. I have concluded that my baby cannot have milk. So what can I give her to substitute so that she isn't losing out on her calcium and the added fat in milk?

Answer 1

Soy milk fortified with calcium and vitamin D, almond milk also fortified- any nut milk, really.

Answer 2

Here are some non-dairy calcium rich foods. You can contact an allergist or a nutritionist for help. Speaking from personal experience, some foods I've had to offer my infant/toddler many many times before she's eat them. The earlier you start introducing certain foods, the better and reduces the likehood of a picky eater. Good luck!

Nondairy Foods with Calcium
Getting enough calcium can be a especially hard if your kids are allergic to milk. These nondairy foods can be good choices for kids with milk allergies who need calcium:
Salmon
Tofu
Rhubarb
Sardines
Collard Greens
Spinach
Turnip Greens
Okra
White Beans
Baked Beans
Broccoli
Peas
Brussel Sprouts
Sesame Seeds
Bok Choy
Almonds
Calcium Fortified Foods
In addition to the large number of calcium rich foods that are naturally found, like milk and cheese, there are also a lot of foods that are now fortified with calcium. These can be especially good choices if your kids don't like to drink milk.
Calcium fortified breakfast cereal, including General Mills Whole Grain Total, Total Raisin Bran, Total Vanilla Yogurt, Total with Strawberries, and Total Honey Clusters, which have 100%DV of calcium per serving!
Calcium fortified orange juice
Calcium fortified soy milk
SunnyD with Calcium (most SunnyD products don't have calcium, so look for the one that does if your child needs extra calcium in his diet)
Instant oatmeal
Calcium fortified bread, English muffins, etc.
Calcium fortified drink mixes, such as Pediasure or Carnation Instant Breakfast
Other calcium fortified breakfast cereals, including General Mills Golden Grahams (350mg)

Answer 3

Try treating the cause. Powdered achidophilus in the formula tice daily as directed by a good naturopath or homeopath should do the trick. She may have an overproduction of yeast especially if she had recent antibiotics or has had a fair amount in her young life. Most patients can go back to milk once this is accomplished. Try rice milk or goats milk as well.

Answer 4

We just kept our daughter on Soy - she didnt like the Soy you get in a carton so we just kept her on her Soy formula until she was around 4 and then she started tollerating some dairy but that was limited to cheese and still is - anything else she gets stomach pains - she is doing fine and actually started puttin on weight with the formula

Answer 5

Have you tried goat's milk? Some children who are allergic to cow's & mother's milk do well on goat's milk. I know it's more expensive in the store, but worth a try.

Answer 6

If she has allergies, take her to your doctor and find out exactly what she is allergic to. My son was the same way with milk, he couldn't even have mother's milk.

Answer 7

thats something that you need to discuss with her doctor...
there is a lot of stuff that has calcium in it ..
so many people are allergic to milk.
its not as big of a deal as it used to be

Answer 8

First, you shouldn't "conclude" anything. Take your daughter to her pediatrician and have her tested for allergies. Your child's doctor will conclude what she is or is not allergic to and provide you with information on what foods to substitute.

Answer 9

wet the ragi for one day , grind it , hot the ragi juice and feed ur baby. before consult your doctor for this.

Answer 10

have you asked the doctor about taking supplements?