Lactose intolerant baby?

Question

My son is 3 months old. I had to stop breastfeeding at 7 weeks. Since then,we've been through about 4 different formulas and after those upset his tummy and gave him extreme gas and spitting up, we put him on Enfamil Lacto-free formula. Hes been on that for about a month now. Hes not as gassy and doesnt spit up too too much. My question is what if hes not really lactose intolerant ...and it was something else? Will it hurt him in any way to be on this lactofree formula? Last Dr visit, she said "as long as it has iron"....ok, but what if hes not lactose intolerant? What about when he turns 1 and starts on milk? Does that mean he has to drink soy because hes been on lactofree?

NO I didnt stop breastfeeding because he was lactose intolerant....I stopped for others reasons

Answer 1

The same thing happen to me with my son...I stopped breastfeeding after a month because it was so hard with my inverted nipples...He went through several formulas too...I mean he would throw up whole bottles...Finally the Dr. put him on Augunetrin (I'm sure I spelled that wrong)...That formula smelled terrible...When he turn one...I was instructed to give him whole milk...but with a little water so he could digest it...He just turned eight last month and is in good health...I buy only 2% milk and he does fine with that...so maybe your son will grow out of it too...Don't worry and Good Luck

Answer 2

I'm lactose intolerant. And boy does it kill you sometimes.

1. Lactaose is not a requirement for children or adults.

2. Soy is not the only alternative to milk. They actually make LACTAID milk. Unlike soy, it actually tastes exactly the same as regular milk. A little more expensive but it works perfectly. It simply has an enzyme to help break down the lactose.

3. I enjoy pizza by popping two little lactaid pills it breaks down the lactose and has no side effects nor is there a limit on how many you can take in a day since it's just an enzyme.

So no worries. Lactose is not important. And when he's older he can drink lactaid milk.

PS: None of what you described means he's lactose intolerant. It could be the change from breast milk to regular milk. Or a tummy ache issue. My daughter 8 months went through a spell of throwing up and diarreha. But if lactos intolerance runs in your family, it's likely.

Soy is disgusting by the way. Lactaid is the way to go for regular milk without being doubled over feeling like someone's stabbing you in your lower intestine.

Answer 3

Being on a lactose free formula should not effect him at all in the way of nutrition. It's just an enzyme that some people have a hard time digesting. Like the lactose "free" milk it probably has it but has the additive to aid in digestion. I found out my son was mildly intolerant, regular formula he could handle but milk he could not, he drinks the Lactaid whole milk with no problem and because he gets the additive from the milk he has no problem with other dairy through the day. Many kids grow out of it as well we considering testing him out by cutting the lactose free with regular milk to see how he handles it.
Any how for formula if it's helping it's fine and when he turns one you might test him out with a few things but it's a fairly easy cure if it's truly a lactose issue. Best of luck and try not to worry.

Answer 4

My daughter was bored premature so i couldnt really get a chance to breast feed, she took my milk for 2 weeks and then i ran out. she was on simliac advance for 4-5 months and then she started spitting up her and there, no throw up just curddles so i switched to the same formula your sons on and she is been fine ever since the doctor said she prob isnt lactose intollernt but at age 1 i can give her alittle dairy and see how she handles it. Some babies find it too heavy on there little bellies for lactose

Answer 5

i went through the same thing with my daughter and when she was sick it use to come out like a fountain, after numerous visits to doctors and hospital i found out that it had nothing to do with milk formula, the doctor took my daughters clothes of and laid her down on the table and watched her tummy and after a few minutes we could see a lump which looked like it was rolling under her skin and the doctor said it was the pipe at the top off her stomach as sometimes in babys the muscle that supports this grows to fast and prevents most of what the baby is drinking to go into the stomach and then after about 5 mins the baby brings it up, she needed a operation to correct this and was fine afterwards, if you are still concerned i would ask for a second opiniun, the reason no one had noticed this lump was because you try and dress your baby so quick ie after a change or bath has you dont want for them to get a cold.

Answer 6

i went through the exact same thing with my now 2 year old son and he was not lactose intolerant latofree will not hurt the baby matter of fact similac lactofree worked better for my son than the enfamil lactofree and it is about the same price

Answer 7

Wow, you just described my son EXACTLY. I was only able to breastfeed for 7 weeks and his story is the same as you mentioned. We tried formula after formula and finally found that Similac Isomil Advance Soy worked best. (It will be different for every baby but that was the best for him.) I wondered about the same thing, as far as when he switched to milk. Luckily, at around 9-10 months, he started outgrowing his sensitivity to dairy products. (I first learned this when my mom gave him ice cream without my knowledge.) We started with soy milk when we started the transition at 11 months but he was drinking regular cows milk very shortly after and has had no problems since (he's now almost 3). Hopefully he will outgrow it... it is very possible!!! Good luck!

Answer 8

Ok first thing. You stopped breast feeding becasue he is lactose intollerant???? To me that is just bizzare.... If that is the case you were wrong and lazy in doing that.... If it was a breast/nipple issue I apologize...

I breastfed my daughter for 3mos. before we found out that she was lactose intollerant. It casued her to spit up be gasy and it started to giver her acid reflux etc... My doc gave me a choice I could either quit breastfeeding or remove everything and anything from diet that had to do with dairy and any and all dairy direvitives. Or I could put her on a soy based formula.... I chose to continue breastfeeding my little one becasue it was healthier for her. It was hard cutting out all dairy from my diet had to do alot of research and alot of label reading to make sure that nothing I ate or drank or chewed on had any dairy in it. But, I did it, for another 6mos. When I switched her over to formula she was on a soy based formula. She is four now and grew out of the intollerance when she turned 2 and is able to have all dairy products.

As far as soy milk some are icky and some are yummy... The worst one that I have found so far is Silk it is grainy. The best one Is 8th Continent, there vanilla and chocolate are devine.

Good luck in your endevor....

Answer 9

My son had this problem and was put on soya milk until he was about 1 when he went onto cows milk without any further problems.... i never understood if he'd had it, got over it etc, like yourself but being on soya didn't cause him any problems in the long term...hope this helps a bit x