Nah they aren't watery - they aren't formed - just a whole lot of crap!!! Got the bits of food in them though - but there is just so much of it!! and it not like a nice little lump you just roll off the nappy - its clumpy and just gross - and the smell...
Yep, rice milk is OK after 12 months I think. My DS has a suspected dairy intolerance and we tried him on it but he hated it so we switched him to soy which he loves.
**ETA: Sorry, made a typo, we actually gave it to DS after 12 months and his paed said that was fine In any event, he didn't like it so only had it once or twice (and didn't drink it on those occasions anyway).
Last edited by Willow; January 16th, 2009 at 12:46 PM.
I too have heard it's ok after 2. I wouldn't give it to them if they're under 2 though. My friends' DS is dairy intolerant, and that's the advice she got from her dr.
it says not under 5??? Gees my dr and then the specialist told me to change over when Jaidan was 16 months old!! He was getting a shocking rash and he said it was the healthier switch between soy and rice.
Someone told me that when they say 'not suitable as a whole milk food under 2 years' means that it's OK on cereal, in cooking, in a cup here and there but not if that's their only food ie like breastmilk or formula - she was a pead nurse so I'd assume she'd know what she was talking about
My paed did tell us not to give DS soy until he was over 12 months. He's 14 months now, has been having it on cereal since about 13 months and drinking it from a cup once or twice a day for probably 2 weeks and we haven't had any issues.
Hopefully someone can pop in and give us a straight answer!
The issue is that babies are unable to absorb the calcium that the rice milk says it has. So you can't count on 1 cup rice milk = 1 cup cows milk in the calcium stakes. It also is low fat, and children need more fat in their diets. If they aren't getting it from other sources, they generally get it in the milk.
Jovie has been on rice milk since 18 months. She is intolerant to soy and goats milk and is allergic to dairy. So our options are limited. I was on an elimination diet while breastfeeding, and then when she weaned... we gave her rice milk. She has 2 large cups of rice milk a day, and has other foods to increase her calcium and other foods to increase her fat intake. Things like avocado and hummous, etc etc.... We got help from a dietician when planning her solids diet & her weaning diet.
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In any event, he didn't like it so only had it once or twice (and didn't drink it on those occasions anyway).
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