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I'm glad the thread popped up too.
Tyler's gets a "strong positive" reaction to Soy and a "mild reaction" to cows milk when he had bloot tests in August. Currently he still is BF and I express and he has this on his Weet Bix too. My Naturopath is happy for him to not have any calcium suppliments as he's getting some thru BFing and also thru greens like broccoli.
We're going to the Children's Hospital on Tuesday to get full allergy testing done. After that we might see a dietitian to help with his food.
AT least we can avoid soy due to his allergies. Rice milk might be our only option.
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Hi ladies,
DS (2yrs 3 months) has been on rice milk since he was 13 months old due to allergies. Now his allergist, paed gastro and an allergy dietician have all said its fine but:
- they dont absorb calcium from the rice milk due to the type of calcium used, so you need to give them a calcium supplement
- it doesnt have enough protein nor fats, so you need to make up for this in their diet
All his docs have said basically its white water (or one said she thinks its like coke full of nothing useful). You really need to fill out the rest of their diet. I was told the warning is because rice milk doesnt have the beneficial things cows milk does - good calcium, vitamin a, d, b. So my DS is on a calcium supplement, vitamin d and b2.
The key thing to remember is that your kids are laying down the calcium in their bones now.
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Robotprincess can I get the name and brand of the calcuim suppliment your DS is using.
