Neocate - in need of some advice from other Mummy's!

[Krikkit]

Limeslice - she has reflux too.. sorry... I don't think I mentioned that. Shes on Zoton.

Mantaray - shes back on soy today and settled - we will see how this evening goes. I succumbed to the rice cereal though, I know that she can eat that - funnily she slept for 2hrs after that feed. I am wondering if it was the rice cereal or pure exhaustion.

I am fully aware of all the bad things associated with soy, but right now this is all I can feed her or should I say get her to eat.

[Life is Good]

Sorry, I haven't had time to read everyone's posts but just had to reply.

DS was on an elemental formula from 4 weeks of age, so we had no transition issues. My friend, however, who changed over at a later stage with her DS, did so by gradually phasing in / mixing the Neocate with the existing formula (which is obviously not the quickest way to go about it, but for some, it is the only way). So start with one scoop of Neocate to x scoops of the soy (you will need to check the scoop sizes as they are different as you know). You can also try and sweeten it to move things along, but in all honesty, I think it will take more than a bit of sugar to mask that nasty taste / smell. I know that soy isn't ideal, but perhaps you can just use it as a stepping stone to try and phase in the Neocate?

Something else you may consider is an extensively hydrolised (but not quite elemental) formula called Karicare Pepti-Junior. This formula works in 98% of cases of protein / lactose intolerance AND it tastes heaps better. Just something you may want to look into if you can't get the Neocate thing working.

As an aside, my Paediatrician thought that goats milk formula was a really bad idea for cows milk protein intolerance (we tried it before seeing him and DS nearly screamed the house down afterwards - he was really sick). There is a theory that it is closest to breastmilk - this is still strongly debated.

So sorry to hear how you are struggling - I know how hard it is when their tummies hurt

[Krikkit]

Thanks limeslice, I will look into karicare pepti junior. (I have never heard of it!)

Thanks for the warning re goats milk. I haven't considered that before, also never heard anyone compare it to BM?

[MantaRay]

Yeah, I've heard lots of people say that goats milk is closest to breastmilk. So untrue - goats milk has totally different levels of minerals, proteins etc and is totally not recommended for babies. One leading US paediatrician I got to meet earlier this year when he was in Aus for a seminar series was explaining how bad goats milk is for babies.

GL for tonight Krikkit. I hope it's a better one for you