both my kids are on soy due to cows milk allergy this was recommended by melb childrens hosp
soy milk is not recommended under 12 months but as i was 3 months pregnant and my son HATED soy formula he started soy milk at 11months
my daughter was 13 months
while it would be ideal for my children to be on fullcream milk its not an option and we were told to stay away from rice and goats milk and as its a cows milk allergy not lactose allergy soy was our only option
MOT- i wasn't going to post, because it's not my thread, but the information you were given seems odd.....
Yes some kids don't have an issue with lactose, it's the protein in dairy that causes issues. I initially though we had a lactose problem, but after some anti-body testing we discovered it was the protein causing problems.
If you have an issue with the protein, then lactose free certainly doesn't help, you need something without the dairy protein. Soy, Rice, Oat, Almond, any milk from a plant wont have that protein. Goats milk has trace amounts of the protein and is suitable for some people but not others, obviously depending on the severity of the intolerance or allergy.
I am not having a go at your decision to give your kids soy, if it works for you and you're happy with it, then that is great.
no stress jungle mum i dont think your having a go at me
as i said id prefer my children to drink full cream as a major concern is not getting the calcium like they would be
they are on high cal soy
my childrens allergy is also family related on DHs side
ours is cows milk not lactose which are too very different allergys
so if your child/ren are able to tolerate other milks wich are deemed better then id say go for it xoxo
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