I'm sorry but I have to disagree. My baby is on soy. She has no troubles on it whatsoever. We tried AR formulas and HR formulas and they all aggravated her reflux more than breast milk did. A lot of the time reflux is aggravated by either dairy, wheat or both, which is the reason why the soy works for some.

Plus, and this is something that is really getting my goat, does anyone really think that if there was valid research stating that something was harmful to a child, that a company would sell it in a country such as ours. On top of that, do you really think that doctors would support a decision to feed a baby soy formula if they knew it was doing damage. You just can't be serious.

Quite frankly, I am sick and tired of women who say that breast feeding is the only way to go thinking that they have a right to tell any woman who chooses for whatever reason (and I don't care if its a medical reason or because the mother simply doesn't want to breastfeed) that she is doing the wrong thing and then compounding the insult even further by implying that she is feeding her child a dangerous substance. It is truly offensive. People should understand that each baby is an individual just like adults and accordingly they all respond differently to things like adults do. There is no single hard and fast answer that is "best for everyone". I did and do believe that breast milk is best in MOST situations but its not best for every child. Its not best for mine. I, however, get on with looking after my DD to the best of MY ability and don't tell other mothers that they are doing the wrong thing. This is despite the fact that, after seeing the results with my child, I truly believe that if some of those reflux babies out there whose mothers are persisting with breastfeeding stopped pumping them full of drugs and ignoring their pained cries and simply switched them to formula, they would be happy, pain-free children and after all, isn't that far more important than being able to say "but I breastfed my baby until X years".

The purpose of this forum is to provide support to other women, not get on a moral high horse at every opportunity if you do not agree with the way we each choose to parent our children. I think we're a pretty sad lot when it seems we can't actually sit back and say "Oh, that's what she tried and it works for her, maybe its worth a shot", rather than say "Oh no, you're wrong", simply because either it didn't work for you, or because you disagree with it. I was prepared to try anything given how much pain my daughter was in, and I will not sit back and be criticised for doing something that has helped my daughter be happy, healthy and pain free.

Em, whatever you decide on feeding your child I wish you a happy, healthy bub