Why soy infant formula is one of the absolute worst foods your baby

[Bathsheba]

Thanks Trill! I had a bit of a Google but all i could find was stuff relating to the seaweed debacle etc that has now been resolved. I give Bonsoy to my kids on a semi-regular basis... it's more expensive than other soy milks but it's non GM and if it's fermented that would also explain the higher cost. Plus it tastes way better than most soy milks. Not sure if i'd be giving it to a baby though. Like i said, we only have it a few times a month.

[Maruschke]

Wow I've only just seen this thread. DD1 has been on soy powder for about 8 months now, and switching to soy "milk" more recently. Any hint of lactose in her diet and she forms ulcers in her bowel that bleeds... so badly that there is more blood than urine in her nappy. She screams all day and night and is in terrible pain. She has a true intolerance to lactose and we have no alternative (and I don't feel in the slightest guilty ).

Bath - we like Bonsoy too .

[~ Zarava Flutterby ~]

Ok ladies i need some help... DD2 has dairy allergies.. we have been told NOT to introdue say rice milk until AFTER 12mths BUT we should test her on SOY formula to see if she has a reaction to soy as this would be our alternative for cooking etc.

Where do i go from here, what formula can i use to test her reaction and is it going to be safe to continue to give her some form of soy products in baking or as an alternative to milk on cereal.. help help help

Hmm this might also be something i will print out and take to me when i see her paed at her next allergy appt.. would that be wise... and ask him for alternatives???

[onthefly]

Your pead could prescribe elemental formula.

[~ Zarava Flutterby ~]

What is that, she's still fully breastfed and i'm not planning on weaning her, it's only so that we can work out if we should be swapping to soy in our cooking etc so she can eat what we make.. if that makes sense?

[onthefly]

oh, I see. why not use breastmilk in your cooking Ok, I'm not sure if that'd work anyway.

[~ Zarava Flutterby ~]

oh, I see. why not use breastmilk in your cooking Ok, I'm not sure if that'd work anyway.

i'm not sure DP would like his breastmilk mashed potato or his breastmilk cookies... lol
The Paed wants me to try soy milk formula and said def no SOY MILK before 12mths so it would only be to test that she does not react... so i am totally unsure, she's starting to want to eat mroe of 'our' foods and if i there was something else that would not affect her allergy and possibyl not harm her i would love to know or is soy 'safe' now as i'm only testing.. damn this parenting gig is hard work.