Allergy to dairy,… now what?

[Anonymous]

Found out a couple of weeks ago that Chloe is officially allergic to milk, she was given an ounce of cow’s milk and vomited for 2 hours. We also tried Vital Jr and that produced the same result. The feeding clinic is recommending Neocate Jr at this point but it tastes horrible and she will probably not eat it well. She is currently exclusively breastfed and I don’t eat any dairy but I don’t know how much longer that will last. Do you have to feed a one year old a cow milk based drink? Or can you switch to something like coconut milk or almond milk (assuming that you provide some sort of supplemental vitamins)?

Thanks,

Nat

[Anonymous]

My ds is allergic/intolerant to milk & soy & we went to Rice Milk w/ him (didn’t even attempt the cow’s milk or soy milk). He LOVES it. We did end up w/ a dietician @ the children’s hospital & we now add some supplemental calories to his rice milk 2x/day (w/ Polycose powder fwiw). He says he much prefers a drink that the child will drink (ie; rice milk, almond milk, etc) over Neocate Jr. He said he rarely suggests Neocate Jr. unless absolutely necessary (b/c of other dietary deficiencies).

Anyway, I would try something else (like coconut, almond or rice milk). The rice milk is calcium & vitamin fortified so you just have to make up the difference (vs. cow’s milk) w/ the fat & protein (in other areas of the diet).

HTH!

[hellbennt]

here’s a search for hemp milk- don’t know much but another mother liked to use it
scroll down to ValentineMommy:
https://www.infantreflux.org/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=13442&KW=hemp+milk

[Anonymous]

Thanks all for the very helpfull responses. I followed-up with the feeding clinic and they still recommended neocate jr due to the higher calorie count. Chloe is currently underweigth and at the last weigh in she was off the chart.

Thanks again,

Nat

[Anonymous]

Good luck! There IS hope :). My 2nd ds wasn’t on the charts @ all for height or weight @ his 15mth appt. Right before his 2nd bday (after being on Rice Milk + 200 extra calories/day w/ Polycose powder) he was 25th %ile for height (HUGE for him) & 3rd for weight.

Hang in there!

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