Diet for baby allergic to dairy

lwcus78

Hi Nadnad!
My DH has intolarance to dairy. He makes porrige out of quinoa flakes. Quinoa is very high in calcium. In fact, quinoa has more calcium than milk
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geekgirl

You could also try Oatly milk. They sell it in Tesco etc.... I don't like cows milk (no allergies) and hate the taste of soya milk but love oatly on my cereal in the morning. They sell it fortified with calcium and vits as well. Or Organic.

Marcheline

Hi OP to be honest I don't think he's automatically got to be allergic to dairy products given what you've said. My health visitor, GP and literature I read all said not to give your baby any sort of cow's milk until 1 year old as it's not good for the baby for some reason and can cause stomach cramps. I listened to the advice until my daughter was around 7-9 months and then gave her cow's milk with no problem. It may be just that you should wait a bit longer i.e. until after 12 months til you try with the milk again. I just used to mash my daughter's food up with expressed milk (or sometimes with cartons of Aptamil formula milk that were bought already made up: not very moneysaving!) I'm just wondering why your doctor didn't mention the no cow's milk before one year old thing to you?

nadnad

Marcheline wrote: »

Hi OP to be honest I don't think he's automatically got to be allergic to dairy products given what you've said. My health visitor, GP and literature I read all said not to give your baby any sort of cow's milk until 1 year old as it's not good for the baby for some reason and can cause stomach cramps. I listened to the advice until my daughter was around 7-9 months and then gave her cow's milk with no problem. It may be just that you should wait a bit longer i.e. until after 12 months til you try with the milk again. I just used to mash my daughter's food up with expressed milk (or sometimes with cartons of Aptamil formula milk that were bought already made up: not very moneysaving!) I'm just wondering why your doctor didn't mention the no cow's milk before one year old thing to you?

the advice now is that you can use cows milk from 6 months to prepare food. he def doesnt get cramps from it but its just this wheezy noise coming from him. i was going to try it again after he was a year to see if theres any difference as you've said. i'm just a bit worried about his calcium intake - i couldnt use milk to mash his food as he eats "normal" food now, ie not mashed at all.

i'll go back to the GP and mention concern regarding soya milk (which she recommended :rolleyes: , and maybe try and get a referral to a dietician even just a one off to get an idea of the amounts of things he should be eating.

bride_on_a_budget

i was dairy intolerant when i was a baby and the dr said i couldnt even have breast milk?, i had to go onto soya milk, my younger brother is the same but i have noticed that soya milk has alot of sugar in it, my brother does not eat sweets and brushes his teeth really well, we took him to the dentist and they said his tooth decay is due to the amount of sugar in his soya milk.

i have alpro soya yoghurts and goats milk and cheese, i havent wheezed since i have been on these.
hth
bride

lwcus78

My DH also has a wheeze after drinking milk. He is slightly better on goats milk. He rotates between rice,quinoa and oat milk.
You can use water to cook quinoa porridge and sweeten with stewed apples. I eat it also as its good for milk production in breastfeeding mums.

Other foods rich in calcium include chikpeas (hummus), tahini, sardines, green leafy veg. Are they allowed orange juice at this age, you can have some fortified with calcium?

There is a brilliant book called optimum nutrition for your child by patrick holford, its worth having a look at.

lolababy

Your best getting advice from a medical professional. What is best for one baby does not mean its suitable for yours.

inneed

lolababy wrote: »

Your best getting advice from a medical professional. What is best for one baby does not mean its suitable for yours.

Yes, definitely. It may not be a dairy allergy or intolerance, so it is best to take advice from an expert.
I can't imagine that just 3 weeks of soya milk would harm LO. DGS had a few other problems, and the paediatrician actually put him on soya milk, then when the health visitor, nutritionalist and gp found out they were horrified, so it shows that opinions are divided on this.
You can get oat milk from most large supermarkets. It is in cartons, and is long life.
I really wouldn't stress about it too much. It is easy to give LO enough calcium in other ways, and try dairy again in a few months time.
Relax, breathe, and enjoy your baby.

elainew

Please dont do anything until you have seen a doctor or a allergist. My dd is severly allergic to eggs and is under the consultant at hospital.
It might not be a dairy allergy so please check it out.
Hopefully its not xx

nadnad

lolababy wrote: »

Your best getting advice from a medical professional. What is best for one baby does not mean its suitable for yours.

no i know this, but all my doctor has said so far is to take him off dairy and see how he goes, even when i go back to the doctor she won't be able to tell me much and I know i'll be waiting a while for a referral to a specialist, so I just wanted to know some ways of keeping his calcium intake up in the meantime.