Milk intolerance WWYD?

MOHjen · March 2011

Our Ped thinks Maeve is milk intolerant and wants us to do a 2 week no dairy test (she said we could cheat and let her have some birthday cake but that's it).

Would you switch to soy formula for the 2 weeks and see what happens or switch to soy milk for the 2 weeks? We were planning on switching to milk in a week had this not happened (she drinks milk based formula now).

Thoughts?

greenmtbride · March 2011

I would switch to soy milk...we switched DS to milk a couple weeks early 'cause I was tired of dealing with formula.

If for some reason soy isn't the answer, I'd rather have extra soy milk than soy formula!

cmcmillan · March 2011

M had a milk intolerance also and we went to soy milk.

fyi, I used soy milk in place of the milk his vanilla cake/frosting called for and it was super yummy for his 1st b.day.

Did this just come up recently? What happened?

MOHjen · March 2011

She's been having some major constipation and gas issues going on 2 months. We cut out bananas and yogurt, upped fiber, extended periods sitting in a warm bath etc. and it didn't help. Then we used suppositories for a week and she still had a tough time. So now her poor bottom is inflamed and she has some fissures. Which I guess is common with milk intolerance. So now we are trying this. I really hope this is the answer, poor thing is in so much discomfort. When she has to poop she literally screams because it hurts. It breaks my heart.

Did M grown out of it? Or do you still stick to soy?

IdahoGirl · March 2011

FWIW, Madelyn outgrew hers by 1.5 years.

I'd give soy milk a try. It's cheaper and it certainly can't hurt.

cmcmillan · March 2011

He did outgrow it, mostly since he turned 3. He could have milk if cooked/baked, but not yogurt, sourcream, milk. We did soy and soy yogurt.

Hope it helps!

KNemo · March 2011

I would do soy milk too. You are so close to one that a couple of weeks won't change anything.

Poor Maeve. My BFF's daughter has a difficult time pooping and it breaks my heart to hear her cry. Max has only been constipated a couple of times, but when he is, he hugs me really tight and cries. I hate it! I hope you guys figure this out soon, and that your sweet baby girl feels better quickly!