What to do at a year? (milk)

Re: What to do at a year? (milk)

• Mystery2B member

  December 2010

  proudarmywife08:

  DS cannot have dairy milk (and most dairy). If I eat a little or give him something with a little butter he does fine but milk is a major no-no for him.

  I weaned DD onto whole milk at a year, but I can't do that with DS. I plan on BFing him longer than I did with DD, but probably not all the way to two. What can I give him to get more of the fats in him instead of milk? His two pedi's (regular and GI) said not to give him milk substitutes b/c of the low fat content...so what can he have if he can't have dairy?
  

  The GI and Pedi didn't suggest alternatives to dairy substitutes when they said not to give them?  There is toddler formula, I assume that it's available in a dairy free formula as well. 

  I'd keep BF as long as you can and hopefully by the time you wean him he can have soy or almond milk. 
  

  
  

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• proudarmywife08

  December 2010

  Mystery2B:

  proudarmywife08:

  DS cannot have dairy milk (and most dairy). If I eat a little or give him something with a little butter he does fine but milk is a major no-no for him.

  I weaned DD onto whole milk at a year, but I can't do that with DS. I plan on BFing him longer than I did with DD, but probably not all the way to two. What can I give him to get more of the fats in him instead of milk? His two pedi's (regular and GI) said not to give him milk substitutes b/c of the low fat content...so what can he have if he can't have dairy?
  

  The GI and Pedi didn't suggest alternatives to dairy substitutes when they said not to give them?  There is toddler formula, I assume that it's available in a dairy free formula as well. 

  I'd keep BF as long as you can and hopefully by the time you wean him he can have soy or almond milk. 
  

  They both said to keep BFing him. I don't know if I'm going to do that until he's two though. 
  

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• Mystery2B member

  December 2010

  Well, first of all I wouldn't borrow trouble - until you're really a month or two (or a doctors visit) from weaning him I wouldn't worry about it. I'd try to ask at a GI visit and say I'm going to be weaning over the next X months and what should I give as an alternative - don't ask them, just inform them that this is what's happening, what's the next best thing to do.
  

  But if you're really ready to wean him then I'd do it, give him the highest fat/calorie substitute you can find (almond milk/soy milk/dairy free formula) and then just try to feed him more higher fat foods than the rest of the family eats - like have him eat a whole avocado every day.

  You've done a great job getting to 10+ months, and while it is probably better for him to be BF as long as possible/as far past a year as you can, you need to do what's best for BOTH of you - he can't be the only dairy free baby not to be BF, so I'm sure the Pedi/GI can give alternate suggestions (but the alternative might be pricey formula).
  

  
  

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• kar5162 member

  December 2010

  Coconut milk at 5 grams of fat per 8 oz was the highest fat milk alternative we found aside from the enhanced soy milks.  We don't do soy for other reasons, but that's typically the most recommended dairy alternative.  Goat's milk is the absolute closest, but doesn't work for many milk intolerant kids.  I've also heard of high allergy kids getting a homemade mix of rice milk + condensed coconut milk mix since condensed coconut milk is VERY calorie and fat rich.  The biggest issue I see with the non-soy dairy alternatives is the lack of protein.  We offer DS lots of meat, beans and eggs to beef up his protein intake and add some olive oil to his foods for extra fat since he will not eat avocado in any way.

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