Switching to milk. Please help!! :(
Switching to milk. Please help!! :(
Hello all! I have some concerns! My son turned one on the 18th of December and had his one year check up on the 20th. His pediatrician and I discussed switching him from formula to whole milk. I had some concerns since he was on soy based formula for most of his life. But at around 10 months she had us switch him back to a regular formula to see how his stomach would handle it, and all was well. So I went ahead and switched to whole milk. He enjoyed the milk so the switch was very easy in that way. His bowel movements changed almost immediately. For the first few days or so after switching, he'd have hard pellet like stools, varying I'm color from dark to light, a couple times a day. Before this he only had one bowel movement a day. It didn't seem to cause him any discomfort though so I waited it out to see if it was just his system adjusting. Then he started waking in the middle of the night crying and it seemed he had a bellyache. This only happened at night though. I called and made an appointment but it's not until January 12th and I can't get in any sooner. Today, however, he's had diarrhea. He's already had 3 diaper changes and has only been awake for 3 hours. Did any of you have these issues with switching to milk? I'm thinking he may be lactose intolerant since he had to be on soy based formula. Should I continue trying the whole milk and see if his system evens out? Or should I try soy milk instead? Obviously the best answer would be from his pediatrician but she's not in the office on weekends and I don't want my little guy to be miserable.
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Since you can't get in to see the doctor until January I would try the soy milk for a couple of days just to see if that helps. That way when do you go into the doctor you'll have two different results (hopefully) to compare so you guys can come to a better conclusion
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Both of my girls are lactose intolerant and I have had them drinking either lactaid 2% or almond milk. They haven't had any problems switching to them.
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You could also try lactose free milk. My nephew has been drinking it since he was 1.
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My daughter is lactose intolerant. I switched her from soy formula to lactaid milk.
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I just had this issue with my 13 mth old! It was awful!! Horrible diarrhea and diaper rash from it. We switched back to formula and it took about 3-4 days after switching back to completely clear. We're trying 2% instead of whole milk and so far so good. Good luck!!!!
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seems like he can not handle cows milk try goats milk my daughter is lactose intolerant and goats milk is easy to digest
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My daughter was also on soy but had an easy transition to milk. To half formula half milk, to start, and then lower the amount of formula and add more milk as you go. Good luck!!:)
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My oldest was in soy formula n my middle was on the orange can of simalac when it came time for both of them to go on whole milk they did better going off formula cold turkey meaning no mixing milk n formula just the whole milk straight. My youngest was on regular formula n we have to wien him off the formula. Hope this helps.
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Maybe try raw milk if you can get it. That's all we drink and we love it.
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Milk allergy
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if u think he is lactose intolerant try goats milk my 2 year old is the same way when she was a baby she was on enfamil prosobee and the goat milk works for her