If your toddler isn't on cow's milk - what do they drink?

Almond? Rice? A little nervous about soy...

Update: We have an appt with a pediatric allergist Tuesday afternoon. Even though I really don't want to, I think I'm going to keep giving him what I am giving him (whole cow's milk) until then, so allergist can see what's going on. Hopefully we will get some answers and direction to continue!

Thanks!

Message edited 2/24/2011 12:20:03 PM.

Re: If your toddler isn't on cow's milk - what do they drink?

We would've done almond - DH was worried about soy. Did Jordan have a hard time with milk? I thought you already transitioned him.

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My DS loves almond milk, unsweetened.

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My nephew drinks goat milk and loves it. He has a million allergies and hates food. Somehow he's living off it.

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DS drinks goat milk (and not ultra- pasteurized). He doesn't have any allergies, I just believe that goat milk is better for him.

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Rice milk, and coconut milk.

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Posted by mrswask

Posted by CucumberGirl

We would've done almond - DH was worried about soy. Did Jordan have a hard time with milk? I thought you already transitioned him.

Marci - we've been transitioning him pretty much for over three weeks but I still feel like he has a sensitivity - horrible constipated - was getting these tiny facial rashes, although that seems to have lessened. Spoke to ped tonight, he said soy - I told him I had concerns.

I've been reading the nutritional info though for almond and for rice milk and I'm concerned. They are both so low in fat and in nutrients, I'm worried that DS isn't going to get what he is supposed to get - fat-wise, vitamins,calories, etc. He's not the best eater so it's not like he's making up for it in food.

I just don't know what to do at this point.

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Michal, how about coconut milk? I use coconut milk in a lot of Sienna's food and she likes it. I agree that soy is not a good option and I think coconut milk has more fat and nutrients for our skinny babies.

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Haven't tried lactaid but I don't think he's lactose intolerant - classic signs of that would be diarrhea and he is severely constipated. All I know is I'm driving myself crazy at this point - for every "good" thing I read about a milk substitute online, I read something bad about it too in terms of nutritionally for babies and toddlers. Looks like coconut milk has a lot of fat in it but not that much else nutritionally.

Jordan likes hummus which is fattening to I give him a lot of that. I have to buy more milk or something tomorrow and I don't even know what to get!


At this point, I think that I want to see a pediatric allergist. Ped told me on the phone it was not necessary - Mich - it was Reiss - Marcus in on vacation as usual and then asked me if I wanted a rec - I said no because he made me feel like I was second guessing him if I said yes - stupid, I know. But, as I said, I do think I want to see one now because if he is saying to take Jordan off of cow's milk, I would think he would at least tell me definitively which is the best substitute nutritionally.
What's weird is that when he weaned from Elecare onto Similac Sensitive, he did just fine - no side effects at all - at SS is a cow's milk protein based formula

Marci - Enfagrow did pop in my head...


ETA - I asked the ped if the constipation lessens as babies get used to the milk - his opinion was that it didn't though...that if milk constipated the baby, that's how it was going to be for them.

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Michal, look into goat milk, seriously it may be the best option for you... and super healthy!

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almond...and it's worked out great. DS is allergic to casein/whey.. goat's milk doesn't have that in it? i have no idea!

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Got some recs. for ped allerrgist so I'm going to make appt. Think I'm going to try goat milk. Anyone know if they make it organic - or do they not need to because it's made differently?

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Updated in first post!

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Glad you will get some answers and advice soon!

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Be careful w/ Goat milk. Kids w/ milk protein allergy have an allergy to the protein in the goat milk most of the time also. Coconut milk would be my choice. My dd love the coconut milk yogurt, and I use it when cooking for her. The rice milk wouldn't work for us b/c we have constipation issues already w/ her, and the almond makes me nervous b/c of nut allergies in the family.

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I am allergic to Casein(protien in milk) when I was a teen and I went to a nutritionist, they put me on Goat's milk. According to them it was the best choice.

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Posted by mrswask

Haven't tried lactaid but I don't think he's lactose intolerant - classic signs of that would be diarrhea and he is severely constipated.




ETA - I asked the ped if the constipation lessens as babies get used to the milk - his opinion was that it didn't though...that if milk constipated the baby, that's how it was going to be for them.

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Posted by LJSMommy

Posted by mrswask

Haven't tried lactaid but I don't think he's lactose intolerant - classic signs of that would be diarrhea and he is severely constipated.




ETA - I asked the ped if the constipation lessens as babies get used to the milk - his opinion was that it didn't though...that if milk constipated the baby, that's how it was going to be for them.

This was DS to a "T"!! He became SEVERLY constipated when put on whole milk (fresh mozzerrella does it to him too) and the Lactiad solved it within a week or so!

Re: If your toddler isn't on cow's milk - what do they drink?

We tried the soy and DD liked the vanilla soy the best.
Eventually we tranitioned back to whole cow's milk.