Coming off Formula.
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Topic: Coming off Formula.
Posted By: MissAngel
Subject: Coming off Formula.
Date Posted: 07 June 2011 at 1:00pm
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Okay, so both my kids are heavily lactose intollerant. They currently have the s26 lactose free stuff, which costs me an arm and both legs ;) I've tried Thomas on soy/rice milk, which he drinks and vomits back up. What do I do? He's 3 and 'should' be off formula now! He'll drink water happily, but yea, he still should be having the calcium etc in the milk shouldnt he? I'm really stuck! I MADE him have the soy/rice ones cuz I thought he was just being a pain in the arse, but turns out he really really hated them (oh and he never saw the containers so he didnt know it wasnt his formula iykwim). Is there something else he can have? I'm having trouble with the cost of 2 tins of this stuff a week! ($27 each) ------------- Alex, Thomas and Lily http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: AandCsmum
Date Posted: 07 June 2011 at 1:36pm
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Tried Oat milk. It's way nicer than soy or rice milk.
have you also tried the lactose free milk in the tetra packs? (same shelves as the rice/soy milks) ------------- Kel http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: MissAngel
Date Posted: 07 June 2011 at 1:46pm
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Oh I havent seen either of those! I'll have to have a good old look when i'm at the supermarket next. Thanks :D ------------- Alex, Thomas and Lily http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow">
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Posted By: gooseychew
Date Posted: 07 June 2011 at 4:04pm
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If you're just worried about him getting calcium start feeding him tahini as a spread. Hummus has it (tahini) in it too so that adds a bit of variety and almonds also have calcium in them. ------------- http://lilypie.com"> http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: yermasyada
Date Posted: 07 June 2011 at 4:53pm
Was just about to suggest Oat Milk too  Very mild flavour.
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Posted By: MissAngel
Date Posted: 23 June 2011 at 10:16pm
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Well he hates them all! I snuck the lactose free UHT and oat milk into his cup without him seeing, i've tried mixing milo with it, i've even made him a cup of tea with it but no! argh.. Do they subsidise any lactose free formulas? this is mental. ------------- Alex, Thomas and Lily http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow">
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Posted By: Emmi_
Date Posted: 24 June 2011 at 10:10am
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Could you slowly wean him onto the alternative? So just put 10 mls in the first time (so its a gradual taste change rahter than a big shock?) It mgiht work?
Otherwise I woudl have a chat to your GP/pead about it, if theyve diagnosed him as lactose free then it should be free/subsidised? (I dont know tho, just going off the bits Ive been told with DDs allergies, but shes not on formula so havnt taken much notice sorry!) ------------- 
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Posted By: Shelt
Date Posted: 24 June 2011 at 8:58pm
I happened to be talking to a nutritionalist about something the other week and this came up (my DD doesn't drink milk, she only has it on cereal). She said there is no reason kids need to get calcium from milk if they eat veges etc with calcium in them. They absorb the calcium better from plant products anyway. Brocolli, spinach, oranges and seasame seeds/oil all contain calcium. This link talks about calcium from veges http://www.diseaseproof.com/archives/osteoporosis-choose-vegetable-calcium-over-animal-calcium.html - Link If he really doesn't like the taste of the other types of milk and you don't want to continue buying the formula, as long as he gets the fruit/veg containing calcium he won't be missing out. ETA to fix link ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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MissAngel wrote:Posted By: AandCsmum
Date Posted: 25 June 2011 at 2:04pm
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Brussel sprouts have loads of vitamins in them as well, puree them up & hide them in foods ------------- Kel http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: SpecialK
Date Posted: 27 June 2011 at 7:58pm
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Also tinned salmon and sardines are really good for calcium, just mash up all the bones as well and put it in pasta/fish cakes.
And - my DS wasn't lactose intolerant but hated the taste of cow's milk, so we just slowly got him to have mixed bottles. So on the first week he had 100ml formula and 50ml cow's milk, second week he had 50ml formula and 100ml cow's milk, and then all cow's milk. Might be worth a shot? Oh and - my DD is currently on lactose free formula (I so sympathise with the $$, ouchy!) but today I found lactose fee milk. Still expensive, about $4 a litre but that might also be worth a try? ------------- http://lilypie.com">  http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: Mucky_Tiger
Date Posted: 04 July 2011 at 6:07pm
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if he wont drink it but drinks water happily can you look into calcium supplements instead
if there is no other option for milk he will drink |