Oat milk?

Did they refer you to an allergy clinic? Have you had the skin prick tests?

Suspected CMPA should lead to a referral to an allergy clinic where a specialist doctor and normally a registered dietitian look after the child. You should be seen annually to see how the allergies are developing.

Maybe you already know all this, apologies if so!

There are many factors to take into account with an allergic child’s diet, eg risk of reaction, importance of calories and fats for infants, iodine, and exposure to minimise risk of new allergies emerging etc etc

That’s why you really need medical advice, it’s a complicated and specialised area.

We use the no sugar oat milk. I used to buy the Alpro growing up milk until I realised the amount of sugar it has in it. My DS used to wake up crying for it, so I switched.

I was responding to another poster who said they should get soy milk rather than anything plant based. I wasn't recommending soy milk 😊

Soy milk can upset hormone balance

Is there a milk delivery service in your area? We use milk and more and they offer a fresh oat milk which is much less processed than the long life versions

If he is fine with breast milk then he is fine with lactose as all mammal milk has lactose in it.

Is he allergic to lactose or the proteins in cows milk? And have you tried him with goat milk?

If you just want extra calories and good fats you could add blended cashews with water (cashew cream) or nut butter.

So bloody right. Finally found someone who agrees with what I've been thinking for years!!!

My son is 11mo and allergic to cows milk. I use alpro soya growing up milk for 1-3 year olds in his porridge and he loves it. If your son can have soya I'd definitely recommend this

Alpro do a growing up milk with extra stuff in it.

It's fine to cook and make porridge etc with cow/oat/soy/nut milk from 6 months, it just means don't swap their main milk feeds to any of those things before a year. So make porridge with whatever milk you want.

As a type 1 diabetic oat milk doesn’t do that.

We’re a dairy free family, our daughter started having oat milk from six months old, go for the longlife versions as you can stock up when its on offer.

He might be waking more just because of the change of you going back to work. His anxiety about you not being there all the time, getting used to whatever childcare he's in.
If it's that he'll settle in time. I wouldn't worry too much about the food, porridge is only one meal of the day, assuming he's eating a variety of nutrient dense food untill he's full for the other meals/snacks

It's fine to give him oat milk but it's not really something that fills them up like cows milk does.

People with CMPA (vs lactose intolerance) often cant have any soy as the protein codes are similar, my DS reacts the same to soy as to dairy.

My dietician recommend sardines/pilchards as a good source of calcium, the ones that come in tomato sauce are quite nice

I went through this with DD, I preferred coconut milk to oat milk as a substitute health wise. But in the end I decided it was better to avoid meals which needed milk than try to find a replacement.

So stopped offering porridge or cereal for breakfast and offered a muffin/toast/ect with fruit.

You can make some fab muffins, put anything in them and freeze in batches, then pop in the microwave to defrost. DDs fav was cheese and broccoli (after a while she could cope with cooked cheese and butter, and now can have it uncooked and drink milk)

Edited to add that we used to buy calcium fortified orange juice for her too, and offered more calcium rich foods... Eg adding frozen spinach to spag bol, dried apricots as a snack, tinned mackerel on toast for dinner

Have you needed to stop having dairy yourself if you're BF?

@ZombieBoob my oldest was getting funny rashes with cows milk as well as some sort of eczema so we have been on organic A2 (100% gurnsey) for a while . It’s missing a specific casein but also the cows protein it has doesn’t cause issues for us

I do make sure it’s boiled before I give it (consultant had told me allergens not as strong when you boil)

just a thought

good luck x

You do know that organic milk exists right? That doesn't have antibiotics, growth hormones, etc in it neither added to the cow or the milk.

We are vegan and my son has been having oat milk in meals since 6 months, he is now 20 months. I dont see any problem with this, especially as the milk is fortified with calcium and vitamins. He also still breastfeeds

OP I have a daughter with CMPA. You really need to speak with a paediatric allergist and dietician. There is some well meaning but incorrect advice on here, not least confusion between lactose intolerance and milk protein allergy.

Good luck! Hopefully your little one grows out of it soon!

Its absolutely fine to make your child's porridge with oat milk when they are still breast fed. They will get the calcium they need from you.