soya/rice milks

[CORNGIRL]

Hi all
My dd is 20 months old and has been diagnosed with dairy allergy ( at 5 months)and has since been on wysoy, my question is when is it ok to give her soya/rice milk to drink either longlife or fresh. I am aware that these are marketed as low fat so am concerned that they are suitable but would be so much easier. I have been told that she will probably grow out of it but so far attempts to re introduce dairy has resulted in her skin flaring up. Am still waiting for hv to get back to me so thought I would ask here as well.

Thanks

My ds was also diagnosed with dairy allergy around 8 - 9 months. I bf until 18months and then I put him onto fresh soya milk (tested negative for soya). He has been on soya for over a year now and have had no problems. He is healthy and active.

I'm sure it says on the soya milk carton that it is not suitable for a main drink till they are 2. (not long to go then) Do you get your wysoy on perscription?

I'm afraid it's not enough, they are OK in terms of Calcium (when the box says they are enriched with it), but lack the amounts of fat a small child needs. We have been told to add olive oil to it by a dietitian (yuk!) so... my advice would be to continue with formula for as long as you can,

or... add to her diet one of Mymama delicious chocolate cakes to provide the extra fat needed

Thank you Chandra

i agree with chandar, stick to formula as long as you can. DS was on wysoy till 2, then went onto Rice Milks with added calcium. DS then ate more meat and other foods, I guess to make up for lost calories.

Thanks everyone
I never thought to look on the side of the carton .. LOL very bad and persistent case of placenta brain :o We do get the wysoy on prescription so its not a problem just wanting to make life as simple as possible, I guess. Like the sound of the choc cake, homemade? I tried a dairy free choc cake recipe for dds 1st birthday, might have to destroy photos, looked like a cow pat! Tasted ok though.Am finding its getting tougher with the food thing as she gets older, the non dairy cheeses are ok for baking but haven't had much success with them otherwise, still its not much to cope with in the bigger scheme of things, don't know how people manage with multiple/severe allergies, must be an absolute nightmare.

Hi Corngirl
My ds1 is allergic to dairy (and eggs) and was on Wysoy until about 20 months. Since then, on advice from paed dietician he has the vitamin and calcium enriched soya milk (blue alpro). Rice milk is too low in protein to be much good for children. The dietician said my ds would be okay on this because his diet is good overall and he eats a good range of foods. If your dd is fussy you might be better sticking with formula. Don't worry too much about the fat and calories (I worried about this too) - your dd will probably just eat more to make up any shortfall.

It's really nice to stop making formula.....

Hi i have been reading all of your messages and wondered if you could help me my son is 11 months old he was born with dilated kidneys also has server facial eczema and allergies to egg and milk products hes had the skin prick tests done in feb this year and they found that he has these allergies and that hes also allergic to soya so i have to avoid everything that contain egg and milk products as my first child does not suffer from this am stuck as to what to feed him i just give him veg with fish and chicken and beef and fruit puree for desert its coming up to his bithday in a week and i was wondering what to make as party food and a cake if possible.

I also have problems with what to feed him on a day to day basis he seems to be on just cooked dinners with veg and diffrent meat im sure he gets fed up and would like a bit of variety.

also hes on neocate formula would he stay on this till he goes back to the hospital?

im at a loss i feel as if no one his helping me

your advice would be appreciated
thanks

tigercharmpink I sympathise with you. It is overwhelming and takes a little time to adjust. Is he allergic to wheat or corn?? There are many plain cracker biscuits that contain basically wheat flour and vegetable oil that may suit for him to suck on. YOu can also get corn/rice cruskits that are the same with maize flour.

You could make rice pudding with rice, his milk and a little sugar or fruit puree to sweeten slightly. Homemade custard with his milk as a substitute - I don't think custard powder contains soya. Jelly made from fruit juice and gelatine. Pasta. Does he have bread/toast fingers?? My ds is not allergic to soya so I am a little unsure if breads etc contain soya. My ds was initially allergic to milk, wheat, egg, fish and peanut (only egg and peanut now). I kept baking normal biscuit/muffin/pikelet recipes and substituted flours/milks/butters etc with those he could have. Things I cooked were not always nice to us but he didn't know any different. I remember going to the grocery shop/health food stores for hours at a time and scouring every item for ingredients and finding him new foods that were suitable. Hope that helps.

Hi tiger/mymama
its stories like yours that make me realise how lucky we are just to deal with dairy allergy but tiger, as mymama has already said, we too just adapt recipes and have spent ages looking around for substitutes online and in local health food shops. Have you been referred to a dietician, they usually operate an open door for this kind of problem and I would have thought they should be in very regular contact ... obviously not though.I find the thinking about balanced diets etc stressful enough without the extra worry and couldn't believe the lack of advice/support around weaning generally.
wishing you all the best x

I made cauliflower no cheese last night. Ds still loved it even though it's no longer cheesy.

Don't think you always need to substitute - what the point of putting more soya into something that already has soya in it?

thankyou all for your advice i have spent hours looking for recpies on the net and seatching throught the shops and have now decided to cook everything from scratch i know it takes more time but at least i know all of the ingredience. And yes we have started to eat more healthly which is not a bad thing so once again thank you :)