What do you do when your child gets too old for hypoallergenic formula?

[Picante]

DS is 3.3 and still has Neocate on prescription . TBH I'm surprised the GP is still letting me have it.

He seems to have grown out of his dairy allergy but has adverse effects if he has too much - so he can have it on his cereal but not to drink iyswim.

He won't drink soya - I think it's too sweet for him, and he won't touch goat's milk.

What else can I do? He's still a bit of a milk monster, having a large beaker at night and another in the morning, so I can't just stop altogether.

Thanks.

We were told our dd 9mo can have Nutramigen AA on prescription till 18mo then will put her on a supervised 'milk reintroduction' programme. Have they suggested that for your ds? Not sure what happens if that doesn't work though. How about rice milk?

you can get unsweetened soya milk in cartons if the sweetness is a problem. DD (21 months) is currently on soya formula but we've been told to switch her onto regular soya milk at 2yo.

DD (17mths) is going to be on neocate for a while too and least until she is 2.6 then slowly try dairy/soya in her diet.

Thanks ladies I shall try some of these.

ds is still getting wysoy on prescription and he's 8 in September.
Spoke to docs and they can't get liquid milk alternatives on prescription, so i just keep filling in the repeat form and the wysoy just keeps on coming!

If he's happy on neocate and the GP is still willing to prescribe, I'd just keep the status quo to be honest. I know the Neocate Advance is aimed at children from 1-10 years, so at 3.3 you've still got a while yet!

Oh thanks AM I didn't know that! Will keep it going and not mention his age to the gp - thanks!