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To use ds prescription

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strawberrycake · 06/08/2010 20:50

My 9 week old ds has been a nightmare to feed from day one, and it got worse and worse with hospital visit for dehydration and a crazy amount of diarrhea. Thankfully we seem to have stumbled on the magic bullet...soya milk. My GP prescribed it and he just started to eat again and he's no longer pooing/ screaming in pain all day. Obviously I'm very happy and told my friend today.

She seemed shocked I got it on prescription free and told me you can buy it off the shelf in the Tesco near her (she did as she's vegan). I didn't know this, it's not on the shelf anywhere near me and it's ordered in specially for me by boots. She said I should pay for it as I pay for formula already and it's cheeky to get it free. I see some logic in this, and I'd expect to pay for his food. On the other hand though if I were to not use the prescription I wouldn't know where to get it, I don't drive, nowhere within an hours walk sells it and the online supermarket I use don't do it. It would be a big trek to bulk buy it. I don't know if it costs the same/ more as I haven't seen it.

Would you use the prescription, or would you find it cheeky? I presumed until today it was a prescription only milk! I guess I could ask boots by me to order it, but they'd probably think I was a nutter. They are lovely down there and great me and know me and do all the repeats for me to pick up when I come in with no effort on my part. I'd have to tell them to stop this and look like a loon to them.

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Mishy1234 · 06/08/2010 21:53

YANBU.

Ignore your friend, she's being an arse. You have been given a prescription and have every right to use it.

Hope things improve for your DS soon.

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misdee · 06/08/2010 21:53

you can buy wysoy at tesco online. just searched. just in case you ever have to but it :)

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strawberrycake · 06/08/2010 21:55

ChippinIn- way too sleep deprived to calculate offense. In factual, you ask I answer mode!

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strawberrycake · 06/08/2010 21:57

Or spell offence...

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simpson · 06/08/2010 22:14

you are definately NBU.

My DD was on wysoy on prescription from 7mths but then developed a problem with that too Sad

She is now on neocate which is very pricey (although I get on prwscription) but she seems ok on it and even seem to like it

Think neocate is the last resort. DD is severely lactose/soya intolerant.

Your LO does not choose to have these problems, your friend chooses to drink soya milk and the soya milks she drinks as everyone else says is not suitable for a baby anyway.

LucyLouLou · 06/08/2010 22:24

YANBU but I think your friend may be more misinformed than malicious. You might want to give her the benefit of the doubt. Regardless, this is not about choosing to feed your son a certain thing, it's about having to do it, there's a very big difference.

Bit off topic, but does anyone know which one of those 'chemical' milks is the one that smells really really bad? My friend's DS (now quite some time out of the baby years) was fed on it to begin with and was told it was quite rare to be prescribed it. When I babysat her LO, the smell of the milk made me sick. Literally.

Sorry to hijack, but it's been bugging me for days what the name of it was for some reason!

simpson · 06/08/2010 22:26

Lucy - it was probably neocate Grin

It smells like a cross between smelly socks, wet dog & chlorine Hmm

I am used to the smell now though...

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LucyLouLou · 06/08/2010 22:30

simpson - it may well have been that, thank you :). You certainly have that smell pinned down well! Have you been inhaling it....Hmm?! I was a teenager when I started babysitting that LO and it made me so ill I had to get my mum to make up the bottles if the little dude was at my house. No word of a lie, if I was at the LO's home on my own with him, I used to cut a tampon in half and ram it up my nose so I wouldn't have to smell it lol.

Vistana · 06/08/2010 22:36

YANBU to use the prescription.
I emailed one of the formula milk companies for more info on their soya formula milks and they said they only do the one size in it as most people get it on prescription as it is significantly dearer than the other formula milks and people tend to only buy a tin if they have run out and don't have time to wait for a new prescription!

simpson · 06/08/2010 22:37

LOL Lucy - I have also found out the milk smells more if warmed or made up warm Hmm Luckily DD is ok with having it room temp now

MigGril · 06/08/2010 22:40

I'd use the persciption your child has a medical need.

And then try and have him reffured and tested and be slitly worried about useing soya formaula long term. A friends DS ended up allergic to Soya as a results, so don't think it's always the best option.

LucyLouLou · 06/08/2010 22:55

Oh yeah, it definitely smelt worse when it was warm, without doubt. Just the thought of it is enough to make me shudder now lol. Glad your DD is able to have at room temp, I can't imagine what I'd do if I had to handle that every day and warm!

simpson · 06/08/2010 23:18

TBH I don't know how she drinks it, but she will have it and ask for more!!

Confused Shock

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strawberrycake · 06/08/2010 23:20

I'll warn you before you click that this link actually made me cry. I was researching soy milk and this came up on goggle. Seriously, I'm actually crying and I am NOT that way inclined.www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/us_and_americas/article1768368.ece

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strawberrycake · 06/08/2010 23:21

I want to wake my son and feed him suddenly....he looks so beautiful.

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terryble · 06/08/2010 23:37

Again, I want to reiterate to all readers: not all vegans are bastards and/or idiots.

Some childless vegans do think cartons of soya drink are actually suitable as a breast milk substitute, rather than as a substitute substance for adding to tea and coffee.

Many, including myself, don't and didn't. The first lot are simply idiots, and were probably weaned on lead paint or something. Only explanation, really.

ChippingIn · 06/08/2010 23:39

strawberrycake - yes, it was incredibly sad, but not all vegans are like that and babies/children can be incredibly healthy on a vegan diet.

I was much healthier when I was vegan, much more 'full of life' but I travel a lot and it's very difficult in many countries. I started eating a bit of cheese and haven't stopped.. :(

RESIST THE URGE to wake that beautiful baby boy!!! Grin

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terryble · 06/08/2010 23:48

No-one's said it, but I'm offering reassurance in a pre-emptive manner.

Although, that said, I've implied that I think strawberrycake's friend is an idiot who may have been weaned on lead paint. Just to be clear, I do actually think this. Strawberrycake's friend, if you're reading this: read the sodding contents on the soya drink cartons you buy from Tesco. Does it look anywhere near enough to nourish a baby on?

splashy · 06/08/2010 23:54

YANBU

Your son has a medical need.

He is entitled to soya milk just as those with coeliac disease get prescribed wheat-free substitutes, sure the rest of us pay for food, but substitutes cost a lot more than generic versions.

Bloody cheek of your friend.

splashy · 06/08/2010 23:56

just wanted to add that 80% of children with cow's milk allergy are also allergic to soya milk however, so it may be well worth getting a referal to a peadiatric allergist, though it does sound that your child is doing a lot better with soya milk.

BarmyArmy · 07/08/2010 00:02

Strawberrycake - before you posted on here, what were your thoughts on this? Why did you think it might be an issue for you to use prescriptions?