AIBU to carry on giving baby rice milk?

[Starwarsorbaby]

DS is 17 months and since he turned a year we have given him soya milk. He's had terrible skin problems so have switched to rice milk, which he actually prefers. (for bedtime drink).

DD is 6 months, and for the last few weeks we haven't had much sleep because she won't settle and won't drink a full bottle. (she has gaviscon added to her feeds)

We're pulling our hair out and are totally sleep deprived.

Tonight, in desperation, we gave her rice milk and she drank the whole bottle and fell asleep! Oh joy!

Then I Google it and find rice milk is not supposed to be given to children under 4 years.

Would IBU to carry on giving it to them at night before bed or should I stop altogether?

I can ask my hv Monday, but it's Saturday night and needed more immediate, mumsnet advice!
Thanks.

koko was advised by a dietitian fir dd2. along side alpro 1+ but fir over a yr obviously.

under guidance they are ok.

it's not always lactose that's the problem. more commonly it's the milk.protein

We had this with our son as he couldn't take my breast milk, formula or soya - they all made him uncomfortable and sickly. We saw a paediatrician who gave him a formula they give to CF patients who can't digest milk. The change in him was astonishing. We were also advised to use Actimel but that didn't help either.
It took some pushing the HV and GP to get to see the paediatrician but babies/children should not be uncomfortable after they have food so it is usually an indicator there is something amiss - usually an enzyme not being produced. All the time you persist you are irritating the stomach and that enzyme doesn't get the chance to to be produced so discomfort continues. Go with your instincts.

Sounds like she could be dairy intolerant. You can buy a dairy free formula from the supermarket (sma I think?) that you could use then make an appnt to see a GP on Monday to discuss having her prescribed dairy free formula. I've got 2 dairy intolerant DD's and this is what I'd do in your situation. OP I know how awful it is having a really unsettled baby. You'd do anything to make them better.

**should be sma do one I think. Sorry!

Excuse my ignorance please but where the fuck does the arsenic come from?! Does rice contain arsenic?

I'd recommend seeing a Dietician. We were pulling our hair out and it turned out our DD had a cow's milk protein allergy. She is now a different (happier!) baby!

Yes rice contains arsnic

Wow....never knew that.

lactose free formula?

lactose free formula is no use when it's the protein that's the problem.

Rice milk .... No no no.

And Iv had 2 DC with CMP & soya intolerances.

You need to discuss with HV who will be far more knowledgeable than your GP on milks.

There are prescription formulas available ranging from a tiny bit of dairy to complete amino acid based formulas that have pretty much never been near anything living. If things are that bad I suggest visiting your Drs and/or referral to consultant.

DS1 was 12m when he was identified as CMPA and soya intolerant. Oatly was reccommended for us.

It took 3 GP visits, to be referred to the peads and dieticians. The first one was when I ran in with his face rapidly swelling from trying baby porridge, so something was obviously amiss.

The soya issue became apparent when we switched to dairy free products. He'd randomly start screaming. He did a beautiful demonstration for the dietician rounded off with a humungous trump! (Unfortunately he'd not long started with responding to "no" by screaming and headbutting the floor, so I hadn't twigged that some of these reactions were pain rather than tantrums ). He'd also become sickly which he hadn't been before which I had mentioned and thought odd.

GP and ask for neocate prescription

Our dietician said never rice milk but koko milk or oatly (fortified one not organic) ok from 1 years old but they are low in calories which is why a prescribed formula is used before 1 years old

you can buy aptamil pepti from chemists

I believe Aptamil Pepti is lactose free but still contains protein.

I thought it was other way round.

hydrolysed so protein is massively broken down but still contains a smidgeon of lactose.

could he wrong though it's been 5 years

You're correct Giles

Sorry, my mistake. Pepti 1 is not lactose free. Similac alimentum is lactose free and has the protein broken down.

Dd was put on Soya formula by the pediatrician when she was under 6 months, she thrived on it. It stunk to high heaven but she was happy and slept well and stopped getting sick as much.

Our son drinks Aptimil Lactose Free. Available widely. But if milk protein is the problem you will need milk on prescription. I agree with others that a baby under 12 months needs formula designed for babies (if not breast milk). Young children shouldn't have rice milk and it's put me off totally!

A baby under 1 need formula especially for babies. YWBU to keep going

Rice milk is not milk; the only similarity is that it is white and wet. It does not contain the nutrients of milk and It really shouldn't be called milk at all. So it definitely isn't fit for babies.

I just found this post as I'm looking into getting information on formula too. For sure it is great that rice milk helped your little one but as mentioned above be carful with the sugar added. This can lead to severe health problems once they are older!