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Is there a follow on soya milk?

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Henda · 22/09/2005 21:56

Hey everyone! My DS has been on Wysoy pretty much since day one. He is now seven months, and i was wondering if it is necessary to start him on a follow on milk lf any exist that is soya based??? I never see the HV anymore, since i've been back at work. Please help

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Moomin · 22/09/2005 22:12

As far as I know there is no actual need for follow-on milk at all - it's a marketing ploy used by formula companies so that they can advertise, as they're not allowed to advertise 'first' milk.

So really, I wouldn't worry about a follow-on, just continue to use the soya milk your ds seems so happy with! Any extra vits and minerals can be gained through his solid food which I assume you will have started him on recently, and this will help hunger levels as well.

rummum · 22/09/2005 22:39

Hi henda... why is he on wysoy? is he allergic to dairy? I'm sure they can have long life soya milk as a main drink when they are 2... but it can be used in cooking before then...

Son is allergic to dairy and this is what we had to do for him... (can't find any information on the soya carton though...)

the wysoy costs a fortune doesn't it...

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Henda · 24/09/2005 19:54

blimey. didn't realise that follow on stuff was a ploy! And, yes, he is allergic to dairy, and yes it costs a FORTUNE. Its not fair

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starlover · 24/09/2005 19:57

gosh, i always thought you could get it on prescription if your child had an allergy

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Henda · 24/09/2005 20:07

you can, but my surgery makes it quite clear that they don't like to supply it all, and will only issue scripts for it now and again

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starlover · 24/09/2005 20:10

hmmm well if they are entitled to it then i would demand it!
that's like saying "your asthma inhalers are too expensive, so we'll only give you a few"

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Henda · 24/09/2005 20:17

yeah, i suppose so. its a bit tight eh? I'm gonna put in the repeat on Monday!!

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starlover · 24/09/2005 20:18

yeah, i would... and i would keep on doing it! if he's entitled to it then get it!
having said that, i think i have a reputation as a "problem patient" at our surgery

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Henda · 24/09/2005 20:19

oops

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starlover · 24/09/2005 20:22

it does seem very odd though, i have a friend here who had it for a year for her little boy... all on prescription!

i guess it depends where you live

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Henda · 24/09/2005 20:29

I suppose if i just went and put my repeats in, they're not going to stop me. It was the HV who told me in the first place. I'm going to take your advice and just do it. sod it, i've been buying it most of the time up to now. I've paid enough national insurance in my time, i'm going to make the most of it!!

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starlover · 24/09/2005 20:30

too right! go for it!

he is entitled to it... it's not like it's your choice

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Henda · 24/09/2005 20:32

Lol!

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rummum · 25/09/2005 10:33

The locum doctor that I used to see refused to give it to me on perscription as she said that she didn't think that son had an allergy...
I saw my usual doctor and he did think that son had an allergy.. and gave it to me on perscription. when it was proved at the hospital with allergy tests that son did indeed have a very sever milk, egg and nut allergy, I could have gone back and hit her over the head with some thing heavy... just as well that she had left by then...

chatee · 25/09/2005 10:48

i have 6 unopened boxes of WYSOY milk that was sent to me direct from SMA after they had a recall on a certain production line that are dated until next year.......dd has since moved on to Tesco sweetened soya milk
Free for postage/courier/collection if you would like them(whichever is the cheapest)

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Henda · 26/09/2005 20:21

how long did your dd stay on wysoy?

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mummytosteven · 26/09/2005 20:25

i really wouldn't bother with changing him to follow on.

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Henda · 26/09/2005 20:31

i just didn't know whether there was one or not. He's a right chunk, so he's certainly not under-nourished!

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BabySamadhi · 28/03/2013 00:54

Hi, my 5 mth old LO has been on Friso Soy since 1mth old. I have only seen Isomil advance soy milk formula follow on (stages1,2 & 3). But there isn't any under Friso. My mother claims that all Friso formulas are soy based... I'm not too sure. Is this true? If so, do u have links I can read?

I understand follow on begins at the 6th month but I would like to get prepared.

scissy · 28/03/2013 21:25

as an aside, I've noticed that alpro do a toddler version of regular soya milk that you can use from age 1 rather than 2 - it has iron and some other additional vitamins to regular soya added. not sure how much it costs though (it's next to my regular soya milk in the supermarket)

narmada · 28/03/2013 21:45

It should NOT be up to you to buy the formula if your son is allergic. Actually, your GP has been pretty negligent because the NHS do not recommend soy formula for baby boys who are allergic to cow's milk. He should have been prescribed a hydrolysed formula.

I would go back to the GP to be honest, and insist on something different, and ask him/ her whether he has not read the evidence on phytoestogens in soy products. Not to mention the sugar levels.....

Sorry, not helpful, but I am cross on your behalf.

narmada · 28/03/2013 21:46

Whether they have not read.... dearie me.

narmada · 28/03/2013 21:51

Hang on, this is a ZOMBIE THREAD. From eight years ago. The OPs child will be nearly nine now .

BabySamadhi · 07/04/2013 14:36

I've heard from my GP, She said that It's alright to continue Friso Soy til 1 year of age since baby will receive nutrition from other foods... thats our duty...

narmada · 07/04/2013 21:46

Is your baby a boy, samadhi? Cos if so I would really look at other alternatives apart from soy.

Like your GP says, by and large follow-on formulas are a waste of everyone's time and money! they are just ways (in the UK at least) for formula companies to market their products. There is little nutritional difference between stage 1 and follow-on. Where do you live? I have never heard of the milk you mention.

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