Anyone used Baby Semp Lemolac food?

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Over in Scandinavia the usual brands of milk aren't available. The most common brand appears to be 'Semper Baby Semp' and Nestle 'Nan'

Our kid is 5 weeks old and she's had trouble with formula since we started her on it. She gets a lot of gas, tummy ache and constipation.

We were advised to buy an expensive lactose free food by her doctor, but before we got around to it we spotted this Lemolac stuff in the shop. Apparently milk protein is broken down better in this stuff which is easier to digest and is supposed to help. I know it's not the same as lactose free but she hasn't been diagnosed with anything, it was just advised.

Anyway, I've been searching for reviews or comments about Baby Semp Lemolac but haven't had much success. The few I have read seem quite positive but I thought I'd ask around here in case someone in a situation like myself has used it.

Thanks in advance

Sorry I have no idea about the range of formulas in Scandinavia!

Do you mean your Dr recommended your 5 week old baby to have actual food? Or a specialist formula milk?

Lactose is a milk sugar that is present in all animal milks (as opposed to almond/soy/rice/oat 'milks') and cow's milk protein is the specific proteins that cow's milk is made from (very different to human milk proteins). Cow's milk protein intolerance is a different condition to lactose intolerance.

True lactose intolerance (aka Congenital Lactose Intolerance) is very, very rare and is usually diagnosed within days of birth and is genetic - feeding regular formula is not possible in this case (it would be categorised by chronic diarrhoea and dehydration and hospitalisation within days of birth [if you even left the hospital]).

Secondary lactose intolerance can occur after gastroenteritis (or similar) and will get better - swapping to a lactose free formula may be advised for the short term - SLI is not genetic and is in response to an illness which damages the parts of the gut which makes lactase (this is the enzyme that digests lactose).

Cows' milk protein intolerance (CMPI) is an intolerance to the proteins that are unique to cows' milk. In this case an extensively hydrolysed (the proteins are broken down during processing) formula would be prescribed by a Dr/Paed. If this wasn't suitable an 'elemental' formula may be prescribed (this is made from manufactured amino acids).

Formula that are described as 'easier to digest' or 'more comfortable for baby to digest' are partially hydrolysed (some of the protein is broken down but not all). They are sometimes called 'Comfort Milks' in the UK (I don't know if there is a similar term/product in Norwegian/Swedish/Danish/Finnish countries or languages). From what I can tell from Google Translate the Baby Semp Lemolac is a 'comfort milk' / partially hydrolysed formula rather than an extensively hydrolysed/elemental formula. Google Translate may well be wrong though

Soy formula is to be avoided in the under 6m as it can 'sensitise' the baby to the soy proteins so extensively hydrolysed formula (or if that is not tolerated by baby elemental formula) is recommended.

Thanks for your response, it was very helpful.

I knew it wasn't a lactose intolerance. We have a friend whose baby was hospitalised three times until he was diagnosed with LI.

I'm just worrying about my girl because she only poops once a day and is in apparent pain for hours before she passes it. She was awake from 8am to 2pm today which is very abnormal for her. During this time I fed her four times. Two proper feeds and two small feeds because she seemed to be hungry yet also couldn't cope with it. She cries out loud and strains every 15-20 seconds for about an hour before she finally poops and then she gurgles away happily again. She's been prescribed lactulose but I have that stuff myself and I know it makes you very gassy and can also hurt your stomach badly at times.

Sorry, I guess this information should be on a different thread, but I hate to think of my baby suffering because her parents didn't pick up what was wrong with her >

Without being too gross - what's her poo like when she does go? Does it look like any of these poos? (sorry for this if you are eating food!).

Some babies struggle to poo due to the immaturity of the gut and the organisation/co-ordination needed to actually poo and they may make a big effort to get a poo out. Wriggling, going red in the face, grunting, pulling faces are all common things that babies do when/before pooing but it's only a problem if the resulting poo is hard and dry-ish (like picture 2 on the 2nd row or like picture 2 on the 3rd row).

What volume is a 'proper feed' - it may be for her smaller volumes more frequently would make for easier digestion (her stomach is only small and if it's overfull it can be uncomfortable for her - some babies don't vomit up the excess milk so can be fussy/upset after a feed).

You'd probably be looking at feeding a 5w baby 8 or more times a day with most feeds being somewhere in the range of 2-4oz (she may want more or less milk with each feed depending on her appetite).

This is about paced bottle feeding - a way of feeding a baby with a bottle so they have time to recognised satiety cues and not get overwhelmed by milkflow (not saying any of this applies to your DD but it's full of tips to help make bottle feeding as comfortable as possible for baby).

Sounds like something you need to check out medically, OP. Not sure what medical help there is where you are but all the nordic countries are reputed to have tip top access to public health services...not sure obv if available to you.

Would a return to bf be an option for you? Sounds like your baby started off bf. If you want to know how to do this ask here and/or search relactation on web.

Breast/formula milk is considered "food" in the US (just to clear up any language differences) because it's a complete diet for babies.

yes sorry my mother always refers to milk as a food so I sometimes say it too.

My baby's poop looked like the yellow runny one for the last couple of days. She projectile pooped out of her nappy on me this morning and covered me from head to foot, and still filled her nappy, but it wasn't as watery as normal. She is exclusively formula fed, but her poo is always bright yellow with milky clots in it.

she's 5 weeks old and weighs 3.1kg. we give her 90ml per meal and she has 8-12 bottles per 24 hrs. this lemolac stuff has made her more hungry than usual due to being digested faster. she vomits or regurgitates perhaps once a day or less.

I can't return to bf as I don't make enough milk now and although she can still latch on, she's lazy and has tantrums about it. The reason I stopped was because she hurt me like crazy and it took hours to feed.