Recently switched DS to non-dairy milk

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Hi,

I posted recently about my son having a really bad eczema rash around his mouth and chin, which was spreading to his cheeks and breaking and weeping.

Following advice from lovey mumsnetters ive decided to switch DS onto soya milk (attached a pic) he drank it as normal, I was worried he'd refuse.

Do I need to be giving him any additional vitimans? I haven't cut out all dairy, he has minimal amounts of cheese and butter.

Is there anything I should be giving him to ensure that he's not missing anything?

Tia xxx

There is some dangerous misinformation on this thread. Soya is not harmful to humans - the phytoestrogens affect other plants, yes, but not humans. This is a mistruth spread by the dairy industry and has been debunked. Soya is perfectly safe for babies, male or female.

@aliensprig unusual for the NHS to share ‘dangerous misinformation’.

The 2nd, 3rd and 4th ingredients of the Alpro toddler milk are all sugar of one type or another.

Even without the concern about hormones that’s not great for a product toddlers are likely to drink a lot of.

And the first ingredient in SMA soya formula is maltodextrin which is high glycemic index known for causing spikes in blood sugar levels.

I actually don’t know how these products are allowed!

@INeedNewShoes unfortunately for my dd this is the only milk she can drink without becoming violently ill!! What else should I give her? 🤷‍♀️

@iusedtohavechickens nobody is suggesting (I hope) that you don’t use it, if it’s a life line for your child.. it’s a life line. Maybe that it should be better formulated is he point the PP was trying to make (?).

Every choice we make is about weighing up the risks; not drinking at all or drinking soy formula has only one option really doesn’t it. I totally agree.

@FTEngineerM that's a joke right?

Soya milk is fine as long as he isn’t allergic to it! There is an over lap between cow milk allergy and soya allergic because the proteins are very similar.

Both my girls are allergic to dairy (oldest has recently out grown it) and my oldest drank loads of soya milk from 1 until 4yrs old when she suddenly decided she didn’t like it. My youngest is allergic to soya so we use Oatley Barista at home.

Which part @aliensprig

For young babies that have cmpa there seems to be little choice - the options are to breast feed or to give dairy free formula. Even the gp-prescribed formulas like Nutrimagen and Neocate use glucose syrup as their first ingredient. I just don’t understand how they can’t find another way to supply the necessary calories in a palatable drink for babies.

It’s really tough and for some babies it leaves no choice but to introduce these formulas that are sugary.

Once they turn one you can switch to oat milk, coconut milk or almond milk as long as they’re heavily fortified with calcium. I ended up BF DD until she was 2 to put off having to use replacement milk as I’m not even THAT happy with oat milk as it’s primarily rapeseed oil! It also tastes sweet even though there’s no added sugar of any kind.

Unfortunately for me I was unable to breast feed as I adopted my dd so this really wasn't an option. She has just turned two and needs to stay on the formula as she needs all the extra nutrients in it due to the withdrawal complications and her being much smaller than she should be!! In a perfect world we wouldn't need to use these products but for me fed is best and I will give her everything she needs to make sure she grows and stays healthy!