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HELP!!! baby formula weening over to milk
so elliott turned 1 yr old dec 20th 2010 we have been trying to get him weened over to milk for over a month at this time but every time we do 2nd day into he get exploding diarrhea and projectile vomiting i don't get it and we have done it 4 different times!!!! we get him better, stools back to normal and then wait another few days to a a week and do it again and it is the same outcome we have tried all the milks out there whole,2%, 1% skim and soy but all turn out the same we have a dr appt on Thurs to hopefully figure this out but i was wondering if you ladies could give me any incite and help me out oh and there in no family history of a milk allergy on my side or his fathers and the formula he is drinking is enfamil premium (which is a milk based formula) oh and we only do like 2 oz milk and the rest formula and his body cant handle that little please ladies i am in need of some help and your expirence thank you in advance
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first I think it is digestive thing, If it were lactose then it would of showed up sooner and if he did the milk based formula then that is not it either.
I would go to a Whole Foods grocery store and get goats milk for him. It is the easiest thing on the belly and closest to breastmilk.
They have it in cans in your regular grocery also but it cost more.
I would go to a Whole Foods grocery store and get goats milk for him. It is the easiest thing on the belly and closest to breastmilk.
They have it in cans in your regular grocery also but it cost more.
oh no how awful for you!!!
I think the only thing you can do is what your doing and going to see the Dr. It sounds to me as though his tummy is not tolerating any milk, the only thing i would suggest is using follow on milk, which is a powder base just like formula and is very very light on the tummy, other than that i would suggest taking him to the dr.
Good luck!! at least he likes cheese and yogurts etc.. so he is getting his calcium
I think the only thing you can do is what your doing and going to see the Dr. It sounds to me as though his tummy is not tolerating any milk, the only thing i would suggest is using follow on milk, which is a powder base just like formula and is very very light on the tummy, other than that i would suggest taking him to the dr.
Good luck!! at least he likes cheese and yogurts etc.. so he is getting his calcium
ya he handles everything else just fine mac and cheese, cheese (as cheese and crackers are one of our treats during the day) ice cream yogurt pudding stuff like that but the milk is a whole nother story i just don't get it it really has me stumped and and i keeping shim on straight formula till i see his ped dr on thurs
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If it were me I would try starting out by substituting 1/2 ounce of his normal bottle of formula with whole milk. Do this for 3-4 days. Then increase it to 1 ounce for 3-4 days then 1 1/2 ounces and so on until you slowly work it to where it's straight milk and no formula. There is going to be a reaction from his system as it adjusts to digesting something foreign to it. Diarrhea can be a normal thing when adding milk into the diet. As long as it isn't bloody and he's not getting dehydrated it should be ok and should ease off as his body learns to adjust to the milk. The vomiting is a different story.
Is he able to eat any other dairy products like cheese? I would probably just hold off on trying the milk again until you see his ped.