Re: OT: My infant nephew and Lactose formulas

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I wished I could remember what one of the Top Doc's said about cows milk in

infants/ toddlers but it was basically VERY Bad. Don't give it if you want your

child to stay healthy.

My own personal experience as well, do not use it.

Allie

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> Hi,

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> My nephew is 5 weeks old now and I've been keeping a close eye on him since

> he was even in his mother's womb! He was born 3 week early and weighed 2.5

> kg (5.5 lbs).

>

> He wasn't gaining any weight on the first 10 days but I stressed a lot about

> not giving him any formula. Finally after he was 2 weeks old his parents

> started giving him formula along with breastfeeding because they were sure

> he wasn't getting enough from his mother. They tried 3 different cow milk

> formula and all of them caused some intestinal problems (bad smell, greenish

> color, gas..) I thought about parasites but yet I suggested a lactose free

> formula, when they tried the LF his gut was good and he gained weight more

> rapidly. He's around 7-8 lbs now.

>

>

>

> Now my brother is thinking about trying the regular cow milk formula back a

> few weeks later. I thought it was a very bad idea that would hurt his gut

> but I'm not sure if I'm right (?). Currently he's breastfeeding but takes

> this LF formula with every meal ( about two ounces)

>

> My questions are:

>

> How can we know for sure if my nephew has a lactose sensitivity?

>

> When is a good time to introduce regular cow milk or cow formula that

> contain lactose?

>

> Anything we can do in case he came back positive about lactose sensitivity?

>

>

>

> Thanks,

>

> Noura

>

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Pls go to Weston price website and check on the fomulas there heathland easy to make at home Sent from my iPod

I wished I could remember what one of the Top Doc's said about cows milk in infants/ toddlers but it was basically VERY Bad. Don't give it if you want your child to stay healthy.

My own personal experience as well, do not use it.

Allie

>

>

>

> Hi,

>

> My nephew is 5 weeks old now and I've been keeping a close eye on him since

> he was even in his mother's womb! He was born 3 week early and weighed 2.5

> kg (5.5 lbs).

>

> He wasn't gaining any weight on the first 10 days but I stressed a lot about

> not giving him any formula. Finally after he was 2 weeks old his parents

> started giving him formula along with breastfeeding because they were sure

> he wasn't getting enough from his mother. They tried 3 different cow milk

> formula and all of them caused some intestinal problems (bad smell, greenish

> color, gas..) I thought about parasites but yet I suggested a lactose free

> formula, when they tried the LF his gut was good and he gained weight more

> rapidly. He's around 7-8 lbs now.

>

>

>

> Now my brother is thinking about trying the regular cow milk formula back a

> few weeks later. I thought it was a very bad idea that would hurt his gut

> but I'm not sure if I'm right (?). Currently he's breastfeeding but takes

> this LF formula with every meal ( about two ounces)

>

> My questions are:

>

> How can we know for sure if my nephew has a lactose sensitivity?

>

> When is a good time to introduce regular cow milk or cow formula that

> contain lactose?

>

> Anything we can do in case he came back positive about lactose sensitivity?

>

>

>

> Thanks,

>

> Noura

>

[Guest guest]

Allie, are you talking about normal cow milk or do you also mean cow milk formula that are especially for infants? Noura 1a Re: OT: My infant nephew and Lactose formulas Wed Aug 8, 2012 1:05 pm (PDT) . Posted by: " Heal1child " s_degiusti I wished I could remember what one of the Top Doc's said about cows milk in infants/ toddlers but it was basically VERY Bad. Don't give it if you want your child to stay healthy.My own personal experience as well, do not use it.Allie>> > > Hi,> > My nephew is 5 weeks old now and I've been keeping a close eye on him since> he was even in his mother's womb! He was born 3 week early and weighed 2.5> kg (5.5 lbs).> > He wasn't gaining any weight on the first 10 days but I stressed a lot about> not giving him any formula. Finally after he was 2 weeks old his parents> started giving him formula along with breastfeeding because they were sure> he wasn't getting enough from his mother. They tried 3 different cow milk> formula and all of them caused some intestinal problems (bad smell, greenish> color, gas..) I thought about parasites but yet I suggested a lactose free> formula, when they tried the LF his gut was good and he gained weight more> rapidly. He's around 7-8 lbs now.> > > > Now my brother is thinking about trying the regular cow milk formula back a> few weeks later. I thought it was a very bad idea that would hurt his gut> but I'm not sure if I'm right (?). Currently he's breastfeeding but takes> this LF formula with every meal ( about two ounces)> > My questions are: > > How can we know for sure if my nephew has a lactose sensitivity? > > When is a good time to introduce regular cow milk or cow formula that> contain lactose?> > Anything we can do in case he came back positive about lactose sensitivity?> > > > Thanks,> > Noura

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You are absolutely right. If it hurt his gut before, it will hurt it

now. Even without lactose intolerance, it's well-documented that cows' milk

protein is highly allergenic and

has very negative effects on a large percentage of young children. That's

because all milk is species-specific -- it is designed for the infant of that

species.

My goodness, five weeks -- and premature to boot -- is so young! Please try to

impress upon your that there is no reason to switch back and

indeed he may harm his baby.

Donna

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>

>

> Hi,

>

> My nephew is 5 weeks old now and I've been keeping a close eye on him since

> he was even in his mother's womb! He was born 3 week early and weighed 2.5

> kg (5.5 lbs).

>

> He wasn't gaining any weight on the first 10 days but I stressed a lot about

> not giving him any formula. Finally after he was 2 weeks old his parents

> started giving him formula along with breastfeeding because they were sure

> he wasn't getting enough from his mother. They tried 3 different cow milk

> formula and all of them caused some intestinal problems (bad smell, greenish

> color, gas..) I thought about parasites but yet I suggested a lactose free

> formula, when they tried the LF his gut was good and he gained weight more

> rapidly. He's around 7-8 lbs now.

>

>

>

> Now my brother is thinking about trying the regular cow milk formula back a

> few weeks later. I thought it was a very bad idea that would hurt his gut

> but I'm not sure if I'm right (?). Currently he's breastfeeding but takes

> this LF formula with every meal ( about two ounces)

>

> My questions are:

>

> How can we know for sure if my nephew has a lactose sensitivity?

>

> When is a good time to introduce regular cow milk or cow formula that

> contain lactose?

>

> Anything we can do in case he came back positive about lactose sensitivity?

>

>

>

> Thanks,

>

> Noura

>

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Salam Noura,

We emailed each other a while ago, how are you?

Weston Price is a good site to look up info, they have lots about how milk is

processed nowadays. It is not the healthful, nourishing milk of the past, when

it was taken from organic pastured cows and straight to the kitchen. It is held

in vats forever, bleached, deodorized, heated to high temperatures and mixered

in high speeds. The outcome doesn't have the enzymes and vitamins, no beneficial

bacteria- so they have to put it back in, engineered vit. A, D, E, and whatever

else to make it taste and look like milk. When they dry it for baby formula they

still further process it.

Nevertheless, the root of the problem is that milk is very hard to metabolize by

sensitive children, and should not be given to them. I think you know by your

own experience how difficult it is to feed a sensitive child and your brother

should heed your warnings. I feel sometimes family is in denial and does not

want to listen to me because that would mean that their child has the same

problems as mine. Not necessarily. Tons of children are super sensitive now and

their sensitivities range the gamut from mild that will work themselves out with

age, or severe that might get worse without intervention.

Blame it on the chemical world we live in.

If your nephew does well on breast and little milk free formula- why mess with

what works? Make sure mom is careful with her diet and supplement both mom and

baby with probiotics and vit D.

Look up FAILSAFE diet for tips to lower sensitivities and detox the body of the

baby so he can process foods better. Hold off on gluten and casein for now.

My husband's family had no clue as to what we were going through, and thought

also that baby needs to be supplemented with formula, and stuffed with foods to

grow big. Just wait until he gets 4 months and they all stuff him with bread and

tomato soups! (they have a baby now and she is getting itchy eczema and they are

baffled) These are different times. Bread is hard to digest and tomatoes are

super high in salicylates which might give reactions to sensitive ones. You have

to go very slowly to heal their system and nourish their body. Do what works.

My little guy is 14 months and still mostly on breast, Neocate Infant and

tasting this or that from what his brothers eat. We are free of gluten, casein,

lentils, baby also doesn't eat potatoes and eggs.

I hope it all works out for you guys, good luck

Dorote

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> > >

> > > Hi,

> > >

> > > My nephew is 5 weeks old now and I've been keeping a close eye on him

since

> > > he was even in his mother's womb! He was born 3 week early and weighed 2.5

> > > kg (5.5 lbs).

> > >

> > > He wasn't gaining any weight on the first 10 days but I stressed a lot

about

> > > not giving him any formula. Finally after he was 2 weeks old his parents

> > > started giving him formula along with breastfeeding because they were sure

> > > he wasn't getting enough from his mother. They tried 3 different cow milk

> > > formula and all of them caused some intestinal problems (bad smell,

greenish

> > > color, gas..) I thought about parasites but yet I suggested a lactose free

> > > formula, when they tried the LF his gut was good and he gained weight more

> > > rapidly. He's around 7-8 lbs now.

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > > Now my brother is thinking about trying the regular cow milk formula back

a

> > > few weeks later. I thought it was a very bad idea that would hurt his gut

> > > but I'm not sure if I'm right (?). Currently he's breastfeeding but takes

> > > this LF formula with every meal ( about two ounces)

> > >

> > > My questions are:

> > >

> > > How can we know for sure if my nephew has a lactose sensitivity?

> > >

> > > When is a good time to introduce regular cow milk or cow formula that

> > > contain lactose?

> > >

> > > Anything we can do in case he came back positive about lactose

sensitivity?

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > > Thanks,

> > >

> > > Noura

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> >

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