1 yr old allergic to milk, almond milk, now soy is a problem

amother

↑ OP ↓

Tue, Oct 29 2024, 8:59 am

amother Brown wrote:

Sorry I wrote eggs above and salmon
Dr paregers makes two veggies littles that have beans that I give my baby also allergic to sesame chickpea egg and lentil
Cauliflower broccoli sticks has beans and also another called birthday littles it has sweet photo mixed in so tastes like bday cake in cute little shapes. It helped me wean off as well because he loved them.
https://www.target.com/p/dr-pr.....metab

https://www.target.com/p/dr-pr.....metab

Thanks! Will buy these

amother

Trillium

Tue, Oct 29 2024, 9:22 am

My allergic baby likes oat milk. When I went off of dairy for her I found it to be the best substitute.
Neocate may be covered by insurance, you have to get a prescription, but my baby hated it so I'm still nursing way past when I wanted to stop.
Technically if he's already over a year old he doesn't need milk, but mine needs the comfort factor.

↑ momofone613 ↓

Tue, Oct 29 2024, 9:44 am

If you're looking for a bandaid solution, like to wean off nursing, until he picks up his eating solid food, oatmilk is a good option. I understand you wanted something with protein etc, but I personally wouldn't continue giving your kid soy milk if he's reacting. Even just if it's "just loose and smelly" diapers. It's still irritating his stomach and that can also contribute to him not eating.

↑ momofone613

Tue, Oct 29 2024, 9:47 am

Also,Keep trying things like cholent, Chicken soup, pasta with meat sauce, sweet potatos.

It can take time to get used to foods. Some kids take longer. I have one kid where I had to sneaks proteins into her favorite baby pure just to get by until she got used to them.

And it takes a few trys, or more, for them to like stuff.

Ema of 5

Tue, Oct 29 2024, 9:52 am

amother OP wrote:

I really need to stop nursing for multiple reasons. And he’s over 1 already. Neocate is very expensive. Would insurance cover it for a baby over age 1? I have Fidelis

My son is 2 (just about) and he drinks late farms nutrition shakes. They do not contain milk, wheat, soy, nuts, and some other things too. He loves them. Maybe see if your pediatrician (or allergist, if you are seeing one) can write a letter to your insurance, requesting coverage.

mathbrain

Tue, Oct 29 2024, 9:53 am

Don’t try the pea milk if your child has peanut allergies 😳🙈.
Same family.

My son drank soy milk, but it definitely didn’t do amazing with his stomach. Now that he BH outgrew his almond allergy, I give him almond milk (rice milk in school), and his nose is no longer green, and his stools are solid. He’s 4 for reference.

amother

Wine

Tue, Oct 29 2024, 10:47 am

What about cashew or coconut milk?
Oatmilk really isn't great it's full of pesticides and additives.

Does your baby go for smoothies? My picky 1yo likes them a lot and I find them a great, nutrient dense "transitional" food. I make them thin and put in a straw sippy cup.

If you post your babies allergies I can try to suggest foods to try. And you need to keep offering them for baby to develop a taste for them. Consider also that baby may still be filling up on breastmilk so the nibbling at solids may just be them not very hungry as opposed to picky.

amother

Begonia

Tue, Oct 29 2024, 11:23 am

amother OP wrote:

I thought oat and rice milk aren’t nutritious. Do you have a specific brand to recommend that’s fortified with vitamins?

Edit- I just did a quick google search
“unsweetened soy milk is the healthiest. It is the most nutrient dense with the highest protein. Oat milk is the least healthy. It has the most carbs and calories, most of them empty calories from sugar.”

Maybe I should just continue with the soy milk? It wasn’t giving him full blown liquid diarrhea, more like loose stools that smelled really bad

My pediatrician says oat milk is as nutritious as water.
She always recommends ripple pea protein milk to those who can have it. It’s most similar to milk in terms of calcium.

My baby didn’t like the unsweetened one so I started by giving her 1/4 vanilla flavored and 3/4 unsweetened. And then slowly eased off the vanilla. She’s 2.5 now and still drinks the unseeetened happily. We use it for pancakes, French toast etc and it tastes great.

We buy it at shop rite or Target generally.
The Jewish groceries don’t carry it (though I’ve seen it at Kosher West in Lakewood).

keym

Tue, Oct 29 2024, 11:40 am

amother Begonia wrote:

Just beware.
Pea allergy is fairly common with soy allergies with peanut allergies or with sesame allergies.

amother

Hyssop

Tue, Oct 29 2024, 11:58 am

You can try WIC for formula or nutritional shakes. You may need a doctors note- not sure- but they give special accommodations based on need (even for children way too old for wic)

amother

↑ Bronze

Tue, Oct 29 2024, 12:09 pm

amother OP wrote:

I really need to stop nursing for multiple reasons. And he’s over 1 already. Neocate is very expensive. Would insurance cover it for a baby over age 1? I have Fidelis

Yes, it was covered through insurance. With alot of hard work on my part, it needed prior approval, and you have to have a documented history which substantiated your claim

amother

Taupe

Tue, Oct 29 2024, 2:04 pm

Put him on toddler formula or Nutrition drinks. I like Kate farms but it takes time to get used to the taste. Usually insurance will cover it with a prescription.

If you can't, try ripple milk. Unless he's allergic, it's by far the most nutritious left.

amother

DarkRed ↓

Wed, Oct 30 2024, 3:21 pm

amother OP wrote:

Its not so simple because you need to read the bottles that you buy. You can find watered down low calorie soy milk that isnt fortified with vitamins. You want to go to the store and read the labels and find a milk with around 8g of protein, is not fat free, and is fortified with calcium and vitamin D and other vitamins as well if you are specifically concerned about finding something nutritious to be as close to real milk as possible, and have it stand in as milk and be a realiable source of nutrients and calories in your sons diet

amother

↑ DarkRed ↓

Wed, Oct 30 2024, 3:24 pm

keym wrote:

Just beware.
Pea allergy is fairly common with soy allergies with peanut allergies or with sesame allergies.

Great warning but it doesnt seam that ops son is allergic to soy just that it doesnt agree with his digestive system. It might even only be this one specific brand depending on the fillers or preservatives. Not fear mongering against fillers and preservatives they are needed to preserve and stabalize foods. Just some ingreidents can trigger digestive upset in some people.

amother

↑ DarkRed

Wed, Oct 30 2024, 3:28 pm

amother Begonia wrote:

Your pediatrician's blanket statement against oatmilk does not mean anything because some brands will have fat and protein and be fortified while others will not. Its like saying cows milk is as nutritious as water for kids meanwhile you are talking about raw milk which can have pathogens causing your kid to get sick and is not fortifed with vitamin d or calcium or if you were to give them only fat free milk even if its fortified.

amother

Cherry

Wed, Oct 30 2024, 4:00 pm

I was told soy allergies and milk allergies go together. So when I had a child allergic to dairy and eggs and citrus I was told to watch wheat and to avoid soy. Insurance should cover specialty formulas. Target brand hypoallergenic has a ou so you can try that. Just make sure he’s growing/gaining. Hatzlacha!

amother

Tulip

Wed, Oct 30 2024, 4:19 pm

amother Begonia wrote:

I buy it from KW. I'm so thankful they carry it. They don't always have the kids though so sometimes we end up with regular.