Goat milk or soy milk

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Butterscotch

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My bub cannot take formula due to his allergy, I know BF will b good for him, but he is getting much older and I want to start to wean him off breastmilk.

We have tried giving him hypoallergenic formula quite a few times but he refuses to take it.

Now looking at goat milk or soy milk as alternative.

Has anyone tried it before? And what brand?
 
My daughter has a dairy allergy and is also allergic to goat's milk. She is fine with soy milk. The best thing to do is to get a sample and try in advance - either that or do allergy testing - because you don't want to waste money on formula he can't take. I know my GP/pediatrician had samples of Nursoy that we tried before we bought it. That's what we ended up giving her as it was available at Wellcome so was more convenient than trotting into 360/Citysuper/bumps2babes etc...
 
...sorry wanted to add, sometimes dairy allergy and soy allergy go together. Other times, dairy and goats milk allergies go together. That's why it's best to try first... If goat and soy BOTH don't work, then you might HAVE to use hypoallergenic, or breastfeed until 12 months old and then use something else instead...
 
Thanks for the replies
I also want to ask if you know soy milk formula supposed to have better nutrients than fresh soy milk? (my bub is already 18m so he should b able to take either if he is not allergic to soy)
 
We found that our guy would get really phlegmy with Soya formula and would cough throughout the night. Ask your Dr if he has any samples, and try a few to see which one better suits bub
 
If he is 18 months and a good eater, I wouldn't bother. A lot of people here in HK like to have their kids on formula until they are even 4!! I'm from Australia and typically we wean closer to 12-18 months. My daughter was only on soy formula between 12-15 months old when I stopped breastfeeding but her eating wasn't fantastic yet. Once she could eat a balanced diet, there was no need for formula. Bottles also are bad for their teeth so best to wean from the bottle by around 2 anyway. Now, my daughter is turning 3 - she still has a dairy allergy so I avoid dairy completely. She does continue to have soy yoghurt daily, but is great with eating a variety of fruits, vegetables, meat, rice/pasta/bread etc... Ultimately, they need to transition to an adult diet and they will get all the necessary nutrition from that.
 
My son is also allergic to cow's milk. He's been on Nutramigen after I stopped breastfeeding but lately he has a tendency to refuse milk. I put him on Nursoy and he has had no allergic reaction. He turns one this weekend and I'm thinking of giving him soy yoghurt. Can anyone tell me where I can purchase it? For soy milk does it matter which brand toddlers drink?
 
my son is always allergic to cow formula, had vomitted every time whenever he had it, i tried about 4 times in total, once he vomitted till he almost passed out. So the dr recommended soy milk because he said goat milk's composition is like cow milk....we've used soy milk similac, they sell it in the mannings in IFC (hard to find it elsewhere...). Ask your dr, at least this is what he told me, I went to 3 different drs, all said the same thing. Since the allergy is quite serious i didn't try cow milk more than 4 times (3 times before he was 1 year old, I tried again when he was 20 months old, didn't pass out, but vomitted a lot)...good luck!
 
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