can we try soy? weaning from neocate, peptamen

[Anonymous]

my 13 month old has been on neocate (for suspected milk protein allergy and reflux) since 4 months old and the GI and pediatrician want to start weaning him to see how he does. we are now mixing peptamen with his neocate. our insurance has denied covering the peptamen- although they completely covered the neocate. i’m just wondering has anyone else gone straight to soy milk and done ok? my son can handle a little cheese every day and we even give him macaroni and cheese and baked goods, pancakes, etc., that all contain milk and/or soy. he was allergy tested and milk came up very mild. we would like to try soy since it is much less expensive but the doctors want to wait to be safe.

[Anonymous]

JMO, but you could always try it and see. What type of allergy testing was performed? I’m asking because RAST(blood) testing isn’t very reliable(many false + & -‘s). The best time to test for allergies is b/t 18 & 36 months of age using Skin prick or Patch testing.

Another option other than soy and is very nutritional, is Hemp milk(DAIRY & SOY FREE • VEGAN • TREE NUT FREE • GLUTEN FREE
CHOLESTEROL FREE • NON-GMO • KOSHER • LOW SODIUM
Hemp contains no known allergens). It is full of omega 3 & 6 fatty acids. Plus it contains the same amount of calcium/vitamin D that whole milk does. My DD’s Ped was very pleased w/the nutritional value hemp milk offered. Of course, we also do vitamins to ensure she’s getting anything else she may be missing. I’ll post a link to the website. They are many flavors too. Each one lists it’s ingredients and the unsweetened versions don’t contain brown rice syrup(for LOs who can’t tolerate rice).

HTH!

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[Anonymous]

i second hemp milk 🙂 .. we will be weaning to that once she is one. soy is just not very good for you! expecially babies! .. if you’d like to know more about it.. you can PM me ..

or.. you can always try a follow up formula like goodstart 2 .. .?? made for toddlers? i would think if he can handle chesse.. he can handle goodstart formula.

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