I don’t care what they say – GOATs milk

[Anonymous]

A lot of moms with babies with feeding tubes actually make their own food to put down the tube because of some of the reasons you stated – we really do not like giving our babies all that stuff (I still give formula down the tube but are giving a lot more purees etc lately).

Good luck and keep us posted!

[Anonymous]

Good luck. If you have Meyenber’s brand available to you, then I might consider using theirs. It’s a bit more expensive, but guaranteed by various standards to be free of any growth hormones or other things (that I can’t remember, sorry). Anyhow, they have a website. I tried it way back when, but of course, my little bottle hater wouldn’t even go near it (no matter how much I diluted it). Good luck again.

[Anonymous]

We are on Neocate, but I thought I would share…

My 80 yr old grandma said that is all her children could tolerate, and that their Doctor encouraged it (50+ yrs ago). I think you are really onto something….

Let me know how it goes. If it works, I may need you ask you some more questions (where to buy things, etc.).

Have a Great Day! Vibes for a screamless day coming your way….

Sherry

[Anonymous]

you may already be aware of this i dont know. i read somewhere on the asdr sears website that goats milk protein is similair to cows milk protein. he basically said if they are sensitive to cows milk protein they will probably be the same to goats milk protein. my son cant tolerate milk or soy protein, thats why i didnt put him on the goats milk.
good luck.

[Anonymous]

here i found it:

“Goat’s
milk casein is more similar to human milk, yet cow’s milk and goat’s milk
contain similar levels of the other allergenic protein, beta lactoglobulin.
Scientific studies have not found a decreased incidence of allergy with goat’s
milk”

http://www.askdrsears.com/html/3/T032400.asp

nataliachick72006-10-5 13:18:33

[Anonymous]

Our homeopath and chiro both muscle tested her fine for goats milk. However, I do have one last option left and that is a concoction I made up myself based on the following:

Rice Milk – as a base – can make homemade with brown rice, water and a vitamix

brown rice protein powder or goats milk powder for protein

coconut milk for fat

polyvisol for vitamins

I suppose I could add corn syrup too if I had too.

Our day is ok so far – only 1 screaming session and now she is better. I guess we will have to wait and see. I don’t know what else to do/try.

[Anonymous]

neocate? my son screamed after every feeding until neocate. he couldnt even tolerate the “hypoallergenic” formulas sold at drug stores.

[Anonymous]

Valerie,

I’ve been looking into this option for a while and here’s a website I’ve been studying.

http://www.westonaprice.org/children/recipes.html

The following comes from the above website.

Variation: Goat Milk Formula

Although goat milk is rich in fat, it must be used with caution in infant feeding as it lacks folic acid and is low in vitamin B₁₂, both of which are essential to the growth and development of the infant. Inclusion of nutritional yeast to provide folic acid is essential. To compensate for low levels of vitamin B₁₂, if preparing the Milk-Based Formula (above) with goat’s milk, add 2 teaspoons frozen organic raw chicken liver, finely grated to the batch of formula. Be sure to begin egg-yolk feeding at four months.

Here’s something else to consider:

http://www.kyw1060.com/pages/84051.php?contentType=4&con tentId=206521

I love the goat’s milk idea, but the proper fat content and the correct amount of vitamins and minerals is very important. If I were going to use goats milk I’d want to be sure the vitamins she is getting is equivalent to what’s in commercial formulas.

I hate to be the nay sayer, and I definitely believe there are better alternatives to commercially prepared infant formlas, but I do think the vitaman and mineral content has to be correct or serious deficiencies can ocurr.

Here’s a yahoo group you may find interesting. (mom’s looking for and trying alternative/natural foods/formulas for their baby’s).

http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/waphb/

Good luck.

[Anonymous]

meyenberg powdered goat milk has folic acid added to it.

[Anonymous]

Yes, we buy the Meyenberg brand and it does have folic acid and vitamin D added.

[Anonymous]

I need to correct and earlier post – I have a few other options – neocate and to relactate.

I have hired an LC to help me relactate and have ordered some domperidone and am hoping to have something to feed her in at least a month. It certainly can’t hurt. I have removed all dairy and soy from my diet.

Still continuing with Goat’s milk and our GI has scheduled more tests as her upper GI showed delayed emptying of the esophogus.

will keep you all posted – thanks for the info. I”m going to get the powdered today and see if that helps. How do you mix it up???

[Anonymous]

Taylor is on the Meyenberg brand concentrated goats milk with Lundbergy organic brown rice syrup she is doing the best on it so far but we just had allergy testing yesterday and she is allergic to milk, corn, and corn syrup so we are actually going to try Ross Carbohydrate free formula where you add your own carbs which we will be adding rice syrup. This formula is soy based without milk or corn so we should be getting it in the mail in the next week and give it a shot. I’ll keep you updated. I’m glad to hear that the goat’s milk is going well. I told our Peds MDs that I have Taylor on Goat’s milk and she said she actually has a few premature babies who are on the goats milk and thriving, we just have to monitor her iron levels very closely to make sure that the poly vi sol is enough.

[Anonymous]

valerie—-i mixed the girls bottles just like i mixed formula bottles. 8 oz of warm water—add the scoops, and shake. i can’t remember if the powdered milk has a scoop, but if not, i think i just got one from a formula can—-i think that the powder measurement is the same.

[Anonymous]

I’m sorry to go off topic – Sue how did they determine that Taylor has those allergies?

[Anonymous]

The peds MDs talked to the head of the Allergy department and he actually did the skin test on her. He said she was too young to do bloodwork since they would need so much to do all the testing for what he wanted to do so he just did the skin pricks to her back.

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