I don’t care what they say – GOATs milk

[Anonymous]

ok, now I am getting confused.

If your child has an MSPI can goats milk still work??? I was reading the sticky in the intro forum on MSPI’s and it said that goat’s milk was not an alternative.

I don’t know what to think but I do know that for the past 4 days we have been doing the goats milk along with chiropractic care and have noticed a significant change for the better.

Is Neocate our last option?? Relactating could take months…. I just don’t know what to think anymore….

[Anonymous]

valerie—if it works, it works, regardless of what anyone says. i havae known of a number of people whohave had trouble getting their child to tolerate milk or formula—-and they ended up on goats milk. if you look it up, you will find info both for and against it. some say it works for those intolerant to milk, and some say that the protein is so similar that you will still have a problem. the real proof is how your child responds to the goat milk.

years ago, i raised and milked goats. i have intended for years to get a goat again—-i think some of my children and myself may be a little lactose intolerant—-not enough to be a big problem, but just enough to cause a few symptoms if we have too much of it. i’d also like to try making cheese and goatmilk soap. we’ll see what happens. we were annexed into the city a couple of years ago and i made sure that i got a grandfather clause so that i could still have animals if i wanted to get some. i also have a cream separater in my garage so i can separate the cream, if i ever get my goat.

[Anonymous]

I agree. I think it depends on the child. I’ve also heard of some who can’t tolerate cow’s milk, but can tolerate goat’s. In turn, I’ve heard of others who can tolerate neither.

I think if you’re baby seems to be doing so much better on it and isn’t having any problems, then there’s no reason to switch her again. Just do whatever you feel is best for her.

[Anonymous]

ok, i hope i don’t get in trouble for posting this, could be controversial. i read once that if you are trying to work on a milk supply issue—-you can get your husband to help. LOL!!!

[Anonymous]

askdrsears website says the milk protein of goats milk is similair to that of cows milk, i posted the info for you in the other post. perosnally i wouldnt use goats milk but im glad it works for some. neocate has been our miracle.

[Anonymous]

Christine and Heather – thanks for the info. That pretty much sums up what I have found. Two conflicting pieces of info – that the protien can be so similar (goats and cows milk) that it can be just as bad, then I read that the goat’s milk is more similar to human milk. So I guess whatever works for us is what we need to do and Ladies, let me tell you – IT’S WORKING! (hope I didn’t just jinx us…

NataliaChick – I’m SO glad that Neocate is working for you! If the goat’s milk experiment goes sour so to speak then that is what I am going to ask the Dr. for. Thank you so much for sharing what has been working for you – we may really need that option if this good spell doesn’t last and it’s nice to hear from someone who is having such a good experience with it. I will now be less hesitant to try it if we need to.

All I know is that today was even better than yesterday – and yesterday was pretty d*mn good for us. Last night, for the first time EVER that baby went to bed with NO crying. No issues, NO PAIN. Two days in a row she has taken huge naps (not normal for her at all….) and has taken normal bottles at what we would consider normal intervals (where as before she would snack and cry and hurt and try to eat and cry and it was just a vicious cycle…). I don’t know if the goat’s milk is the reason or the chiropractic care or both but I plan to keep doing both for as long as it works.

I am also fortunate that I possibly have a hookup for raw, fresh goats milk from a former coworker who is a goat farmer on the side.

Thanks so much for the info – I’m going to ride this good train for as long as it will go!!

[Anonymous]

Terrific news! I hope she continues to do well!

I’m sorry if anything I said was discouraging. As long as your confident that she’s getting enough vitamins/minerals and fat, then the goat’s milk seems like a great alternative.

How long has she been on Goat’s milk and how soon did you notice a difference?

The sleep must be wonderful for all of you!!

[Anonymous]

Valerie,

I’m so glad the goats milk is working for you! We also see the chiropractor Taylor loves it there and she is so much better after a session. Sleep! What a wonderful thing!!!

[Anonymous]

if you are going to use raw milk, make sure they are scrupulous (SP?) in their milking practices. in idaho you cannot sell raw milk of any kind—-so the people i bought the goat milk from had to pasteurize it.

i have heard before that some people who have problems with milk don’t have a problem if the milk is raw.

[Anonymous]

Christine,

how did you feed your babes the goats milk on the go? Did you make bottles and then take with you? or were you able to take the powdered and mix while you were out?

Rachael won’t take a cold bottle but will take room temp. If i got the powdered do you think I could mix the bottle while we were out on an as needed basis?

I need to get out and will need to feed her while out… she is such a piggy now on the goats milk!

I can get the meyenberg powdered at our local healthfood store…I just thought that might solve our going out/feeding problem.

Thanks for any advice!

PS – 7 days and still going strong!!! THIS STUFF IS AMAZING!! as is our Chiro too I can’t beleive the difference this is making for us!~!!

[Anonymous]

i don’t think i used it that much when i was on the go since i was nursing them—–but you can used it exactly like you would use formula. just put water in a bottle and bring along the can of powdered milk, or put the right amount of powder in a zip-lock bag. it’s been a while, so you might want to shake up a bottle with room temerature water to try it, just in case my memory is really poor, but i think you should have no problem mixing it as needed while you are out.

i had a friend who’s little girl was allergic to milk and that is who i first learned about the meyenberg powdered milk from. she used to buy it by the case and i would buy a can from her as i needed it. she had our local smith’s food king (kroger) order the case in for her. you might be able to get it less expensive this way. i know that at our local health food store the can was a bit more expensive than getting it from the grocery store.

i am so glad this is working for you.

[Anonymous]

Valerie,

Are you giving the goats milk straight without mixing with the carbs to make it a 20 cal formula? We actually use the concentrated goats milk and mix it up in a container, when we take it out we bring a thermos of hot water, we throw the bottle in for a little while and it gets warm pretty nicely.

[Anonymous]

We do the DR. Sears mix – so it is 20 cal…

however now my GI wants to use neocate so…I’m going to start a new thread!

[Anonymous]

hi, i am looking into putting my son on goats milk, but i am not sure how to do it. i really dont know what to add to it, and the doctors office says that they won’t condone it!

if any of you can help me, and let me know what you add to it, that would be helpful and how do you know what vitamins to add and how much?

[Anonymous]

Hi Lauren,

It’s been said that many (or most) babies who are sensitive or intolerant to cow’s milk will also likely to senstivie or intolerant to goat’s milk.

Is Shane not doing well on the Alimentum?

If you want to try the Goat’s milk recipe, Dr. Sears has one (I think it’s posted in this thread somewhere) ….but I honestly would be cautious about it because most doctors don’t approve of it. He should probably be on a multi vitamin if he’s not on commercial formula.

Good luck. I hope Shane is doing well.

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