Replacement for Milk?

[Anonymous]

My daughter has a cold and is cutting a molar, so all the “junk” draining down her throat is causing her to gag/cough while eating. It seems like whole milk is aggravating the problem, making her secretions thicker. I’d like to cut out whole milk until the cold is over and the teeth are in, but I don’t know what to replace it with. It seems like she would still need protein and fat from some source! Should I try soy milk? Is Pediasure dairy-free? Right now I’m giving Pedialyte because she’s been coughing so much she vomits.

[Anonymous]

Yes, milk definitely does increase mucous production in some babies. My oldest would get congested everytime she drank milk when she was an infant. She was on breastmilk for 7 months, then soy until 15 months. Even after she was on whole milk, whenever she was sick, I’d go back to soy because the congestion was so bad. She doesn’t have any problems with milk now, so she did outgrow this, and my other two don’t get congested from milk at all.

I’d try the soy until she’s feeling better. I don’t know about Pediasure….I’ve heard it’s lactose free, but I think it does contain milk protein. Rice milk is another alternative, but it can be binding.

Good luck and I hope she’s feeling better soon.

[Anonymous]

I can’t drink milk either when I’m sick – it makes my throat all congested. I agree with Christine – soy or rice milk should be much better while she’s sick.

Hope she feels better soon.

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