twotrunks
20-10-2010, 09:14
I have read back over a number of threads, but all of this stuff is majorly confusing... so apologies if i am going over old ground, and for the long post.
Our 3 youngest have all been "chuckers", and never been good sleepers. They have also had poo issues, the whole bubbly and frothy as babies then mainly constipation and pain as toddlers. For the boys, chucking stopped when they were weaned onto the bottle and we went to LF formula, so I assumed that fixed it and left it at that. Poo issues have continued once weaned onto cows milk. We are now at the point with DS (20 months) where he too is having pain and hard pebble poos, and have (finally) decided to investigate further.
The Paed told DH at first appointment that lactose intolerance is unlikely, and it is more likely that DS has an intolerance to cows milk. She suggested cutting it out and switching to soy, then retrying it in 3 months. She also suggested that most kids "grow out of it" around school age.
I wasn't there, so couldn't ask her, but I am wondering:
* If lactose isn't the problem, why did LF formula help with vomiting?
* Is soy really safe, given it has the phyto-estrogens (sp) which i worry may interfere with his hormones??
* iF we don't use soy do we use LF milk, A2, rice milk etc etc??
* Do we have to supplement him with calcium while all this is going on?
* SHould we have mentioned to her the family history of ASDs, and the fact that our older DS is showing some signs of Asperger's (age 3)... is there likely to be a link?
I know some of you ladies have been down this path many times, and I would love love love to hear some of your wisdom (she says, begging:o)
many thanks.
Our 3 youngest have all been "chuckers", and never been good sleepers. They have also had poo issues, the whole bubbly and frothy as babies then mainly constipation and pain as toddlers. For the boys, chucking stopped when they were weaned onto the bottle and we went to LF formula, so I assumed that fixed it and left it at that. Poo issues have continued once weaned onto cows milk. We are now at the point with DS (20 months) where he too is having pain and hard pebble poos, and have (finally) decided to investigate further.
The Paed told DH at first appointment that lactose intolerance is unlikely, and it is more likely that DS has an intolerance to cows milk. She suggested cutting it out and switching to soy, then retrying it in 3 months. She also suggested that most kids "grow out of it" around school age.
I wasn't there, so couldn't ask her, but I am wondering:
* If lactose isn't the problem, why did LF formula help with vomiting?
* Is soy really safe, given it has the phyto-estrogens (sp) which i worry may interfere with his hormones??
* iF we don't use soy do we use LF milk, A2, rice milk etc etc??
* Do we have to supplement him with calcium while all this is going on?
* SHould we have mentioned to her the family history of ASDs, and the fact that our older DS is showing some signs of Asperger's (age 3)... is there likely to be a link?
I know some of you ladies have been down this path many times, and I would love love love to hear some of your wisdom (she says, begging:o)
many thanks.