Soya Milk Formula

Hello all.

I am trying to decide whether to give Blake a night time only formula feed as I am getting sick of waking up and are thinking maybe this might settle him right down???
I have noticed that when I eat lots of cheese and milk etc the next day he has massive amounts of wind so kind of decided against the normal formulas.
Apparently this is common as nuts so Im not going down the road of Lactose intolerant blah blah.

I was thinking of giving him a Soya milk Formula for his last feed and see how we go? Has anyone used this with any success. I want to try keep b/f the other feeds tho.

Soya formula is really rough, it was the only real option left for us and its been hard for ella on it. Shes not filling up to well and is hungry really quickly after her feeds. I dont know but i think she may also be allergic to soya now aswell.

I would stick to the normal formula if i were you but remember that formula is heavier than breast milk and you may experience a few "rough" nights while he adjusts.

Can you express and feed him that in the night instead of popping the boob on him? May be quicker?

Yer we are going through that now to

Babies with reflux are more likely to have allergies unfortunately

I think a lot of kids grow out of allergies as well. A question cos I'm nosey if they can't have milk or soy what do they drink?

im not too worried about kayla, but i have been giving her formula 2 bottles, yesterday i gave her 3 and she woke up lots during the night pooping and has a nasty nappy rash, her first one. wondering if it was a reaction to the increase in formula.

Yep, and the Pepti formulas are expensive, smell gross, and are not actually that good for them. We've got Mercedes having some Neocate feeds in addition to the expressed milk as she reacts to the dairy I eat, but Sienna is so far 100% on breastmilk.

Maya had a true milk protein allergy (as in potentially life threatening within minutes of contact) and was intolerant to soy (it upset her digestive system so she didn't absorb any nutrients).

I personally wouldn't use soy formula at all because like others have said it is harsh on the digestive system, and not as complete a food as the cows milk formulas.

It's also worth noting that only 5% of children do have "true" allergies, and only .5% of adults, so the majority of children that have allergies do outgrow them (Maya has outgrown everything except peanuts and sulphur). And that you should talk to your doctor before starting bubs on any alternative formula such as soy. A lot of parents exclude food groups from their babies diets uneccessarily, or mistake their babies symptoms for allergy/intolerance when in fact thats not the case.