Lactose intolerance in infants

justpaisley · 05-01-2007, 11:19 PM

My son will be 11 months old on Friday, but he was born prematurely, so he's developmentally only 8 months old.

I have a problem with lactose intolerance in the hotter months (April through October where I live). For some reason, although I have no problem the rest of the year, when it gets hot outside I have to switch to soy. I'm starting to think my son is getting the same problems.

I've been feeding him Similac Organic, which is milk-based, since he was 5 months old, and he hasn't had any problem with it. For the past few days, it's been especially warm here, in the mid to upper 80's (26C). (Warning: the following is gross.) He's had the most foul smelling poops I've ever smelled. They've never smelled like roses and sunshine, but these are HEINOUS. They're awful... they singe your nose hairs and make your eyes water. He's also been a little more gassy lately, and not taking very good naps and waking up crying.

It just occurred to me this afternoon that he might have the same problems I do. I'm calling the doctor tomorrow morning, but I'm just wondering in the meantime what y'all think. I'm obsessing thinking about my poor little man being in pain. I'm also obsessing because I'm kind of an organic freak, and I looked this afternoon and can't find any organic formulas other than the one I use. But I'm putting the cart before the horse here, aren't I

What do y'all think? Could my son suffer from the same seasonal lactose intolerance as his mom? Has anyone ever heard of this?

**melrich** · 05-01-2007, 11:21 PM

To me, it sounds more likely that he is teething.

Signs of teething are foul smelling poops, trouble sleeping, gone off food, general crankiness.

my bet is you'll start to see some little teeth poking through soon.

justpaisley · 05-01-2007, 11:27 PM

He did just get his first teeth - the lower front two - over Easter weekend, nothing since. He didn't have any similar problems before them coming in, except he slept more... hardly a "problem." Could this be remnants of those popping in? He is starting to yank his ears again, which is something he did before those teeth. I really hope that's it.

(Little stinker, I poked my finger in his mouth every single day for months looking for teeth. I skipped a couple of days, and his DAD discovers them, for heaven's sake.

)

Eva:Gina · 05-01-2007, 11:31 PM

OK, I didnt read your original post properly, but regardless...

there is a protien or something in it that our bodies react to in the same way we react to estrogen, so if you substitue soy for milk, you are basically pumping your kid full of hormones!!

NO doctor should be condoning you feeding you kid soy!!

goats milk or rice milk is better. So talk to your doctor and read up about it

**melrich** · 05-01-2007, 11:33 PM

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Could this be remnants of those popping in? He is starting to yank his ears again, which is something he did before those teeth. I really hope that's it.

Yeah I would guess so. Teething goes on for months and the symptoms you say are classic teething symptoms. I am pretty sure that is what it would be but you don't want to muck around with these sort of things so keep your doctor appointment and see what he/she says.

justpaisley · 05-01-2007, 11:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Eva:Gina

you are basically pumping your kid full of hormones!

Not quite. Also, there are varying opinions and studies on this subject, so I'll stick with what the medical community at large has deemed safe for my child without further empirical proof to the contrary.

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Originally Posted by melrich

I am pretty sure that is what it would be but you don't want to muck around with these sort of things so keep your doctor appointment and see what he/she says.

Yeah, I'm planning on calling her tomorrow. I really hope he's just teething, although that's certainly a pain in and of itself, I'm sure. It's just not, literally and figuratively, a life-long pain in the butt!

sophie274 · 05-02-2007, 12:02 AM

Hi paisley

My advice is not particularly well-informed, but I remember that one of my teachers had a problem with allergies with her son. For some reason I seem to remember them not being able to test him (you know how adults get allergy tests), so she had to do trial and error to see what he reacted to (she was breastfeeding). From what I remember I think he had topical reactions as well as feeling sick - rashes and such.

Sorry, I don't really know where I was going with this ... I would definitely ask the doc!

Eva:Gina · 05-02-2007, 12:11 AM

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oh, I was wrong about the rice and goats milk apparently

I jsut find it funny SEEING these little boys with boobs, but they have "healthy" diets..
where I was living soy is fashionable, you see

BornToResist · 05-02-2007, 02:03 AM

I just read several of those articles and they are for children over a year, the ones I read didn't talk about soy formulas.

That concerned me because my baby was on Enfamil Lipil with Iron and it made him realllllllllllly constipated and the doctor told me to switch him to the soy kind. I did that yesterday and I have yet to see any improvements. *sigh*

justpaisley · 05-02-2007, 01:28 PM

My son's doctor's office just called back. The nurse said to switch to a lactose-free formula, and if that doesn't seem to make much of a difference, switch him to soy.

It bums me out switching to non-organic. I hate preservatives, I hate extra chemicals that my son doesn't need. Oh well, it's only for a few more months.

Thanks to everyone for the advice!

05-01-2007, 11:19 PM	#1
justpaisley Offline Gold Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Mississippi Gender: Female Age: 29 Posts: 857	Lactose intolerance in infants My son will be 11 months old on Friday, but he was born prematurely, so he's developmentally only 8 months old. I have a problem with lactose intolerance in the hotter months (April through October where I live). For some reason, although I have no problem the rest of the year, when it gets hot outside I have to switch to soy. I'm starting to think my son is getting the same problems. I've been feeding him Similac Organic, which is milk-based, since he was 5 months old, and he hasn't had any problem with it. For the past few days, it's been especially warm here, in the mid to upper 80's (26C). (Warning: the following is gross.) He's had the most foul smelling poops I've ever smelled. They've never smelled like roses and sunshine, but these are HEINOUS. They're awful... they singe your nose hairs and make your eyes water. He's also been a little more gassy lately, and not taking very good naps and waking up crying. It just occurred to me this afternoon that he might have the same problems I do. I'm calling the doctor tomorrow morning, but I'm just wondering in the meantime what y'all think. I'm obsessing thinking about my poor little man being in pain. I'm also obsessing because I'm kind of an organic freak, and I looked this afternoon and can't find any organic formulas other than the one I use. But I'm putting the cart before the horse here, aren't I What do y'all think? Could my son suffer from the same seasonal lactose intolerance as his mom? Has anyone ever heard of this?

05-01-2007, 11:31 PM	#4
Eva:Gina Offline Platinum Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Aotearoa Gender: Female Age: 25 Posts: 3,472	OK, I didnt read your original post properly, but regardless... there is a protien or something in it that our bodies react to in the same way we react to estrogen, so if you substitue soy for milk, you are basically pumping your kid full of hormones!! NO doctor should be condoning you feeding you kid soy!! goats milk or rice milk is better. So talk to your doctor and read up about it __________________ Dont let the self-rightous dictate your own mind to you...

05-02-2007, 12:11 AM	#8
Eva:Gina Offline Platinum Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Aotearoa Gender: Female Age: 25 Posts: 3,472	[Only registered and activated users can see links. ] [Only registered and activated users can see links. ] [Only registered and activated users can see links. ] [Only registered and activated users can see links. ] [Only registered and activated users can see links. ] oh, I was wrong about the rice and goats milk apparently I jsut find it funny SEEING these little boys with boobs, but they have "healthy" diets.. where I was living soy is fashionable, you see __________________ Dont let the self-rightous dictate your own mind to you...

05-02-2007, 02:03 AM	#9
BornToResist Offline Platinum Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Gender: Female Posts: 1,844	I just read several of those articles and they are for children over a year, the ones I read didn't talk about soy formulas. That concerned me because my baby was on Enfamil Lipil with Iron and it made him realllllllllllly constipated and the doctor told me to switch him to the soy kind. I did that yesterday and I have yet to see any improvements. sigh __________________ “Wisdom is nothing more than healed pain.” - Robert Gary Lee

05-01-2007, 11:21 PM	#2
melrich Offline Super Moderator Join Date: Jul 2003 Gender: Male Posts: 8,498	To me, it sounds more likely that he is teething. Signs of teething are foul smelling poops, trouble sleeping, gone off food, general crankiness. my bet is you'll start to see some little teeth poking through soon.

05-01-2007, 11:27 PM	#3
justpaisley Offline Gold Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Mississippi Gender: Female Age: 29 Posts: 857	He did just get his first teeth - the lower front two - over Easter weekend, nothing since. He didn't have any similar problems before them coming in, except he slept more... hardly a "problem." Could this be remnants of those popping in? He is starting to yank his ears again, which is something he did before those teeth. I really hope that's it. (Little stinker, I poked my finger in his mouth every single day for months looking for teeth. I skipped a couple of days, and his DAD discovers them, for heaven's sake. )

05-02-2007, 12:02 AM	#7
sophie274 Offline Platinum Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 2,062	Hi paisley My advice is not particularly well-informed, but I remember that one of my teachers had a problem with allergies with her son. For some reason I seem to remember them not being able to test him (you know how adults get allergy tests), so she had to do trial and error to see what he reacted to (she was breastfeeding). From what I remember I think he had topical reactions as well as feeling sick - rashes and such. Sorry, I don't really know where I was going with this ... I would definitely ask the doc!

05-02-2007, 01:28 PM	#10
justpaisley Offline Gold Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Mississippi Gender: Female Age: 29 Posts: 857	My son's doctor's office just called back. The nurse said to switch to a lactose-free formula, and if that doesn't seem to make much of a difference, switch him to soy. It bums me out switching to non-organic. I hate preservatives, I hate extra chemicals that my son doesn't need. Oh well, it's only for a few more months. Thanks to everyone for the advice!