Neocate and Pepti Junior

[em_here]

Hi all,

DD has MSPI, and we have had her on Neocate, a trial on pepti junior 2 months ago didn't go amazingly (tummy ache came back a bit, as did reflux symptoms).  I want to try it again, but by mixing the 2 to slowly wean, I would love her to be on dairy by 1 year old. Anyone had any experience with this? Can I mix the 2

TIA xxx

[motherof3]

You can try mixing the two.  If it was me I probably would wait till she was a year old.  A lot of kids out grow it by then.  We slowly switched Abby from Neocate to goat's milk.  We started with just 1 ounce in one of her bottles.  We kept it like this for 2wks.  Then we added another ounce for a week.   Then we added a ounce of goat's milk to another one of her bottles.  And just kept increasing it each week.  Her GI said that you have to do slowing b/c her system hasn't had any milk proteins in it since she has been on the Neocate. 

I am not even considering trying cow's milk until she is 2.

HTH,

Andrea

[jennyh]

imo i would wait emma .i wouldnt rock the boat its took so long to sort her iukwim.we just tried mixing indias pepti with milk 2 weeks ago and well lets just say it wasnt pleasent.our dietican said alot of children can tollerate f/frais and cooked milk a lot sooner than milk by itself.....jenny

[em_here]

Thanks guys, well its been 2 days and she seems ok so far........ but we ran out of neocate over bank holiday weekend, and thats why we had to give the pepti we had... all worried now

[jennyh]

i wouldnt worry too much as its still broken down.if she is copeing then its one step nearer

[em_here]

Thanks for the reassurance, but one sign of the runs and its back onto neocate (script is waiting at the docs).  What else should i watch out for.... she was always a screamer when a baby as bad belly, and colicky, would this still be the case now?

[jennyh]

bloated hard belly,very windy,blood in stools,not sleeping

[em_here]

Thank you, is so hazy as she has been so good for so long!  Well she has now been sleeping through the night for 6 days, so am worried sick I am going to cock it up!  I remember the blood in the poo well now you mention it, thanks for replying so quickly hun, am getting myself in a right tizz!

[jennyh]

is she ok now?

[em_here]

Hi Jenny, back on the Neocate, as pepti started the mucus poos and blood. Am so glad I could pick up the script really quick! Guess she has quite a bad intolerance then would you think?

[jennyh]

she may just not have out grown it yet.

[Jimbob]

To be honest I would wait at least another 6 months before you trialled it again. Just my opinion though. I know with allergies the longer you exclude the allergy the better chance you have of outgrowing it. I am not sure if it workd the same way with intollerances though. Will have to do some research.

[em_here]

Thanks Jimbob, I agree with you, am certainly not going to trial it again until she is a year old