Hi there,
About 3 weeks ago we switched my son (16 months) from cows milk to soy milk. The reason was he has a lot of fluid in his ears and my doctor and chiropractor both suggetsed that it could be the casein in the cows milk and to take him off. My fam dr said to switch to soy, my chiro said no milk. I decided to try the soy for now. He gets anywhere between 7 and 15 oz a day just depending on how much he feels like drinking. He also gets some tofu cheese and shakes. Right after we switched him his poops became very soft. I started to substitue some of the milk with diluted OJ to give him calcium that way (only about2-5 oz a day). Then his poops got really runny, sometimes several a day and he got a diaper rash which he has never had before. So we stopped the oj thinking maybe it was the acid in it. His rash has cleared up and his poops now go back and forth between just soft and runny. He had only been doing one a day this week but today he has already blessed me with 2 runny ones and it's not 9:30 yet lol
So my question is, is this normal with soy milk? Could he have an intolerance to soy? Should I try just switching the brand of milk before the type? The only reason I'm hesitant is because he loves it and he has actually slept through the night for a week straight, which he never did while on cows milk. Some guidance would be great.
Thanks