Trialling cow's milk?

[*Kara*]

Nini- kids can be tested for lactose intolerance.  I wouldn't assume he has it without having him tested... it's a breath test.  Super simple.  As a general rule, he would have belly pain/cramping etc within a couple hours of having lactose (so milk/softer cheeses etc)...

Here is a bit more info: http://www.healthychildren.org/English/healthy-living/nutrition/pages/Lactose-Intolerance-in-Children.aspx?nfstatus=401&nftoken=00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000&nfstatusdescription=ERROR%3a+No+local+token

[Tecike]

So, here's what happened:

I started with normal formula last Monday. Everything was fine until Friday, when things took a bad turn. He started his horrendous NWs again! It was very sudden, like one night he had one NW (as he's had for a few months now) and then the other night he started waking up every hour screaming in pain at the first few NWs, and then just rolling around, tossing and turning for an hr or more, not being able to resettle...  I'm a bit baffled here, because 2 things coincided and I just don't know what's the real cause of this - and it may well be that it's a mixture of both...

Just brainstorming here, please help me - my brain isn't functioning right from sleep deprivation... 
So, it could be that he reacted to the new formula, although someone said it should be around 2 wks when the intolerance rears it's ugly head....
Or, it's the teething again... We lost his amber anklet, plus he's a very slow teether (takes about 6 wks for a new tooth to cut). Today the 4th bottom front tooth had finally cut through, but some of the molars might be on the move, too...  And yet again, even when I medicated (gave Nurofen), he was still up every hr, so it had no effect at all!

Well, I went back to the old HAF and will continue medicating. What do you think? Am I on the right track here? 

[*Kara*]

DD had the exact same reaction to the normal formula hun... it all went back to normal again about 2-3 days after I changed her back.

[Buntybear]

HI, yes I would go back to the HAF and wait for things to settle. You can then re-introduce and then if the same thing happens you know milk is the cuprit. x

[Tecike]

Hi all!

DS is 18 mo soon and I'm trialling cow's milk again, but now instead of standard formula I started with cooked cow's milk on Kara's advice. We're on day one, so it's way too early to tell anything, I'd just like to ask you to hold my hand through this trial. I hope so much he'll be fine with it!

[ENMS]

Holding your hand xx

[Buntybear]

Good Luck x

[*Kara*]

Good luck!  I have been thinking of giving the cooked cow's milk a try too...

[roseola]

Good Luck!

[Tecike]

Thanks, ladies!

Last night he was up every hour, though I don't think it's because of the milk - it's been the second day only, I think intolerance would not appear so early, wouldn't it?
He is teething, and even the 18 mo regression might be at play, so it's kinda hard to make a clever guess... :-/

[Buntybear]

Had a been NW previously? Looking back he has a reaction after 4 days of normal formula. I am not sure how cooked dairy compares to this TBH. Could it be formula is broken down so it would take longer to react? I assumed that it would be on a par to cow's milk- but maybe not?

[*Kara*]

We had a much longer run with normal formula before seeing a reaction than with milk for sure... When we first trialled milk, we got a reaction in some capacity within a couple of days.

[Buntybear]

Kara - you know about formulas  - is it the same as drinking cow's milk in terms of a reaction?

[*Kara*]

It was for sure with us... the moaning/crying in her sleep was the worst!  The milk was a little more extreme with all out screaming, but same reaction.

[Buntybear]

Ok thanks x