Soy Formula

My friend's sister is breastfeeding but wants to wean. More for her
convenience than anything else. She will not nip and it is interfering with
her social schedule. Grrr. Well, the baby is having lots of problems on
formula. Seems like she is allergic to cows milk. The mother has tried soy
and Augmentin (sp?). Of course I'm trying to encourage the mother (through
my friend) to continue to bf. That she can eliminate all dairy from her
diet. I know because I had to do the same thing myself. Beth here was a
big help to me with her website, thanks!

On to my question, I remember when I went through quite the same thing with
my son, thinking that I couldn't eliminate dairy from my diet and that I was
going to put him on Soy. I remember the studies back then (in 2001) about
soy formula and it not being so great for infants. I remember it scared me
and reinforced my determination to continue to bf. Could someone please
point me to some of those studies? I would like to reread them so I can be
more informed about this.

Thanks so much!

Sue & Benton, 2.5 yrs. old and weaned about five months ago

cloud nine wrote:

My friend's sister is breastfeeding but wants to wean. More for her
convenience than anything else. She will not nip and it is interfering with
her social schedule. Grrr. Well, the baby is having lots of problems on
formula. Seems like she is allergic to cows milk. The mother has tried soy
and Augmentin (sp?). Of course I'm trying to encourage the mother (through
my friend) to continue to bf. That she can eliminate all dairy from her
diet.


A mom who wants to wean is pretty unlikely to give up dairy
so she can keep bf. And if the baby wasn't reacting to
dairy through breastmilk, I certainly wouldn't assume that
reacting to cow's milk based formula means that mom should
now eliminate dairy if she wants to continue to bf.

I remember the studies back then (in 2001) about
soy formula and it not being so great for infants. I remember it scared me
and reinforced my determination to continue to bf. Could someone please
point me to some of those studies?


I think I remember reading that there's a 40% chance that a
baby who's allergic to milk-based formula will also develop
an allergy to soy-based formula. Soy formula, whatever its
other shortcomings, is better than milk-based formula for a
baby with a dairy allergy, cheaper than hypoallergenic
formulas, and a better choice than nothing if the mom
doesn't want to bf. Telling her soy formula is bad for her
baby isn't likely to change her mind.

Phoebe
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