Please help weaning lactose baby

[slimsangel]

Hi i need some help dont seem to be getting much help.I have 7 month old & lactose intolerant.Im finding weaning hard not aware of what she can & cant have.Shes ok with root veg.Fruit not doing well she doesnt like banans.I found cow & gate LF apple & pear shes ok with this.I thought id try a new one apple strawberry & apricot within 2 hours of having this i had her screaming & drawing her knees up in pain like she used to & most of the other ones that say LF she becomes bloated & full of wind which is uncomfortable for her.I have introduce chicken with vegetables she is ok.But i need some help with other simple recipes she is doing ok with lumps so i wanted to try finger foods but i have no idea on what she can have.I want to try toast but i dont know what bread shes allowed.If anybody has taken the time to read this & can help i appreicate every bit of advice i can get im starting to worry she is missing out on important vitamins.So once again thankyou for reading.

[Copper]

Hi and welcome. A dairy free diet is hard when you first start but does get easier.

You need to double check for hidden dairy in the ingredient lists on jars, packets etc.

Please look at the list of alternative names for dairy here

http://www.dairyfreeuk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=738

Others here have found it helpful to print the list and take it to the supermarket just to check that foods are ok.

Your daughter might have other intolerances which will become evident now she is eating food.

It might be best to try and not introduce too many new foods at once. Leave a few days between trying a new food and then trying another new food. That way if she is unhappy we can hopefully narrow down what other foods are causing a problem.

I would try and give her plain and simple things. In my day (many years ago :lol2:) we just minced down what we were eating and my daughters survived.

If you are using margarine you need to be aware that most contain dairy! You need to use Vitalite (hard to find these days) or Pure. I would use the Pure in a yellow tub as the Pure in the green tub contains soya. The Stork block margaine (in a wrapper) is dairy free and good for baking.

I am not sure which bread you can use as I bake my own in a breadmaker. You will have to check the ingredient lists on the packets of bread.

If you used lactose free formula for her when she was younger you can use that to make custard and pour on cereal for breakfast.

I hope that this helps a little.

I am sure that you will have more questions so do ask and we will do our best to answer.

[slimsangel]

thank you cooper for taking the time to reply it is all comfusing at the minute so i hope you are right and it becomes easier also thank you for the list this will be a great help for me. as i go on i probably would have more questions so thank you and glad i was recommended this website their is so much helpful people on here will to help which is more than i can say for my hv and gp

[rebecca c]

It is possible she has a fructose intolerence - not uncommon in people with lactose intolerence apparently.

I used to make ice cube trays of pureed veg and then cook these up with baby rice
(spinach, carrots, brocolli, sweet potatoe, peas, beans all went down well)
mine did not eat much at 7 months as still mainly getting by on breast milk, they both started eating more solids at 8 months on.

Keep a food and reaction diary - it will be helpful info as she gets older and may help with future trips to hv and gp.

[slimsangel]

thanks rebecca my little girl loves her food she is on three meals a day now just introduced weetabix for breakfast and she really enjoys this. vegetables she really loves and have introduced chicken with them as well now. doing that for the rest of the week and from all the help i have been getting from everybody on and here and netmum i am going to try bread as well with her tomorrow. And fingers cross if this all goes well i am next week going to introduce soem cod to her meals.

[linz]

hi my names lindsey have you trying pruedairy.com it has a good selection of reciepes for differnet allergies and introlents they have a wide range of things

[slimsangel]

hi lindsey no i have not looked on the thanks for the help i will have a look first thing in the morning at the website. all help is appreicated how every small you might think it is to you is a big help to me. many thanks