hydrolysed formula

Hey Mums, I have a baby who is believed to be lactose intolerant. She had a borderline anaphylactic reaction to dairy, a few months later she returned a negative blood test and prick allergy test and we were told to reintroduce cows milk to her diet which caused vomiting, diarrhoea, nappy rash and irritability. We are now being told to eliminate diary again due to suspected lactose intolerance. I want to start formula as she’s 8 months old and I want to start to cut down on breast feeding - the immunologist wants us to try and lactose free hydrolysed formula. Do you have any recommendations on what to try ( she’s previously refused soy and rice formulas), any advice on how to manage her intolerance and how to get her to take the formula? Thanks in advance 🥰

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Our little girl has a cows milk allergy and we have been very happy using Novalac allergy which is a rice based formula. You can try and introduce small amounts in a bottle here and there until she is used to it. I also used to fortify breast milk with formula, as I had a fussy feeder.

My paediatric feeding specialist advised to add a drop of alcohol- and sugar-free vanilla essence to the hydrolysed formula if bubba refuses it (because it tastes shit...). Does your immunologists believe that she also may have a cow's milk protein allergy/intolerance? Otherwise the lactose free cow's milk (or goat's milk?) formula may be yummier, possibly cheaper (?) and easier to get. The hydrolysed one seems to always be sold out everywhere 😬 ...But I'm sure you've got your reasons for not trying that one :) Good luck!

@Ma.K When we were trying to get her to take soy and then rice based formula we mixed 5ml of it into 100ml of pumped breast milk and she still could detect it, totally refused it and threw the bottle back at us 🥲 Thank you for your advice - he said to start with just a lactose free formula and see how badly she reacts then go from there, just trying to avoid another hospital visit or projectile vomiting / shitting

Ps. @Beth not sure if you’re aware, but goats milk formula is probably not an option for you guys either. Our allergist told us that if you have a cows milk allergy, you can’t have goats milk either.

@Ma.K most hydrolysed formula or amino based formulas taste and smell terrible