Reg whole milk or lactose free whole milk

My son was diagnosed with reflux at 6w and tried alimentum (hated it and went on hunger strikes. He was out on HiPP anti-reflux at that point) but we drink lactose free as my husband is lactose intolerant, my son would drink it and not have issues if It was mixed with his formula. He would not drink it on his own. I have tried regular whole milk. He doesn't like it. The pediatrician did recommend ripple kids and he'll drink that without issue. My son has had dairy without problem. He just doesn't like milk. I'm honestly not surprised. I don't like milk myself. He'll eat pizza and cheese and other things with dairy. Just not yogurt And he's been fine

Which dairy gives him diarrhea? Im lactose intolerant so my family has always had lactose free milk because it didn’t make sense to me to buy 2 different kinds of milk. Lactaid milk is more expensive but it lasts longer.

Go lactose free or skip the milk and just make sure he has a balanced diet

Get an allergy test to see if its needed. Lactose-free milk only takes out the sugars within milk where as if one has a lactose intolerance they are prone to be allergic to the protein in milk which means that the individual should be on something like oat milk or soy milk instead.

Has your little one had any hives or breakouts because of milk before?

Hey mama! Formula can be expensive and I feel really mad at the government for not subsidizing the rates. It’s pathetic! Once your baby is 12 months old and if you have tried regular whole milk and no reactions then continue or there are toddler formula available as well for toddlers who do not tolerate cow milk. Apart from that you can always try goats milk but that’s got lesser fat content comparatively so not recommended for growing infants as fats are very important for healthy muscles and brain development. You can try giving peanut butter if you’ve already passed peanut allergy. One recipe you can try is some nut based milk (almond is the best imo) but whichever your budget allows and accepted by your baby, mix iron fortified cereal and peanut butter and banana blend it and feed your baby. That’s the best substitute to compensate for the milk fat. Also spinach has high calcium and iron levels too. Boil spinach and carrot and blend it with banana/apple sauce. Lmk if it works!