My little girl saw a kinesiologist yesterday and tested as either allergic or sensitive to most formulas except for Ha formula and Goats milk Formula. I was a little iffy on goats milk formula but have been informed that it has come along way and believed to be easier digested because of the different curd density and the make up of the caesein.

Does anyone use Goats milk formula or just have a particular opinion or knowledge on the matter. I have started her on the Karicare sensicare first to see how she goes but the consistancy of it just seems un natural to me, it seems to have gelitine like flecks through it.

Any input would be great.

Karina
Anna 11/04/05
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Oh I forgot to ask also is their any other brand of Goats milk formula available other than Karicare?

Karina
Anna 11/04/05
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Just thought id post an update here, DD has been on the Goats Milk Formula for 6 whole days (going onto seven today) and her feeding has improved greatly. This stuff is so much easier for her to digest, even better than the HA formula. I would reccomend it to anyone whos baby is constipated, not that that was DD's problem, infact a girlfriend of mine has started her DS on it cos a chiropractor told her that he is really really backed up, his tummy is hard as a rock and he screams and strains all day.....S26 GOLD strikes again. It will be interesting to see if he changes into a different baby once he can poo.

I would be interested to hear from anyone else who uses it and if anyone gets it cheaper than $22-$23 a tin. She already has my expensive tastes being one of the most expensive formulas on the market.

Karina
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Hi there,

We too used Goat's milk formula with great improvements in DD feeding - she was extremely fussy and not taking much at all. I have looked into it a lot and really support it - so much so that for my next child I might just put them straight onto it before trialling other formulas (if I can't bf)

The cheapest place to buy it was at woolworths for $20 (this was in brisbane though).



Newmum

Thanks for your post Tasmah. I will look in our Amcals for it cheaper. I know the teats you mean. i tried them with Anna but she is too mcuh of a lazy sucker to work the Y cut teat. I have one here on her water bottle, mind you she wont drink water. ANyway I was at Coles the other day where my mum lives and they had the pigeon teats on a clearance for 50C. I could not believe it. Thinking about it now I should have got them all just incase for yhe next bub cos they are meant to be the best to combine with breastfeeding. I might actually go back and get them.

Karina
Anna 11/04/05
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Hi there....I only just saw this post so sorry I didn't respond earlier to you!

My son was totally breastfed until 6 months old, at which time my expressed milk ran out and I gave him formular while he was at daycare 2 days a week.

I put my son directly onto Karicare goats milk formular, rather than soy or cows for the following reasons:

My DH was a extreme childhood asthmatic - he spent half of the first 10 years of his life in hospital in an oxygen tent. My DH is allergic to egg and nuts, but as a child cows milk would agitate his asthma as well. He was a formular fed baby for 9 months, but paediatricians and allergists soon recommended he be taken off cows formular and be given pure goats milk (there was no goat formular back then). He thrived on that. The reason his parents were given, is that there are fundamental differences between cow and goats milk...with goats milk being far more easy to digest and tollerate.....cows do have 4 stomachs after all!!

Seeing as allergies etc are heredity (well can be), and my son already showed signs of eczema I decided not to risk putting him on cows milk, and went straight to Karicare. He has thrived on it....always been a big boy, and has no trouble with either the taste or consistancy.

As he has grown older, we have found that he *IS* intollerant to cows milk, and anything more than a little yoghurt or cheese each day gives him terrible diarhea (sp??) and associated pain. As a result, he does eat normal cows cheese and yoghurt, but he is still given fresh goats milk (when we can get it), or standby Karicare.

Good luck, and I'm sure your baby will do well on Karicare - pitty about the price though

Thanks guys again for you replys. I am really happy with my decision to put her on the goat now. I just hope she tollerates it for good.

NEWMUM: I have been keeping an eye out for you on "difficulties with feeding" Ages ago someone posted on there about Kinesiology and I just remembered the other day that it was you. What did you find from it? Was it your turning point? I have found no answers at the docs but one visit to my chiropractor who does kinesiology changes everything for us.

Brizzy seems to be the place to but Goat, the cheapest I have found it here is $22.15 at safeway.

Karina
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