He was puking once or twice a day and getting very congested when he was consuming formula. He could not drink more than 6oz of formula at one sitting. He often would not eat without [...]]]> It’s been quite a while since I wrote anything about my son, so I will do a quick recap.

He was puking once or twice a day and getting very congested when he was consuming formula. He could not drink more than 6oz of formula at one sitting. He often would not eat without being tricked/entertained and even then would only eat about 4-6 oz of baby food. He still had a decent amount of energy, but his eczema would act up a lot!

We tried to put him on Organic Whole Milk, but he broke out in hives when he drank it.

We tried lactaid, but once again he broke out.

We tried Goat’s Milk, he broke out enough we were worried and brought him to the ER. Nothing was seriously wrong but we didn’t want to risk it.

We tried Rice Milk, which he loves. However, he is too young to drink it regularly as it only has 1 gram of fat per serving which would delay his brain/neurological growth.

Finally we tried Enhanced Soy Milk ,with Omega 3-DHA added. He loves the milk, and he can easily drink 8oz at a sitting. In fact, he cries loudly if he gets less! He has an improved appetite, where he will easily eat 8 oz of baby food at a sitting and still want more sometimes. Usually he gets puffs. We have been giving him more and more adult food. He does well generally, but still has the occasional issue with it.

Lots of people gave us dire warnings about giving our son Soy Milk, from it’s genetically modified – we use Silk Soy Milk which is Organic, therefore not genetically modified and herbicide free – to LMB will not develop as fast as other babies who drink formula/whole milk – the enhanced Soy Milk has 5 grams of fat per serving, as much as our formula and only slightly less than whole milk which weighs in at 7 grams. When you consider that LMB doesn’t break out and drinks more soy milk at a sitting than he would with the formula, it seems that at least for him Soy is the perfect choice.

He also can now walk a few steps, from mommy to daddy. His balance still needs some work but he is progressing. With some luck he will take a few steps on his own as a Christmas present from him to us.