Not exact matches
That is when I decided to look into making my own, she took to the
goat's
milk way
better than the store - bought
formula and her reflux went down and slowly eased up until she grew out of it after a few months.
Also, the gelatin powder I include in my
goat milk formula helps digestion and soothes the gut as
well.
I've heard of people using a
goat milk recipe to create
formula - replacement, and I definitely think
goat milk would be a
better alternative to giving her cow
milk, but it all comes down to your own personal discretion.
Here are a few reasons why
goat's
milk formula is not a
good substitute for regular infant
formula or for soy based infant
formula.
Maybe you know an infant who thrived and grew
well on a
goat's
milk based infant
formula recipe and we know that many infants have thrived.
If you wish to make
goat's
milk formula for your infant, you should be
well aware of all the nutritional implications and also consult with your pediatrician and a pediatric nutritionist.
Homemade
goats»
milk formulas seem particularly popular as an alternative to commercially prepared
formulas, because some children reportedly handle them
better.
If you wish to make
goat's
milk formula for your infant, you should be
well aware of all the nutritional implications and also consult with your pediatrician and a pediatric nutritionist.
Making your own
formula doesn't sound appealing to me, but others may have
better access to
goat milk (maybe in rural areas).
Here are a few reasons why
goat's
milk formula is not a
good substitute for regular infant
formula or for soy based infant
formula.
If you don't feel comfortable using donor breastmilk,
goat's
milk formula is a
good option, as in terms of protein structure, it's actually the closest mammalian
milk to human
milk.
Along with the seven varieties of organic
milk or
goat milk formula, Holle also offer a variety of baby foods in baby porridges, junior mueslis,
milk cereals, jars, and pouches as
well as biscuits, teas, and fruit bars.
We won't be done weaning until she is about 10 months, so does that make me a bad mom??? but I don't switch to
formula, I give them
goats milk which is easier to digest and
better for them then cows
milk or even
formula!!
If UHT
goat milk is it is your only option temporarily, don't worry, it will work but get a high quality
goat milk powder or find a liquid pasteurized variety is still be much
better than cow
milk but it is the least desirable for your infant
formula.
Fortunately, the
formulas that are made with
goat's
milk usually have folic acid added, as
well as other necessary vitamins.
It is not found in
goat milk and is a required addition to the
formula for its content of DHA as
well as Vitamin D and Vitamin A.
I would almost suggest raw cow,
goat, or sheep
milk as a substitute for
formula, but they are high in protein and should be topped up with a fat (egg yolks if tolerated are
good, beef fat or other animal fats, coconut oil are possibilities) and a carb (rice syrup may be a
good choice).
Homemade
formula is
best made with a clean source of raw
milk and some parts of the country have raw
goat milk far more readily available than raw cow
milk.
If a baby has trouble with homemade
formula made from raw grassfed cow
milk, for instance, then the next
best option would indeed be
goats milk formula.
Her first choice depending on local farm availability is
formula made with raw
goats milk as it seems to be digested a bit
better by her baby.
Incidentally, gelatin is included in the
goat milk baby
formula recipe and bone broth baby
formula recipe as
well.
She says, «I beat myself up over what I saw as a personal failure but then started to feel
better after I found the raw
goat milk formula recipe from Nourishing Traditions.
Soy or
goat's
milk formulas are usually not the
best ones to use for babies with a cow's
milk allergy.