hi there, ds is 7 months and was diagnosed with milk intolerance/ allergy. we started weaning at 23weeks with baby rice mixed with wysoy, adn just veg and fruit purees, once he was over 6 months we added a few more things. there are a few cereals out there, organix mainly, that are milk and lactose free and they have a tic list on the side that say whetehr or not they contain it. tesco do a dairy free cheese sauce which we use to make him cheese pasta or cheesy veg. u can give him alpro soya yoghurts, pure soya cheese spread and marge, and 'cheezy' cheese lol. OH half and i like a curry now and a agin and tesco do a dairy free tikka masala sauce (ok not great for babies , but once in a while its fine) i'm trying to think on the spot lol. ellas kitchen (if u want ready made) are pretty much all milk and lactose free, and most organix meals are too. basically we feed ds what ever we're having but tweak it slightly if ours contains dairy, altho if we have cheesey pasta we now use the dairy free stuff as its surprisingly nice and much easier than making 2 lots. once ur doing finger foods, ds loves rice cakes, bread, toast etc (bread doesn't contain milk usually so no need to by a special one)and normal adult soya milk can be usd in cooking (just as cows milk can for non intolerant babies) which i find easier to do than to make up his formula to use for cooking . my minds gone bank lol, but if thers any other questions then ask on here or hit my email button lol
and i remember the relief once he was diagnosed too, he almost changed over night it was fantastic, just wish they hadn't taken so long to listen to us. hope jospeh starts to feel better now and that u find things easier now
take care xx
