Lactose Intolerance dan alergic pada soy pulak?

Gosh I must tell you, with Adrina it is always the milk issue.  With, of course among other things macam eczema, sensitive airways dan sebagainya... But back to milk, kalau ada read my previous posts here tentang changing her milk, from breastmilk to an AR milk due to reflux.  Alhamdulillah nearing umur setahun, masalah reflux dia dah selesai.  As in, one day dia just stop muntah- muntah altogether.  How fun is that.

So lepas tukar ke susu biasa, she was fine for a while, drinking susu yang sama macam Zehra.  Tiba- tiba one day tu dia kena rota virus (again).  Sejak kena diarrhea and muntah- muntah from the rota virus tu, kerap sangat dia diarrhea.  So bila check dengan Paed, dia suruh I stop kan sementara cow's milk.  Memang kitorang at the time dah start bagi dia Similac LF (Cow's Milk tapi lactose-free).  Hemm dasar anak omak yer.  I also lactose intolerance.

EH so caner cerita alergic soy milk ni timbul?  Kitorang discover bila hubby @ AhBob tersalah beli.  Similac dengan Isomil kan from the same manufacturer, Abbot.  It uses similar (almost) font dan warna merah hampir hampir serupa (between Similac LF dan Isomil which is soy-based).  Kalau tak Similac ni ala-2 kuning gold kaler dia.  Anyway, kita discover tu pon dah lambat.  Adrina warded masa tu, and malam yang hubby dah terbeli isomil tu, memang dia yang prepare susu sampai la esoknya dia ambik turn jaga Adrina kat hospital.  Malam tu I balik kerja, memang shocked tengok seluruh muka dia, badan dia penuh red spots.  Hey its so scary sampai doc performed blood test untuk dengue berkali- kali k!  Bila doc tanya, alergic ape-ape, I didn't know sebab I tak perasan lagi susu tu ialah Isomil, instead of Similac.  Yarabbiii... Esok pagi nye bila turn I jaga, baru I tengok.  Oh no.  Soy-based.  Terfikir, soy = high in protein.  My first daughter alergic pada telur sebab protein.  Twins alergic ayam pon sebab tak ready untuk process protein... Its the milk!  Eh I terfikir menda tu pon dah nak petang sangat kot... Time tu doc dah tak round dah.  Kami pon dah discaj, tak dan I mention kat doc.  So last week bila pegi follow-up I mention kat doc, doc cakap. yes, it could be.

Yes, it is logic.  I pon ada baca sikit- sikit pasal protein alergy in babies ni.  I mean, yes despite nak masuk umur 1 year lagi seminggu macam tu masa tu, diorang internally baru 10 months.  I suspect, being premature that they are, ada benda yang I kena delay kan sikit untuk introduce.  So you see, now albeit turning 1 year old, I belum lagi bagi diorang makan macam- macam.  Diorang, too different dari kakak dulu...

Tapi korang jangan mistaken plak... Milk or soy alergy ni 2 benda yang berbeza.  Milk alergy ni berlaku bila anak you alergy pada milk protein yang ada dalam susu tu.  Bila immune badan nampak jer milk protein ni, dia akan cuba fight sebab dia ingat kan ni musuh.  Hence, the red spots la ya.  Lactose intolerance on the other hand, adalah inability untuk ko digest sugar lactose (gula dalam susu kalo tak silap I).  Lac intolerance ni sangat incommon bagi infant, tapi boleh berlaku.  Dulu ada satu Doc explain kat aku, ko nak digest lactose ni ko perlukan sejenis enzyme ni.  Kalo ko takde enzyme ni, memang takleh.  Perut ko pon memang takkan get used to it.  Akan baik ke tak situation ni, I rasa untuk infant, depends.  It can go away later on.  Tapi kalau dah 'remaja terlebih' macam I ni ha... Hemm memang permanent condition dah ni.  Bila pregnant and breastfeeding la sengsara weiii.  Eh kalau nak more info, sila la renangi lautan google hehehe.

I cuma share keadaan I sekarang jerla.  I pon kalau tak tanye Paed terchenta, memang renangi google jer.  So boleh la faham sikit- sikit.  Kesimpulan citer ni macam ni, anak I tak alergic pada milk cow, but instead tidak tahan laktosa.  Tapi juga tidak berupaya memproses protein dalam soy milk... Jadinya, solution sementara kami adalah bagi dia Cow's milk tanpa laktosa.  Boleh gitu... Yer.. gitu.. gitu

On solid food

As mentioned in my previous post, I started feeding the twins with porridge and puree.

Why is it that I have this suspicious feeling that kiddos HATE porridge?  I mean, porridge is porridge.  Its plain.  I haven't added anything to the porridge yet.  No salt, chicken or fish or even veggies yet.  My first daughter was alergic to many things so this is the main reason I am slowly introducing other stuff as well.

Ahh you know what they definitely LOVE?  Pumpkin puree.  Steamed, mashed and added a wee bit of breastmilk from my occasional pumping to empty the breast.  Formula does it too.  Ok I am not a monster for feeding my babies formula. I somehow feel you think that hahaha.  What do you hear when you feed them this?

More Mommy more.  Ok like they can say anything yet.   But I can tell.  Hahahah.

So no porridge and more fun stuff, huh.