Got this off another list.  Would anyone care to reply?  I will forward it.
Francine Eastwood, BA, LMT, CD (DONA)
Moderator "Diabetes and Pregnancy List"
http://www.ssv1site.com/feastwood



I can only speak from my personal experience.  My second child (now 22)was
breast fed exclusively for 3 months.  He cried A LOT, he had diarrhea in
almost every diaper.  He vomited a lot and had three ear infections in 3
months.  I read a lot of information and realized that there is actually
more lactose in breast milk than in cow's milk.
Since my mother died when I was 16, I went to my dad to see what he
remembered about my early feeding.  He said I cried all the time and the MDs
told my mother she didn't have enough milk.  They switched me to formula.
Since we lived in Japan at the time (very few cows), I was placed on goats
milk and did fine.  Therefore, she believed she wasn't making enough milk
and that it was her fault.  As we talked further, I learned that she never
drank milk in any form.  I also realized that I don't drink milk and eat
very little dairy.    I put everything together and decided my poor son must
be lactose intolerant.  I took him off breast ( I cried for days) and placed
him on a soy based, lactose free formula.  In three day, he smiled, slept
through the night and had a formed stool.  He was a different baby.    Even
today, he doesn't tolerate milk.
I always believed that breast milk was perfect and I know for the VAST
majority of babies it is, but unfortunately, there are a few of them, if
they are truely lactose intolerant, that will have problems with breast
milk.
It would be worth a try.

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