Anyone giving their little one goat's formula milk? Why did you choose that over cow's?

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I have friend gave her baby goat milk due to her baby has lactose intolerance (blood in the stool). For me, I occasionally offer fresh goat milk from Hay Dairies Goat Farm to my children. The taste of fresh goat milk is nicer than the powdered form. You can read up from here on how is goat's milk different from cow's milk: http://sg.theasianparent.com/goat-milk-singapore/2/ How is it different from cow’s milk? Goat’s milk contains less lactose than cow’s milk and hence might be a suitable alternative for kids who are lactose intolerant. Additionally, if your child is allergic to cow’s milk, he or she may be able to consume goat’s milk as it does not contain the alpha S1 casein protein found in cow’s milk. Vitamin A found in goat’s milk is also more readily absorbed by the body than that in cow’s milk. Besides this, goat’s milk also has a higher content of Vitamin B2 than cow’s milk, which may help to boost your child’s immune system as it stimulates antibodies.

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