Moms with LO's with soy/milk allergy

bkr1180

My son has a soy/milk allergy and reflux.  He is on Neutramigen and prevacid, at my 6th month check up we decided to try and wean one of them-I picked the prevacid because I would love my baby boy to be med-free.  He has done really well without prevacid he still spits up but I think its a normal amount. 

My question is when have you tried to introduce soy or milk back into thier diet?  My pedi said most babies outgrow soy allergies by 6 months and milk allergies at 9 months.  I'm so scared to try, how and when do I start to try.  I dont want him to suffer and he did really badly before Neutramigen.

aniceucchik

I know nothing about the soy allergy, since that is one of the main things in Jacobs diet, but I know that in his case he may not out grow his food allergies until his teen years. He has a cell disorder that is the presumable cause of his food allergies, and apparently, if it goes away, it gets better during adolescence (sp?). Before we knew about his Masto, his allergist said that he could outgrow the allergies before starting school, but it wasnt a given.

I guess you could get a skin test to see what shows up if you are wanting to try dairy/soy earlier on. We did Jacobs skin test at 10m old. Does your little guy just have trouble digesting or is it a true allergy? Perhaps consult an allergist.

welcel

If he has a true milk and soy allergy, I would do a food challange at the allergist.  Be prepared to spend a good four hours there if need be, and know they will only be able to do one at a time. 

g_belle

there's no way to tell when or if someone will outgrow an allergy.  if you want to do a food challenge- it should be under the supervision of an allergist. 

Fuzzy8252

Well, I haven't heard that they outgrow the allerigies that fast. Our allergist has said maybe 2 or 3 years. MAYBE. Any sort of challenge is always done in the office under very close supervision.

Court0026

Owen had a reaction to formula at 6 months (he was primarily breastfed) and the pediatrician recommended that we keep him dairy-free until 12 months and then start with something like yogurt.  I continued nursing and did just that.  He got a rash from it + some other factors = an appt with an allergy and asthma specialist and skin testing. 

magdusia

Why not just keep him on Neutramigen until he's one and then at 11 or 12 months do a allergy test?  Why put him through introducing soy/milk if he had a known allergy.  I'm no doctor so obviously listen to your doctor and this is just my opinion.  I haven't heard of kids outgrowing it at 6 or 9 months. 

good luck

sunny311

My older son was on Neocate until he outgrew his soy allergy at about 15 months.  He had both a blood test, skin test, and oral challenge (interestingly one dr called the skin test negative and on said positive but we decided to do the challenge anyway) and he could tolerate the soymilk.  When he was almost 3 his blood test and skin test were good enough for the allergist to go forward with the dairy challenge.  He is fine with dairy now.

My younger son is 10 months and has the same dairy/soy allergies (both also have egg and nuts).  The allergist said for all foods except nuts he is okay with the baby trying them at home.  The pedi said we could try dairy at 9 months and if it was tolerated then soy would be fine too.  We did yogurt and he loved it but just about two weeks after we started it he got a very faint rash on his belly and some blood in his stool.  The pedi said to try again in 8-10 weeks.

The difference between the treatment for my two boys is that my older son had tested positive on the rast test for these foods from a very young age.  The allergist said the only reason the did those blood tests was because it was an  emergency situation (he was admitted to the hospital for a reaction to something in my breastmilk).  The allergist said once someone test positive to a food they have to be more cautious.  Both the pedi and allergist said most babies can tolerate dairy by one year.

I was petrified to have my younger son try the yogurt at home, I made my mom come over just in case.  But I just gave him a tiny bit the first time and watched him, then a little more the next time, etc.  After a few exposures with no reaction I was more confident that if it were still an allergy it wasn't a major issue.  So we'll try it again in a few month.

If your pedi suggested to try it then just start small with a tiny bit of yogurt and wait to see what happens.  If you're not comfortable doing it at home ask if you can do it in their office (or give it to your son just a little while before your next scheduled appt).  Or just wait until he's a little bit older, if he's doing fine with what he's on right now there's probably no immediate need.  It is such a scary thing to think a little bit of food can cause such a problem for you child!  Good luck. 

bkr1180

He has had a food allergy test but no foods came up as an allergy.  Perhaps his is more of an intolerance than an allergy.  I'm guessing if it was a true allergy then my pedi would have recommended he be tested before trying soy or dairy. Thanks ladies, it sounds like I need to talk more with my pedi to find out if its an allergy or an intolerance and then ask for testing if it is an allergy before trying dairy or soy. 

abs05

magdusia:

Why not just keep him on Neutramigen until he's one and then at 11 or 12 months do a allergy test?  Why put him through introducing soy/milk if he had a known allergy.  I'm no doctor so obviously listen to your doctor and this is just my opinion.  I haven't heard of kids outgrowing it at 6 or 9 months. 

good luck

This.  At our 6 month appt. today my pedi said by 12 months most kids do outgrow the milk allergy, but we will get further testing at that point.

blueyez09

magdusia:

Why not just keep him on Neutramigen until he's one and then at 11 or 12 months do a allergy test?  Why put him through introducing soy/milk if he had a known allergy.  I'm no doctor so obviously listen to your doctor and this is just my opinion.  I haven't heard of kids outgrowing it at 6 or 9 months. 

good luck

This... LO stayed on Alimentum till he was 14 months then we transitioned him to Coconut Milk. He still has very obvious reactions to dairy... IF he's going to grow out of it I was told it could be as late as 5 years old. We just stay Dairy and Egg free for now. Also since LO is very sensitive to things I've avoided giving him peanuts and shell fish since they are pretty common allergens.