milk sensitivity question

Sweet face 82

So my little dude may have a milk sensitivity.  Anyone have an LO with that?  How did you find out and what changes did you make that really helped?  How did it go coordinating with LO's dad?  Right now the doctor and I just suspect the milk sensitivity so I'm switching him to soy to see if that helps.

sweetie0228

Try the food allergy board for the first 2 questions and you can start by telling LO's dad the issue what the Dr said and what the plan is and hope he follows.

Personally, I never had much luck w/ my ex remembering our DD had a severe milk intolerance since birth.

BMenz

DS had both milk and soy allergy. His milk allergy was from the beginning up until 4 months when his soy allergy presented. We switched him from the similac advance to the soy to finally the alimentum.  It took about 2 full weeks before he had relief. His symptoms were: projectile vomit, bad reflux, mucousy diarrhea, arching his back when and after he ate, and screaming after he ate. (He grew out of it by 14 months! - thank god!)

Are you going to continue to breastfeed? If so, you'll have to take out all milk products from your diet (which will take about 2 weeks for it to be fully out) and then it will take another 2 weeks to get out of his system.

SO did fine with it because we lived together at the time.....when we weren't living together, I just told him this is what he needed to do, no ifs ands or buts about it. I think because he already understood it, it was easier for him, but even if he didn't understand, he has to do it, end of story. It's for ds' health. 

cmanmom

Us!  DS has been on soy since I stopped BF.  We found out because I bought some bedtime rice cereal and he rashed up like crazy.  Went to the Dr. and brought it in just in case since it was the ONLY change - I knew that's what made the rash, but not what IN it if that makes sense.  Well, it had milk in it...

exH and I were married at the time so it wasn't a big deal.  Thankfully now that he is back in DS life, DS is old enough to tell him that he has soy milk.  I've also reminded him and even found and told him where he can buy single serve soy milk boxes since once you open a box, you are supposed to consume it within a week and exH only has DS for a few hours e/o Saturday that would be a waste.

I just reminded him when he started using his visitation again, and what is okay dairy-wise and not okay and how it affects DS.

GL - for DS he rashes up and has terrible gas and an upset tummy and yucky poops and exH knows this.  I think it helps for him to know that I would know if he messed up and gave DS milk on accident.  Kinda puts the fear in him KWIM, that I would def. know if he did.  HTH

Sweet face 82

Thanks everyone!  We are in the stage of trying to figure out if that is what he has...kinda stinks, but it is helpful to hear from other moms that have been through this!  My DS has the yucky poops, gas, and continues to get this terrible diaper rash; reading other symptoms I feel more sure that there is definately SOMETHING out of the ordinary going on, even if it turns out to be something else.  Hopefully, we are on our way to pinning it down and DS will feel better soon.