I've never heard such a thing

mclere

My lo has been on Alimentum for about 2 months now. She had some mucus in her stool, VERY bad gas, lots of straining, nasal congestion (still has this). I asked her pedi how would I know she would need an elemental formula because I'm determined to help fix her constant stuffy nose. She actually told me babies who need those are VERY fussy, unhappy babies, blood in stools etc. and that even if she still has a slight sensitivity to the Alimentum keeping her on it will help her body build up a tolerance to it and she'd be fine. She said why do you think we get allergy shots....so we can build a tolerance to the allergy. I wanted to make sure that IF she does still have a slight problem with the Alimentum that keeping her on it anyway for the long run won't do harm. She said it would not. But from my research not ALL babies outgrow MSPI most due. But another thing is it could take up to a 1 or more. And she is only 5 months. So what I'm supposed to let her be uncomfortable in HOPES that she outgrows it soon?? She still has some sleep issues like crying out in her sleep. She's on Zantac but I think her nose and sleep issues are milk related. By the way I did eat ALOT of milk while pregnant I mean cereal everyday sometimes 2 bowls, yogurt etc...everyday! 

What do you think of this?

shotzie

I haven't heard that in terms of formula, but the building up a tolerance thing is one school of thought in the allergy world. DD1 is allergic to dairy, soy, and eggs, but can tolerate her allergens baked into foods or in processed foods. Our allergist said to continue to give her those foods as long as she doesn't react to them to help build her tolerance.

Has your LO's stool been tested for blood? DD2's stool tested positive for blood even when we couldn't see it in her diaper. We tested it again once I'd been dairy and soy free for 5 wks and it was negative (and her stool was normal again), so we knew my diet changes were working. If your LO's stool hasn't been tested, I would ask to have that done.

Ultimately, I say it's up to you. If you want to try another formula to see if it helps, I would certainly give it a try. Down the road, you can see what food your LO can tolerate and go from there. For now, if it were me, I'd try a different formula to see if you can get her system completely healed first. It certainly sounds like her system is still irritated since she's having bad gas and mucous in her stool.

browneyedgoil

my DD couldn't tolerate Alimentum- her fussiness improved majorly but she still had blood after a month on it. She had to go on Neocate

Court0026

WineBaby22:

Personally, if my LO still seemed uncomfortable after a few weeks I would switch. As an adult I would hate to have to deal with stuffiness/nasal congestion and bowel issues after every meal- I don't see why a baby should have to go through that. I would tell the pedi that I want to switch and will try the Alimentum again in a couple months to see if she can handle it. Again, that is just my personal opinion.

I agree with this.

magdusia

Court0026:

WineBaby22:

Personally, if my LO still seemed uncomfortable after a few weeks I would switch. As an adult I would hate to have to deal with stuffiness/nasal congestion and bowel issues after every meal- I don't see why a baby should have to go through that. I would tell the pedi that I want to switch and will try the Alimentum again in a couple months to see if she can handle it. Again, that is just my personal opinion.

I agree with this.

same here! and i would switch Pedis.  If a pedi thinks it's ok to keep her so uncomfortable, she would not be a good fit for me.