Anyone have advice on breast feeding baby with a possible allergy?
LO is 3.5 mo old and the ped and I are sure he has an allergy to something I'm eating because his stools are so mucousy, he was so gassy and fussy, he is taking zantac for reflux which could also be from an allergy, and his face continues to break out with little bumps and pimples with pus.
So I went on an elimination diet of dairy, eggs, soy, wheat and nuts to try to find the culprit, I did this for two weeks and his temperament seemed to be better, and the gas went away BUT his face is still severely broken out and tons of mucous in stools again. So I called the ped and she convinced me to put him on nutramgien formula for cows milk allergy for 2 weeks while still pumping and with reluctance I did. He just started it yesterday and hates it, he keeps trying to breast feed which is breaking my heart, not only that he is miserable from gas, he's so gassy and crying again AND his new clay in texture stools has given him a terrible diaper rash, however no mucous.
I really want him to continue to have breast milk I just can't figure out what he's allergic to, it seems when moms have gone on this elimination diet they figure out pretty quickly what was bothering their LO but its not coming so easy for us, can anyone offer help please? What do you think about being on the formula, should I stop, I obviously want to do what is best for him whatever that is. Thank you!
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Also, I'm obviously no expert but it seems odd to me that your pedi would jump to formula so quickly. Figuring out what your LO is allergic to could be a long process but I think breastmilk is still the best thing for him no matter what.
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I second this. I used it with DD2. It took a couple of months to figure out what she could and couldn't tolerate and for the mucous to clear up. Good news is she outgrew all intolerances except dairy at 10 months.
We are in a similar situation to you. DD is six months and started having green mucusy/bloody stools at 2 months. I have cut out milk, soy, eggs wheat and nuts over the last four months and nothing has changed and she still isn't growing properly. I just started the dr sears elimination diet a week ago, things haven't changed yet but I pray they do soon. I hope you are able to figure out what your LO is allergic too soon!
We just confirmed ds is milk allergic. I was breastfeeding and supplementing with formula -- now I'm doing the reverse -- he only nurses 2-3 times per day, usually early morning and before sleeping. We had to put him on Neocate because he still reacted to the milk in Nutramigen.
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I ended up having to eliminate eggs and nuts shortly after going dairy and soy free, because DD2 developed eczema. Once we had her tested for allergies, sure enough, she is allergic to eggs, peanuts, and tree nuts.
A lot of allergists won't test prior to age 1, because the results are not very accurate on young babies. Also, if it's a milk, soy protein intolerance, an allergy test would come out negative.
I would continue the elimination diet, and give it more time. There's a check in on the Breastfeeding board for MSPI Moms, if you need more support/recipe ideas. The site www.mspimama.com has lots of great recipes too.
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