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September 2015 Moms
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Dairy Allergy - does your LO have it?
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Just got back from the pediatricians office. My 14 week old LO has severe skin rashes and screams non stop lately, reflux/spitting up as well. Doc believes it's an allergy to dairy, NOT lactose intolerance, but an allergy to the milk protein. Has anyone else experienced this with their LO? If so, what were their symptoms? Did things improve once u got off all dairy? The doc told me it can take a week or so for the dairy to truly be out of my system... Also, ALL that pumped milk that I wake up at 3am to pump... Yup, can't give it to her bc it'll have dairy in it since I only stopped eating diary today. They gave us a prescription for a skin cream but I'm not allowed to use it till we confirm this is in fact an allergy to dairy! Which means she will be miserable for days and days more. Please let me know if any of you have experienced this and any tips or tricks u know of. We were given permission to give her Tylenol as well as 1/4 teaspoon of Benadryl at bedtime. Doc said Vaseline for her skin for now.
Re: Dairy Allergy - does your LO have it?
ETA She had one skin rash at about 7weeks old, but they said it was eczema. If she had an allergy, would it keep coming back?
Not sure if it's milk protein allergy or an intolerance. Either way...cutting out dairy! (Which is super depressing by the way
Yes!!! My DS3 had MSPI (milk soy protein intolerance) I had to go on an elimination diet, ended up removing all dairy and soy from my diet for two years while I nursed him. It was definitely a struggle at first, because dairy and soy are in everything!!! But once I got the hang of it, it was definitely easier.
You'll want to remove all sources of dairy, obvious ones like milk, cheese, yogurt, etc but also hidden dairy like casein, whey, etc found in breads, baked goods, crackers, even spices! Read labels carefully. Half of all babies who cannot tolerate dairy also have trouble with soy because their proteins are very similar so you may want to consider going off soy as well.
It generally takes a few weeks to get everything out of your system and your LO's so if you don't see 100% improvement right away don't get discouraged. I was able to continue nursing my LO while I was figuring out his allergens, using his reactions as my guide sometimes (helpful hint, "vegetable oil" is usually soy oil).
If you end up using formula you'd want to start with a hydrolysate formula like Nutramigen or Alimentum. They are made up of partially broken down protein chains, unlike "regular" formula that contains full milk protein chains. A large majority of MSPI babies do well on these types of formula, however, some more sensitive babies will require an elemental formula (like Neocate). Elemental formulas are broken down 100% into free amino acids, the building blocks of protein, so there are no protein chains to digest.
Here is some info on MSPI, elimination diets, and formula:
https://www.refluxrebels.com/mspi-milk-soy-protein-intolerant/
https://www.refluxrebels.com/eliminating-dairy-and-soy/
https://kellymom.com/health/baby-health/food-sensitivity/
https://www.kellymom.com/store/freehandouts/hidden-dairy01.pdf
https://www.neocate.com/blog/elimination-diet-fyi/
https://www.neocate.com/blog/elimination-diets-and-breastfeeding/
If you do decide to proceed with an elimination diet, I also have some resources for recipes that you may find helpful! Hang in there, and I hope this info helps.
I would love some dairy free recipes! We are also dairy free and I'm running out of ideas!
When we need to give her formula we use Alimentum. We tried the Nutramigen and LO hated it. Would not take it. The Alimentun is alittle sweeter and she will take that.
If you decide to keep breastfeeding ......You'll find that there is milk is way more than the obvious stuff like cheese. Look at every food label for milk or whey. It's in a ton of breads which surprised me. The best thing to do is think "simple". Meat, veggies, fruit. And spend some time in the organic aisle. There are breads, crackers, bread crumbs, butter, etc. Almond milk will be your new best friend. The Silk brand has a vanilla version that's really good. Use Earth Balance butter. My go to foods are Mexican (taco shells and most soft tortillas are dairy free), stuffed green peppers, eggs, Fiber 1 English muffins (Thomas has milk in them), and peanut butter (with apples, carrots, celery, great protein snack). Good luck, after a couple weeks it'll get easier to cook for yourself!!
Sure!!! Here are some great resources for recipes:
https://www.mspimama.com/
https://intolerantoffspring.com/
https://www.allergyeats.com/
https://www.neocate.com/blog/the-neocate-food-allergy-cookbook-allergy-friendly-recipes-for-your-family/
https://www.pinterest.com/neocate/allergy-friendly-recipes/