Comments on: Eight Signs Your Baby Has a Milk Allergy

By: Mom of 2 awesome boys

Mom of 2 awesome boys — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 04:14:44 +0000

This info just helped me so much. My baby boy is dealing with failure to thrive and every other symptom on here. Took milk out of my diet a day ago. Hoping for results.

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Mon, 24 Oct 2011 02:31:47 +0000

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By: hershey borja

hershey borja — Sun, 26 Jun 2011 02:05:00 +0000

thank you for the information. my one child had one of those symptoms,cold,itchy eyes,itchy nose,wheezing and later asthma. almost 4 years that i didnt noticed that it was caused of cows milk allergy till i switch him into soya milk and all of these symtoms have gone.

By: tina

tina — Fri, 18 Feb 2011 01:57:05 +0000

I agree with Heather. My son is allergic to milk, wheat, soy, eggs and peanuts. I have been on an elimination diet for about 6 months and it have not reduced my milk supply.
His Pediatrician is wonderful and so we are having him tested for allergies. He has really bad eczema, hives and was itchy all the time. The elimination diet has helped reduced the eczema and now we are waiting for narrow down the list of allergens. We are mainly on a rice diet and he is growing well. He was also given Elacare formula which he tolerates well even though it tastes horrible. Hang in there and keep researching, your child will get better.

By: Heather

Heather — Mon, 31 Jan 2011 19:13:35 +0000

I just wanted to correct one of the comments posted above. If you are breastfeeding and have to do an elimination diet, your supply does not always decrease. I know a lot of breastfeeding moms who have had to cut out allergens from their diet and had no problem with supply. My own son has a dairy sensitivity and I cut out all dairy from my diet. I’m still breastfeeding him at 11 months with no supply issues. It’s hard to give up dairy, but well worth it when it helps your child feel better!

By: Danielle

Danielle — Sun, 05 Dec 2010 02:18:44 +0000

When my son was 3 weeks old, I knew something wasnt right. I was primarily breastfeeding but supplementing with formula, and every day he seemed to be getting worse. He had atopic dermatitus since his 2nd day (when I started him on formula) and it spread all over his body (and the hospital neonatalogist even said was an “allergic reaction to something and she’d be interested to know what it was from.) That was then accompanied by diarhea and he started getting more and more fussy/gassy/restless by the day. About week 3, he started having chest congestion (cracking noises and wheezing when breathing) and vomiting. I suspected something so I switched him to soy, and his rash improved, as did his chest congestion, but then he became VERY constipated and started vomiting more. I took him off of soy formula, eliminated all dairy and soy from my diet, and then started him on hypo allergenic formula. He started to improve, but the diarhea continued, and he was still really fussy/gassy. I made an appointment to see his dr and she told me that she was pretty sure he was allergic to the protein in cows milk as well as soy and that I should continue to eliminate dairy and soy from my diet and breastfeed him, which anyone who does the “elimination diet” knows that your supply decreases because of lack of food, so she told me to supplement with hypoallergenic formula (but I already knew he wouldnt tolerate those formulas.) After getting no where with the DR and knowing that most children arent diagnosed (if ever) and suffer until around 3 months, I took matters into my own hands. I contacted the 3 companies that made amino acid based formulas and talked to the customer service reps (who ALL sent me a free can to try out… talk about customer service!) Within 24 hours of starting my son on the amino acid based formula, he started to improve, but within 2 weeks, he was back to his happy origional self. He’s now 4 months old and we have him on Elecare (we found its the least harsh on his digestive track) and he’s doing VERY well! If your baby has 4 or more of these symptoms and you talk to your dr and they dont do anything, contact the company. Its worth a try and if your lil one improves, you have your proof to take to your dr… if they dont improve, then you know to keep searching for an answer… but give it AT LEAST 2-3 weeks to kick in (as most dairy will stay in their systems for at least 2 weeks after eliminating it from thier diet!)

By: Mary

Mary — Wed, 10 Nov 2010 22:33:31 +0000

My baby is 2 months old. When he was born I was breastfeeding him but for personal issues I had to stop. He’s been drinking formula for about a month an a wk .His pediatrician has changed his milk 3 times. From Good Start Green Label, to orange, Now to Soy formula and since he started he’s been constipated and a really badddd rash all over his face and neck. Today I notice that it was starting on his arms and hands. Can he be lactose intolerance just like his father?? and what could all this be coming from?

By: Kristen

Kristen — Fri, 22 Oct 2010 20:40:23 +0000

I am a mother of two. My first child was colic from the day I brought her home from the hospital. She had horrible gas and you could tell she was in pain. I breastfed her for 7 months. I keep telling the doctor something was wrong and all I heard was she was colic and would grow out of it once her digestive tract matured. Needless to say, at four months there was blood in her stools. I was told she had a virus and I argued that she is not sick with a virus. She is at home with me and I have not been around any sick people. I was then told to eliminate all dairy from my diet. Bingo! All colic, gas, crying etc. disappeared. At this point we determined she had a dairy sensitivity. Once I switched to formula I did soy and she was fine. I had her allergy tested at age one and keep asking to test her and was told to wait until age 3. I decided to listen to my instinct. Test came back positive to milk allergy. She was extremely high on this test. We carry an epipen every where we go. I test her every year to see if the levels have gone down. She is now 3 1/2 and still allergic. I have a 5 month old as well. His signs were different than my daughter. He was not colic but was choking on mucous and sounded like he was always congested from day one. Again I was told it was the animonic fluid he swallowed from birth. Needless to say once I switched from breast to bottle, he was choking on the formula and cried the entire night. I tried formula with protein broken down and still very fussy and congested. He also has mild exzema. This time no need to call doctor, he went directly on soy formula. He is doing good on soy. I will allergy test him at one. Every child is different. You may have one, two, three signs, but your instinct is always the best way to go with your children. Doctors have the degree but we are with are children all day and all night and watch every single thing going on with them. If you feel something is wrong them make your voice heard. Food allergies are on the rise and it is not a fun thing to have to deal with as a parent. Good luck everyone in finding the source.

By: nichole

nichole — Fri, 08 Oct 2010 21:05:15 +0000

My son is three months old. He has had a cold since he was born. (congestion, runny nose, cough) He has also had exzema since he was about a month old and also has acid reflux. (test confirmed this) We have had him on nutrimigen, similac allementium, and now ellecare. He has been on the ellecare for over a week and we still have seen no improvement. I have no idea where to go from here. Advice Please……………

By: Deniece Toledo

Deniece Toledo — Tue, 21 Sep 2010 22:30:47 +0000

My seven month old has been spitting up since birth. Her doc thinks her low weight could be because of a milk allergy and her constant spitting up. He wants me to switch formulas…again and add vitamins and more solids. I am tired of switching formulas since they are so costly and thry tend to upset her tummy until she adjusts. Would it be better for me to just ask for the milk allergy test to at least know for sure?

By: Carrie

Carrie — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 01:50:48 +0000

I agree with the last commenter. We have been to many, many dr.’s, nurses, dermatologists, etc. My son had severe eczema and they all never once thought that it was food related. I’ve been breastfeeding. It wasn’t until I went to an allergist that we found out he was allergic to over 20 things (milk, soy, egg, all nuts, barley, oat, wheat, bananas, tomatoes, yeast, gelatin, etc.). It was a huge challenge but since cutting those things out, he’s clearing up. He also had an anaphylactic reaction from a jar baby food that contained cheese. So be careful! That’s what led us into going to an allergist. Everyone else discouraged us saying that it’s probably just environmental allergies or that his eczema came from one of our genes. Boy, were they wrong!

By: Erin

Erin — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 19:26:48 +0000

If you think your baby may have a milk allergy–SEE A PEDIATRIC ALLERGIST!! They CAN and WILL do testing before one year to help diagnose milk and other allergies. My breastfed daughter had “severe reflux” and eczema for months. Only when I let her taste yogurt at 7 months did I find out it was actually a severe (anaphylactic) milk allergy (also eggs and nuts) that none of her 20 or more doctors (NICU and other peds) even considered for her. I ate/drank these allergens every day, all day and never even considered that she may be allergic to something as we have no food allergy on either side of our (huge) families. Skip the pediatrician and go to a pediatric allergist if you really think there’s a problem. Once I stopped eating her offending allergens, her eczema went away, she stopped spitting up, she sleeps much more and almost never fusses.