Allergic to Formula? - Albany,CA

two of my 5 have had to go on the hypoallergenic formula. But they never had the rash around thier mouth, it was more problems with the stomach/ throwing up/ severe stomach pain, stuff like that. It's worth a shot though, but if its not the same nipple on the bottle you have been using, I would switch back and see if that could be causing it. If it is a skin allergy to something in the formula rather than a stomch issue, maybe putting vaseoline around his mouth as a barrier so its not coming in direct contact with the skin. my son has a skin allergy to cinnamon but it doesn't affect him any other way while eating it.

Hi,

I would also recommend making your own baby formula from raw milk. Here is a different link which you may find helpful.

http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2005/1...

You can make your own too using raw milk which doesn't carry the same allergy as pasteurized milk. Here is a link. I know several mother's who used this formula when NOTHING else worked and their kids were failure-to-thrive. They all did fantastic on the raw milk formula.
http://www.realmilk.com/formularecipes.html#rmbf

I understand pumping at work is a pain, but I'd think that the additional cost of the hypoallergenic formula would make pumping look a bit more appealing! Especially since if you're not pumping at all at work you are likely to see a drop in your production which could mean you'll have to use formula all the time. I'd be inclined to keep with the EBF since there's something about formula that's not working for your son!

I used Nutramigen hypoallergenic formula (made by Enfamil I believe) with my daughter and it was great. There is also Alimentum hypoallergenic formula made by Similac. I bet one of them will work great for you. Be prepared though - they are more expensive than regular formula.

At 5 months old he should not even be on Cow's milk. Have you tried just regular formula other than milk?

my oldest son was allergic to his formula and never had the issues your describing. what about a latex allergy instead.,

We had a similar problem with our son, although the allergic reaction manifested itself in eczema all over and GI problems. But we tried EVERY formula out there when I weaned him (I had to be dairy-free while nursing him, but he never nursed very well, so by the time he was eight months old, I had to throw in the towel, as he was hungry all the time and not getting enough from me), and he couldn't even tolerate the regular soy formula--nor could he tolerate the super-expensive hypoallergenic formulas, which really surprised our pediatrician--she said they work for most kids. We finally found a solution that worked after months of trying: Baby's Only by Nature's One. http://www.naturesone.com/. For our son, we had to use the soy formula, but they have others as well. Turns out that while our son indeed cannot tolerate dairy, he was also having a bad reaction to the corn syrup that is in virtually every formula out there. Baby's Only is the ONLY one we could find that uses rice syrup instead of corn syrup--and the minute he was on that, he was fine. Might be worth a try. Whole Foods carries it in the store (at least in Sacramento), but you can also order it online. It's very inexpensive, which is a nice bonus--only about $11/can.

One thing to note: It's considered a toddler formula as opposed to an infant formula, but our pediatrician told us that was fine--that because we couldn't find anything else that worked, a toddler formula was far better than our son getting NO formula at all. (He was just shy of a year old.) May want to ask your pediatrician, but ours was fine with it--and just glad we found something our son could digest.

Good luck!!

You'd think all this reaction to synthetic nutrition would make you step up and just go ahead and pump! It's not hard, not embarrassing (there are hands free techniques) and not a big deal truthfully. Pump one side while baby is nursing other side, pump on way to/from work, pump on breaks (CA has the MOST enforced pumping/nursing laws in America)... start stocking up now!!

why is he having regular milk? he should be on formula. my daughter was on good start formula

My second son had a milk allergy (actually noted while I was still breastfeeding) and we used Similac Alimentum which is the hypoallergenic. Might be worth trying. Good luck! Oh and my son grew out of the allergy by the time he was 1 years old.

One of our children was allergic to milk, resulting in eczema on his face. (Not as immediate a reaction as you describe. This sounds more like a contact reaction - his skin is reacting where the allergen touches it.)

Our doctor recommended Carnation Good Start formula, because it is partially hydrolyzed. Some babies mildly allergic to milk can tolerate it (ingest the allergen in a certain form without a reaction). This was the case with our son. (If the reaction was more severe - like hives - I would be advising you to stop trying formulas and see a doctor.) If Good Start doesn't work, there are other formulas (Nutramigen and Alimentum) that are fully hydrolyzed. (Check for "hydrolyzed" vs "partially hydrolyzed" on the label. I think they only come in liquid form. They also tend to be a lot more expensive.)

Have you tried a soy-based formula? You definitely should NOT go directly to goat's milk as it will be missing many essentials included in formula.

Good news is that babies often outgrow milk allergies. Our son outgrew it by the time he was 2yo.

Good luck!