Formula Allergy?

My daughter was hospitalized due to diahrea when we fed her the ready to feed enfamil formula. At the hospital they told me there is a difference bettween ready to feed and powder the ready to feed is thicker if you look at the formula you will notice it is a different color the powder is a lighter color when mixed and the ready to feed is a darker color with a thicker consistancy so yes it is possible she is having a reaction to the ready to feed. I hope this helps!

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Call your doctor. S/he is the best to consult about what might be going on.
-C.

Seems unlikely it is the formula. Both are dairy based, right? There are no significant ingredients that are different. The weather warmed up a bit, with it the humidity, so maybe it is humidity. Both my boys get bad face rashes in dry winter conditions. Lots of lotion helps. Cetaphil. Love Cetaphil. My older boy was so bad by his first Christmas his face started cracking and bleading. This with constant lotion. Finally had to get meds. Talk to your doctor.

I have had the same problem and my twins are now on Similac Alimentum it is a formula for babies with food allergies and Colic but my twins are NOT colic You should ask the doctor about that formulaIt has started to work for mine and it should work for you I have tried every formula there is and they both were just to sensitive with their stomachs Please let me know how it go and if it works I would try the Similac Isomil first then ask the doctor about the other

Yes it is possible. My son's milk allergy didn't come out for several months, since I was primarily BFing and the supplemental formula hadn't "built up" in his body yet. After switching to soy, his skin (which had at this times looked like I scalded him in hot water) began to clear. We were told though, by our allergist and also our pediatrician, that formula is trial and error and for a sensitive kid, their body notices slight changes and will therefore react. Once you find one that works, stick with it until at least 6 months before you start alternating brands or kinds.

when my son was that little his face looked like that to and i asked his pedi and he said that it was exzema or how ever you spell it (sorry) but anyways the only way it goes away is med. also try to keep it dry the more it gets wet the worse it is. my son is 5 and he still gets it. i hope that it gets better soon.

My son went through this just one year ago. He is allergic to the milk based formula. You sound like you have the same thing going on that he went through. You might want to try soy formula and see if it completely clears her up. If it does then she is having a reaction the milk protein. The reason her face is broken out is because she is probably drolling in her sleep and it is the time of the year where that is going to make her skin look like that. Call the pedi, try and talk to a nurse to see if they have any recommendations, they might be able to give you some samples to try thought out the weekend before buying a big can of it.