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My son was put on nutramigen at 10 weeks for milk protein intolerance. He did great on it. He's two and the transition to cow's milk at 1 yr was a bit slow (we did rice for about 6 mos first), but now he drinks it with no issue. Lactose intolerance and milk protien intolerance are two totally different things, so this doens't mean she'll be lactose intolerant at all. Babies don't need solid foods until at least 6 mos (in my daughter's case it was 8 mos) and then don't put them in the bottle, but spoon feed them. Good luck

If it were my child and with what I know now about dairy and soy I wouldn't even think about using either one. For baby formula, I would use www.neocate.com if I wasn't breastfeeding and as they got off of formula, I would be using Hemp, Almond, and Rice milks of which I could make two of the three myself (if I wanted, but no thanks).

Does she have eczema, ear infections, hives, or any other things like poop problems? I would then look into other food allergens and also think about vaccines and slowing them down.

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I just wanted to throw out another idea if you don't want to stop nursing (and if you've already stopped, I guess you can just throw the info into your mental Rolodex for future reference :)). We went through a potential allergy thing with my daughter while I was nursing her. I had eliminated dairy (milk, cheese, yogurt (all staples in my diet)), egg, wheat, chocolate, citrus, strawberries, tomatoes, soy (another biggie in our house since my husband and son are vegetarians), nuts, fish and probably some other things I can't remember now. It was really hard for me. So after her digestive system recovered (she was having blood and mucus in her stool), her GI doctor put me on Creon. It's pancreatic enzymes (I think from a pig - I'm not vegetarian) and you take them with every meal and snack. Then we slowly added food back to my diet. I was lucky enough to be able to add everything back and my daughter was doing great (and still is at 2 years old)!!! Creon is expensive, and our insurance covered a big portion of it, but it ended up being less expensive for us than the special formula. Just a few things to consider. Good luck, I know how frustrating and exhausting this can be. :)

Hi,

I noticed another mama encourage you to continue to breastfeed if you want to, but just eliminate all cow milk protein from your diet. It would be strange if the baby was allergic to your human milk protein. They're totally different. That being said, I have an "intolerance" to both cow milk AND soy proteins. They're very similar & often people who have an intolerance to one, will also have an intolerance to another. It's a total pain to have to read labels ALL OF THE TIME. But, would be worth it in the end.

I just wanted to say, if you do start up breastfeeding again, watch out for soy as it might be a problem too.

If your baby is under 6 months, she should not have anything other than breastmilk or formula. Cereal should not be given until 7 or 8 months, as babies are unable to properly digest grains before that.

My daughter went through milk protein intolerance and all I had to do was cut milk and milk products from my diet. It was difficult but not as hard as buying formula and cleaning bottles and switching formulas because one (or ten) doesn't work. If it hasn't been long since you were breastfeeding you might want to consider going back! It takes time for the milk proteins to get out of your body, sometimes up to a month, but it's so worth it if you can breastfeed with a simple diet change.
If you want to try it I would suggest meeting with a lactation consultant to begin the relactation process. Cut out all dairy items (eggs should be fine) and look carefully at your labels for milk and its products, whey, casein, etc. Almond milk is very yummy. Soymilk is OK (my opinion) but chocolate soymilk is awesome. There are soy cheeses and yogurts, ice "creams", butters, etc. I got a vegan cookbook and just added meat, it was awesome. I still missed milk but it was worth it for my baby.
She outgrew it at about 11 months and I was so happy!

My son has acid reflux and spits up ALL THE TIME. We tried every formula known to man included Nutramigen and none of them worked for him. Because it did not help much we switched back to cheaper formula. We put 1/2 tsp of rice cereal in 5 oz of formula (in the Nutramigen) because his pediatrician said it would help weigh it down so he would not spit up so much and bulk up his nutrition a bit (we are never sure how much he really takes in because a lot comes back out). From my experience it is totally safe but you will need to use a medium flow nipple otherwise the bottle will just clog when they eat.
As far as lactose intolerance....my daughter grew out of hers at 9 months and I have a niece who grew out of hers around 3-4 years of age. It really just depends on their genetics and environment.

I think you child may have cow's milk protein allergy from you have described...did they test for that? My son (11 1/2 mos) has the same. He tried several of the amino acid based formulas like nutramigen, but he refused to drink those. Our solution was for me to go on a dairy free diet (absolutely no cow product, caesin, milkfat, butter, etc.), which is a bit tough because that meant most breads and baked goods were out too. I have to be very diligent about what I eat. By doing this, he is able to tolerate breast milk. Not sure of your specific case, but we had a small allergy panel done at 3 mos old to see if he was sensitive to cow's milk protein, soy, peanut, egg, and wheat. We have tried several of the special medical formulas recent to try and bump up his weight, but he hates them. Out doc does not really believe in putting cereal into any bottles. The rice cereal and fruits (apples, bananas, pears) and veggies (peas, yams, sweet pot) I usually mix with some of the breast milk to get it to the consistency he likes.

As for long term, our allergist says that he may out grow it by 18 most or 24 mos. Apparently may kids do. They will test him again once he is over 12 mos and over 20 lbs. From what we understand, this has nothing to do with being lactose tolerant/intolerant...this is an allergy to the cow milk protein (caesin) and he may be fine with goat milk or sheep milk. In fact I am able to cook with goat milk butter and eat cheese made from sheep or goat, and he still tolerates my breast milk.. I can look up the other special formulas and cereals that they gave us if you are interest... I just don't recall off hand.

Hope this helps...good luck
BTW -- my crazy diet had me shed all my preg weight plus 15 more pounds without any exercise! at least there is a silver lining to it all. I am 3 sizes smaller than before I got pregnant.

How old is your baby? The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends no solids until a baby is 6 months old. Why are you wanting to mix in cereal before she can eat it with a spoon? Maybe check with your doctor if your baby is younger than the recommended age just to be sure it's safe for your baby.

Do not ever mix food in a baby's bottle that they drink from. Give the food separately. My 2 year old son's father is an ER nurse and has seen NUMEROUS babies come into the ER from choking situations when food was put into a bottle.

Ask your pediatrician before you start feeding her infant cereal because if you start too soon, that is how babies develop allergies to food. We started rice cereal mixed with Nutramigen when our baby was 8 months old, and it was in a separate dish. Additionally he drank approx 32 oz of Nutramigen per day at that point. He has no allergies whatsoever now however he was lactose intolerant for awhile. We had to slowly add whole milk to his diet sometime after 15 months.

Hi - like with the other moms, my baby had a hard time when I would consume dairy, so cutting that out really helped. In the meantime, as she got older I transitioned to occasional formula - we used Nutramigen, too. Good news is that she's now 13 months and loves (and tolerates) dairy: yogurt, lactose-free milk, cheese, etc. It's no problem at all. We're giving her lactose free milk only out of caution; she tolerates any other dairy quite well. I too was worried that dairy would be an issue, but it's not!