Pets & Dander: Enfamil
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Allergic to Formula?
Asked by S.T. from El Paso
on March 6, 2008
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I have been pumping and feeding my 5 month old breast milk up until now, but my milk supply is dwindling, and I am ready to put her on formula. We tried Similac formu...
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- Hi S., My little guy has been on formula since the get-go because he was adopted at two days old. However, he did not have a BM for 5 weeks w/o a suppository. Our p...
- hi try using soy milk my granddaughter was the same way and she did real good on the soy milk
- I had the same problem with my now 11 month old daughter. The doctors told me I had to even quit breast feeding her because of her milk protein allergy/lactose intoler...
Peanut Allergy
Asked by T.R. from New York
on March 30, 2012
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We just found out that my daughter has a high level of peanut allergy. Her egezema is out of control (her back feels like alligator skin). We have medicine to contro...
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- http://www.nationaleczema.org/ This link is for the National Eczema Organization. Maybe contact them for information/help. They also have a community support gro...
- The blood test can not show "high allergy" to any substance. It can only show the level of reactivity in the blood, which - believe it or not - is not a good indicator...
- Try dairy and egg free. I had to go on a complete eliminiation diet with both of my girls when they were nursing. Didn't figure it out unit my oldest was about 6 month...
Can Babies Be Allergic to Breastmilk?
Asked by S.G. from Boston
on April 2, 2011
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My cute little girl is 6 weeks old and has had 3 diaper rashes, a bad case of eczema on her face and just recently got diarrhea. My husband looked up diarrhea and fou...
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- Hi, you have received lots of lovely responses, just to affirm - don't stop BF if you don't want to! You both can thrive, you just need to figure out what your poor ...
- Before jumping to any conclusions I'd remove dairy from my diet give it a week or two and see if her symptoms improve.
- S., I completely empathize with your situation - I had a DD who could not tolerate my breastmilk "as is" - she was gassy, had mucous and blood in her stools, broke out...
My 18Month Old Is Allergic to Milk!!! What Do I Do???
Asked by W.J. from Los Angeles
on January 14, 2009
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My 18 month old daughter is allergic to milk. She's not lactose or anything like that sh'es can't digest the milk protien. So every since she stopped taking formula i ...
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- Hi W., My son is allergic to the protein in milk also. I used soy formula (prosoybe) until he was about 2 years old. Then I switched to Soy Milk - vanilla flavored ...
- How bad is the allergy? Did you get the blood tests that confirm the allergy? Do you HAVE to eliminate milk/dairy? Does your daughter have issues with it, or just a ru...
- First, don't worry. There are plenty of other ways to get calcium. MANY people are intolerant. You could try NAET it is an allergy elimination technique and it has do...
Allergic Reaction to Formula
Asked by T.J. from Cincinnati
on June 3, 2008
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Hello,
I have an 8 month old and we think that he has an allergic reaction to the formula he is taking. His body from the neck down to the feet he has little bumps...
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- Hi LaDreka, If your son has been on the same formula for the last 8 months it is probably not an allergy to that, but it still could be allergies. Seasonal aller...
- Have you tried switching him to goat milk, regular low fat milk, or lactose? It may be time to make the transition. As the baby is 8 months old are you feeding him...
- Is he eating any baby cereal? We had the same problem and it ended up being an alergic reaction to the Barley Cereal.
Congestion Due to an Allergy?
Asked by C.G. from Saginaw
on June 28, 2007
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My 4 1/2 month daughter has had continuous episodes of congestion and sneezing. Her ped does indicate that she has an allergy and keeps having us switch formulas. I tr...
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- We had a similar situation with our daughter (she is 8 months old now). We had her on breast milk and Enfamil Lipil formula; we came to realize that she was allergic t...
- My 4 year old daughter could not drink anything made be similac, she could only drink Emphamill (spelling?)Lactos free good luck
- My daughter couldnt do any of the above and ended up drinking soy milk (right by reg milk at the store) Then she was able to drink 2% by 7mths..... sure stinks and u...
Allergy Testing
Asked by A.P. from Dallas
on September 28, 2009
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Does anyone know what age a child has to be in order to be tested for allergies? My son has been suffering from severe eczema, and with the help of steriods it has imp...
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- We go to doctor Melvin Joki in Mansfield. My baby is very allergic to many foods. He ordered an Allergy test for him at 6 months, and we found that he is allergic to D...
- Your pedi can order testing done. We had to actually go to a quest diognistics location to get the blood drawn; however, our pedi ordered the testing. however, he said...
- Ashely, If you are open to alternative medicine, then I stongly suggest N.A.E.T. allergy treatments. They are done by a chiropractor who is certified in N.A.E.T. ...
Newborn Dairy Allergy Predicament
Asked by J.H. from Austin
on December 11, 2008
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Just wondering if anyone has had this happen to them. We went to my son's 2 week checkup and the pediatrician tested his stool and found traces of blood. She switche...
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- J., My son has been on Nutramigen and he has done awesome on it. The doctor has said that it is one of the best out there so if you feel guilty about not breast feed...
- First of all, you are not alone. I echo those who've suggested you contact the La Leche League. I got a tremendous amount of support from the ladies posting on the m...
- Basically, every thing you eat affects your baby. I have seen mom's drinking diet 7up (apartame)and breastfeeding. I am Vegan, never thought I would be. Everyone thin...
Get Rid of Cat?
Asked by M.S. from Boston
on October 22, 2008
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My son has had pneumonia 3 times since August and has most recently been diagnosed with Asthma after a 4 day hospitalization. My question is do you guys think we shou...
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- M., Please, I urge you if you have not done so already, go see a pulmonologist and have the allergy testing done. I learned later than I would have liked from ano...
- Hi That same thing happened to my youngest son. His allergist said that if we had carpets to get rid of the cats we had but we had hardwood floors. We eventually g...
- I agree that you should have the allergy tests done before you make any decisions regarding your cat. We, as a society today get pets, and are willing to throw them ...
Can I Wean off Formula Before 12Months? Enfamil Death Has My Anxiety at 11
Asked by S.2. from Bakersfield
on December 22, 2011
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Okay so I fully understand that doctors recommend waiting until child is at least 1 years of age before starting cows milk. But what i'm realizing (now that ive been a...
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- I started my daughter drinking some cow milk at 10 months. I was tired of expressing breastmilk at work, it was just a hassle. So she got cow milk in her bottles tha...
- I would say from experience not to give cows milk. Like Dawn mentions below ,giving cows milk can cause your little one to develop an allergy to dairy. This happened t...
- I started whole milk at 6months in a sippy cup during lunch. It was not my kids main source of nutrition they were still on formula. By 1 they both were fully on who...
