Rashes: Similac
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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...
Possible Reaction from Milk.
Asked by K.B. from San Antonio
on September 22, 2010
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I'm trying to wean my son off the Similac lactose free sensitive formula. When he was two weeks the Similac Advanced bothered his tummy we went with the Sensitive for...
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- We have a very similar issue. My son had the same issues and has been on soy formula since about 2 months. I wondered if the milk would bother him too, etc. He has ...
- How old is your son??? Whole milk... should not be given, until a child is at least 1 years old. Have you asked your Pediatrician? Unless he has actually been di...
- Yes, I want to reiterate what another poster said. I've been reading of other women saying their babies are having trouble throwing up and stuff...they are all on Sim...
Formula
Asked by K.B. from Lansing
on January 9, 2008
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I have a 4 year old daughter, and we used Similac Advanced with her. I am currently pregnant with our second child and was wondering if I could get some input. My frie...
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- I was on assistance when getting formula for my daughter, so I had to use Similac, and have no first-hand experience with off-brand formula. However, the FDA regulate...
- K., My advice is to save the money. Our pediatrician says formulas are all the same...they have to be (due to FDA regulations, etc.) The difference between them is t...
- Hi, I think Off Brand is totally fine. Big companies often produce more than they can sell undera certain brand name and just put the same stuff in a container with a...
Formula for Baby with Milk/soy Allergy
Asked by D.K. from San Diego
on May 23, 2010
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We just found my 10 months old son is allergic to cow's milk and soy amongst other food allergies he has. (he is allergic to Egg white, peanuts, walnuts, corn, wheat a...
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- Try Neocate formula. Our son had the same problem. Everything made him itchy and cranky. You have yo order it on line. Our insurance refused to cover it, and it is exp...
- Sounds like you've had a hard time with those allergies and losing your milk. I don't really know anything about the formulas, but I have heard of women taking hormone...
- My son is severely allergic to peanuts and has seasonal allergies. He had eczema too. Our doctor prescribed Neocate . It is hypoallergenic. It worked really well for h...
Tell If Baby Has Allergies
Asked by L.G. from Louisville
on August 8, 2008
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My daughter is 4 1/2 months and only a few times has her bowel movement been yellow. It is usually a green, most time stringy, mucous sometimes frothy. She also gets...
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- I'm no expert, but when my daughter was a newborn the pediatrician warned me to watch for green mucous-like stools. Apparently, it can be indicative of an allergy. I...
- Nuts are highly allergenic for some people. You might consider eliminating those for awhile and see if they help. I would also switch to non-allergenic soap and deterg...
- This sounds like a forceful letdown problem, not allergies, though it could be allergy issues also. Eczema is usually from a dairy allergy and you could cut all dairy...
Milk Protein Allergy
Asked by M.D. from Miami
on March 5, 2011
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My 8 month old DD has been on Alimentum since 2 months for a milk protein allergy and we are thinking of trying a different formula. My husband wants to go directly t...
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- If it works STAY WITH IT! My oldest had the bad reflux and zantac didnt help. It actually made her not want anything peppermint flavored til she was 3yrs old. I ha...
- You can try...but buy a small container and keep some of your usual as backup. My daughter's milk protein allergy is still going strong at 3.5 yo. Every now and then...
- My daughter still has this. We thought she outgrew it at 1 year, only to have constant colds and finally realizing 2 weeks ago it was still her milk protein allergy. ...
Allergic to Soy-which Formula to Use? Anybody Else Have This Problem?
Asked by H.B. from Dallas
on September 4, 2008
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I'm asking this for my little brother--his son is 10 months old and at about 8 weeks his pedi put him on soy formula because he was spitting up so much and having bad ...
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- I think there might be some serious hypoallergenic formulas that are available by perscription only that do not contain soy. I would get your doc to write a RX for on...
- both my girls were allergic to soy...try nutramigen. I'm also a NICU nurse and that is what we use if they are allergic to soy
- Soy oil typically doesn't cause much of an allergic reaction as the majority of the protein (which is the source of an allergic reaction) has been removed. It is quite...
Trouble with Changing from Breastmilk to Formula
Asked by S.L. from New York
on May 3, 2008
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Hi everyone,
My son is two months old and has been breastfeed. I don't nurse him anymore since I had to go back to work. My pediatrician suggested that I get him used...
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- S., you may want try nutrimegan (a hypoallergenic formula by enfamil) or alimentum by similac, i preferred nutrimegan when i had to use a more sensitive formula for m...
- My first 2 were formula fed - Enfamil Lipil with Iron - they had no problems at all. Our 3rd just quit nursing in April, she is on the same and does fine. Our first ...
- Try the Similac organic milk and see if that is better. Also, I WOULD NOT GIVE MY BABY A SOY forumula. The research shows that consuming a large amount of processed s...
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...
Formula Allergy?
Asked by A.A. from Toledo
on December 21, 2007
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My daughter's face has a rash on it... we assumed it was dry skin or just a nb rash and put lotion on it. Well, it was getting slowly worse over the week and yesterday...
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- 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 migh...
- 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 ...
- 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 y...
