Multiple Allergy Baby Does Not Seem to Tolerate Neocate

I breast fed both my girls. I ate what ever I wanted. But my second one couldn't eat carrots, sweet potatoes, fruit loops. We finally found it was the yellow dye she was allergic to in most foods and anything orange or yellow. She out grew this. But then around 10 years of age she developed allergies. This time it was trees, grass, dust, animals, all plants, insects, etc. The doctor said the only thing she isn't allergic to is Elm Trees. She now takes medication every day for her allergies. Some days it helps others it doesn't. I would suggest just breast feeding and homemade foods for her that way you can control everything that goes into her mouth and there is no guess work.

I would definately stick with breastfeeding if you are still willing... If she has this many sensitivities and intolerances with breastmilk I can only imagine the can of worms you would be opening with an artificial milk product. Breastmilk is still best and recommended for the first year by AAP and for 2 years by the WHO, especialy for a child with allergy issues. Often times it is just that their gut is more immature and will take just a little longer to tolerate certain foods and/or solids. I would stay with breastmilk as the main nutrition source and be very slow with into any solids....bland foods, one per week, with no anxiety over whether she takes it or not. Food is just for fun right now, and having a negative reaction is not fun :-) It's fine to wait!

Maybe you could get her a food sensitivity test? My Nutritionist/Chiropractor offers a simple blood test from a small heel prick for a few drops of blood. It tests for 96 different foods, inlcuding the majors such as wheat, dairy, soy, etc so that you can eliminate or reduce the ones she currently has a sensitivity to. Of course as she grows, these will likely change, but it will help you help her now...and who knows, if you are lucky, maybe you will learn that something that you have eliminated isn't the culprit and you can have it again! Good Luck and hooray to you for sticking with the breastfeeding. So many would have thrown in the towel out of their own convenience long ago but you have held strong. Be proud....

Hi M.,

Sorry to hear what your going through. My son and niece both have severe peanut/tree nut alleriges so I do understand somewhat. There is an excellent resource/group for mom's dealing with this. go to www.kidswithfoodallergies.org and you will learn soo much. They have amazing resources for you. I was so uneducated until I found them. Good luck.

OK, I feel for you - you definitely have a challenge. I don't know if you are into Natural help, I am all about it - I am anti-drug if at all possible, especially for kids (which nothing is approved for - no one wants their kid to be the ginnipig). Look at this website www.nativeremedies.com under Children under Other Childhood Issues, they have several that may be of help to you. My son is on 2 products of theirs and having awesome results plus the lady that created the company use to be a pharmasist, so she understands drugs. The explain everything about the supplements and why they work. Hope this helps and let me know if I can help anymore. Best of luck in your Journey to Complete Health, K.

Hi M.,

My daughter was very sensitive to certain foods I ate, and she did not attempt to eat solids until about 8.5 to 9 months old. We breastfed exclusively as I knew formulas would've set her off! I wonder if you feel a desire to supplement with formula, or if it's an absolute need? Breastmilk would be great instead of formula, if possible.

After we started solids, for many of the solid foods I introduced to her, she would have a bad tummy for a few hours and then it would subside. It was awful and made us delay new solids as much as possible.

I have read on Dr Sears that babies can be allergic to things (specifically dairy) and then NOT allergic later. It is weird but it seems like that's what my daughter had. She would be sensitive/intolerant/allergic and then be fine the next time she tried the same food.

That made me wonder what indeed was the problem. I came to believe that she did not have the digestive enzymes to break down the food, and so she had bad stomach pains while attempting to digest. Then her stomach would learn how to make the enzymes to digest that food (because it had been introduced, her tummy got to work on producing the enzymes) and that would allow the next intake of that food to be OK.

I had heard this same thing because I'm vegetarian, and so my body doesn't make the enzymes needed to break down meats because they're not encountered by my digestive tract. If I were to eat meat, it would cause a stomachache because to my stomach, the meat is indigestible.

Long story short, I learned about full-spectrum enzyme tablets (mentioned by Adelle Davis) and also our local health food store advertises an enzyme supplement for babies' health. I would absolutely try this if I had another child with the same problem. By the time I'd researched far enough to learn about this, my daughter's trouble with it had subsided.

HTH!

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I don't know anything about formulas, but for first foods, you might try a little bit of baby cereal mixed with pumped breast milk. And avocado is a very bland, tolerable first food. Since she is so young, you might puree it and thin it with breast milk to make it a little easier to swallow.

Try not to stress about introducing solid food. Her nutritional needs should be met by breastfeeding at this age. Good luck!

when my son was that age he didn't tolerate formula either. he just didn't like it. i breastfeed him until he was 10 months old and then weaned him because i was pregnant again. whenever we feed him a bottle, he'd spit up, fuss and cry. it wasn't mommy. that may be what's happening with your daughter. she's old enough now that she knows you always feed her. she may be getting air too and that's why she is spitting it up. my nephew is allergic to just about everything. my sister in law has had a hard time with him since birth. and one of my best friends has 2 children that were deathly allergic to milk...even her milk. both my SIL and my friend used nutramigen (i think that's how it's spelled) and it worked pretty well. but if you're really really worried about her, take her to the doctor. and be persistant about it. cause doctors don't know your child as well as you.

just curious - what kinds of allergies does she suffer from?

I have a 4 year old with a corn allergy (corn starch, syrup, dex-everything) and we have a close-knit allergy clicque - most of her pals are allergic to tomatoes, sweet potatoes and bananas in addition to milk! That's why I am wondering ....

Hi M.. I commend you for keeping up on breastfeeding even though it has made you starve! I nursed my baby until she was one and I had to remove all dairy, caffeine, spicy foods, orange juice, chocolate and seafood. She was always vomiting. I think because your baby is so sensitive, like mine, you might want to keep her off formula. I slowly started adding things back into my diet and found that the combination was the real problem. A little dairy or some citrus was ok, but any of it together was what caused the problem. Our bodies are amazing and we will make the perfect amount of milk to feed our babies until they're little bodies are ready. I also remember that bananas really effected her and caused terrible constipation. She did well with prunes. I would also (if you're not already doing so) make her food from home so that she doesn't get any extra preservatives. I found that helped us. Don't worry. She'll grow out of this and soon will be eating everything you eat.
~J.