Sorry this is going to be a long one....
My DD is 15 mths. I bf'd her until beginning of July (introduced cows milk at bed around 14 mths and then first thing at 15 mths). She has had cows milk in her diet since 6 mths and eats dairy - organic yoghurts/cheese etc. I cook with cows milk for her too.
In Feb and again end May this year she had awful sickness/diarrhea bugs. Around April time she started to 'possett' a little in her mouth which is unusual as she has never been a sicky baby. This improved and then after the next sick bug it started again - she continued being sick after the bug had cleared up and was diagnosed with reflux as an after cause of the bug. This also co-incided with taking her off breast milk completely and introducing cows milk. Her poohs got really loose and smelly (she has always poohed a lot and always been loose 5-6 times a day and I mentioned it to the HV and she said it was fine but I wasn't convinced).
Things got worse where she would hardly eat at all (always been a good eater) and she seemed starving but when I fed her she would eat a couple of spoonfuls/handfuls and then cry as though in pain. My suspicion was stomach cramps.
I have had her at the Docs twice in the last few wks as originally I thought it was a milk allergy. Having read up I realise it's not as it would be much more severe but I do think it's a lactose intolerance. Possibly caused by the two bugs in reasonably close succession.
The GP's won't diagnose and just keep saying it's reflux.
I therefore decided to try her on the new SMA lactose free formula and she has improved - gone to 1-2 poohs a day (still loose but not as bad). I always struggled to get her to drink cows milk but now she's got used to this LF stuff she drinks it no problem (been on it since last Fri).
I went to GP and asked if she could prescribe it as it's v expensive and tiny can which only last 4 days or so. She reluctantly prescribed but you can tell she wasn't convinced. I asked her outright if she thought it was lactose intolerance and she said "no prob just a phase"!!!
I have private medical and have said if this does not improve after say a course of 6 wks I will be back for a referral. She said that they would not give me one as a paediatrician wouldn't be able to help any further than they have!! I am soooo angry.
Anyway, DD has improved but still has the odd pocket of sick now and again but not like before.
Do you think it's lactose intolerance (she was also v colicky as a small baby until I 'learn't' to breastfeed properly and put her on one breast at a time - i.e. so she wasn't getting so much lactose from the foremilk at each feed!!). All seems too much of a coincidence for me.
Qu is if it keeps improving - when should I reintroduce cows milk and how? NB - I am not cutting it out of her diet only her drink - she still has yoghurts/cheese etc and seems fine with these (have read some babies can stomach 'processed' cheese within foods). Is it likely to be something she'll have for good or something temporary following the bugs??
Sorry it's so long but felt had to put in all the facts.
Thanks for any advice
Patsy x
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PatsyJ · 31/07/2006 10:32
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