Hi. My son has been unsettled since day 1 but getting worse - always crying, only sleeps at night because so tired after being awake all day, not happy unless upright, horrendous wind, pain before poo (but poo is runny), vomiting, gasping/choking during/after feeds, feeds lasting up to 2 hours. I've seen various GP's - diagnosed acid reflux, then lactose intolerance and now cow's milk allergy.
When I told GP about milk allergy he said it's almost unheard of in bf babies - not very confidence inducing. Feel like I'm being fobbed off as neurotic 1st timer as baby always calm when examined but other 23 hrs a day is in obvious discomfort (and other friends/family have said it's clearly not just 'normal' crying).
I've been off dairy for a week and can't see any difference, and paedeatrician has kept him on ranitidene and dom peridone for the acid reflux so it feels like he's hedging his bets as he has no idea what is actually wrong but won't actually do any tests - just tells us to see how the latest diagnosis/meds goes then come back if no improvement.
Any ideas gratefully received as I hate seeing my bub like this - anyone else's baby diagnosed with milk allergy when only bf'ing?
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8wk old with cow's milk allergy, but breastfed only - likely?
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gretagrape · 19/05/2013 15:45
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