lactose intolerance???? or something else like proteins???

[Traveller]

Ashie, I don't know too much about lactose or protein allergies in formula fad babies, but the symptoms your son has really does sounds like a younger version of my son who does have a cows milk protein allergy. My advice would be to take him to a paediatrician, someone who is familiar with babies and what is and is not normal. Your doctor seems to have given you the brush off and it does sound like something is upsetting your baby

[BellyBelly]

Lactose Intolerance - Your Baby and Lactose

[ashie]

thankyou so much! thats who i am going to see the doctor who worked at the childrens hospital with premmie babies, he discovered DS2 had reflux and had a wonderful plan set out for him if he did not grow out of it (thankfully he did) so i think its a must for DS3, i know his 1st cousin had the same problem as a baby, his 2nd cousin on my side had a similar problem, my sister was on a soy when a baby so it does run in the family if its a gentetic thing? one of our nieces who is 13 has a allergy to dairy wheat gluten etc, so we are always cautious and seeing signs of intollerances to things. also sometimes his poop is stringy? but never a nice colour always different shades of green, he's been like this since birth sometimes seedy like newborn poo but the smell even when passing wind its loud and foul too. when he spits up sometimes its clear with speckles (little dots) of milk the others never did that, and it concerned me alot, all these little things dont add up when they tohught colic and wind i have tried colic and wind remedys and nothing works. i dont know if it can cause damage if he does have an intollerance and is just left to suffer IYKWIM. the other 2 were happy babies, and DS3 is happy but cries alot after a bottle when he spits up (which comes out through his nose still!) and if he has gas or poo's he's very upset (it sounds acidy you can hear it?) i use pampers nappies as they have a mesh which catches the more together items, and absorbs the acid and watery stuff which has helped keep his little bum clear from rashes.

[~Minny~]

If you google lacteeze hun its a great way to find out if he is lactose intolarant. I used this for DS when nothing else would work and its been a god send. You can get it from the chemist wearhouse and it replaces that enzyme thats missing if this is what hes got. Its also natural so wont effect bubs if its not whats wrong.

Hope you find some answers soon
xoxo

[ashie]

got his results today they were normal which i dont know if its a good or bad thing as we also got him weighed. last time he was weighed was at 9 and a half weeks old at 5.080kg, today he was 5.390kg only gained 310g in 5 weeks! i dont know whats going on, the nurse has suggested to see a paed, and was told i cannot put this off any longer! (im the one pounding the counter!) me and dh are worried, the other two were great with weight, jakob was gaining 200g a week until about 7 or 8 weeks (he had been of bf since 6 and a half weeks) so its something to do with formula! he is so fussy though wont drink the reflux one (its too thick and tried changing teats but still refused) and only drinks usually 150ml or sometimes up to 180ml or even less. so i dont want him to drink less. going to see his health nurse and get her opinion on what i should do and what questions to ask. i am thinking about seeing my proper doc who i deal with (he's not a paed but an ob but see's all the babies he helped bring into this world) any clues on a formula that will help and not thick same consistance like the s26 gold? i am very worried now i thought he gained more weight than that but he's only tiny in length so his weight may be right for his height IYKWIM at 9 and a half weeks he was 52cm long! my poor baby cannot catch a break of being normal, he deserves some normal and not having to go to the doctors each week.

[entreat]

Is your son being medicated for reflux?? Might I suggest that because medicating it makes a WORLD of difference. My son was diagnosed at 7 weeks, and within a week of Losec, he was great. He still had acidic days, but his poo got much more normal. He's 11 months old now & we're weaning him off the medication.

As for weights: don't get hung up on the numbers. If he's tracking on a line, then that's great. The only drama is if his falls off his line. Same applies for length. The charts are made of averages - to get those, you need monsterously big babies, and wee tiny skinny babies. Mine is a petite baby & it makes it so much easier to carry him.