My DD had the same thing inculding hospitalisation
she was diagnosed with a milk and soy allergy and was on Neocate as well as another type that I cant remember as the neocate was the same it would allow her to gain weight but she still refluxed
I would ask ur doctor if there is another formula u can try that does the same thing (I know there is at least 1)
Oh btw doesn't the formula stink?? lol I hated the smell of it, it was like potatos or something lol
Riss - one of my mum's group mums has experience of having a child with cows milk protein allergy/intolerance (both of her daughters have had it, the oldest is now OK with dairy protein). I believe they also have a severe intolerance to soy protein. She was not able to breastfeed her first past about 14 weeks, but is still breastfeeding her second at 11 months. She has cut all dairy and soy from her own diet - she finds if she has the smallest amount, the difference is obvious.
I only know about this anecdotally, so I am not sure if my information is accurate or not. It seems that you suspect reflux as the more likely cause of your son's problems, but if you are investigating dairy protein intolerance further I could ask her for more info.
My DD1 had a cow's milk protein allergy and I BF her until 10 months. I only stopped because I had gone back to work and it became too difficult. She would not throw up though when had milk but suffered with terrible stomach pain and would cry for hours until we found out about the allergy. I cut dairy out of my diet and continued to BF. If you put milk on her mouth she would get a rash. So that is a way to check. It sounds like more than just a milk allergy. Keep your milk supply up as hopefully you will be able to BF again soon. I had a problem when I was a baby that the valve on the top of my stomach would not close properly and everything would come out too. I hope they can really find the problem soon.
I was able to breast feed our son with dairy, soy, corn, wheat, and many other allergies and food intolerances. We nursed for two+ years. As soon as I removed the food allergens, he no longer had the horribly painful spit-ups, gas and green-mucusy poops.
Basically, baby is reacting to your food intolerances, unless he is IgE allergic to dairy. I would suggest adding small amounts of sauerkraut juice to your diet to improve your stomach acid, thus improve the absorption of nutrients to help with digestion and detoxification. Also, including whole food probiotics for improved immune health.
Green juice is amazing for nutrients for mama, also.
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