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Allergic Reaction?
Has anyone else had any experience with an allergic reaction to formula?
Alexandra had about 3 oz. of Enfamil Lipil and after the feeding just 'looked' sick, like she didn't feel well. About 20 minutes later her little ears were bright red and under her chin was red and her face had red blotches on it. Needless to say, I was VERY alarmed. I called her ped. and she said as long as she isn't wheezing and it isn't getting worse to just wait and keep an eye on her. It left almost as quickly as it came and was completely gone in a half hour. She has been exclusively bf up until now and had never taken a bottle until this incident. I didn't have any EBM so I thought it would be ok to try the Enfamil. WRONG! Has anyone else had his problem? What kind of formula could she have if I decided to give her some again? Soy? Nutramigen? I am at a loss. How much of a supply of BM could I pump in what length of time? TIA! Wendy |
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Wendy wrote:
Has anyone else had any experience with an allergic reaction to formula? Alexandra had about 3 oz. of Enfamil Lipil and after the feeding just 'looked' sick, like she didn't feel well. About 20 minutes later her little ears were bright red and under her chin was red and her face had red blotches on it. Needless to say, I was VERY alarmed. I called her ped. and she said as long as she isn't wheezing and it isn't getting worse to just wait and keep an eye on her. It left almost as quickly as it came and was completely gone in a half hour. She has been exclusively bf up until now and had never taken a bottle until this incident. I didn't have any EBM so I thought it would be ok to try the Enfamil. WRONG! Has anyone else had his problem? What kind of formula could she have if I decided to give her some again? Soy? Nutramigen? I am at a loss. How much of a supply of BM could I pump in what length of time? TIA! Wendy Sounds like a classic allergic reaction to me.... my niece was like that as a child... her sister spilt milk on her head, and where the milk landed, she came up with red blotches and hives, etc. She was breastfed too, and hadn't been exposed to cow's milk before. I'd advise you go see an allergist after she's 1 or so to see what other stuff she's allergic to. My niece is allergic to vegemite, and deathly allergic to peanuts and other stuff. Strawberries give her alopecia! (she's now a healthy 22 year old...). I'd try NOT to give her formula, or try some kind of soy type one if you really really have to... HTH Jo (RM) |
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"Wendy" wrote in message ... Has anyone else had any experience with an allergic reaction to formula? DD had one bottle of soy formula at about 1 month old and vomitted it all immediately. She is allergic to soy, dairy and egg (and reacted to all three on the first go) and is now allergic to peanuts though it took her to age 6 to develop that. I don't plan on giving my next baby formula at all, ever. Jenrose |
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"Wendy" wrote in message ... Has anyone else had any experience with an allergic reaction to formula? Alexandra had about 3 oz. of Enfamil Lipil and after the feeding just 'looked' sick, like she didn't feel well. About 20 minutes later her little ears were bright red and under her chin was red and her face had red blotches on it. Needless to say, I was VERY alarmed. I called her ped. and she said as long as she isn't wheezing and it isn't getting worse to just wait and keep an eye on her. It left almost as quickly as it came and was completely gone in a half hour. She has been exclusively bf up until now and had never taken a bottle until this incident. I didn't have any EBM so I thought it would be ok to try the Enfamil. WRONG! Has anyone else had his problem? What kind of formula could she have if I decided to give her some again? Soy? Nutramigen? I am at a loss. How much of a supply of BM could I pump in what length of time? TIA! Hmmm, sounds like something. Must have been scary. I'm assuming the Enfamil Lipil is a milk based formula? Have you ever noticed her to be sensitive to dairy that you eat? I don't think I'd do the same formula again, you should really ask your ped. JennP. |
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"Wendy" wrote in message
... Has anyone else had any experience with an allergic reaction to formula? Alexandra had about 3 oz. of Enfamil Lipil and after the feeding just 'looked' sick, like she didn't feel well. About 20 minutes later her little ears were bright red and under her chin was red and her face had red blotches on it. Needless to say, I was VERY alarmed. I called her ped. and she said as long as she isn't wheezing and it isn't getting worse to just wait and keep an eye on her. It left almost as quickly as it came and was completely gone in a half hour. She has been exclusively bf up until now and had never taken a bottle until this incident. I didn't have any EBM so I thought it would be ok to try the Enfamil. WRONG! Has anyone else had his problem? What kind of formula could she have if I decided to give her some again? Soy? Nutramigen? I am at a loss. How much of a supply of BM could I pump in what length of time? TIA! Wendy Matthew is almost 100% EBM but does fine with the occasional supplement of Nestle Good Start or even Similac Advance (using the free samples) when I've run low or he's in a growth spurt and eating like crazy. He got very fussy and had delayed bowel movements with lots of grunting when I tried the Enfamil Lipil (twice). I threw the rest of the opened can away. FWIW. -- JennL DS 06/26/98 1 tiny angel 11/03 DS 12/03/04 aka CatnipSlayer @ livin-it-up.net -- Leader of the Cult of Worshippers of BiPolar Long-Haired Sexy Anime Guys with Swords |
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"ModernMiko" wrote Matthew is almost 100% EBM but does fine with the occasional supplement of Nestle Good Start or even Similac Advance (using the free samples) when I've run low or he's in a growth spurt and eating like crazy. He got very fussy and had delayed bowel movements with lots of grunting when I tried the Enfamil Lipil (twice). I threw the rest of the opened can away. FWIW. Also FWIW, when I wasn't feeling well right after first coming home someone tried to give R. Enfamil Lipil. She was just 2-3 days old and she wailed all night inconsolably, and it seemed to really hurt her stomach. Fast forward to the future when she started cereal and one day I didn't pump milk to mix with it, again, someone used Enfamil Lipil to make her formula and we had the same reaction. When I was trying to get her take a bottle (of formula, when I didn't have any milk pumped and was trying to let someone else feed her for me), she seemed to do ok on Nestle GoodStart. But she only took one or two bottles and has never had once since. She won't take formula even in a cup, and she won't take a bottle, even if it's juice, which she will take in a cup. I am WAY unimpressed with Enfamil Lipil. If I ever had to formula feed or choose to formula feed a baby I would definitely use Nestle Good Start DHA/ARA. It smells better and doesn't seem to mess up their tummy. But in the OP's case I have no idea if it was an allergic reaction that would cause a need for a special type of formula etc........just wanted to say that I know a ton of formula feeding moms and don't know anyone who has used Enfamil Lipil even though that is what all the pediatricians offices here push. Nestle GoodStart seems to be the most liked, and I know people who use various Similac and soy formulas. But no one seems to like the Enfamil. I don't know why but I know why I didn't. |
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"Jill" wrote in message
But no one seems to like the Enfamil. I don't know why but I know why I didn't. When I used formula I used Enfamil, but NOT with Lipil/DRA. That wasn't invented when I had the girls. I like Enfamil with iron and had no problems. -- Sue (mom to three girls) |
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That sure sounds like a classic allergic reaction to me! Probably to the
cow's milk that Enfamil Lipil is made from. I wouldn't give her any regular milk-based formula at all with a reaction like that. If breastmilk wasn't available, I'd try the Carnation GoodStart first, since the milk proteins are broken down a bit, and I hear that some babies who are allergic to milk-based formulas can tolerate the GoodStart, though I don't know from personal experience. If the GoodStart wasn't okay, personally, I would skip right to Nutramigen or Alimentum, since the milk proteins are broken down even further. Cow's milk is a common allergen, as is soy, so a lot of babies who are allergic to cow's milk formulas are also allergic to soy formulas. Don't know how much EBM you could pump, since I never did, but there are a lot of moms who are able to pump enough for the occasional bottle. -- -Sara Mommy to DD, 2 3/4 And Someone Due 2/05 "Wendy" wrote in message ... Has anyone else had any experience with an allergic reaction to formula? Alexandra had about 3 oz. of Enfamil Lipil and after the feeding just 'looked' sick, like she didn't feel well. About 20 minutes later her little ears were bright red and under her chin was red and her face had red blotches on it. Needless to say, I was VERY alarmed. I called her ped. and she said as long as she isn't wheezing and it isn't getting worse to just wait and keep an eye on her. It left almost as quickly as it came and was completely gone in a half hour. She has been exclusively bf up until now and had never taken a bottle until this incident. I didn't have any EBM so I thought it would be ok to try the Enfamil. WRONG! Has anyone else had his problem? What kind of formula could she have if I decided to give her some again? Soy? Nutramigen? I am at a loss. How much of a supply of BM could I pump in what length of time? TIA! Wendy |
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I haven't decided what I am going to do yet, I'll probably call her ped
again Monday. You know, Nolan couldn't handle Enfamil Lipil, either. He had a lot of gas and spitting up from it but never a reaction like A.'s. We switched him to Enfamil Lipil Lacto-Free and he did much better. He did tolerate Nestle Good Start really well, too. I really don't care for Enfamil at all. The ped. told me to try the same formula again tomorrow, during clinic hours but I don't see the point, unless for some strange reason it was a fluke. I might go ahead and get a small container of Good Start and see how it goes. Wendy |
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Jenrose wrote:
I don't plan on giving my next baby formula at all, ever. Me too DH's exczema is bad enough that I don't want to risk making baby's worse than it might possibly already be going to be. There are so many of us midwives at work who are pregnant, there will be no shortage or EBM available while we're all on maternity leave!! There are 5 of us now... well, 4. One had her baby last week at home in water. One is having triplets - she's 30 weeks tomorrow. Our poor manager is hoping no one else turns up pregnant, or she'll have no staff left! Jo (RM) |
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