My 4 month old son had severe reflux, terrible colic and eczema to scalp and both upper extremities. Always irritable during feeds (both during nursing and with formula) He then developed blood in the stool shortly thereafter. After a couple weeks on Nutramigen, his temperament completely changed. A whole new baby! At the one year mark, I began slowly reintroducing dairy following a British milk ladder system. He is now a 2.5 year old milk monster!
My son had severe reflux with little to no weight gain at well visits. Ended up testing his stool where they did microscopically see blood. He was switched to nutramigen formula and did significantly better. We were referred to a gastroenterologist and at 7 months did the yogurt challenge where he passed with flying colors and we haven’t had any dairy issues since and he’s now 17 months!
My 3 month old had all the symptoms you mentioned minus the blood/mucus in stool. He had watery diarrhea, eczema on his cheeks, severe reflux, congestion and colic. His temporary pediatrician (regular one is on maternity leave) would not even entertain the idea. So I switched him to Similac alimentum myself and he has been a different baby! Its only been a week & a half but he's been remarkably better. He does have to take pepcid for reflux.
I'm sorry the pediatrician didn't entertain the idea. Like I mention in this video, it's a trial period without dairy and it seems like the trial period helped your baby, and I'm so glad it did!
I thought my daughter had lactose intolerance because we had to switch her to plant based formula due to severe diarrhea with regular formula. So this is really an allergy to cows milk protein?? Wow you teach me so much. She also has pretty bad eczema that I'm considering dupixent for. She is 19 months now. I would love a video on your thoughts on dupixent for eczema. We've been using steroids since she was 6 months. Yes I know I know, not supposed to be beyond 2 weeks. But it gets so bad when we stop. That's why I'm thinking about dupixent.
Useful video 😊. My boy diagnosed with CMPA during his first month. Now he's 21 months. Regularly he consumes home made curd and he's fine. Does it mean that he has outgrown CMPA?
My son was dx at 2.5 weeks due to blood mucus in his diaper. He also had horrible baby acne that would not go away. Once he started hypoallergenic formula, the acne on his face improved immediately. Otherwise he had no other symptoms.
My daughter had blood and mucous in her stools at 2 months but otherwise very happy and no reflux. The ped diagnosed her with CMPA so I cut out all dairy and soy right away(breastfeeding exclusively). It got better then worse at 4 month so we suspected another allergy. I’ve now also cut eggs, wheat, tree nuts, and peanuts for almost two weeks. She has more yellow poop but still some blood and mucous. Not as bad so I think it’s just slowly getting better. Do you recommend seeing an allergist at this point? She’s 5 months and I’ve been nervous about starting her on solids next month with not really knowing what she is allergic to.
Firstly, you're a super woman for cutting out all of those things - I know it is not an easy thing to do! Since it's getting better you might not need an allergist, but I would talk in grave detail with your pediatrician about what foods to introduce and when (they know your baby/situation better than me).
Hi my baby is 2weeks old and got diagnosed with cows milk allergy due to blood in his stool. We got switched formula to nutramigen and I stopped giving my breast milk also , I’m a little confused because his doctor said give the milk 2weeks to see if we see a difference if we don’t we will have to go see a specialist and do a ultrasound on his stomach… my question is , if the milk does work and improves his issues does that mean nothing is wrong with his intestines? Because I was told he can not break down the cows milk and his intestines gets inflammation… should we still go see a specialist if the milk does work ? And his issues are extremely gassy screams in pain after a bottle very uncomfortable sleepless nights :(
The cow's milk can be irritating his stomach which can cause the blood. Stopping the irritant (here the cow's milk) will give his intestines time to heal and improve his symptoms. If he improves with the formula there shouldn't be any reason you need the specialist unless your pediatrician thinks there's something else going on. I hope this helps!
Hmm also gen peds and this wasn't an entirely accurate/up to date information. We no longer call it milk protein allergy, the terminology is Food protein-induced allergic proctocolitis. More importantly the way you explain it makes it sound like an IgE-mediated allergy which we obviously know it is not. FPIAP, IgE-mediated cow's milk allergy, and lactose intolerance are all separate entities.
You’re absolutely right-Food Protein-Induced Allergic Proctocolitis (FPIAP), IgE-mediated cow's milk allergy, and lactose intolerance are distinct conditions, and it’s important to differentiate them clearly. This video aimed to simplify the topic for parents, but I’ll consider adding more nuance or follow-up content to better explain the differences.
My 4 month old son had severe reflux, terrible colic and eczema to scalp and both upper extremities. Always irritable during feeds (both during nursing and with formula) He then developed blood in the stool shortly thereafter. After a couple weeks on Nutramigen, his temperament completely changed. A whole new baby! At the one year mark, I began slowly reintroducing dairy following a British milk ladder system. He is now a 2.5 year old milk monster!
Love this! The dairy ladder can be very helpful.
My son had severe reflux with little to no weight gain at well visits. Ended up testing his stool where they did microscopically see blood. He was switched to nutramigen formula and did significantly better. We were referred to a gastroenterologist and at 7 months did the yogurt challenge where he passed with flying colors and we haven’t had any dairy issues since and he’s now 17 months!
So glad he's doing great now!
My son also has severe reflux and hes 5 months now. I have only now started elimination diet. I hope he gets better soon 😢
@@sidrasalman4683 Good luck you got this!
My 3 month old had all the symptoms you mentioned minus the blood/mucus in stool. He had watery diarrhea, eczema on his cheeks, severe reflux, congestion and colic. His temporary pediatrician (regular one is on maternity leave) would not even entertain the idea. So I switched him to Similac alimentum myself and he has been a different baby! Its only been a week & a half but he's been remarkably better. He does have to take pepcid for reflux.
I'm sorry the pediatrician didn't entertain the idea. Like I mention in this video, it's a trial period without dairy and it seems like the trial period helped your baby, and I'm so glad it did!
I thought my daughter had lactose intolerance because we had to switch her to plant based formula due to severe diarrhea with regular formula. So this is really an allergy to cows milk protein?? Wow you teach me so much. She also has pretty bad eczema that I'm considering dupixent for. She is 19 months now. I would love a video on your thoughts on dupixent for eczema. We've been using steroids since she was 6 months. Yes I know I know, not supposed to be beyond 2 weeks. But it gets so bad when we stop. That's why I'm thinking about dupixent.
Glad to teach you something. I have a whole video on eczema you should check it out!
Useful video 😊. My boy diagnosed with CMPA during his first month. Now he's 21 months. Regularly he consumes home made curd and he's fine. Does it mean that he has outgrown CMPA?
Hi Dr. Mona! Thanks for this video. What are your thoughts on probiotics for 7mo with CMPA?
There is no convincing evidence showing that probiotics help with it, but if you find that it's helping keep using it!
My son was dx at 2.5 weeks due to blood mucus in his diaper. He also had horrible baby acne that would not go away. Once he started hypoallergenic formula, the acne on his face improved immediately. Otherwise he had no other symptoms.
Glad he improved immediately!
My daughter had blood and mucous in her stools at 2 months but otherwise very happy and no reflux. The ped diagnosed her with CMPA so I cut out all dairy and soy right away(breastfeeding exclusively). It got better then worse at 4 month so we suspected another allergy. I’ve now also cut eggs, wheat, tree nuts, and peanuts for almost two weeks. She has more yellow poop but still some blood and mucous. Not as bad so I think it’s just slowly getting better. Do you recommend seeing an allergist at this point? She’s 5 months and I’ve been nervous about starting her on solids next month with not really knowing what she is allergic to.
Firstly, you're a super woman for cutting out all of those things - I know it is not an easy thing to do! Since it's getting better you might not need an allergist, but I would talk in grave detail with your pediatrician about what foods to introduce and when (they know your baby/situation better than me).
My 1 month old at the time had reflex, eczema, and pooped 9+ times a day. It was scary.
It can be very scary and as a parent you feel hopeless.
Hi my baby is 2weeks old and got diagnosed with cows milk allergy due to blood in his stool. We got switched formula to nutramigen and I stopped giving my breast milk also , I’m a little confused because his doctor said give the milk 2weeks to see if we see a difference if we don’t we will have to go see a specialist and do a ultrasound on his stomach… my question is , if the milk does work and improves his issues does that mean nothing is wrong with his intestines? Because I was told he can not break down the cows milk and his intestines gets inflammation… should we still go see a specialist if the milk does work ? And his issues are extremely gassy screams in pain after a bottle very uncomfortable sleepless nights :(
The cow's milk can be irritating his stomach which can cause the blood. Stopping the irritant (here the cow's milk) will give his intestines time to heal and improve his symptoms. If he improves with the formula there shouldn't be any reason you need the specialist unless your pediatrician thinks there's something else going on. I hope this helps!
@ thank you so much 💙
@@priscillaxbeauty You're welcome!
Hmm also gen peds and this wasn't an entirely accurate/up to date information. We no longer call it milk protein allergy, the terminology is Food protein-induced allergic proctocolitis. More importantly the way you explain it makes it sound like an IgE-mediated allergy which we obviously know it is not. FPIAP, IgE-mediated cow's milk allergy, and lactose intolerance are all separate entities.
You’re absolutely right-Food Protein-Induced Allergic Proctocolitis (FPIAP), IgE-mediated cow's milk allergy, and lactose intolerance are distinct conditions, and it’s important to differentiate them clearly.
This video aimed to simplify the topic for parents, but I’ll consider adding more nuance or follow-up content to better explain the differences.