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March 2, 2011 at 2:36 pm #67959
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InactiveI’m curious about your thoughts on the below:
Our daughter did terribly on basic cow’s milk based formula. Basically inconsolable crying and diarrhea…no sleep.
Soy milk was ok for a spell except for the constipation. Eventually she began to cramp so we moved to nutramagin and now she is on neocate.
Neocate has been a nightmare as well. Week three and she is still super bloated, gassy, and crampy. I’m so weary of crying right along w/ her…I can’t believe we are still at square one since she was born.
Sometimes I wonder how she would do on a basic lactose free dairy formula – like babies only organic. Crazy…probably? I just don’t know where to turn at this point. I don’t even know if she has an allergy…intolerance…whatever. Her blood tests came back negative – but they always do at this age, don’t they? She is almost 5 months. I called a farm today and am looking into goats milk but that’s crazy too as she’d probably react to that? Or…it’s ‘nutritionally deficient’, I believe.
I was so excited to see the ped GI and now I’m frustrated that I left w/o challenging her diagnoses of IBS. I just don’t buy it? Introducing a little bit of solids like she suggested did nothing.
Anyone have a similar experience? We feel so lost in the medical world. Meanwhile, Callie continues to be in pain and I don’t know how to help her. There has got to be something out there – I’m so tired of people saying she’ll grow out of it.
March 3, 2011 at 6:45 pm #67968hellbennt
Keymasteryou say you’re giving probiotics, too, right (was that you?)?
if not, I’d try them…March 3, 2011 at 7:01 pm #67972InactiveHey Laura –
Yeah – just started them a week ago. I was giving Udo’s infant blend when she was first born for a couple of months but found out it contains trace dairy and soy…so now I’m just doing dairy free culturelle for kids. I hope it’s a legit brand? I ordered it online – $20 or so. I’m doing about a 1/4t. in her morning bottle…at a cool temperature. Sound good and like it’s enough? I’m hoping eventually it will even her out – I’m holding onto the probiotic hope, still!! 🙂 Today was a much better day than yesterday – much needed around here. I’m also thinking maybe the capsules will eventually be a better bet – which reminds me – I have to change my signature from the solutabs to the capsules:)angie c2011-03-03 19:02:26
March 3, 2011 at 7:08 pm #67973Keymasterprobiotics, brands used:I would research all you can about intolerances…also look in to probiotics…‘main‘ MSPI pageprobiotics, brands used:Sheri’s allergy/intolerance explanation: https://www.infantreflux.org/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=10223&PID=87638#87638
Another Sheri explanation- intolerance/allergy post:
https://www.infantreflux.org/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=11579&PID=97442#97442
Accuracy of allergy testing & great post by sherri explaining IgE and IgG (intolerance/allergies) https://www.infantreflux.org/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=10815
March 3, 2011 at 7:50 pm #67974InactiveWow – awesome links. Just spent awhile looking through them.
Seems as though my culturelle only has one strain and I really need to look into a probiotic w/ multiple strains. Do you have a favorite? I’ll look into a bit more in the morning (going to bed before 8 as usual as I never know what the night holds with the babe!) and will most likely order more as the culturelle is already running low anyway.
Also, very interesting about the neocate/elecare. Cal has been on it for a little over 3 wks, but it sounds like it can really take time. Also, I introduced it cold turkey per my ped’s suggestion and it looks like that is not the way to go and =’s digestive upset – which she most certainly has.
Anyway…going to keep being patient w/ it and look into some other probiotics to keep helping her little gut.
I guess all of this has just been so hard for me b/c I’m such a natural type – I just HATE giving her this formula – corn syrup and chemicals – I just feel awful for her – if she was comfortable right now I suppose I wouldn’t feel as badly? I long for something whole in her system – it will come in time, eh?:)
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