Dd2 started blw at 24 weeks when she started trying to take food off my plate. She lives it, eats loads right from day one and is generally an easy baby. She is now 28 weeks. Prior to starting solids she slept well, often 8 hours unbroken sleep a night. Since starting solids she has had excessive wind, waking her every hour or two every night, sometimes it takes 3 or 4 hours to settle get, previously it would have taken a quick breast feed to settle her. I'm getting 2-4 hours sleep a night...
She also developed eczema at the same time which started as a couple of small patches but is now coming in patches all up her arms, hands, thighs, shoulders etc. She also came up in a red bumpy rash around her mouth, chin and neck after meals which never really goes away. Gp gave me doublebase emollient for the rash and 1% hydrocortisone cream for the eczema, neither of which are making a massive difference although the rash is less noticeable most of the time and the original arches of eczema are slowly fading.
Does this sound like a food allergy/intolerance? I raised it with the Hv who has referred dd to a dietician but it will take at least 6 weeks for an initial appointment. I'm considering going privatey although we don't have much spare cash, but 6 weeks of doing nothing while the eczema gets worse and I get no sleep doesn't sound great. How much is this likely to cost?
Is a dietician the right person to see? I would have thought there are allergy clinics? Can tests be done for intolerances or is an elimination diet the only way? I have no idea where to start so any info or advice would be very helpful.
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eczema and excessive wind since startig solids - possible food intolerance?
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MadMonkeys · 06/04/2013 21:45
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