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Allergy to powdered formula

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deviladvocate · 11/11/2010 21:35

Started weaning EBF baby at 6 months, started with baby rice mixed with carton of hungry infant formula (liquid) - all fine, moved on through various veg and fruit then tried creamy porridge (powder) - DD reacted with fluid filled blisters around her mouth and on hands (wherever the porridge had been in contact with) Have subsequently tried follow on formula (powder) and had the same blistering reaction. The rash cleared within approx an hour and she had no other sympoms.

I have since tried her with a small amount of the liquid hungry infant milk again to test - no reaction. Baby has had yoghurt in various forms without reaction.

Emailed the manufacturer who thinks that she may be allergic to cow's milk but is not reacting to the liquid formula because it's UHT. They couldn't explain why she's not reacted to yoghurt.

If anyone could help I'd really appreciate it:

a) What should I be looking out for to avoid on packaging, and
b) if there are any other symptoms I might be missing that mean maybe she is reacting to yoghurt even though she's not getting the rash

OP posts:
pinkyp · 11/11/2010 22:51

i'd speak to your hv, my son has peanut allergy his symptoms are:
sneezing
rash/red patches
itchyness
irritable
wheezing
swelling

pinkyp · 11/11/2010 22:52

Also have you compared the ingrediants with uht formula and powder formula? If she is having baby rice you are ok to use cows milk from 6 months when mixing it with food.

suechi · 28/01/2011 19:55

hi there, i am seeing the same with my daughter, she is 4.5 mnths old, not on solids yet, she was ok with similac rtf , but got rashes/hives on her face and around her ears when i fed her similac powder. 'deviladvocate' please update the thread if you dont mind, about what has happened since then about your baby and the powder formula. I appreciate your reply. So far my little ones doctor asks me to switch to soy formula but i am not convinced yet.

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