'Challenging' 9 month old with suspected CMP intolerance with dairy?

[butternut234]

I haven't eaten dairy since my son was 8 weeks old, as at that point it was suspected he had CMP (very unsettled and unhappy, blood in his poo that cleared up once I gave up dairy - I breastfeed him).

The dietician I saw months ago said I should challenge him now with dairy in my diet first then, if he's okay with that, dairy in his own diet.

Any tips on what I should start on? E.g. cheese or yoghurt instead of milk?

Also, in another thread I read a link about allergy shiners and lines under eyes - my son has these and actually my husband does too but he has no known allergies. Does this mean he's likely to be allergic? My son does have eczema and there is a family history of asthma.

Is he really likely to have grown out of his CMP intolerance? Should I park outside his doctor's when I first give him dairy in case he has a reaction?!??

Thanks.

Forgot to add he also had silent reflux that he had losec for and which I've now weaned him off.

We started reflux meds at the same time as giving up dairy, so not entirely sure if he may just have had reflux (or in fact, just the dairy prob and no reflux!).

He had very mucousy and bloody poos though which the paediatrician thought more like the dairy.

I can't really advise re: resuming dairy in your diet, as I continued to consume dairy throughout, and I still don't know if this was the right thing to do or not (have read different things regarding this).

As for dairy in your DS's diet, I was going to wait until twelve months before trying DD on something orally, though at about the same time, she was given dairy by relative and had a reaction (hives and swollen eyes). I don't think there's any rush to try dairy with your DS yet. Many people wait until 12 months to introduce dairy, allergies or not. Having said that, I'm still new at this, and I'm sure someone a bit more allergy-savvy will come along
Good luck

We were told to wait till 12m and then to try him on 'processed' milk first, ie cheese or yoghurt.

If you're still bf, I wouldn't challenge LO directly if you are going to eat some yourself. Don't think it'll matter what you have, the proteins will still go through into your milk.

well, I'm no expert, but I don't think I would do this on the advice of a dietitian you saw months ago. A paediatrician with some specialism in allergies might be a more appropriate person to advise you.

I was given the same advice but I'm afraid I ignored it. I felt that if I ate dairy or other allergens and DS did react to them then it might jeopardise our breastfeeding relationship. Also, I couldn't bear to feel that it might be my milk that hurt him. What I did was to put a small amount of dairy on DS's skin (he got hives).

The proteins take a while to pass out of your system and if your DS does react badly, you could be left with a bit of a 'milk dilemma'. At 9 months, he is unlikely to take a cup or bottle of anything else without some protest if he is not used to it.

In our case, my instinct was right - DS is very, very allergic to dairy. Before he was properly diagnosed, I got lots of conflicting advice from health professionals, and soon realised that I couldn't possibly follow it all. My feeling is that you must do what you think best after gathering as much information as you can.

My DS is CMP intollerent. He's now 2 and we've been asked by the hospital paed to try him on dairy for the first time since he was diagnosed. We started on their advise with one chocolate button, and are giving him one more each day for a fortnight before we go back to the hospital.

But I guess 9 months is a little young for chocolate buttons? I agreed with the others that you need advise from a hospital allergy specialist. And I'd be really reluctant in your position to have milk again yourself - my understanding is that cows milk protein can take a week or two to totally leave breast milk, so if your son has a reaction you either have to keep feeding him knowing that your milk is contaminated, or else stop feeding him until your milk is safe.