Milk allergy?

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DS2 is 13 weeks today. He was FF from birth on C&G. He started with reflux from his very first feed in hospital but that was put down to mucus from when he was born. After his first feed he didn't take anything else for 24 hours and wasn't allowed home until he did. Eventually he had a feed but it was less than an oz. He fed like that for the next few days, eventually going up to 3ozs at about 10 days.

I took him to the doctors several times with his reflux as it was getting progressively worse. Eventually he was sent to hospital where they prescribed Gaviscon and Colief. This made things worse and I took him back and questioned a milk allergy. I was told it definitely wasn't a milk allergy and prescribed Domperidone and recommended I tried BF next time.

The Domperidone didn't help so I took him off the Gaviscon and Domperidone and gradually weaned him off the Colief.

Last week I took him to the baby clinic and saw a different HV. I showed her his eczema that covers his whole torso with patches on his arms and legs and told her about his reflux. She prescribed SMA Staydown and Hydromol for his eczema which is easing it. He also has a Hydrocortisone which I'm using sparingly.

The HV mentioned that if the SMA didn't help, she would try him on Aptamil Pepti to rule out or comfirm a milk allergy. His reflux hasn't improved at all. After a bottle I sit him upright in his chair but it's just a constant stream of sick. Not projectile like it was at first but just a mouthful or so about 5-6 times an hour. It's mostly clear with what looks like undigested milk in it.
She is coming to see him on Thursday but I was just looking for other opinions and advice.

He was 8lb 14ozs born and on the 91st centile. He is now 13lb 3oz and on between the 25th and 50th centile which is gradually dropping lower and lower. He is often irritable and refuses feeds. He gags, hiccups and coughs a lot. He has a constant blocked nose and runny eyes. He also vomits after every feed and has really runny nappies. He's also very windy!

Sorry for the long post but just wanted to make sure I said everything.

TIA

Hi,
my 1yr old girl doesn't like dairy products. on the rare occasions she takes some her mouth goes red instantly. no pain, just redness.
tried soy milk, didn't like that either.
it was OK before, she got her milk from her mother :o
now we're expecting a brother/sister for her. hardly any milk produced by me now. really, really worried how to get her some much needed calcium and proteins now.
any ideas will be greatly appreciated.
PS: my fussy eater doesn't eat egg too... only in her meals i can mix some.
thanks

Reading this reminds me of myself 6months ago. My DS was poorly from about 3 months and everything got very crazy, waking every 20-45 mins at night, runny nappies, constant cough and runny nose, very windy and not eating and bringing back everything that he did.

Everyone told me i had a difficult baby and my doc kept checking for a chest infection!! In the end a meltdown phonecall to hv she suggested trying aptimil comfort which helped for one night. When we returned to GP he said allergies were out of his 'area' and i had to get the pharmacist to prescribe what is was i was asking for (aptimil pepti) and get him to sign it. again it worked for a night and it all went down hill again. On asking for a repeat script i asked for pepti junior made by cow and gate after more research which helped lots, especially after four weeks.

This is such a horrible position to be in, perservere, your on the money. You have all the same symtoms we did and an allergy would represent with blood in nappies :(. Also everyone here is right, avoid Soya as that gave all the same problems and they don't reccommend Goats milk under year.

I hope this helps...sorry its quite long!!