Dairy allergic 11 month old breast fed baby now allergic to soya

[tarbet]

Hi, I'm looking for advice as I've been dairy free for months because my son had colic and I cut out dairy to see if it would help though wasn't really convinced then added it back into my diet and he was okay so gave him yogurt once and he was fine then gave him some every day for a week and he was miserable and came out in hives, had bad guts etc etc. So that was at six months and I realised he was dairy allergic. I was scared to give him soya and thought I'd wait. I took it out of my diet, I reintroduced it and he was fine drinking my milk. Two weeks ago, with a view to stopping breast feeding at one year, I gave him a soya yogurt and he was up all night squirming in pain. So obvs I realised he is soya allergic too. He's been really moany today and upset and went to bed early and i'm paranoid that he might be reacting to soya in my milk now. I have it in tea and on muesli most mornings. No hives, his poos are soft and squishly rather than logs but he's been like that for a long time, no bum rash, he's napping okay and sleeping okay--no squirming in my arms all night and drawing his feet up etc. But I read somewhere (wish I could find the bloody page!) that babies can develop a soya allergy as time goes on because you are eating soya instead of drinking cows milk but I always drank soya milk even before I was pregnant. Confused.
Anyway sorry for essay but I'm just wondering if any mums have had to cut soya out months down the line with baby having no reaction before to soya in the breast milk?
Just to let you know, I'm waiting for a dietician appointment and a blood test at the hospital.
THANKS!! in advance :) :)

I cut dairy out of my diet as I suspected DS was allergic to dairy. There was an immediate improvement. Unfortunately I then started using soya products and DS developed an allergy to that too.

Why don't you try Oatly or Koko milk both are available in most supermarkets and much nicer than soya.

DD was ebf until 6 months when I tried her on formula as I wanted to mix feed. While BFing my diet included dairy, soy everything as I had no idea she was allergic. The first I knew of her allergies was when she had an ounce of formula and was struggling to breath and rushed to hospital in an ambulance.
Your LOs allergies are nowhere near as severe but it just shows that something they may be fine with through breast milk they may react to when they really try it IYKWIM.
DD is allergic to soy and dairy (and nuts, wheat and egg) and I drink hemp or rice milk.
I hope your LO grows out of it x

My DS2 is now 5yrs old. He was a very poorly baby but we never realised the connection to dairy until nearly 2 as he has other health issues.
Now he seems to have moved from intolerant to allergic ( last time had breathing issues and swelled up). Probably cos' we continually poisoned him!

He also reacted to soya ( though more of a awful poo, windy, gripey, dry skin reaction. He can now handle it in biscuits etc and he can have a soya yoghurt ( but only give him 1 or 2 a week or the poo's get yucky) but not the milk.

We use oat milk.

My son has dairy and soya 'allergy'. Neither are IgE though. He drinks oat milk and we use coconut drinking milk for cooking.

Don't home diagnose allergies. Go and get him properly tested.

IF you're allergic to cow's milk protein then you are more than likely allergic to soya too - the protein is the same structure or something. We were told this by gastroenterology consultant and dietician who we were under with allergic child when he was under 1. When we were told to cut out dairy we were told to cut out soy at the same time as it would likely have the same effect. Our allergic child turned out not to be allergic to either of the above things in the end by the way - he was/is actually allergic to eggs, but that's another story.....

As Curlew says it is VERY important not to home diagnose this sort of thing. Cutting things out of the diet when not under proper medical care can be really dangerous as it can lead to deficiencies in important nutrients. Cutting out dairy under 1 year old without proper substitution can inhibit growth. Many other milk subs (e.g. oat/coconut milks) don't have the calcium or fat that children of this age need. Insist on being referred if you think there's a serious allergy.

Coconut milk is amazing - most like real milk, but nicer really! I'll never go back to dairy.

I know that soya and dairy allergies can overlap but I think you need to keep a diary for a while to make sure the disturbed night wasn't just a coincidence. i know when you have a child with allergies you start seeing reactions everywhere (DS is allergic to milk and egg) but hopefully it's just been a coincidence and he's just got an upset tummy. But keep a food diary and a record of symptoms to make sure.

DD is 10 months and is allergic to dairy, egg, peanut and more recently wheat and sesame. We stopped all dairy and replaced it with a mix of soy, oat and rice drinks.
She is coping well with soy products (yoghurt & milk)

Agree with curlew it is best to see a doctor if you suspect an allergy has developed but while you get the appointment I think it is a great idea to keep a diary as suggested above.
If you go to the appointment go very well prepared with all of the questions you can think of (medical & practical ones).
I find allergist covers only the theory and then you have to see a dietitian to get support on the practical side of things.

Hi tarbet just to respond to yr original question - yes, my baby was not allergic to soya in my milk but became allergic after eating it directly herself, in the form of soya formula. Once they have been exposed to large quantities they can become more sensitive.
So if y think your baby is reacting to soya in yr milk I would go ahead and cut it out - there is nothing in soya that you can't substitute elsewhere, eg oat milk or coconut milk.
And don't get stressed about cutting out soya, it is really easy. Basically, don't drink soya milk, have soya margarine or soya yogurts. Most other soya as an ingredient is fine as it doesn't tend to have the protein in it - most soya as listed in things like bread and biscuits is soya lecithin which isn't protein, apparently - according to our dietician.
As for cutting out foods without expert advice - it isn't rocket science. Dairy gives you calcium, protein and fat. If you cut it out, make sure you get these nutrients elsewhere. Japanese people eat very little dairy and are far more healthy than us in the uk.

Thanks for the really helpful reply Auntierosemary I AM stressed because I'm sick of watching what I eat and generally sick of breastfeeding but hey ho, christmas without even soya cheese it is! Thanks for the supportive reply. Just what I needed to hear!And yes I agree, dairy isn't all that when you are careful to make sure they are eating a good range of fats etc. Poor boy eats two avocados a day! I bet when he's an adult he'll never go near them!
And thanks to those who mentioned coconut milk. I've ordered some. And hemp! In fact I've ordered ALL the milks :)
And those who warn me not to self-diagnose. Am I to continue to feed him dairy and soya, stay up all night, let him be sick, have cramping guts and covered in a rash until the blood test results come back? Mmmn. I AM under care of a doctor hence waiting for the blood test and the appointment for the allergist as I made sure to mention in my post to subvert the wagging fingers I thought I might get on mumsnet if I did not.
Thanks again for the supportive replies. I'm off to see what coconut milk is like in me tea :)