CMPA? poo warning picture

[Anonymousm]

I’m starting to think my 7 week old may have a milk allergy. He constantly has mucous in his poo and undigested milk (formula fed). Terrible wind can hear his stomach gurgling, as soon as he lies down he brings his legs up to his chest and making grunting noises, goes red in his face, hiccups loads, spits up occasionally and had projectiled a couple of times and he has slight rough skin on his cheeks. I’m still waiting to get a letter/confirmation of his 6-8 week checkup and vaccines but I might just phone today as it’s taking the mick! He also sounds phlegmy in the morning!

he’s currently on cow and gate comfort

I wouldn't like to say whether it's a milk allergy but sounds like it to me.

My son has just been diagnosed with a milk allergy one week ago and he is nearly 6 months. So many people fobbed us off. He was gaining weight fine until 8 weeks and then since then he has dropped 3 centiles to 0.4.
We saw an NHS Paediatrian who prescribed him high calorie formula, but it made no difference, so we went private and he said clearly if you are given high calorie formula than his weight should shoot up but it hasn't so therefore there must be an issue with the milk. He did an allergy test (doesn't always pick up dairy allergy) but ours did. So he is on Nutrigen Puramino. His poos are back to normal now. I was told by the GP and HV and NHS Paediatrian that his poos were normal, the private Paediatrian said they are absolutely not. As soon as he took the new formula his poos stopped being explosive and are back to being yellow and non smelly.

Sorry for the essay but I just want to make sure you push to get an answer and follow your instinct. Ours took so long so diagnose and I felt like there was an issue. Even had to question the NHS Paediatrian. Unfortunately if we carried on with her advice it would have just got worse

Hi @Anonymousm did your little one end up having an allergy?
My LO is 7 weeks and the symptoms you describe and the photo of the nappy is exactly what we are having with my little boy.

Thanks

@babyno2dust

im not gonna lie I didn’t really get it investigated, he still does occasionally get it but not half as bad. He seems to get it more when he’s slobbery and now he’s nearly 12 weeks I think his disgestive system has got alot better. He doesn’t grunt at night as much at all only when he’s in light sleep & he still gets wind but gripe water sorts it out, I find if he has gripe water a few times in the day that will make his poos seem runnier too. It’s hard because you don’t know what’s normal and what’s not and things change constantly when they’re tiny! The only thing you can do is go to the doctor if you think there is something wrong!