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Allergic to formula?

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thefarmerhasawife · 27/02/2013 14:57

We haven't been able to get our hands on any of the cow and gate comfort milk that we'd normally buy for our 7 month old. I tried him on the cow and gate first milk and also growing up milk but he's refused both. Think we've finally got it sorted by giving him the SMA comfort. The only thing is that prior to starting the SMA he developed this horrible red pin prick type rash all around his eyes and across his forehead. It looks really horrible! Then this morning he also had a nosebleed. I've got an appointment with the nurse tomorrow but just wondered if anyone else had had the same kind of reaction and put it down to a reaction to the formula? TIA

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thefarmerhasawife · 27/02/2013 21:27

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Purplelooby · 28/02/2013 21:41

Sorry - I haven't come across this exactly... but... DS has a milk protein allergy and for some reason the symptoms were much worse on SMA than Hipp Organic (he's now on hydrolised milk) which actually makes no sense because protein-wise they are the same. Nonetheless he was worse on the SMA. He's never had a pin prick rash on his face but he gets one allover his chest in addition to exzema when he gets the allergic reaction.

Sorry if this isn't any use!

thefarmerhasawife · 01/03/2013 10:34

Thanks purplelooby the nurse confirmed the rash on his face was due to the formula probably having more lactose in than the comfort milk he's used to. Looks like its clearing now as it leaves his system phew!

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