CMPA or lactose intolerance in Baby ?

[cushionstar]

Hi 👋🏻 everyone,
My 5 week old has been on aptimil lactose free since she was 1 week old, HV recommended we give that a go However she is still having the same symptoms. Which are the following
Arching her back constantly when burping and pushing back her head.
Sometimes it sounds like she has a blocked nose throughout the day even though she doesn’t have a cold.
Face is covered in red patches and tiny little spots.
farts a lot especially after having an feed.
She grunts and squirms practically all night doesn’t ever really Settle even when asleep.
Screams sometimes when having a feed on the bottle & half way through.
She has a bowel movement every 2 days but it’s always a green colour.
Generally just a fussy unhappy little baby
And cries a lot😢

Mentioned it to the GP and said they can prescribe Nutramigen hypoallergenic milk if we want to try:?
she has told me she might have an milk intolerance so I'm unsure if it's CMPA or lactose intolerance has I've seen both of them for each of these symptoms he got.

Thankyou for the really long post, I appreciate any advice.❤️

Around 1 in 10 babies have CMPA. I am really, really surprised that your HV would suggest trying lacto free formula. Occasionally some babies are allergic to Lactose but it is extremely rare, though obviously it can happen.

I'd give the new formula a try. Let us know how you get on

In babies cows milk protein allergy is much more common than lactose intolerance. I would try the formula from the GP. It does still contain dairy but broken down and this is enough for some babies to not react to it. If it doesn't help it doesn't mean no cmpa it might be that they are more sensitive and needs an amino acid formula which is completely dairy free

Lactose intolerance is incredibly rare in babies and it’s usual genetic. Go the the GP and I would suggest joining the CMPA formula feeding facebook page.

Far more likely it's CMPA. Try the prescription formula and see if things improve for your baby. It's got to be worth a go.

My little girl (5 weeks old) has exactly the same as what you have described above. Did you ever find out a solution or work out what the problem was?