Baby waking frequently - dairy intolerance - problem solved!

[Mamabear12]

My son who is almost five months was waking frequently. Five times a night! We couldnt figure what it was. But when we introduced formula, his sleeping got worse and he got a rash. He was only getting one or two bottles a day bc I still breastfeed. But this led me to think he must be dairy intolerant. I put him on hypoallergenic formula (only two bottles a day) I stopped eating dairy and presto. Different baby! After a few days rash went away and right away longer naps and less night waking. Now he only wakes once a night! This happened after three days of the change! I can not believe it. I knew something was not right with all the night waking and research shows that babies w milk intolerance can wake frequently at night. Just thought I would post in case someone else might have a baby waking frequently and not sure why. Might want to try cutting dairy from your diet if you are breastfeeding. At least for three weeks to see if there is a change. Anyone else have this experience?

No tests done. Was told at such a young age they are very unreliable. Best to go by change in diet and affect on symptoms.

The reason I say this is bc I had prick test done before and was told I'm not allergic to anything. However, I know certain foods make me break out. Maybe prick tests don't pick up intolerances? The best way to figure out is trial and error. But with babies it is not easy. For my skin it took two years to figure out the culprits. Main one was peanut butter. If I eat it, I get acne on my back. Once I figured it out...stopped eating it and no acne. If I eat it, sure enough I break out.