leatheflea

Sounds like he needs soy milk or low iron milk, I personally took my son off formula at 4 months because of this. Put him on whole mild and cereal. No doc out there will tell you to do this. But he cried less and was full. His doc was pleased with his progess and thought it was becuase I was going by his plan. Do your research every child is different.

Ramona Byrd

Ohhhhh wait a minute - this DOCTOR told you the baby had a 'milk intolerance' to your breast milk?
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me to find a new doctor. If your 'motherly instincts' tell you something is not right - keep searching - even if it means a second or third opinion.[/quote]
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I didn't catch this on the first reading. I'm 77 years old, been around masses of babies, and never heard of any kid allergic to mother's milk. Often to something YOU have eaten, check out your own diet and make it more natural. THEN start collecting whatever milk you can from your own self, and freeze it in tiny bottles. You can give it to the baby a sip at a time, but remember, write down every thing you eat or drink. NO DIET DRINKS WITH ASPARTAME!! Listen to your doctor, but also go to the oldest " Old Wife" you know and talk to her. Listen to her.
There's lots on the internet about doctors who know everything and we don't have his/her education and should listen and do as THEY say...the results vary. Listen to your own gut feeling.

Rachel

Doc ordered an Upper GI and said the test for this was normal. Didn't know it had anything to do with this belly button though. Thanks!!!

Scissor Queen

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I didn't catch this on the first reading. I'm 77 years old, been around masses of babies, and never heard of any kid allergic to mother's milk. Often to something YOU have eaten, check out your own diet and make it more natural. THEN start collecting whatever milk you can from your own self, and freeze it in tiny bottles. You can give it to the baby a sip at a time, but remember, write down every thing you eat or drink. NO DIET DRINKS WITH ASPARTAME!! Listen to your doctor, but also go to the oldest " Old Wife" you know and talk to her. Listen to her.
There's lots on the internet about doctors who know everything and we don't have his/her education and should listen and do as THEY say...the results vary. Listen to your own gut feeling.[/quote]


My baby was allergic to my milk. This was in the early 70s. I ate about as natural a diet as there was at the time. Yes, it's possible for babies to be born with an allergy or intolerance to their own mother's milk.

mommaB

Doctors are not God! I did not use a pediatrician with my kids, just a regular family doctor. His opinion was.."you're the mom and spend way more time with this kid than I do, so you tell me what's happening and if I can't fix it within 2 or 3 trips, we'll find a specialist who can!" I loved that guy! My kids benefitted tremendously because he wasn't afraid to say "I don't know, but we'll find out". My kids ate cereal at one week..yes one..my son was a large baby and he liked to nurse pretty much non-stop and I felt like Elsie the cow! And I got no rest..yes I pumped and hubby got up, but I was still awake. My mom suggested I give him a little cereal at night and it worked, even though both the doc and I knew it wasn't giving him any nutrition (can't digest it). He was gaining fast the other 18-20 hours a day he was hanging on me!!

So..moral of the story..trust your mommy instincts, feel free to question your doctor and get a new one if you want. Or request (insist on) a referal to a specialist (maybe a pediatric gastro guy). You really do know how to take care of your child, it really bugs me when Dr's make you feel like you don't.

Its gonna be OK mom.

Mary

sewTinker

I had this myself as an infant, and my son (now 33) inherited the problem. It is caused by the valve between the esophagus and the stomach not closing properly. At the time, we had a dear man as our chiropractor. My mother took me, and then 26 years later, I took my son to him. Our doctor used an acupressure technique. Two treatments was all it took for my son. The only other option was surgery. I have no stomach problems whatsoever; however, my son is prone to heartburn.

nana katie

My 2nd and th grandsons had extreme vomiting and the Dr. at Childrens Medical Hospital in Dallas put them on Lactaid , it is a lactose free milk and it really helped. The vomiting almost completely stoped also the Dr said to put a small amount of cereal in the milk, this was when grandson 4 was about a month old.. Good luck , I know this is a really scary thing to have happen.Especially if this is your first child. Hugs and prayers for you and your family. Nana Katie

hobo2000

My sons (4) were all born prior to this no feed idea. None of them could handle my milk, so it was whole milk, out of the fridge, slightly warmed and cereal at 9 days old. I have 4 healthy men now and we did the same for the grandbabies when they came along. After the third night of crying, I showed my DIL's how to mix a little cereal in the milk in their bottle and then progressed to feeding from a spoon runny cereal. My newest great GD is getting the same thing.

tuesy

My thoughts exactly!

luvnquilt

My son had acid reflux and our first year was rough! There were many nights where we both sat in the rocking chair crying together. He got some relief from Zantac and he slept in the bouncy chair or the swing on many nights(I know it's not recommended- but it worked for us). Getting another opinion is a great idea! Hang in there, do what works best for the 2 of you and remember to take care of yourself!!!
almost forgot, he also got relief from a little bit of cereal added into his bottle.