Althea formula - has milk in it??

The first stage for any cmpa / suspected cmpa is to trail a milk like this with hydrolysed milk protiens in. As per the NICE guidelines. Most babies can tolerate this however, if you continue to have symptoms after 4/6 weeks have passed you might need an amino acid milk x

It’s usually because it’s hydrolysed, which is where the milk proteins that cause the reactions have been broken down to be easier digested. Most babies are actually lactose intolerant rather than allergic and so they can tolerate this milk. I think that’s why it’s usually the first type doctors use (like Nutramigen or Pepti 1) as they both contain milk too. If your baby tolerates this milk then it’s more likely an intolerance than allergy but if symptoms persist then they know it’s definitely an allergy and they should then prescribe an amino-acid based formula xx

It’s hydrolysised means it’s broken down and makes it easier for baby to process x

Ah that’s so helpful thank you for your responses. I exclusively breastfed but wanted to introduce a bottle for flexibility so it might prove difficult to know if this formula causes a reaction. Assuming it should cause symptoms just from one bottle here and there if he’s that sensitive.

@Lyndsey my daughter was diagnosed with cmpa and put on nurtamigen which still had milk in it, it took 6 weeks for us to see a reaction from it (bloody mucus stools) and she was then moved to sma alfamino which is the animo acid milk which has no cows milk in it x

Because it’s broken down more than regular formula.

I was told by my doctor that its to test if it is cmpa at first & then its also so that when they reintroduce dairy at about 1ish years old, it's supposedly easier for them to tolerate it 🤔 - the alfamino one is completely milk free tho ☺️