Help?!

Our GP put my LO on SMA Althera for suspected CMPA. He’s been on it for over a week now and if anything his symptoms have gotten worse. I understand that because it’s thinner it can make him sick more but he’s being sick after an hour and so it doesn’t seem like reflux sick. He’s also not stooling normally. He was having loose mucusy stools before this milk and now he’s only going once every 2 days and when he goes it’s basically like water - so it’s like he’s constipated but then having really watery stools. I’m so confused! I know you’re supposed to give it a few weeks for the old milk to leave his system but I’d have hoped this new milk would be slowly alleviating his symptoms not making them worse?!

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we had to stop gaviscon before because the times he had it in the bottle he was sick straight away and the ones he didn’t have it he wouldn’t be sick. I’m so confused

My little one also now brings up alot of milk since she has moved onto cmpa milk and gaviscon didn't help her
I cant comment on the stools though as she now seems to be getting constipated after being on the milk for nearly 3 weeks

@Ashleigh completely milk free ones aren't thicker from my experience. Well the neocate isn't if anything I find it thinner than the nutramigen so if you're after something thicker I wouldn't opt for neocate unfortunately

It’s so frustrating… 🙁

I just wondered if you stuck with althera and the symptoms got better? We are a week into the formula and have the exact same side effects. The main thing bothering him is the constipation and he won't sleep on his back because of it

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