Advice about milk

I think my baby is fully allergic to cows milk or the protein in it. It's taken me 4 months for them to take me seriously and she is now on the special aptimal one shes been on it a week now and we are still struggling to get milk down her and keep it down and also she is screaming in pain constantly to the point we are having to give her calpol to help ease the pain do we carry on this milk or do I ask to be switch to fully off the cows milk

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That sounds horrific. I would ask for the fully cow free at this point. Once it’s under control then you can try the aptamil one to see if it triggers a reoccurrence.

We were on this first - it's a lot more runny so more likely to have acid reflux or the milk come up. It takes 2 weeks for old milk to leave their system and 2 weeks for new milk to get which is so annoying!

Her stomach is also adjusting so she may have gas pain so doesn't want her milk - we had the same issue. It's also a lot bitter than cows milk so she may not like the taste.

I would say to persevere for a bit if you can. If she is refusing completely go back and ask for nutrimigen 1. This is the next one up the ladder. Neocate is a completely hydrolysed one but usually only given when the other options have been tried. Just bear in mind it takes weeks for their stomachs to adjust so you may still baby isn't comfortable when you switch x

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