Dairy Reaction

I would call his doctor.

We have no food allergies in my family, either, until my mom developed them in her fifties. She has recently become allergic to wheat, oats, and barley but loves bread. She cheated a couple of times - just a little bit. The first time, her face got a little red and swollen - her usual reaction. The second time, it made it hard for her to breathe. I wouldn't mess with it until you talk to the doctor.

Babies in general are supposed to stay away from certain foods because their digestive &/or intestinal system isn't mature enough to handle it...these "allergenic" foods include:

•Milk (dairy)
[Babies cannot digest the protein in cow's milk or dairy products, and cow's milk has high levels of minerals that are potentially dangerous to a baby's kidneys anyway.]
•Eggs
•Peanuts (& peanut butter)
•Tree nuts (e.g., almonds, wal­nuts, pecans)
•Soybeans
•Wheat
•Fish
•Shellfish (e.g., crab, lobster, shrimp)
•Honey

Wait until he is 12 months of age, and then try again. I hope this helps! Best wishes!

Please check with your Dr. I have had allergies all my life. The first one I remember started when I was eight. Not until I was an adult was anything done. Now even with medicine I suffer. This is serious I amonst died once from an allergy to shellfish that I dident realize I had developed.

Dairy really should not be introduced until the age of 1. When he turns one he will probably be fine. Tests are not going to do much at this age, as they usually grow out of this. If at 1, he still has a reaction (have benedryl on hand) then have him tested. I would bet it was only due to his age and his body not being fully developed yet.

We didn't have any allergies (that we knew of at the time) in our family either. Then my son developed multiple food allergies, so I would definitely talk to your doctor. In the meantime, if you're looking for ways to cut out dairy, we have lots of recipes and product reviews for free on our blog, www.welcomingkitchen.blogspot.com. Good luck; I know it can be really overwhelming trying to figure out what's going on with your baby and what you should do about it.

Don't try it again. You gave him dairy twice and the second time the reaction was more severe. Each reaction thereafter will be even mire severe. Call your pedi and have him tested for allergies.

My friend just went through this with her daughter. Her daughter rated a 9/10 on the allergy chart to dairy, and anything cow related. She cannot have casein (which is found in many items including cola sodas and beef).
This testing was done when her daughter was 9-10 months old so before 1yr is NOT too early for testing.

It's hard to do a dairy free diet but it will so much better for your little one. Dairy over and over again could really hurt him- even send you to the ER.

I would wait until 1 year. Also, your dr. can do a "fecal occult blood test." They test the stool for trace amounts of blood, which would signal a dairy allergy. I considered this for my daughter (I stopped drinking milk for several mo. when nursing her b/c I'm sure she had an intolerance). My ped. did not offer me this test, I read about it online & sure enough when asked, they said they could do it. It may be worth asking about.

Yes, definetely sounds like an allergy. If its causing a skin reaction it could effect other things like his digestion or even his nervous system. Do not give him dairy for a few months, he doesn't need it at this point as long as most of his diet is formula or breastmilk. Try again at around a year and see how it goes.