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How to tell if baby has allergy to formula? Help please

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EW NEWBIE
Latest post on 25 June 2013 - 14:22

I gave my 9 week old twins their first ever formula feed at circa 1030pm last night. The brand was Bellamys Organic. Both drank it without any fuss. For their next feed circa 3am, I gave them bottles of expressed breast milk. I fed them in the dark so didn't take a close look at their faces and didn't notice anything was wrong.

This morning when they woke circa 6am, both had very pink warm faces and puffy/swollen eyelids. I have food allergies myself (to the extent i carry an epi pen with me) and seeing them both this morning I instantly thought they'd had an allergic reaction. The only culprit could be the formula I fed them as all they drink otherwise is breastmilk. I also have a tub of Aptimal I thought I'd try tonight instead of giving them Bellamys but am petrified they may have another allergic reaction. What if it's more serious and I don't notice until too late??

Anyone been through a similar thing or have any advice?

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EW EXPERT
Latest post on 25 June 2013 - 19:01
oh and maybe don't give a whole bottle, just 20 ml or so and watch what happens. Allergic reactions are often more severe the second time around.
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EW EXPERT
Latest post on 25 June 2013 - 18:39
When you introduce solids you generally try a new food mid morning, so that you have the day to notice any adverse reaction. It might be a good idea to do the same with formula. Maybe go back to just BM for a week then try again, in a controlled environment. I would have thought it not a good idea to try another brand of formula for the next feed as there are a lot of ingredients in formula besides cows milk that can upset their stomachs (vs allergic reaction) and it would be harder to figure out which formula agreed with them if you didn't consistently use the same one for a period of time.
 
 

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