Intolerance?How do you know?

I don't think you will know for sure until she is old enough to have the tests done.

My son Lucian has a suspected dairy allergy, that he has inherited from me. I was eating dairy during my pregnancy, as the hormones were masking my allergic reaction (itchy hives all over my body).

I still continued eating dairy for a couple of weeks after I had him. He was diagnosed with reflux, and I immediately cut the dairy out my diet, as I was starting to react again. His spilling has decreased dramatically, and is virtually non-exsistant now.

My GP and a paed told me to wait till Lucian is a year old before getting tests done, just to confirm it.

If she has a dairy intolerance, a lactose-free formula won't make a difference (as it is made from cow's milk), unless she is also intolerant to lactose. For me, I can easily tolerate lactose in food, but am allergic to specific proteins in cow's milk.

Hopefully you can get some answers soon.

I would also highly recommend the Crying Over Spilt Milk website for info on reflux and food allergies: Linky

Hi Hila,
Thank you so much for that advise. Its so great to get a clear answer about it and good to know that the dairy and lactose intolerances are unrelated. Good luck with your wee man.