Formula allergy

[DollChina]

Hey girls, hope you all had a good weekend.  Something scary happened on Sat.  I've been nursing my 16 weeks old since day 1, but I decided to see if he will take formula so after I gave him some breast milk in a bottle, I tried to feed him a littke bit of the Enfamil formula.  He had a couple zips and he started to scream (I've never seen him cry like that) and started to act like he wants to throw up.  I was freaking out.  Finally he threw up a little and his lips got swollen.  Was that an allergic reaction?

[momof11]

That most likely sounds like a reaction to the formula, I would not try it again, my grandbaby can only have lactaid as she is 1 yr now, but when she was few months old she had reaction to formula, throwing up belly aches, so doc said try her on soy the prob went away, ask your ped what he thinks.

[tiredbuthappy]

definitely sounds like an allergic reaction. did you go to the doctor or at least call? i don't want to scare you, but allergic reactions can be very dangerous. an infant at the center i worked at had an allergic reaction to a new formula. thank goodness we are all well trained in allergies. the teacher recognized it, and they called 911. (by the way, the baby didn't have symptoms util about 30 minutes after eating). the baby had to receive 2 epipens before even reaching the hospital. educate yourself on the signs of an allergic reaction. sometimes it's obvious like screaming. this child became lethargic instead. (you can research all signs online). since you don't know what ingredient in the formula caused the reaction, i would not try anything new until you speak to your doctor.

allergies are more common today than ever. and it seems the severity is increasing as well. often, the first exposure will cause either a mild or no reaction, and it is subsequent exposures that become more severe.

[DollChina]

I think he is fine now since it happened on Sat.  No, I was going to call 911 but after he threw up, he was ok so we let it go.  He only a couple zip from the bottle and refused to eat and start screaming.  Should I still call his ped.?

[tiredbuthappy]

yes, i would call the ped, unless you have an appointment very soon. like i said, do not introduce any new food until you speak to ped

[DollChina]

I have his 4 month appt next week.

[Me2mommy2b]

Hi, Dolly.  Sorry Gavin is experiencing this.  I would definitely call the dr and let them know that this happened to him.  Like someone said, make sure not to introduce anything new to him before you find out what exactly triggered such a reaction.  I hope the little guy is feeling better :)

[twiceadopt]

i'd call and try to figure it out. they can do a blood test for lactose/soy allergies so if you need to try formula again, you can see if the soy kind might be taken better.