Nothing can be scarier than finding out that your newborn is stricken with infant’s allergy symptoms. This experience may prove to be more burdensome for first-time parents who have not dealt with family health history of allergies. One of the most common types of allergy in infant is the milk allergy. Associated with milk proteins as the main source of allergens, in most cases, this allergy can be outgrown as the child reaches the age of seven.
When your baby shows some symptoms for infant formula allergy, it would be best to opt for the testing procedure in order to be certain about your baby’s health condition. By eliminating the factor that it might just be a lactose intolerance case, you will be able to address the problem immediately.
Let’s face it – infancy is one of the most important development stages of your baby and giving him the right amount of nutrition is your main concern. And during this stage, he can only ingest milk. What if the infant has dairy allergy? For this, your doctor will recommend a milk formula free from proteins or might substitute it with soy milk instead.
I, for one, had this same problem with Megan, my second child. I was breastfeeding her when she showed some signs of milk allergy in infants. I found out that she may have been allergic to some of the foods I have been eating while breastfeeding her. So my doctor recommended that I do a series of elimination process by closely monitoring my diet.
On the first day, I drank the formula milk for nursing mothers I included in my diet and Megan began wheezing right after breastfeeding. The milk was cow-produced and the doctor advised me that Megan is allergic to dairy. On the second day, I ate eggs and Megan had rashes all over her chest a few hours after drinking my milk. This is when I found out the egg allergy in infants is indeed possible.
On the next consecutive days, I ate peanuts, soy, honey, and any other known sources of food allergies but luckily, Megan didn’t have adverse reactions with these foods. She only had allergies with cow’s milk and eggs. It’s a good thing too that she can ingest my breast milk without any allergic reaction that’s why we don’t have to switch to formula milks.
A friend of mine who has three kids with severe food allergies came to our house one day after hearing about Megan’s allergies. She told me about a book that will help me properly raise her as she grows. “Flourishing with Food Allergies: Social, Emotional, and Practical Guidance for Families with Young Children” is something a mother with a food allergic child must have.
As a parent, you will really learn a lot from this book regarding how to properly cope with your child’s emotional issues especially when she can’t eat every food she likes to try. You will also see the most recent food allergy studies being conducted and be forewarned why food allergies seem to rise nowadays. With real and concrete examples, the book also talked about infants’ allergy medicine that can help you with first aid remedies at the time symptoms begin to show.