Re: Lori - rice allergy

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Just an addition to Lori's note...make sure you use the Beechnut

oatmeal cereal if you think your little ones might have a soy

allergy. The other brands (Gerber, Heinz, Nature's Best organic)

have soy in the oatmeal cereal, too.

I pushed for an allergy test, too, but Jordyn's ped said she is too

young (nearly 6 months). Hopefully yours will do better!!

> > > Lori,

> > >

> > > I just noticed in another post that you said Devin had (has)

a

> > milk

> > > allergy, so I thought I'd ask you a couple of questions.

What

> > were

> > > his symptoms and when did he develop the allergy? I'm asking

> > because

> > > I've been going through allergy issues with Jordyn over the

> last

> > few

> > > weeks. As soon as I started feeding her rice cereal at

almost

> 5

> > > months, she broke out in a horrible rash on her forehead and

> her

> > > cheeks got really dry. The ped said she developed an allergy

> to

> > her

> > > milk based formula, so we changed her over to soy. Well, it

> just

> > got

> > > worse and she got a very, very runny nose, dark circles under

> her

> > > eyes, and she started waking up at night again. Come to find

> out,

> > > Gerber rice cereal has soy in it. So we took her off

> everything

> > soy

> > > and put her back on her milk-based formula on Friday.

> > >

> > > Her rash is now gone and she's sleeping through the night

> again,

> > but

> > > she keeps spitting up (or throwing up) about an hour after

she

> > eats.

> > > She also does this with the breastmilk that she gets in the

> > mornings

> > > and evenings, so I don't know if this is an allergy.

> > >

> > > Isn't playing food detective fun?!? I hesitate to start her

> on

> > > solids until I know that she's ok with the formula, but how

> much

> > > spitting or throwing up is normal? Could she just be

> overeating

> > and

> > > spitting up the excess an hour later?

> > >

> > > & Jordyn (to be banded 10/13)

> > > Dallas

> >

> >

> >