Boy, how stressful for you.

All I can say is this:  I didn't avoid dairy for both pregnancies and #1 was
allergic to milk protein (still is) and #2 is clearly not (she just drank a
cupfull).  So...I know I have read in the past to avoid, or rather to reduce
the risk of allergies, to avoid the allergen when pregnant but I don't
believe that is any guarantee.

You are due in three to five weeks and just stopped dairy only three weeks
ago?  I am not a doctor but I bet that if avoiding dairy was going to reduce
the chances, I would have started much earlier in the pregnancy.

It is too bad you cannot breastfeed...have you consulted with lactation
consultants?  La Leche League?

I think the doctor is correct...try the milk based formula.  The baby needs
to be exposed to the possible allergen to know if the allergy is there.

Sorry I can't help more.

On 3/11/07, Susie Boniol <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> My name is Susie Boniol and I am in desperate need of any information
> anyone may have on the prevention of MPA in newborns.  I am 35 weeks preggo
> with baby #3 and in an attempt to possibly avoid MPA I have eliminated all
> (or at least I thought all) Milk Protein from my diet and have been Milk
> Free for about 3 weeks.  Baby #2 had SEVERE MPA which took 6 weeks to
> diagnose and I will do whatever it takes to avoid having a baby that sick
> again.  We lived in Mobile, AL at the time and the ped gastro was very
> helpful once he was diagnosed and on Neocate.  At 11 months he was able to
> tolerate Alimentum and now at 2.5 he eats a normal diet with the exception
> of drinking milk (I have tried but he won't touch the stuff).  The ped
> gastro in Mobile, AL prepared me for the grim outlook of future babies and
> the high risk of them having the allergy as well.  The ped gastro in
> Shreveport, LA says the chances are slim since baby #1 had no problems at
> all.  He also says that when this baby
> is born to just put him on normal milk based formula to see if the allergy
> is even there.  This is truly scarey to me and as the weeks pass my anxiety
> is rising. and rising... and rising....  HELP.  I can not breast feed due to
> previous surgery and I truly tried 110% with #1 and 2.  My only hope at this
> point is formula and I am just curious which one will offer him the best
> chances at a healthy tummy when born.  Also, to what extreme do I need to
> eliminate Milk Protein from my diet while pregnant and will this even
> possibly work???  I truly do appreciate any help anyone can give me.  Thank
> you so much.  Susie
>
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