First of all congratulations on you're baby on the way!  Second of all
thanks so much for the response.  Is this intolerance you talk about like
lactose intolerance?  And you can take Lactaid or something to curb it?  I
would have never thought of going to a GI doctor about this.  So it seems
that the trace amounts are fine for her, just not the milk itself.  I see
her pediatrician tomorrow and will ask him which type of milk (soy or rice)
I should put her on.  Hopefully he'll have some answers for me.  By the way,
my two baby girls are 13 months and 25 months.  They are 12 months and 9
days apart.

Kim

----- Original Message -----
From: "Elaine Coloura" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Wednesday, August 01, 2001 5:19 PM
Subject: Re: Question.../KIM


> Kim,
>
> Just because you test negative for milk allergies doesn't mean she doesn't
> have an intolerance to it. There is a difference. My son isn't technically
> allergic but he is intolerant and will get similar symptoms as your
daughter.
> Trace amounts of milk are just that, trace amounts. There probably isn't
> enough intact proteins in the food she was eating to do any harm. When you
> give her actual milk, then there are. My son is the same way. He is
> intolerant to the protein. He actually has a condition that has been
> diagnosed that causes him to be "allergic" (for lack of a better term
> although it's not a histimine response reaction) to milk. Talk to the GI
> Specialist about this. I would just avoid the whole milk. Why rock the
boat?
> If she does fine on soy or some other substitute then there is no law
written
> that she has to have milk from a cow. Just my two cents worth.
>
> Elaine, mother of Caleb age 2 and one on the way! :-)
>