https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sat, 16 May 2026 06:30:29 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/dealing-with-a-possible-allergy-i-think#post-876689 Sat, 22 Jun 2013 15:27:36 +0000 Mrs. Jacks 876689@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Sounds like mspi. It's not an allergy, but an intolerance. If you and your providers decide that is what it is, I wrote a blog post with a lot of info and resources... Just search the blog for mspi. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/dealing-with-a-possible-allergy-i-think#post-876645 Sat, 22 Jun 2013 15:05:08 +0000 MrsRoo 876645@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@anbanan15: that's what I thought! She said to be prepared for a lot of trying things and observing LO, so I think she's just trying to rule it out before moving on to an elimination diet?<br /> @brownie: way to go for sticking it out for that long!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/dealing-with-a-possible-allergy-i-think#post-876527 Sat, 22 Jun 2013 13:31:52 +0000 brownie 876527@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Good luck. My son was MSPI and I did TED for a month and then no dairy or soy for 17 months. Then no soy for 6 months which got us to 2 years breastfeeding. I did it so I could control his diet. We ended up not getting his gut clean until I went away for a week and we did a neocate formula trial. He ate it up and (9 months old) went back to breast and we kept going. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/dealing-with-a-possible-allergy-i-think#post-876507 Sat, 22 Jun 2013 13:15:21 +0000 anbanan15 876507@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MrsRoo: I know a foremilk/hindmilk unbalance can cause green, mucousy, stringy stools, but I think blood is more a sign of allergy. Good luck! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/dealing-with-a-possible-allergy-i-think#post-876159 Sat, 22 Jun 2013 08:47:29 +0000 MrsF 876159@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>M was always very fussy when I was bf. It wasn't until we switched to formula (which has way more cows milk proteins than she was getting from breast milk) at 3 months that she had visible blood in her stool. They diagnosed MPI, we switched to nutramigen and she was much happier and no more blood when they test her stool at the dr's. Hope you get some answers soon! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/dealing-with-a-possible-allergy-i-think#post-876147 Sat, 22 Jun 2013 08:39:00 +0000 MrsRoo 876147@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Well, I just spoke to the LC and she wants to rule out oversupply first, which I guess has similar symptoms, so ill be block feeding this weekend and will see her and ped on Monday morning.</p> <p>@mewtill: glad you were able to figure it out and not have to go through any extreme eliminations!<br /> @anbanan15: I guess depending on how the block feeding and ped/LC appts go on Monday, I'll need to do some research into finding a GI. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/dealing-with-a-possible-allergy-i-think#post-876044 Sat, 22 Jun 2013 07:31:59 +0000 anbanan15 876044@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MrsRoo: That was exactly our mind set as well, but I didn't want to pressure you by saying it, so I'm glad you did! Not breastfeeding was NOT an option for us either, so I decided I would do whatever I could to make it work. It does get easier as time goes on :)</p> <p>There are some other elimination diet mom's on here too so maybe they will come chime in their experiences for you. Again our experience is a little to the extreme side so hopefully you won't need to take it that far....definitely a labor of love, but anything for our LO's!!</p> <p>We actually took matters into our own hands and made the appointment with the pedi GI ourselves. It was a LONG wait, but we got in on a cancellation right away, which happened to be a week after the regular pedi diagnosed him with GERD and at the time MSPI. It was the pedi GI they would have referred us to anyway (he is really the only and best one in our area)...The way we found him was my mom was seeing the regular GI's in their practice and the nurse commented about how big DS was at her appointment and then pulled the pedi GI's nurse aside to look at him. We have recently switched pedi GI's to one at a Children's Hospital. If you are close to one of them or don't mind traveling, they usually have excellent care. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/dealing-with-a-possible-allergy-i-think#post-876038 Sat, 22 Jun 2013 07:29:35 +0000 JoyfulKiwi 876038@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MrsRoo: my son had the green mucosy diapers, although no blood at a very young age. I didn't take him to the pediatrician because there wasn't blood, although he was gassy &amp; spit up often. I knew about dairy sensitivity, so I cut it out and he seemed to get better. I tried adding dairy back in at 3-4 months and he got symptoms again. He's almost 9 months and I drink milk now and then but mostly switched to coconut/almond milk. </p> <p>I hope it's not severe for you two. I've had two friends do a total elimination diet. It's not impossible, but it is a large hurdle. Good luck and I hope she's back to normal soon. </p> <p>P.S Don't feel bad/be disappointed that you didn't push the doctors about her stools! You're doing fine, mama! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/dealing-with-a-possible-allergy-i-think#post-876019 Sat, 22 Jun 2013 07:19:36 +0000 MrsRoo 876019@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@anbanan15: thank you for the book! Its reassuring even though Im not the only mama dealing with it. Not breastfeeding isn't really an option in my mind, so I'm glad to hear that you made it work even with the extreme elimination. That must have been hard.<br /> How did you find the pedi GI? Did your regular ped refer you? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/dealing-with-a-possible-allergy-i-think#post-875908 Sat, 22 Jun 2013 05:36:38 +0000 anbanan15 875908@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Sorry for the book and any errors...I was responding on my phone :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/dealing-with-a-possible-allergy-i-think#post-875906 Sat, 22 Jun 2013 05:36:00 +0000 anbanan15 875906@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Keep the diapers and call your pedi today. They will likely want to see your LO and test the stools for blood (even though it's obvious). This is what mine always did. Huggs!! </p> <p>We suspect allergies with my son early on but no one listened until the bloody stools started. They were also at 8 weeks for him! He ha the green, stingy, mucous filled diapers since birth and would projectile vomit at each feed. He was colic like, very fussy and needed to be held vertical all the time (this was also when they finally started listen about reflux...he was a comfort nurser and gained weight well which made being listened to a battle).</p> <p>I was breastfeeing so I was told to eliminate all forms, even trace amounts, of dairy, soy, egg, and peanuts from my diet. We started seeing pedi GI for the reflux a week later and since we were still getting bloody stools I was told to eliminate the rest of the top 8: wheat/gluten, tree nuts, fish and shellfish. It took 6 weeks for the diary proteins to clear our systems (these are the ones that usually take the longest ~2-4 weeks) an for us to stop seeing blood and things to improve. At 6 mo we gave him rice cereal and he projectile vomited and got bloody stools so he was diagnosed with FPIES (we started seeing a pedi allergist) and we ended up going on a TED (total elimination diet) to identify all his triggers. I was down to 3 foods and slowly added them back in one at a time. </p> <p>Hopefully you wouldn't have to go to that extreme and only need to eliminate dairy/soy. Hsiang they tell you both since there is a 50/50 chance your LO will react to both. It seems difficult at first, but really the eliminations become second nature and you don't have to think about it as much. Just be sure to check your labels each time you go to the store since products change often and get a complete list of all the forms of the food you are eliminating to make identifying them easer. I would also start a food journal where you right down what you ate and how LO's diapers looked, temperament, whatever else you feel is different/off to see if you can find any corelations with certain foods. </p> <p>Also don't feel pressured that you have to give up breastfeeding. Eliminating foods from your diet is certainly a viable option! Don't let anyone tell you it won't work...it certainly can! On the flip side don't feel pressured that you have to continue to breastfeed either. There are special formulas out there that may work for your LO. Urimetly you need to do what you feel is right for you and your LO...for us that was breastfeeing as long as possible on a TED and in our situation it was the best and only option. Good luck!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/dealing-with-a-possible-allergy-i-think#post-875753 Fri, 21 Jun 2013 23:14:50 +0000 MrsRoo 875753@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My 8 week old had blood in her diaper tonight :( </p> <p>She's always had very variable poo, and when I talked to my LC and ped about it, they weren't concerned and told me that there is a large range of normal for EBF babies. Over the last week or so, it's been increasingly green and stringy, and the blood tonight was the last straw for me. She has her 2 month well baby appt on Monday morning, but I'm calling tomorrow anyway. She's otherwise a happy girl who gains weight like its her job. No rashes or extremes fussiness. </p> <p>I don't know what advise I'm looking for, really. I know it's not the end of the world or anything, but I guess I'm disappointed in myself for not pushing more about the color/consistency of her stools? Ugh. </p> <p>Tell me about your experience with allergies in your bf baby. How did you know, and how old was your babe? Also, any experiences with elimination diets is welcome! Or, if you think her symptoms could be caused by something else, tell me that, too, </p>