[M&Jem]

My 13mo DD has an (unconfirmed) cows milk protein allergy...from the research that I've done and the trial and error feeding I assume that's what it is. She gets hives/itchy red blotchy rash around her mouth after eating any/all dairy products. She also gets this rash from chips/snacks that have cheese flavouring.
I bought nuttelex for her but she gets the rash from it too!!?! Also she can't have any kiwi fruit or tomato as these give her the same reaction.
All of this and the fact that she's a very fussy eater has me quite frustrated at meal times since I am running out of ideas on what to give her...
She currently is bf twice a day (small feeds) and has calcium enriched rice milk. I have tried the aptamil allerpro formula but it is disgusting and she refuses to drink it.
Any help/ideas on what to feed her would be great!

[Riotproof]

What a horrible situation. It certainly sounds like an cows milk allergy, but the nuttlelex has me stumped.
Is it possible you've contaminated your packet with dairy or something else?

I'll send a message to get this moved to the allergy section, where hopefully you'll get more replies.

[Therese]

Thanks Riotproof for letting us know

I have moved this to the allergy forum for you as you should get more replies there

[happygurl06]

Try the home brand canola spread from woolworths, it has no dairy.

My 14 month old is also dairy free and this is a sample day if food for him:

BF: slice raisin toast and soy yogurt

L: peanut butter sandwich and half a banana

D: he lives meat and hates any kind of mash so I make up bolognaise sauce with heaps if veg, similar with chicken mince or he has some if my dinner.

Snacks are generally: watermelon, teddy bear biscuits, soy yogurt, those fruit pouch things, stone fruit, cold penne, cubes tofu, sliced cold meat, banana

ETA: we are also egg free but thinks like scrambled egg or omlette a or frittata would be a great meal option

This post has been edited by happygurl06: 23/02/2013, 09:42 AM

[FarmBaby]

We've been dairy free for 2 years now and have discovered the joys of lard & dripping!!!! Baking with lard is brilliant.

Dairy free (we are also egg free) pancakes always go down well. Luckily he is not a fussy eater. Last night we had chops and pasta salad for tea. He eats avocado and smoked salmon on toast a fair bit. Those puffed rice biscuits are great as well as popcorn but maybe not at 13 months.

We have elected to stay away from too much unfermented soy. I make almond milk yoghurt which he loves with fruit. I add nuts and seeds to anything baked and use a lot of almond spread for extra calcium.

It gets easier as you go along.

[happygurl06]

Sorry to hijack OP but FarmBaby, care to share your yougurt making recipe? I would also like to cut down the amount of soy DS has

[Brattacino]

My DD has a reaction to cows milk protein. She's almost 6 so we have been dgoing this for quite a while now. She doesn't miss out on anything. The only things that cause problems are birthday parties. The is a large range of food out there that is dairy free and when DD was young she lived on bread, rice, potatoes, vegies, meat , fruit and eggs. At this age I just gave her a portion of what ever I easy cooking for the family. It's actually really easy to cook without dairy and things like stir fry, roast meals, pasta, omelettes do not have to have dairy in them. At 18 months alot f kids are fussy. Make a dish which has alto of something she likes but include different things for her to try. Kids need to sometimes try things lots and lots before they like something. Praise her for trying (even if it is spat out). Be patient.

As far as deli meat goes... be really careful. Chicken and turkey meat usually includes whey protein. Ham/beef is much safer and you can ask for it to be sliced on a cleaned slicer so it isn't contaminated by cheese or milk protein containing products.

At home, if you are going to use dairy products for yourself be careful notto cross contaminate. Keep cheese boards separate and use clean utensils for dairy free products. Wash your hands too (keep soap on the kitchen sink).

Also I was told that most kids have grown out of this by the age of 4. For DD this is not the case as milk protein triggers migraine.

This post has been edited by LeSm: 23/02/2013, 12:10 PM

[Cooperdoo]

What did you try the nuttlex on? A lot of biscuits such as cruskits, arrowroots etc have milk in them.

Also products such as ham from the deli have milk in them.

When I had my ds with milk protein allergy I was very surprised to see the products that contained milk. I was lucky and he outgrew it at around 3.

[Brattacino]

Cooper- you're exactly right. Most packaged foods contain dairy or "traces of milk or milk products". Thus the birthday party problem. We don't use many packaged stuff but cook from scratch alot of the time. This list of things to avoid I could give you is very long indeed as far as packaged stuff goes. Fresh food is so much less stressful. As far as treats go we stick to things such as Smith original chips ( the line is cleaned before these) and one brand of rice cracker etc.

[emm79]

And even some breads, particularly bread rolls, have milk in them! Also, somewhere around 40% of babies who are allergic to dairy protein are also allergic to soy, and nearly all commercial breads have soy flour in them. With diary allergy, you need to read everything. When I decided to try going dairy free to see if it made a difference my breast fed then 5 month old (eczema, throwing up, not gaining weight), and I saw a massive difference immediately, his skin cleared up, and he went from having gained 385g in 2 months (from 3 to 5 months) to gaining 220g in 5 days, I started reading everything, and found that even salami contains milk!

LeSm, I know what you mean! DS also has a peanut allergy, and I *think* a salicylate intolerance too, so it's not a list of what he can't eat, but a list of what he can eat!

This post has been edited by emm79: 23/02/2013, 11:05 PM