Carole's post about the baby with the rash from Tide reminded me of the case of my second son, Allan. Allan had been in foster care for a month, before the adoption agency got around to calling us about him. When I got him, he had an absolutly horrendous rash all over his diaper area. Large areas of skin were eaten right through. Having dealt with skin allergies all my life, I recognized it as a contact dermatitis. The foster mother had told the social worker that the rash was from the formula and that it had improved when she put him on a different formula (I couldn't imagine that what I saw represented an improvement). I knew right away that the rash was from the perfume in the disposables she had him in. I put him right into carefully washed cloth diapers (and back on the formula the FM said caused it-no breast milk yet), and by the next morning, there was no more broken skin. Several months later, I was out and stuck without a diaper and borrowed a disposable from someone, and he broke out again. Just one example, of course, but I have seen alot of rashes on babies that have been attributed to the diet, but have been due to something getting on the skin. I have seen many babies with rashes on their faces, that have come from detergent residue on the clothing of someone who was holding them. Another thing I wonder is, when the baby is fed bottles of soy formula, who feeds him? I also wonder if there could be something the mother is wearing that is causing the problem. Also, bottlefeeding can be done without much contact with the skin or clothing of the person doing the feeding, so that could be making a difference, too. I would suggest that this mother be especially careful with all bedding and clothing, not just of baby's but the rest of the family, to get out all detergent. What worked for me was to put everything through a second cycle with soap flakes, which got out all detergent and bleach, and eliminated the need for fabric softener (which babies can also be allergic to). I think you can still find White King soap flakes in some places, or can just get a bar of unscented soap and grate it. So, essentially, I would try to eliminate all possible allergens, from both mom's diet and the baby's environment. I think the doctor's comments the mother about breastfeeding make it pretty clear that he does not know something that no one else does, regarding allergy to a protein in breastmilk. Pretty sad! Sorry to take up so much space here, but I have taken a special interest in this mother and baby, and sometimes there is no replacement for experience as a mother, which I have lots of! _________________________________________________________________ MSN 8 with e-mail virus protection service: 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/virus *********************************************** To temporarily stop your subscription: set lactnet nomail To start it again: set lactnet mail (or digest) To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet All commands go to [log in to unmask] The LACTNET mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software together with L-Soft's LSMTP(TM) mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html