Thank you for all the helpful responses. I am even more certain now it
isn't a dairy allergy.

Mother states there are no other symptoms. She had a rough first week of bf
with some jaundice (high #, no bilibed) and latch issues but they have been
doing great since. Baby vomited once - dark red and brown. No further
symptoms during 5 day hospital stay.

I had considered an intraductal papilloma but that is difficult to determine
if it doesn't happen again, correct?

She has a follow up ped appt today and plans to ask for a 2nd opinion on the
dairy allergy. Baby is currently on Nutramigen but mother seems to be
leaning towards going back to breastfeeding fully.

I am meeting with her this afternoon and hope to have more to report after
that.

Thanks for the ideas on cutting out dairy. I have another mother that is
cutting out dairy and the suggestions will be welcomed.

What a useful resource we have here with LACTNET!

Allison Laverty Montag
IBCLC, RLC
Green Lake, WI USA

 From:    Laura Wasielewski <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: Re: Dairy Allergy
>
> "At approx 5 weeks of age, baby was vomiting blood. Spent 5 days in the
> hospital with many tests and no conclusive results. No blood in stool.
> Stools were still yellow and seedy until formula started. Blood in lungs and
> eyes. Awaiting results of allergy test - expected in 2 weeks."
>
> I have only been immersed in the allergy world for about 20 months, but I
> have never heard of a food allergy manifesting itself like this in an
> infant. Has anyone else? Blood in the vomit, lungs & eyes but having normal,
> blood free bm's strikes me as very unusual. Blood in the stool would be a
> much more common symptom in an infant. And as Jessica mentioned in cases of
> allergy there are typically accompanying symptoms such as "colic", eczema or
> other skin rashes, persistent diaper rash, ring around the anus, "cradle
> cap" that won't go away, etc. Has mom observed any of this in her babe?
>
> I'm intrigued now. Has anyone else ever observed a case like this? What
> could potentially cause those symptoms? And why on earth would the answer to
> all of this be formula?!?
>
> -Laura Wasielewski MS, CCC-SLP, IBCLC
> Los Angeles, CA
>
>  I would like to know whether it was considered that the blood may have
> been maternal. Is there any actual sign that this baby is ill?
>
> Lara Hopkins>>>
>

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