I have a few responses to the allergy issue...below are a few excerpts form 
different posts:

<<...allergist skin test indicated no allergies!>>

this is not unusual in an infant, which is why allergy testing is not 
reliable in this population.  Their immature immune system cannot be relied 
upon to "test" positive even when an allergy is truly present.

<<Anyone else experience this or work with a mom experiencing this type of
allergically behaving baby who didn't respond to any of the above attempts
to decipher the allergy or treat it?>>

Yes-unforunately I have.  There have been a handful who cannot come up with 
what is causing the problem.  I have known women to resort to eating 
elemental formulas themselves to clear their babies' symptoms, but they are 
unusually dedicated mothers.  Unfortunately each mother has her own limit as 
to what she will eliminate...some refuse to eliminate anything...most will 
try at least a few things.

<<Testing the mothers milk to see how it compares to other breastmilk.  Is
something deficient, too much of something??? >>

I have not tested anyone's milk, but there is some research suggesting that 
mothers of these infants have low levels of IgA in their breastmilk, which 
would make sense, since the IgA helps protect the gut from foreign invaders. 
I rarely mention this data to moms though, as it is preliminary and would 
seem to "blame" them and their milk for the baby's problems.  It is also 
true we have no data on long-term sequelea of chronic gut inflammation in 
infancy, which I also tell moms...but I wouldn't be surprised if we someday 
find that there ARE some.

My two cents-

Kathy Leeper, MD, IBCLC
Lincoln, NE 

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