Oh my goodness.

No—neocate cannot break down the proteins in breastmilk.

Food sensitivity is NOT my favorite topic, but I have been forced to learn
all I can about it because I see so many miserable babies. The foods I see
breastfed babies reacting to the most here in Nebraska are:

1)Dairy
2)Corn (aka corn syrup solids, dextrose, maltodextrose)
3)Soy
4)Wheat
5)Eggs

But they can potentially react to ANY protein.  When moms do the
"elimination diet", I often see babies reacting to the rice. (Keep in mind
I probably see at least 6 babies each week for food sensitivity issues.
Maybe one every month or two reacts to rice.)

There is absolutely nothing to be gained by giving this baby any neocate.
 I guess you can say that IF the mom feels it has helped some to give it,
then the baby must not be reacting to corn.  But it does not tell you what
the baby IS reacting to. In my experience, it is a little more likely to be
another grain if mom has celiac.

While I am on my soapbox, I will throw in that Similac Advance and Enfamil
Premium Newborn do not contain corn syrup solids anymore. Sometime last
year I noticed that one now uses sucrose and the other lactose as the sugar
source.  Because they did not announce this change, I assume it was because
they know parents are comparing labels, and know that corn syrup solids are
"bad". BUT all of the other formulas (such as similac sensitive, alimentum,
neocate, etc) DO still contain the corn syrup...presumably because it is
cheaper.

SO— if a fussy baby does not tolerate cowsmilk OR corn, there is not a
formula I know of they can eat happily.  IF the baby can tolerate the
hydrolyzed cowsmilk in Alimentum, the ready-to-feed version has no corn,
but is very expensive.


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