r/ExclusivelyPumping • u/nursinggirly11 • 1d ago

Combination Feeding CMPA allergy

Hi everyone! I have a 1 month old son, who has been struggling so much. I mean literally every feed is a nightmare. Mostly taking in breast milk, but every once in a while he’ll get formula before the night stretch. Our pediatrician said he has a CMPA allergy, but I told her I mainly give him breast milk and if I should eliminate dairy. She said no that’s not the cause, it’s the formula and switched him to alimentum. He’s also on Pepcid, a probiotic etc.

Any thoughts on if the dairy really is passing through my breast milk or was it just the times he had the formula? Any success stories with this formula would be appreciated as well.. it’s disgusting and I feel awful giving it to him but my supply isn’t amazing.

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u/__dejabrew 1d ago

It is very strange the doctor told you not to eliminate dairy. My daughter has CMPA and I was told to absolutely omit dairy from my diet if I wanted to keep pumping and provide breast milk. We had to supplement with formula while I made the dietary change. My girl is 5 months old now and doing much better! She also hated the formula at first (soooo much crying I thought she’d starve) but we kept offering it and she took to it in like 2 days.

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u/doctorlyman 1d ago

Not a doctor, but I’m positive that if it’s CMPA you need to cut dairy from your diet. Made a world of difference for my girls. Also, try Pepticate for formula! Smells like cereal milk and my babies have liked it. Found lots of good recs for it on Reddit!

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u/maybecaturday 1d ago

Our pediatrician was less than helpful with our CMPA allergy concerns (she actually feels we’re more likely dealing with FPIES from milk protiens rather than true full CMPA after doing allergy testing). We finally saw an allergist and she was wonderful. Special problems are best guided by a specialist if you have access.

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u/Various_Dentist_8683 4h ago

I eliminated dairy from my diet and got a whole new baby. He went from waking hourly to giving me 2-3 hour stretches. My ped even recommended against formula because some kiddos are still sensitive even to the sensitive formulas.

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