canadiandream

I was too keen to add foods back into my diet, and totally regretted it. I'd have these days where things seemed to be going OK, so what the hell, I'd try two new foods together. My baby would have a reaction, and I wouldn't know which food it was. Then I'd have to wait another week of avoiding both new foods (and all the old foods, as I wouldn't know if...

I did an elimination diet when I was breastfeeding my 2.5 month old baby - she had suddenly developed all sorts of allergy symptoms. I was desperate, as it wasn't just the rash, but the screaming, constipation and gas. In the end I found she reacted when I had cow's milk, eggs, gluten (I'm not celiac, but she might be), corn, bananas, dates, coconut, soy...

There are all sorts of ingredients in formula - not all of them listed (some are in too small quantity to be required on the label) - your baby could have an intolerance or allergy to any one of them. Some babies react to things even in trace quantities, so it can be really hard to pin down. You could try a different formula - I've heard this helps some babies...

I'm in a similar position to you, except that I'm not celiac - my sister, mother and nephew are - and my baby is one year old now. I had all sorts of problems breastfeeding her (she had screaming after feeds, vomiting, trapped gas) which cleared up when I did an elimination diet and cut out gluten, dairy, eggs and bananas - and this immediately got me thinking...