Allergic to breast milk a possibility ?

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breast milk a possibility ?" /> And describe why for your answer if you can

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No, it's something in your diet.

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A baby can be lactose intolerant or be allergic to something in the mother's diet.

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It's possible but EXTREMELY rare. More likely that baby has an allergy to something mom is eating, which can be temporarily eliminated from her diet.

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I have a friend breast feeding and it turns our her baby boy has several severe food allergies that were coming through her milk.  She is now on a strict diet so she can continue to feed him.

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My very close friend was breastfeeding her son in the beginning, he got very sick, jaundiced. They did some tests and found he was not responding well to her breast milk. He went on formula after that. So, it does happen, but I believe it's very rare.

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My nephew isn't lactose intolerant but couldn't nurse. My sister's milk made him sick. The lactation specialist thinks her milk didn't have something that he needed so that's why he got sick. But she tried changing her diet and everything. No dice. So he had to be switched to formula

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My cousin has to stop breastfeeding because her baby reacted to her milk by breaking out in a rash all over his face. She tried the elimination diet and nothing worked.

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Not likely. It's far more common to have an allergy to something you've eaten that's passed into milk. Common culprits are dairy, eggs or soy in the diet. Consult your child's pediatrician ASAP!