It has come to the point where I am having to consider switching to Neocate. I have breastfed my LO for 6.5 months. He has had problems with reflux type symptoms since birth (much improved by a dairy/soy free diet), and mucus poo/cramping/crying for 4 months.
To enable me to continue breastfeeding I have now cut out: Dairy, Soy, Gluten, eggs, all meat exept lamb and turkey, fish, citrus, tomatoes, mustard, nuts, seeds... the list goes on, for nearly 5 weeks.Prior to this I only cut dairy and soy, which did improve things, but not completely. Basically I eat only from a list of the least allergic foods. I cook all my meals from scratch with absolutely no additives/processed food. Basically turkey, rice, vegetables and fruit, sunflower oil, olive oil.
We still have problems. Still mucus in every poo, and the last few days his poos have increaased again, they had settled to 1 a day, now up to 5 mucus poos a day. Crying has started again. I don't know what else to cut out.
I just want to hear from people who did switch from BF to Neocate - your stories, good or bad. Every time I think about stopping it brings me to tears, but I know I also need to do what's best for him. It all feels so unfair.
Thanks in advance, reading posts on this site had been such a help anyway so far.
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