Hi, not sure where to start really .... I have 3 children, my eldest was a really colicky baby, sicky, blood and mucus in nappies, particularly bad if I ate wheat and fed him, I think that caused the pains and dairy caused the blood and mucus in his stools. But by about a 18 months he seemed to get better.
Baby 2 - no colicky pains, some blood in nappies, fine with all food now, does get a red rash behind his knee's from time to time but not sure what from.
Baby 3 - currently 10 months and suffers with red raw patches behind his knee's and currently has itchy creases - elbows, wrists, ankles and really red behind his knee's which can end up open sores. To begin with he had really dry and itchy scalp and face, this eventually got better, but now he has the creases problems. Using any washing liquids or creams makes his skin react so I literally just use the mild steroid cream to keep on top of the sore patches.
So .... I suspected dairy and wheat ..... so only gave him comfort formula from when I stopped breastfeeding at about 6/7 months and started weaning on vegies, no other dairy. I think sweet potato made his legs worse!
Fast forward to now .... a week and a half ago my brother visited and came down with a sickness bug, 4 days later my son started being sick in the afternoon, evening and night. When I took him off bottles it stopped, so tried formula and he was sick again, so tried just food, it stopped, so tried oat milk and he was sick again, so dr said just give food and water and try a little formula..... he was sick again. Dr. doesn't see a link to food being the cause of bad skin and sickness, I then realised it may be gluten in the oat milk and would account for his sore skin and also constipation.
So have just had him on pears, chicken dinners etc. and he seemed to be able to pass stools more frequently but he still cries as he does it and they seem quite dry still but he has only been off the milk and gluten for a couple of days so maybe that is why....
Anyway, Im wondering now if pears are making his skin sore as his skin has gone really bad again but can't pinpoint what food so will keep him off them and see. Am planning on giving him new potatoes, chicken or beef, brocolli for meals, maybe some scrambled egg (without milk or butter) for brekkie and maybe skip on fruit for a few days.
So as you can tell Im in a bit of a mess with it all and drs are being useless, Im worried about his calcium levels as has had no milk really for a good week or 2 as was throwing it up, but am reluctant to try the milk again as I want to see if his skin improves and think his bowel movements are better, although he is still crying on and off for an hour before he actually goes and seems like he stops himself going.
Is there a 'best' alternative to milk or can I just give food and a supplement? I tried lactose free milk by the way and he still threw that back up a few hours later.
Allergy testing ... what can be done at 10 months old and how is it done, accuracy? Do I need a gp referral?
He is awake for 1 to 2 hours in the night scratching and he keeps looking for his bottle too in the night and first thing as he seems hungry and his legs def. look thinner. So I want this sorted asap
help!