Baby doesn’t want milk

I am having such a hard time with my 4 month old at the moment. He has just been diagnosed with a cows milk allergy so I have switched to lactose free formula from normal aptamil which has made his tummy a lot better but every time I put a bottle in his mouth before any milk even comes out he starts to scream, arch his back and lean back away from the bottle. It is taking me over an hour to give him a bottle each time as it is making him so upset. What could this be
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It has a very strong smell and taste so could be them just getting used to the new milk it took my daughter a few few to adjust to the allergy formula if it doesn’t improve by then you might need a different formula.

I could have written this myself! It’s extremely stressful. Things you should look in to are reflux and/or silent reflux and if you have the funds, see an osteopath

My little girl was the same when she was prescribed Aptamil Pepti 1 for CMPA. I started putting infacol in her bottle to sweeten it up a bit or I’ve read several times you can use alcohol free vanilla extract to sweeten it also x

My daughter now takes it without the infacol but I just used it for a little while whilst she got used to the taste

My little boy was prescribed Nutramigen, it’s not the lactose that’s the issue it’s the protein in cows milk, try a different formula and possibly some infacol before a feed, it’s very stressful and there are good days and bad x

You should be able to get it on prescription if you are in the UK just speak to your GP and ask for a dietary nutritionist referral

My baby girl was the same when we tried her on the lactose free one she refused to drink it so we put her back on cow and gate but add the Colief drops which breaks down the lactose in the milk which makes it easier for them to digest an we haven’t had any problems since xx

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