Not sure if my baby has cmpa

From 2 weeks old baby was bringing milk back up and just got worse and worse. At 3 weeks old got gavascon prescribed even thought doctor said it was viral and he would stop being sick in few days but gave us gavascon anyways šŸ¤·ā€ā™€ļø was still being sick and then started spitting it back out and wouldnā€™t take it. Heā€™s breastfed and doctor told me to come up with creative ways for him to take it šŸ™ƒšŸ™ƒ he still wouldnā€™t called again and got omprozol at 4 weeks 1ml. Got told to call back when I weigh him again to up to dose and so at just under 5 weeks I got him weighed and they able to up it to 2ml. Still not working and being sick even more and had a rash that doctor told me was viral or baby acne. Health visitor came round 6weeks old and wasnā€™t happy how gp has been as heā€™s on the lowest percentile and canā€™t afford to lose any weight and she could see how much he was brining back up. I said I think itā€™s dairy as I had same issue as baby she agreed could be and contacted my gp. Then gp said he will hustle prescribe dairy free formula but I said itā€™s not that easy as heā€™s breastfed and I want to get to the root cause of the sickness. If he was below the percential of course I would change but heā€™s on the line still atm. Had to have a full argument with the gp just to ask for tests to be done to figure out if itā€™s allergy. And I had to suggest to the doctor cutting out dairy myself to see if it helps. His response was you can but youā€™re still going to end up on formula. Felt like I was being shamed for trying to still breastfeed. Now I just feel like a horrible mum and maybe I should just switch to formula heā€™s 7 weeks now. Iā€™ve cut out dairy for 2 days so far. How soon did anyone see a difference once cutting out diary? I have noticed today his stomach seems less bloated. Sorry for the long post xx He weighs 7ibs 9oz at 7weeks was born at 5ibs 7oz
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This was rash few days ago it did get worse but photo isnā€™t very clear and he still has the rash now

He seriously said heā€™s going to end up on formula? Thatā€™s horrific. Plenty of breastfeeding women go on to have very successful breastfeeding journeys after cutting dairy out of their diet! I donā€™t have an exact timeline because for some reason my son reacts to dairy but not my breast milk (I still consume dairy) but it can take up to 6 weeks for dairy to completely leave your system, but it really depends. Iā€™ve read for some women they saw improvements in a few days, some just a few weeks.

Sounds like my experience! I cut dairy and soy out for a month, everything settled and I then had a slip up and it all came back. After this I demanded testing came back positive for allergies to dairy soy eggs and almonds. Iā€™m 15 months into my breast feeding journey so if you want to breast feed and are willing to cut the allergens you can do it šŸ’ŖšŸ¼ be strong youā€™ve got this

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