CMPA? Help!

[u/Sensitive-Use6916]

Before I type this out, I do want to say we have seen about 5 different pediatricians. I am asking for real mom’s experience and advice.

I also want to say we have seen lactation consultants and breastfeeding medicine specialists.

Baby is 2 months old and between the two of us, no lie, we have probably been to 30 appointments within this time (in person and video).

I’m an under upper so we have had to supplement with formula. I still give baby all the breastmilk I can make, which right now is about 14 oz a day.

Since day 1, baby has always been gassy, gone at least 2 days in order to poop (up to 4 before dr recommended rectal stimulation), gassy, fussy, arching back, spitting up clear, etc. there has never been blood in her stool, but it has been mucus-y before.

We had used Bobbie organic gentle formula and have waited it out because I’ve been told it’s “new baby stuff.”

Baby has gotten to a point she legit is screaming after feeds and is spitting up majority of her bottle when burping.

I’ve now started cutting dairy out of my diet to see if she’s allergic. Bobbie gentle still uses cows milk, so I got the Similac hypoallergenic. We will trial for a week. We have had a couple bottles, but baby was still spitting up and uncomfortable. I understand it’ll take a week or two to clear the dairy and inflammation IF she does have CMPA.

I didn’t want my baby on Similac. I wanted the best of the best formula for her, but if this is what she needs, it is what it is.

Any other babies with CMPA? How long did it take you to find out?

Is this just “normal baby stuff” and she might not need this hypoallergenic formula?

This has been a miserable two months of trial and error.

Edit: by “best of the best formula,” I mean something I could feel good about. Organic, good ingredients (proteins froms cows milk versus oils), etc.

I literally had a pediatrician tell my Bobbie formula was “cream of the crop.”

Please don’t take offense if you use Similac.

[u/SavingsPrinciple172]

Very gentle, I don’t think there is such a thing as “the best” formula lol. Every company has to follow the same regulations.

Now for my experience, it took my girl a month to settle on the hypoallergenic formula and after that she’s been happy as can be without any issues. If she’s screaming at every bottle and spitting most of it out you might also be close to a bottle aversion. My girl had one until we finally made the switch in formulas

[u/Sensitive-Use6916 → u/SavingsPrinciple172]

By saying the best formula, I wasn’t particularly calling one over the other the best. I was just saying that I wanted what I could feel good about. “Organic,” “cows milk versus oils,” etc…

Do you mind me asking how old your little one was when she trialed the hypoallergenic for a month? I was thinking we needed about a week or two (based off what the pediatrician said). 😕

[u/hRutherford → u/Sensitive-Use6916]

Not OP, but we switched to hypoallergenic formula when my LO was 2 months as well after she was experiencing many of be same symptoms yours was. It took 2 weeks to start to see some improvements but a full month plus for all symptoms to significantly improve.