Good formula for my baby with allergies?

DS is fully BF, but I would like to have some formula for the times that I go out and cant get back to him in time for a feed.

He has eczema and pretty bad allergies and we are still waiting to see a paed. In the meantime I would like to have some formula on hand just in case. Our stash of EBM has almost run out!

I thought of goats milk formula but havent found any positive feedback on it at all. Im not sure if he will react to a normal formula but I guess I could try the little single packs they have?

It took a few days for Cooper to react to goat as well, mind you I had not tried him on dairy before hand other than via breast milk.

So I'm picking that he's got issues with Dairy? if so I wouldn't bother trying goat as the proteins are so similar. Have you tried having soy in your diet & seeing how he reacts? That would be the next option.

I was expressing each morning and getting enough for a bottle (200 - 240 mls) each day but lately he has decided to take both sides in the morning. I could try expressing and adding the milk together.

Im not sure if dairy is an issue - I dont drink/eat a huge amount but I dont really want to risk it. Thats good to know about the goats formula - might try drinking soy milk myself and see how he goes.

if you are going to try a formula the best one you can get from the supermarket for allergies is the HA one as it's been hydrogonised (sp?) which means the protein has been partially broken down meaning they are less likely to react to it, pepti junior and neocate which are the script ones have been broken down futher still, pepti has been broken down to peptic acids and neocate to amino acids.

Someone posted on here about people selling neocate on trademe, which I totally don't agree with, but it could be a way of getting a few tins without the script and without paying $100, they are only 400g tins for that $100 too. Then you will be able to ask the paed when you see them for the script. If you are breastfeeding they are reluctant to give it out so you are best to say that you are stopping even though you aren't so that you can get the script, or at least make it clear that you will no longer be feeding fully cos of working and not being able to express so that they give you the script.

Thanks for the info ladies. We have waited about 2 months for the appt so I hope something comes of it. I really want to get an allergy test done so we know what he is allergic to. I have cut heaps out of my diet so I could add things back in for a week or 2 and see if her reacts. The other option is to see a naturopath, which I might do anyway.

Wow, I didnt realise neocate was so expensive!

Just phoned the paed to confirm our appointment date, but we still dont have one! We were told 6 weeks from the end of June so I might just find a naturopath that can do allergy testing for us. Went to see my GP today and she suggested Karicare HA so I might see if I can get hold of a sample and try it out.

I found the Nan HA at countdown so will give it a go, and we got our paed appt yay! And I think we will cut out solids again - his poos have turned very green and mucosy over the past week after having farex and rusks 1-2 times a day.

Check the farex/rusks for dairy or soy.

I will start a diary - I now know the baby rice does not agree with him! We stopped it a few days ago and his poos are slowly returning to normal. Tried zuchinni last night - not planned - when we were out for tea. He held bits of it and happily munched away and looks fine this morning. Im reading the BLW book at the mo, and think that might be the way to go with DS.

Hmm - well allergy tests showed up wheat, egg white and cows milk. The Nan formula was giving him very swollen lips so we stopped that after 2 feeds. I might try soy next and if that doesnt work get something from the paed.