Questions for the pediatrician
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If you suspect a milk allergy
- What specifically makes you think this is or is not CMPA?
- Should we do a trial elimination, and for how long?
- If we switch, do you want an extensively hydrolysed or an amino-acid formula, and why that one?
- Goat formula cross-reacts in most CMPA cases — is that ruled out for us?
- What would make you want to see us again sooner?
If it is reflux, gas or crying
- Is this within normal range for this age, or is something wrong?
- Is a formula change likely to help, or are we treating the wrong thing?
- Should we try paced feeding or a different nipple flow before changing formula?
- Are there red flags I should be watching for that I would not recognise?
If you want to change formula
- Is there a medical reason to stay on the current one?
- Is the one we are considering nutritionally equivalent?
- How long should we give it before deciding it did not work?
- What would tell us to stop the switch rather than push through?