Hi there mummies. I'm wondering if a baby can be allergic to breastmilk?

No, babies cannot be allergic to breast milk. However, they can develop an allergy or intolerance that appears to be a breast milk allergy. In most cases, these problems can simply be solved through a chance in the mother's diet. One common source of an allergy involving breast milk is dairy. The casein proteins in milk and other dairy products affect 2 to 3 percent of babies and can cause gas, abdominal pain, rash around mouth or anus, diarrhoea and irritability. Other food can also cause an allergic reaction include peanuts and soy. It is important not to stop breastfeeding unless absolutely necessary, since breast milk provides the best nutrition for developing babies in their first 6 months of life. If you are nursing an allergic baby, you may be able to reintroduce dairy once baby is 6 months or older, many babies outgrow milk allergies then. A few rate disorders exists in which baby cannot continue to breastfeed due to difficulty in digesting part of the breast milk - Galactosemia.