Intro and a Plea for help!! (also posted on Life with a Babe)

Intro and a PLEA for help!

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Hi everyone,

I'm sorry to have my first post be an immediate plea for help, but I've been putting off introducing myself.

My DS (first babe) is 10 weeks old. I used to be as mainstream as they come, and since first researching the vax issue (he is unvaxed and will probably stay that way), I am now questioning everything and am in a really terrifying place. I am trying to change everything fast, but there is so much to learn.

The first disaster was BF. I tried SO hard, but something terrible happened. I had a "reaction" to oxytocin. It is such an incredibly long story that maybe I'll post it another time, but for now lets say I tried to BF for one horrible week, and tried to relactate 2 weeks ago, and ended up with an adrenalyn reaction both times, pounding heart, total insomnia, shaking and horrible anxiety. It has also caused a relapse of a thyroid disorder I have (Graves Disease). So lets just say for now, BF will make me very sick.

Here's my problem:

I have suspected a while DS might have a sensitivity or allergy to milk protein. (Either that, or it's reflux in which case this is all moot).

Symptoms:

chronic stuffy, nasal congestion
red ring around anus
temp. always around 99.4
VERY fussy after eating
needs another 1/2 ounce about an hour after eating
stools are really slimy

So I called the ped. today and they suggested trying soy formula. I am not too thrilled about it because of the sugar in the soy formula, as well as potential allergy issues with soy etc.

The ped. suggested to try soy for 1 week and see if it improves. Is a week long enough to fully get the allergens out?

Or, should I be trying a hypoallergenic formula such as nutramigen? (which has corn syrup solids too)?

Or, maybe there's a company out there that acutally makes a NO sugar infant formula?

Believe me, I would sooooo rather be BF. To the point where I'm even considering it again even if it makes me sick (which doesn't make a whole lot of sense but I'm at the end of my rope)!

I am a huge believer in allergies/sensitivies causing terrible problems in life. For me, I haven't eaten anything processed in 2 years (esp. during my pregnancy) and maybe that's why DS is so sensitive??? I don't know!

He is in the 90th percentile for weight and eats 40+ ounces a day at only 10 weeks.

Help!! I'll take any advice I can get.