Hello, can I have a private post mainly aimed at anyone that knows anything abou…

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Hello, can I have a private post mainly aimed at anyone that knows anything about cmpa/eczema please?

Okay so basically, my daughter turned 1 two weeks ago & for as long as I can remember, she’s had pretty bad eczema. It started when she was a few weeks old, I took her to the doctors and it was blamed on the soaps that were used in her baths so since she was a few weeks old she’s just been bathed in plain warm water (which I understand is very likely to have dried her skin out). She was a very whingey baby, although being a first time mum I put it down to growth spurts, being hungry, wanting to be held etc. Most of the eczema has cleared up after being given numerous different creams from the doctors, however when she was 6 months old I introduced cows milk into her diet in cereals (only occasionally as I preferred to use her formula) and since then she’s had very severe eczema on her cheeks, it’s constantly infected to the point where it’s bleeding/pussing whenever she touches it. Obviously I’ve taken her to the doctors over and over again but nothing seems to be working. It took over 6 months and after me suggesting cmpa to the doctor (I’d never even heard of cmpa until a few weeks ago) he gave her some Nutramigen 2 formula for us to try last Friday and told me he’d refer her on to a dermatologist. She has also been referred on to an “eczema nurse” by the HV but that appointment isn’t for another 17 days, it feels like an absolute life time away! She completely refuses to drink the new formula so she hasn’t had a single bottle of milk since last Friday (I’ve tried her on the formula numerous times, she pushes it away every time), I’ve tried her with coconut milk, soya milk, almond milk and oat milk over the past month or so since my suspicions of cmpa started just so that I knew she’d be getting some sort of calcium in her diet but she won’t drink any of them. I’ve started noticing that her face flares up massively, her body goes blotchy, she scratches her skin a lot, she’s very clingy, uncomfortable and cries a lot every time she has anything with dairy in. She’s fully weaned now and absolutely loves her food so she had some homemade curry with us tonight & when she finished her food I noticed her cheeks were covered in blood (she very slyly scratches them when she isn’t being watched), I cleaned her up and since then she’s been crying a lot and seeming like she’s in a lot of pain. She’s asleep now after lots of cuddles. Sorry for going on so much, but does this sound like cmpa? Should I continue trying to cut dairy out of her diet? Where do I even begin with getting her dairy-free food from? Everything seems to at least have traces of milk/dairy in, its so daunting ☹️ any advice would be massively appreciated, I just want to help my poor baby! Thank you all so much in advance x
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