Parents across the country and here in Nebraska get desperate to feed their children as shelves that once held formula stay bare. One Lincoln mom had to switch her child’s formula. While most babies are completely fine, her 3-month-old went into anaphylactic shock because of an unknown allergy. It was a nightmare for one Lincoln mom who says she was just trying to feed her daughter not knowing she had a bad allergy to two ingredients in a new formula she gave her.Three-month-old Adelina’s doing much better than she was just over a week ago.On May 15, her mom Natalya Renteria was up in the middle of the night looking for Enfamil Gentlease.She says it was impossible to find so she settled on a brand she hadn’t used before. “It was liquid form. And I had already kind of been skeptical,” said Renteria.She says Adelina started to get a rash after the first bottle. “It wasn’t just her face, it was half of her body. And that’s when we decided that we needed to get her into the doctor immediately,” said Adelina’s grandmother, Jessica Reyes. Reyes says they rushed the baby to CHI Health Saint Elizabeth. “I said, ‘wait, she’s not breathing,’ and the nurse turned around and snatched her took off with her. We just went running behind her but it just was — it was heart-wrenching because her face just turned blue and she just was so limp in my arms,” said Reyes. Reyes says doctors gave Adelina an allergy medicine right away. “Like five doctors came in and I’m just standing there like, crying. I didn’t know what to do. I didn’t know how to help her. I really couldn’t help her. There’s nothing really I could do,” said Renteria. It turns out Adelina is allergic to safflower and eggs. The Primary Care Medical Director for CHI Health says formula changes can cause a range of reactions. “It can be mild from just a rash on the baby to severe to the point of anaphylaxis, where the throat swells up and the baby can potentially stop breathing,” said Dr. Michael Schooff. CHI Health says fortunately this reaction is rare.Adelina’s is the first case they’ve seen so far since the shortage began.Her family just hopes store shelves are full again soon. “Hopefully that we bounce back and real soon because the babies are in need. Yes, they are,” said Reyes.CHI Health says if you start your baby on a new formula, call your physician first and keep an eye on your baby.Adelina’s mom says they will do more extensive testing on her allergies when she’s 4-months-old.
Parents across the country and here in Nebraska get desperate to feed their children as shelves that once held formula stay bare.
One Lincoln mom had to switch her child’s formula. While most babies are completely fine, her 3-month-old went into anaphylactic shock because of an unknown allergy.
It was a nightmare for one Lincoln mom who says she was just trying to feed her daughter not knowing she had a bad allergy to two ingredients in a new formula she gave her.
Three-month-old Adelina’s doing much better than she was just over a week ago.
On May 15, her mom Natalya Renteria was up in the middle of the night looking for Enfamil Gentlease.
She says it was impossible to find so she settled on a brand she hadn’t used before.
“It was liquid form. And I had already kind of been skeptical,” said Renteria.
She says Adelina started to get a rash after the first bottle.
“It wasn’t just her face, it was half of her body. And that’s when we decided that we needed to get her into the doctor immediately,” said Adelina’s grandmother, Jessica Reyes.
Reyes says they rushed the baby to CHI Health Saint Elizabeth.
“I said, ‘wait, she’s not breathing,’ and the nurse turned around and snatched her took off with her. We just went running behind her but it just was — it was heart-wrenching because her face just turned blue and she just was so limp in my arms,” said Reyes.
Reyes says doctors gave Adelina an allergy medicine right away.
“Like five doctors came in and I’m just standing there like, crying. I didn’t know what to do. I didn’t know how to help her. I really couldn’t help her. There’s nothing really I could do,” said Renteria.
It turns out Adelina is allergic to safflower and eggs.
The Primary Care Medical Director for CHI Health says formula changes can cause a range of reactions.
“It can be mild from just a rash on the baby to severe to the point of anaphylaxis, where the throat swells up and the baby can potentially stop breathing,” said Dr. Michael Schooff.
CHI Health says fortunately this reaction is rare.
Adelina’s is the first case they’ve seen so far since the shortage began.
Her family just hopes store shelves are full again soon.
“Hopefully that we bounce back and real soon because the babies are in need. Yes, they are,” said Reyes.
CHI Health says if you start your baby on a new formula, call your physician first and keep an eye on your baby.
Adelina’s mom says they will do more extensive testing on her allergies when she’s 4-months-old.
