Dairy allergy
It appears that my daughter (17 days old) has a dairy allergy. I will be calling her pediatrician on Monday, but I need to start eliminating the cause from my diet before then. Any of you who have experience with this, what do I need to stop eating? I know it's the milk proteins, not necessarily lactose, but I'm not sure what all that encompasses. Also, what do I feed her in the mean time? My milk is going to continue to upset her tummy until the dairy is out.
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I had the same thing with my son. It takes 4 weeks to be out of your system and another 4 to be out of your childs. Cut out all dairy in all forms including goat, camel etc. You can give a special dairy free formula (im in Australia so had to see a doc to get it. He needed blood tests to prove it too. ) called Alfare. There are others but my son was on this as his was a bad reaction. I was able to pump and dump for 5 weeks and then i tried him again on bf and he was ok right up till someone told me there was no dairy in something and there was. After that he was on formula exclusively to be safe. Now at 2 he can have very small amounts of dairy every now and then with no issues. It was hard and i felt like i had failed my son yet again (hes got a heart condition, dairy/soy/egg allergies and auto immune issues all out of my control) but hes happy and doing very well! I did all i could and it shows as hes actually healthier than the docs ever thought he could be! Hes smashing mile stones at the top for his conditions! You can do it!!! Your an amazing mum!!
I've noticed you said your dd was fussy and in pain since she was a newborn...I have one question, besides my dd's mucousy and stinky poos, she's never fussy or gassy. Do u think it's still related to dairy?
I'm still going to start eliminating dairy though just to see if it makes a difference. Thanks again!
Thanks, ladies. We just made it to 6 months and have been given the OK to try and reintroduce dairy. I bumped this for cecelo so she could see the list of dairy related ingredients.
I had to give up dairy from month 2-6 with my son due to him having blood in his stool. I never stopped breastfeeding, I just stopped eating all dairy (as well as soy for 2 months). You don't have to stop breastfeeding. It cleared right up and I was able to start incorporating dairy back into my diet once he reached 6 months.
SO Delicious is a dairy free brand that carries coffee cream, ice cream, yogurt, etc. you might want to check it out. Also, read ALL labels for yourself. Certain things like crackers will contain dairy/soy!!
Thanks, ladies. It makes me feel better knowing her symptoms won't last the full time it takes to clear my system.
Thanks, ladies. I would prefer not to formula feed her even temporarily. I just don't want to watch her writhe in pain when she eats or poops.
She has mucous in her stool and cramping. Mucous in her spit up. In the last week she's gone from the worlds most content baby to super fussy. I actually mentioned it to her ped at a weight appointment and we've been monitoring her closely since then. The classic symptoms are all there.
I will remove the obvious offenders from my diet immediately and then work on the others. I'm hoping that removing all milk will help her discomfort enough that I can continue to breastfeed until it's all out of my system.
My daughter had this issue when she was first born as well. I normally have a lot of dairy in my diet. I didn't fully eliminate everything but I stopped drinking milk, eating yogurt and ate very little cheese. That fixed the problem and around five or six months, I slowly started introducing them back into my diet and there were no issues after that.
Switching to formula while you go dairy free is just as hard, if not worse on her tummy. What makes you think she has an allergy? We were convinced my ds did and eliminated dairy for several months. Found out later the small amount of blood we saw one time was in relation to a small anal fissure. The fussiness was colic. Either way, breast milk (even with dairy) is better for baby than formula everytime (not just my opinion, that's what his GI doc and pediatrician both told us).
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