XP on BF: Possible milk protein intolerance?

a&aw12707

Hi there! I've been lurking on this board for a bit and have a couple of questions for you, if you don't mind! A little background: I am EBF my 2 mo DS, who has been having the occasional specks of blood in his stool. The NP (not who we normally see) said he absolutely has a milk protein intolerance and I was to go dairy free. I spoke with his regular pedi who said he wasn't having any other symptoms, so it was possible that wasn't the case.

My questions:
1) If DS is a generally happy baby, with no symptoms other than the blood, whose opinion are you inclined to go with?
2) Are there any tests to determine for sure?
3) This is more of a BF question, but could it be caused by a foremilk/hindmilk imbalance? My MIL keeps him while I work, and she just told me she steals from one storage bottle if she doesn't think there's enough. All this is done without getting the fat off the sides of the bottle .
Thanks so much for your help!!

melgeorge7189

I know many others here are much more knowledgable than I am, but this is what I've learned.

1. Yes it could be, even if he has no other symptoms.

2. Not for an intolerance, only an allergy. It's just trial and error.

3. I'm not sure I totally understand the question, but yes it could be from hm/fm imbalance, but I'm not sure that neglecting to get the fat once a day would be enough (if that's what I'm understanding.)

If it were me, I would cut out all dairy (not just lactose) for two weeks and have his diapers retested. If there is still blood, try cutting out soy as well for a few weeks.

a&aw12707

Thanks for your reply! The reason I wonder about the fm/hm imbalance is because his stools when he has the blood are very similar to the stools he had when I was having oversupply issues. (There was just no blood.)

I'm going to go ahead and do a dairy free trial and see if that solves the problem! Seeing blood in your infant's diaper is some scary stuff and I hope this does it!

Thanks again for your help!!