if your baby had a dairy sensitivity (in your BM), please come in

perry7285

because of a family history of babies having dairy sensitivities, my pedi and i decided that i would cut dairy out of my diet as soon as DS was born, and then add it in later to see what happened. adding it in got postponed and postponed because he was colicky and it would have been impossible to tell if it bothered him (since he had random bouts of screaming miserably anyway!). well, the colic ended, i tried some dairy yesterday, and unfortunately he did react. it wasn't a disaster where he was in agony all night, but he had two bouts of intense crying and then his bowel movement during the night had mucous in it. so, no dairy for me for a while.

if you dealt with a dairy sensitivity in your breastmilk, did it ever go away, or did you have to cut out dairy the whole time you were BFing? if your LO is over 12 months, have they been able to eat dairy, or does it look like they're going to have to stay away from dairy indefinitely? 

i'm going to go ahead and have a pity party here. =(  we've been VERY strict, reading labels, etc., to make sure he wasn't getting the tiniest amount of milk. and it is absolutely exhausting. i can't believe i might have to do this for another 8 months. 

emmyloustu

Eliza was sensitive to it. Her reflux would really flare up as would the spitting up. I could eat some dairy, but had to be really careful. I didn't drink any milk (used almond milk instead) because milk seemed to be the worst thing for her. When we had to supp with formula I used the "sensitive" formulas like Gentleease and Similac Sensitive.

Over time I was able to add it back in to my diet and she tolerated more and more - I would say it got much better around 6mo. 

We introduced yogurt early into her solid foods and she did well with it and now drinks WCM and eats a ton of cheese with no issues. 

Good luck! 

jcombs

I added it back in at about 6 months and he did fine.  But I started out pretty gradual.  I had a few times at around 4 months that I tried a little and got a poor reaction.  I think his gut really started to mature once he started on solids though.  And he has bits of cheese in lasgna and the baby yogurt with no problem.  I think for Ian it was just time needed for his digestive system to mature.  Good luck!

Mouseygail

I added it back in a couple times and he reacted.. but it didn't seem to bother him much when he was around 4.5 or 5 months, so that's when I went for it   he's been ok..and now his favorite food is yogurt and he's not having issues!  YAY!

JGirl2005

I'm of the opinion that thinks most kiddos will be fussy when mom is eating dairy.  Have you seen my blog? 

With my son, I was able to eat more at 6m. 

Right now, DD is 4.5m and I eat dairy, but I limit what I have.  I also watch eating spicy food/lots of caffeinne.

 I limit dairy, don't take it out completely. 

vandelay

I had to eliminate dairy completely for a while, as DD had streaks of blood in her stool.  I was completely overwhelmed by the prospect of doing that, as cheese is my favorite food and all my favorite dishes include it.  I cried over pizza, and cried on a separate occasion over taco night.  Actually cried.  And it seemed criminally unfair to be denied cheese and ice cream during the one time in my life (besides pregnancy) when I'm allowed extra calories.  So I know what you're feeling -- it really does suck.

That said, I did adjust.  I re-discovered good dairy free foods, like hummus and steak.  And I gave myself permission to eat a lot of bacon.  Bacon improves most situations, I find. And you get to feel like a total martyr, which you can use when your child's older ("How dare you sass me -- I gave up CHEESE for you!"). Just kidding with that last bit.  Mostly. 

As for adding dairy back in, I started very gradually at 6 months with baked goods, then butter, then yogurt, cheese, and finally milk just recently.  She's been fine, and we actually tried giving her yogurt last week, and all seems ok. 

Best of luck to you.  It blows, but you can do it.  PM me if you ever want to vent about it; I do feel your pain...