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The problem with changing multiple routines at once

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is that you don't know what is working!

Over the weekend we started being very disciplined about naps (and swaddling for them), I stopped obvious dairy (I had done it before and hadn't seen any difference, but decided to try it again) and started probiotics. And he had his three month birthday on Tuesday.

J is definitely "better" over the past 5 days but now I don't know why. Sigh. We will definitely keep up the probiotics and napping, but I do want to figure out if the dairy made a difference. If so, I have about 200 oz of frozen milk that will be useless.

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Re: The problem with changing multiple routines at once

  • WinesNotWhinesWinesNotWhines
    Wait a couple of weeks, try dairy again, and see what happens. That's the easiest way to tell.
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  • Hey JellisyHey Jellisy
    You're returning to work soon too correct?  You can use the frozen breastmilk when you back and see if it has any effect on him, while maintaining your dairy free diet.  That way, if it does have an effect, you can use your newly pumped milk, and if it doesn't you can go back to eating all sorts of cheesy goodness.  I know what you mean about wasting breastmilk, his tolerance for dairy in your diet might increase as he gets older, you can always use the frozen breast milk then. 
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  • ArtslvrArtslvr
    Several docs told me it takes one-two weeks for the dairy to completely get out of your system, so if there is an improvement sooner than that, I'd say it's not the dairy-free part.
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  • SofkaSofka

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    Several docs told me it takes one-two weeks for the dairy to completely get out of your system, so if there is an improvement sooner than that, I'd say it's not the dairy-free part.

    my pedi said the same

     

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  • tomandcourttomandcourt
    But the good news is, something is working! Great to hear that J is doing better. And pp says it can't be the diary so even better!
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  • WinesNotWhinesWinesNotWhines
    I saw an improvement within 3-4 days and it was definitely dairy in our case, so I wouldn't dismiss that just based on the time line. But I hope it's something else because giving up dairy sucks!
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  • eeclemeeclem

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    I saw an improvement within 3-4 days and it was definitely dairy in our case, so I wouldn't dismiss that just based on the time line. But I hope it's something else because giving up dairy sucks!

    Yeah, it could definitely still be dairy. Symptoms can ease up quickly or take up to two weeks (since that's how long dairy can stay in your system and his).

    If you're concerned about dairy, a simple thing you can do is ask pedi to check his stool for blood. That's a big symptom that is not always obvious to the eye but easy to test for.  

    ETA - just because there's no blood doesn't mean dairy can't still be a culprit, but if there is you know something is wrong for sure. 

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