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It's all my fault, and I feel so bad :(

I went dairy-free last Monday in conjunction with DD going on Zantac for acid reflux, seeing as how DD1 has a milk protein allergy & had silent reflux & was on meds until age 2.  I was 8 days without dairy, but we weren't convinced dairy was an issue since DD2s poop was totally normal.

So, I've been having a hard time on the DF diet, haven't been eating very much, and so after 8 days DF, we went to a diner yesterday & I had coffee with creamer, french toast and scrambled eggs.  I had coffee with milk this morning, too.  And today DD had 2 screaming episodes & awful gas.  Her belly sounds like a volcano :(  She hadn't had those episodes in almost a week.  She cried herself practically to sleep twice today, and now I feel terrible.  I gave her a bottle of Alimentum at her 7 pm feeding instead of nursing her, and am planning on giving her another one overnight, because I want her belly to have some time to recover.  I would much rather nurse her than pump while DH is feeding her, but I don't want her to have another screaming episode.

Now, I have no idea how long it will take to get out of her system.  I was DF for 8 days and then only had dairy basically twice, so I'm hoping that after 12 hours or so, it will be on it's way out and I can start nursing again.  Does anyone know the logistics of this?  I was thinking one more bottle (like midnight-ish when she wakes up) and nurse when she gets up at 4-5 am.  But maybe I should give her a couple of more bottles until her tummy settles?  I don't want her to forget how to breastfeed, and I sure the heck don't want to pump while she's getting a bottle, then wash all that crap & get it ready for the next round.  But I don't want to torture her little belly, either.

I'm such a bad mommy :(

 

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Re: It's all my fault, and I feel so bad :(

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    You're not a bad mommy! You're doing great. Look on the bright side -- at least now you know it's probably a dairy issue, and you can figure out how to proceed.

    I would think 12 hours would be a good time to try again, and you should be fine after 24 hours. I haven't had food sensitivity issues, though, so though don't take my word for it! 

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    I agree with the PP - you are NOT a "bad Mommy"...  Matter of fact, you're now a convinced Mommy who knows exactly what the problem IS, not what "you think it might be"... 

    Trust your instincts - It'll all be o.k. just don't focus on what is eliminated from your diet only what you can include in it... 

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