eliminating dairy...

TheAnalyticalMommy · March 2014

Hi everyone! My sons gas and spitup is out of control so I am going to try eliminating dairy to see if that helps. I love cereal so what can I put in my cereal that doesnt contain milk protein? Thx!

camedowncrushing · March 2014

Almond milk. I would avoid soy because often times when a baby is milk protein intolerant s/he is also soy protein intolerant.

TheAnalyticalMommy · March 2014

Oh! Great I already have some! Thx!

bossyfnp · March 2014

Im in the same boat on eliminating dairy..good luck

RingOfFire11 · March 2014

I eliminated nuts as well as dairy so I tried rice milk. I actually really like it!

eves1989 · March 2014

We have always eliminated dairy too. DD is a sensitive kiddo.

jllmb79 · March 2014

When people eliminate Dairy...do you start with just obvious Dairy or hidden dairy as well?

CLLDLL · March 2014

If you are just eliminating dairy due to fussiness/gas, I would start with just eliminating obvious dairy and see how it goes. If you are eliminating because of blood or mucous in the stool then I'd completely eliminate all obvious and hidden dairy.

It can take 2-3 weeks for dairy to completely get out of your system and another 1-2 weeks for it to entirely leave LO's system. Personally we seen a huge improvement in DS2's mood around 7-10 days after eliminating dairy, but his diapers were still a mess until I'd been dairy free for a good 5 weeks.

www.godairyfree.org has great info about what to watch for on labels to identify hidden dairy.

ETA: OP we really like almond and coconut milk. I used unsweetened rice or unsweetened almond for cooking.