If you cut dairy while nursing...

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• MeggsM member

  September 2014

  I've cut out all cows milk dairy. It was our second visit to the doc re: colic like symptoms but they happened during the day an hour and a half to the minute after feeding her. He had prescribed probiotics which helped a lot but Fi still had super runny poops and lots of stomach gurgling/cramping and no farts. So he said to try and cut out cows milk and not wait for a referral for diagnosis to an infant allergy specialist. So I did.
  
  I saw an improvement In a few days and within a couple of weeks she was a different baby. No more cramping and crying in pain. She does however fart to her little hearts content at 5.30 am like clockwork. I can hear it from the other room lol.
  
  Initially it was all dairy but I have started to add in goats cheese again and there doesn't seem to be much of an affect on Fiona. I did have some cows milk cheese by accident and it did a number on mine and Fiona's system. Same with soy milk and soy products- she can't handle them either. My doc recommended almond milk and goats/sheep products as alternatives.
  
  Good luck and remember it takes a good week or two to show a significant difference.

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• StephBrim24 member

  September 2014

  Thanks ladies. We'll see what happens. If dairy is the culprit, it's such a borderline sensitivity. It's causing him enough discomfort and pain at night to be a major issue, but he doesn't show any of the obvious signs of a sensitivity or allergy. No blood or mucous in his stools, no fussing after eating, no frequent poos (like I said, they slowed down), no screaming during the day. I can tell that something is bothering him off and on during the day but it never was timed regularly enough for me to know for sure what's bothering him. I have been giving him probiotics for several months now and it's not enough on its own. So I hope this solves some things. Like I said, he's back to pooping most days and he's passing gas randomly and without fussing (it was so pent up before that I never heard him pass any gas all day and then just quick toots when he was crying overnight). I'll keep you updated. I'm ready to not have to soothe him with nursing every hour at night and to know that he's feeling better too. I hate thinking I'm causing his pain.

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• kaking78 member

  September 2014 edited September 2014

  J was really gassy and pooped infrequently (like once a week). I cut back on dairy and it seems to have helped both issues.

  
  

  PP's comment about being lactose intolerant got me thinking. I'm wondering if that might be my problem too. I'm only semi-intolerant - I can handle cheese and yogurt but milk and ice cream give me trouble. I'm wondering if my inability to digest lactose might be making my own milk too lactose heavy for J to digest easily?

  
  

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• kaking78 member

  September 2014

  Thanks guys! I knew someone in M14 would know about this. That would make sense that human milk is full of lactose regardless of what mom eats. Call it my "duh" moment.

  
  

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• StephBrim24 member

  September 2014

  Man, he doesn't have any of the symptoms most of you guys describe. Maybe it's a minor sensitivity or maybe it's not dairy at all. But he has seemed to improve and I'm 11 days into being off dairy.

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• RoxyV111582 member

  September 2014

  I miss pizza! I went dairy free when Lucas was 6 weeks old, Easter Sunday actually. At 4 weeks he was just becoming really fussy, arching back, a lot of spit up with pain and a rash on his face (which I first thought was baby acne) the ped said it was reflux and have us a medicine to take 3 times a day, I have it to him for two weeks and saw little improvement.
  
  Then I read about milk protein allergies and how babies can't digest it because their tummies are sensitive, I decided to give it a try and in 2 days the rash was gone, in a week the arching stopped and the spit didn't hurt him.
  
  at first I was very strict, almond milk, butter with out any milk proteins (earths best I think is the brand) no cheese, yogurt, cream cheese, sour cream, no ice cream, no milk chocolate and I read every label for a while.
  
  Now at 6 months I don't read every label but I kinda know if something has milk in it now, I've added some thinned in my diet. Still no cheese, milk, yogurt, etc. tho I did have a slice of pizza about 3 weeks ago and Lucas seemed fine. Last week at my aunts house she made these green plantain balls stuffed with cheese and chives (it's a Hispanic breakfast) and I had it with coffee (and milk) and Lucas was fine. I'm a big dairy person and I'm afraid if I go back to my old habits he'll go back to the reflux, here and there I guess it's fine for him to handle. He is 6 months now and we are starting solids so maybe in a month or two I'll add more dairy.

  

  
  

  
  

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