dairy free...

Hayley's doctor said she has 'colic". she is also a spilly baby, after a feed, while having a nappy change and 90% of the time when I put her down, she spills on her sheets(have leant the hard way to put a cloth nappy over the sheet to save on changing the sheets every day!)
Ive read up a fair bit on this and have noticed that there are numerous suggestions to try being dairy-free for a week (she is breastfed) .

Has anyone else tried this and had good results? I usually have milk on cereal, hot drinks, yoghurt, cheese and icecream twice a week. I could go without everything, but do really enjoy my coffee with milk!

I have been totally dairy free now for 9 days...and already i have seen a big difference...our little girl is sleeping sooo much better and in general is much happier..it is hard work as so much stuff has dairy in it but is worth it if it makes a difference.

As tishy said it can take up to 2 weeks to get all the dairy out of your system so you would need to give it a go for at least that long.

there is a government website that has all the manufactured foods that are dairy free etc

http://www.mfd.co.nz

I found that to be helpful.


Good Luck

I've reduced it, but not cut it out. I've never been a big dairy girl, but after a meal of omelette with lots of cheese, I noticed Daniel was really windy. I now just have milk with my cereal and in coffee, and it seems to have helped. Might just be coincidence but cos I'm not completely cutting it out, it's not a big hardship.

According to cryingoverspiltmilik website for babies with reflux,..one in 3 has a dairy intollerance or allergy. This was certainly the case with us.

Aussiegirl,...if u havent already, make sure u elevate Hayleys cot. Its best to do it under the legs of the cot, not the mattress- phone books are great for this!

We could never lie Isla flat. Even now at nearly 2 years her cot is elevated and she sleeps with her upper body on a pillow.

Also have a look at the Kellymom website. I found it very useful.
http://www.kellymom.com/babyconcerns/food-sensitivity.html

good luck aussie girl

this is all very interesting. a friend of mine also had good results when she cut out dairy - and the good news was she didn't have to do it for long - she introduced yogurt (which she said can often be tolerated due to being lower in lactose?- might need to check this) back into her diet slowly and it all went well.

Isla had an allergic reaction at about 9 months when MIL gave her a corner of toast with butter,...she got hives on her face and swollen face instantly,..and later that day her eczema worsened. We already knew she had a dairy problem frm trially eliminating it from my diet cos of the reflux/ezecma/unsettledness.
Early this year,..about 16months she was given dairy trial in hospital and is no longer allergic. It was trial and error with her food for ages, and after many excema flareups we took her to a naturopath. She is not on a strict diet from him, and now has no ezcema and is now a happy, calm girl (as much as any nearly 2 year old) so most of her digestion preblems are fixed too, and sleeps through the night most nights now! Woo hoo!

She now has soy milk, but does have dairy plain yogurt and cottage cheese, no sugar and a few other things also. This is whats the naturpth segested and it seems to be woring wonders!!

Lol sorry for the novel!

I hope Hayley shows improvement soon.

Try doing a search on here for dairy free (or similar) cos there are quite a few really helpful threads

anakk wrote: I've replaced cow's milk with soy milk but it was interesting to read on the Kelly Mom website that 'A significant percentage of babies with cow's milk protein allergy will also react to soy' - here I was thinking I was being so good forcing myself to drink soy milk in my coffee...

Same as me anakk, soy milk coffee just isnt the same!


ETA: I just did a search and found a great thread, aimeejoy and kellz its great to hear you have had some success...makes me determined to stick with it!

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anakk wrote: I've replaced cow's milk with soy milk but it was interesting to read on the Kelly Mom website that 'A significant percentage of babies with cow's milk protein allergy will also react to soy' - here I was thinking I was being so good forcing myself to drink soy milk in my coffee...

yeah, this is the problem we are faced with as C is dairy and soy allergic - it is impossible to find anything remotely good for her that is pre-packaged without either of these!! It seems most items have some kind of soy derivative in them - I can't even put marg or marmite on her bread!