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Topic: dairy free...
Posted By: aussiegirl
Subject: dairy free...
Date Posted: 20 August 2008 at 10:52am
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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! -------------  Mum to Hayley **30.6.08
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Posted By: tishy
Date Posted: 20 August 2008 at 11:34am
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I have been dairy (& wheat) free since Easter. I had a combination of spilly babies, colic, wind and pain passing poos.
It can take up to 2 weeks (I think) for all dairy to leave your system. It definitely worked wonders here and I have happy babies as long as I don't give into temptation. You can get dairy free ice cream, Sanitarium do a 'So Good' range which has Vanilla and Chocolate. You can get Dark Chocolate which has no , or minimal, dairy. I use Soy Milk (the one with extra calcium) on my cereal and with my coffee. Even when I do mashed potatoes and other things that require milk I use soy milk. I also use Olivani as my 'butter'. |
Posted By: solgirl
Date Posted: 20 August 2008 at 11:50am
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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  ------------- MUMMY TO EMMA (4yrs), PAIGE (2yrs) & http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: erinalba
Date Posted: 20 August 2008 at 12:58pm
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I've reduced my dairy intake to one pot of probiotic yoghurt a day to see if it makes a difference - I read that probiotics are good for reflux. Been doing it for 5 days now. Keiran has been put on losec for his reflux, but I figured I would do some eliminating as well. He's been a sniffly baby since he was a week old and I've noticed that has improved heaps since cutting out most dairy.
I bought some organic rice milk to try - it's fine in my porridge in the morning, but I wouldn't use it in my cup of tea.  ------------- Sue See my blog www.gojandal.com/wubboo http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: fire_engine
Date Posted: 20 August 2008 at 1:04pm
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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. ------------- Mum to two wee boys |
Posted By: babyg
Date Posted: 20 August 2008 at 1:06pm
Interesting, my baby was a very spilly bub when she was younger and has just been diagnosed with dairy allergies - hmmm!  ------------- Ev, Mum to: Carys Ruby - 4 October 2007 Spencer James - 2 July 2010 |
Posted By: Kellz
Date Posted: 20 August 2008 at 1:31pm
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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. |
Posted By: aussiegirl
Date Posted: 20 August 2008 at 2:37pm
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Thanks for your replies girls
well I think I will try it out! I will definitely have to buy some soy milk for my coffee and tea and cereal and olivani as I couldnt have toast without some sort of margarine/butter. Thanks kellz, I ight have a wee look at that website! ------------- Mum to Hayley **30.6.08
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Posted By: erinalba
Date Posted: 20 August 2008 at 6:18pm
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Also have a look at the Kellymom website. I found it very useful.
http://www.kellymom.com/babyconcerns/food-sensitivity.html ------------- Sue See my blog www.gojandal.com/wubboo http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: aussiegirl
Date Posted: 21 August 2008 at 9:03am
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Thanks erinalba, its a great site, very informative!
Ok day 1 of dairyfree has begun with my soy decaf coffee  ------------- Mum to Hayley **30.6.08
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Posted By: DJ
Date Posted: 21 August 2008 at 9:58am
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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. ------------- http://lilypie.com">  http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: aussiegirl
Date Posted: 21 August 2008 at 11:01am
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A bit off topic, but Kellz, I am jst curious to know how Isla is now with dairy products? Cheers ------------- Mum to Hayley **30.6.08
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Posted By: Kellz
Date Posted: 21 August 2008 at 12:25pm
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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. |
Posted By: aussiegirl
Date Posted: 21 August 2008 at 3:03pm
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thats good to hear that Isla has improved over time! Thanks for your input ------------- Mum to Hayley **30.6.08
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Posted By: aimeejoy
Date Posted: 21 August 2008 at 4:08pm
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Try doing a search on here for dairy free (or similar) cos there are quite a few really helpful threads ------------- Aimee Hannah 22/10/05 Greer 11/02/08 |
Posted By: scribe
Date Posted: 21 August 2008 at 9:52pm
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I've found this thread interesting as I'm trying to cut out dairy - but I've found it hard to cut out ALL dairy and I don't think I could go completely dairy-free for the whole time I'm breast feeding, so it was good to hear some of you have had success by elimating most major sources of dairy (my weakness would be butter, I love to bake...)
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... |
Posted By: aussiegirl
Date Posted: 22 August 2008 at 10:45am
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! ------------- Mum to Hayley **30.6.08
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anakk wrote:Posted By: Kellz
Date Posted: 22 August 2008 at 12:52pm
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Im so used to soy milk that even tho I dont need to now, I only use soy milk! Soy milk cappacinos rock! Lol! DH only uses milk on his cereal, he doesnt drink hot drinks, but I use soy milk in all cooking and baking , even mashed potatoe,..and he doesnt mind either
milk is disgusting tho! Its like drinking the starchy water that comes off when u rinse raw rice 
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Posted By: babyg
Date Posted: 22 August 2008 at 2:01pm
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!  ------------- Ev, Mum to: Carys Ruby - 4 October 2007 Spencer James - 2 July 2010 |