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Update on DD (wonderful!)
I posted a few times here during the first month or two of DD's
wonderful existance. Both DW and I were struggling, frustrated and wondering why our DD was so irritable. But, it was still worth it all. Anyhow, I suggested to my wife to try eliminating dairy from her diet. Just for S&Gs. It was hard since she drinks a LOT of milk. She agreed, and also cut down the sugar (she has a sweet tooth). DD is fed EBM exclusivley, BTW. Well, 2 days later it was like someone turned off the hyperspace switch on our DD! She is a totally different little girl! Happy, smiling, cooing, and sleeping (you won't believe this) between 10 and 13 hours at night. Always waking happy, and taking 3-4 naps during the day, again always waking up happy. Gaining weight, in the 90th percentile, and now starting to try to sit up on her own! She's 11 weeks old tommorow. Since that day she has been like this. Both DW and myself are much more at ease, having so much more fun with DD, and loving her even more. And we can tell she is SSOOOOOOO happy! The moral, in my book is, if it looks like a sugar high, it probably is. There's no such thing as colic. At least in my book. Just thought I'd share! |
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Legbuh wrote:
Both DW and I were struggling, frustrated and wondering why our DD was so irritable. But, it was still worth it all. Anyhow, I suggested to my wife to try eliminating dairy from her diet. [...] Well, 2 days later it was like someone turned off the hyperspace switch on our DD! She is a totally different little girl! Happy, smiling, cooing, and sleeping (you won't believe this) between 10 and 13 hours at night. Good job! And good for you for supporting your wife. It's difficult being off dairy (I cheated over Christmas and DS#2 got spots all over his face... I will never cheat again!), but it's worth it. -- Anita -- |
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Great news!
I wish I had tried eliminating dairy when my DD was much younger. SHe had incredible colic but it was only after months of eczema that I thought to try it. The rashs and stomach pains were gone. SHe has since outgrown her intolerance. Enjoy your little one, and it is difficult especially at first staying off the dairy. Follow your instincts and continue to support your wife. Sounds like you are doing wonderfully. Larissa Mum to DD feb 99 DS mar 01 DD2 dec 03 Happy new year! |
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Hi -- Based on how the foods you eat get from mom's mouth to her milk, my bet would be on the dairy she eliminated from her diet. Here's a short list of treats and staples your wife might like while she's doing the dairy elimination: Rich's brand non-dairy (kosher parve, actually) "creamer". Good in coffee and for some cooking. Soy based. Rice "milk" (calcium enriched, of course) with seltzer and, if wanted, a shot of flavor (such as chocolate, almond ...) Cookies baked with Fleischmann's unsalted margerine instead of butter. My web site lists some other things she CAN eat, and offers other tips that you may find helpful for your child. (Once your baby is weaned your wife can go back to milk if she likes. Your child may or may not, however, outgrown the milk intolerance.) Your wife may also find out that, with the dairy elimination (even if she starts on the sugar again) that her weight goes down pretty rapidly. If it does, be sure to tell her how great she looks! I'm glad you've found a solution to your baby's problem. --Beth Kevles http://web.mit.edu/kevles/www/nomilk.html -- a page for the milk-allergic Disclaimer: Nothing in this message should be construed as medical advice. Please consult with your own medical practicioner. NOTE: No email is read at my MIT address. Use the AOL one if you would like me to reply. |
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"The moral, in my book is, if it looks like a sugar high, it probably
is. There's no such thing as colic. At least in my book." I'm very glad your daughter is doing better and you are all happy! But I would like to point out that sugar in the mother's diet will NOT affect the composition of the milk one bit. The dairy protein is a lot more likely to have been the culprit. Unfortunately, there are babies who have colic that doesn't seem to respond to dietary changes ... I wish it weren't so, but some just have to grow out of it. It's fortunate that yours is one that did respond that way (and may well be able to tolerate dairy protein fine in a year or two). --Helen |
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Legbuh wrote: I would like to point out that sugar in the mother's diet will NOT affect the composition of the milk one bit. The dairy protein is a lot more likely to have been the culprit. Now, if my DW's sugar intake doesn't affect her BM, how does the milk protein affect it? And why doesn't the milk protein in BM affect her (or to a lesser extent)? How do flavors like onion, garlic, etc affect the baby so much? ie... protein, onion (flavor, or whatever) and other stuff "gets through". But why not sugar? What about salt? What else "doesnt get through"? I'm guessing here, but I'd guess that it's because some compounds are digested and other are absorbed. We absorb the flavour of garlic, for example -- rub some garlic on the soles of your feet and you'll taste it shortly afterwards! Sugar (sucrose) is a pretty simple compound, and our body breaks it down easily and (if we're talking about breast milk production) converts it into lactose. The proportion of lactose in human milk is not affected by how much sugar you have eaten recently, as far as we know, and that goes for most of the basic nutrients that have been tested. Flavours and proteins might be a different story. -- Chookie -- Sydney, Australia (Replace "foulspambegone" with "optushome" to reply) "In Melbourne there is plenty of vigour and eagerness, but there is nothing worth being eager or vigorous about." Francis Adams, The Australians, 1893. |
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"Legbuh" wrote and I snipped:
Now, if my DW's sugar intake doesn't affect her BM, how does the milk protein affect it? And why doesn't the milk protein in BM affect her (or to a lesser extent)? I don't know definitive answers to your others questions, but I'll take a stab at this one. When your wife drinks/eats cows' milk, some milk protein in her breastmilk is cows' milk protein. Many babies have an intolerance to this protein. Cows produce it to nurture calves. The naturally-occurring human milk protein in breastmilk does not negatively affect nearly all babies. HTH, -Patty, mom of 1+2 |
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PattyMomVA wrote:
"Legbuh" wrote and I snipped: Now, if my DW's sugar intake doesn't affect her BM, how does the milk protein affect it? And why doesn't the milk protein in BM affect her (or to a lesser extent)? I don't know definitive answers to your others questions, but I'll take a stab at this one. When your wife drinks/eats cows' milk, some milk protein in her breastmilk is cows' milk protein. Many babies have an intolerance to this protein. Cows produce it to nurture calves. The naturally-occurring human milk protein in breastmilk does not negatively affect nearly all babies. HTH, -Patty, mom of 1+2 That doesn't make sense how cow's milk protein "gets through" but nothing else does. And then we're back to "the baby eats what you eat". |
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