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Milk allergy baby - Mother wasting away!
backy wrote:
without dairy my wife's milk is very watery Momma milk doesn't work that way. It is hard to gain / maintain weight when you cut out a whole food group, though. Due to my DD's allergies, I can't have dairy, wheat, oats, or nuts, so I feel your pain. All I can say is eat more volume, and more calorie-dense healthy food (dried fruit is a good one). Eggs, veggies roasted in olive oil, flaxseed stirred into oatmeal, etc. Some days, I feel like I do nothing but eat. Baby is putting on about an ounce a week and is being slowly weaned on veg and rice. If you're concerned about the baby's weight gain, breastfeed more. Rice and vegetables aren't very calorie-dense. how we can safely test baby with Soya (for mother's diet) Mom eats soy and watched baby closely for reaction. If none, mom can eat soy to her heart's content. (worries about 'neurotoxins' in hypoformula aside)? Baby's got to eat something, so I wouldn't go worrying about toxins in what may be an unavoidable food supply. Phoebe |
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Milk allergy baby - Mother wasting away!
I'm seconding Phoebe. I'm a bf'ing mom to a 2 year old, milk (and
other) allergic son, so I'm off all that too. I have lost a ton of weight (this is only in the last 6 months), but still healthy. Take multivitamins. Get some Alpro Soya milk into the house, or if you're worried, go for Rice Dream. Tesco carries both. Get some Pure spread...the organic one, in the blue tub. It's dairy free, and deelish on everything. We use it for cooking as well. And load up on olive oil. Good for mom and babe. Avocados. Healthy fats. And make sure she's drinking lots of water. That might help some. If you're worried about milk production, have her eat a bowl of porridge every morning (make with soya/rice milk)...it's known to help increase production. And take a deep breath. It's all okay. :-) -- It's Tis Herself! |
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Milk allergy baby - Mother wasting away!
"backy" wrote in message om... Hi, I'd really appreciate some help! (UK) Baby girl, nearly six months, BF up to now apart from occasional formula (in hindsight caused problems) is apparently allergic to milk formula (nasty reaction 3 weeks ago, lips/face swell, ambulance etc!) GP told my wife to stop all dairy and sent letter to hospital to get an appointment with paediatrician. They say it could be SEVENTEEN WEEKS before we see anyone. However, wife is distraught as she needs to make a decision about nursery place/return to work etc but more importantly that the BF is exhausting her and she feels desperate for some proper advice as she can no longer cope. I know on here the advice would probably be to carry on BF but without dairy my wife's milk is very watery and she is, in my opinion, becoming malnourished. She is 5 foot 7 and now weighs less than eight stone. She is avoiding nuts etc and I'm at a loss as to what she can eat to gain weight (she wont eat 'junk' despite my efforts!). Baby is putting on about an ounce a week and is being slowly weaned on veg and rice. Has anyone gone private with an allergist/dietician or have any experience of how we can safely test baby with Soya (for mother's diet) or hypo formula (worries about 'neurotoxins' in hypoformula aside)? Thank you very much worried dad/husband I agree with what Phoebe and Elana have already said. My daughter is allergic and we don't quite know what she is reacting to, so I am off nearly everything! (including, but not limited to: dairy, soy, wheat, corn, pork, chicken, most fish, shellfish, tomatoes, citrus...) :-) I find the key is to try to plan ahead a bit, even for snacks. In addition to some of the ideas offered in the other posts, here are a couple of snack ideas: - hummus - make it up using olive oil, rather than yogurt. Tasty and an easy snack with some crackers. - smoothies: blend 1 cup of fortified milk replacer (soy or rice) with a banana, some berries, other fruits. Easy, quick and gets in those extra fruit servings. I add a tsp of flax seed oil for the Omega 3's (on the advice of an allergy dietitian). - a fried egg is a quick snack with lots of protein - if your wife can't eat nuts, seed butters are good: sunflower seed butter, pumpkin seed butter, sesame seed paste. Top with your favourite jam. Contains good fats and protein. - tortilla chips and salsa is tasty and easy These are just a few ideas to help you get going. I know that when you are told you can't eat a certain food, it is easy to just focus on what you can't eat instead of what you *can* eat. In comparison to me, your wife can eat just about anything! :-) It is just a matter of changing how you think and digging yourself out of your dietary rut - experiment with new foods. At first, my husband and I had a tough time. But now it is getting easier as we get a new set of recipes. A couple of websites that you might find helpful a www.mealsforyou.com : the advanced search feature allows you to filter out recipes that contain ingredients you are allergic to www.foodyoucaneat.com : set up a profile with the foods you can't eat, then when you log in, all the recipes will be filtered for that. I have found some good recioes here, as well as just some inspiration. Good luck. Stacey |
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Milk allergy baby - Mother wasting away!
HI - Another suggestion is to get on the no-milk email listserv. Ask ANY questions you've got about being milk-free, dealing with baby's allergy, mom's diet ... People on the listserv are from all over the place and, as a group, VERY knowledgeable. (And it won't cause a flood of email, especially if you get it in digest form.) I know that there's a good milk-free website based in England, but can't recall the URL. However, I think that Don Wiss' no-milk website links to it. Both the no-milk listserv and Don Wiss' website are linked from my own web page, listed at the bottom of this message. There's also other useful information, much of which will be valuable to you even though it's US-based. If your wife is worried about losing weight while nursing, she should: --take a milk-free multivitamin supplement. --make her own healthy muffins, then freeze them for eating when she wants them. --Eat plenty of meat, poultry and fish WITH the fat or even add oil. --Eat frequently, plenty of small meals. --Drink TONS of fluids. I hope this helps, --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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