Hi Jen, I was recently wondering how you were getting on.
Our DS1 had reflux and none of our kids have ever liked me having dairy when breastfeeding, however, I don't recall them having brown mucous poos. Not sure what could be going on for your little one?? All I can recommend is that if it is the dairy causing it, just check everything that you're eating, as milk solids are in most breads, biscuits etc. I've also heard that soy can be an issue too. Our doula was telling me that if bub's poo goes green/brown instead of pumpkin orange then theyre digestive system isn't happy. She suggested staying clear from chocolate, orange juice and to start taking a probiotic which will pass through the breastmilk to bubs.
DS's reflux didn't improve when I went off dairy and he was also on zantac. From memory, they stopped that legs to chest/mid feed pulling off and screaming, too much wind, awful crying when I cut out all dairy.
umm, can you see a naturopath - they might have some answers? The one I saw with DS1 was the person who got me onto baby probiotics and that's how we weaned him off the zantac around 6 months. Hope things improve for you. Reflux is just awful