Advice for introducing dairy solids to a LO whose had dairy sensitivity during BF.
Hi ladies
Hoping to get some advice, please.
DS2 has had a reasonable level of dairy sensitivity while he's been BF. The most he is able to tolerate is a tiny bit of milk in my tea and coffee and butter on my toast, sandwich etc. Any more than that and he suffers terrible wind and gets a bit spewy. Especially if I've eaten cheese.
Does this mean he'll always have a sensitivity?
Just wondering if I should hold off on giving him his own cheese or yoghurt for a little while longer? Do I risk making it worse?
I think talking to a dietician that specialises in food sensitivities could be a good idea. They should be able to help with a strategy. They might also be able to narrow it down to just one of the CMP (cows milk proteins) which would mean that some dairy would be ok. I certainly would only introduce dairy slowly if you are going to start, and if cheese seems like a problem, maybe start with yoghurt instead.
We did a bit of trial and error, on the advice of a paed who specialises in allergies.
Both my DDs have intolerances to varying extents. DD2 was terrible with solids so it took a lot longer for her to start getting exposure to this sort of thing anyway, but we found that she was actually able to tolerate a lot of dairy to the point now where she survives to a large extent on milk and cheese.
DD1 on the other hand will not touch dairy, with the exception of a small amount of cheddar cheese on rare occasions. She refuses milk, butter/margarine, yoghurt etc. Some advice the paed gave us turned out to be true - little ones will instinctively refuse foods that may not agree with them.
Hi,
I can't see from your post how old your baby is. No, don't introduce foods he is allergic to or intolerant to! it can wait - he doesn't need them. Is he still breastfeeding? If so stick with it - it's worthwhile. Your family will often be the clue - it is likely that he will have intolerances similar to you. Does anyone in the family get eczema? Asthma? Has he got eczema?
By and large children with allergice/intolerance issues where there is no strong history of allergy improve with age, so that by the time they are two or so years old they can tolerate dairy. However, dairy is not the "essential" food that is marketed to us. People do fine without dairy.
Barb, he's 8 months old and still BF. He's eating some fruit, veg, rice cakes and bits and pieces of whatever we're having and doesn't appear to be having any adverse reactions.
Here's the important bit, My DH is asthmatic, gets eczema and is allergic to animal hair and pollens...pertinient info, should have put that in my first post!! Also, DHs nephew is anaphalactic (sp) with nuts. So, yep, STRONG family history!
As for dairy, I feel heaps better since all but eliminating it...less constipated and less bloating. Also DS1 will only eat dairy under duress so maybe he knows something that I don't and I've been a bad Mummy not listening to his body DD loves dairy but has always had mushy, pale coloured poo since we stopped BF at 18 months.
Hmmm...thinking I'll take us all to the Dietician and get tested.
Advice for introducing dairy solids to a LO whose had dairy sensitivity during BF.
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DD loves dairy but has always had mushy, pale coloured poo since we stopped BF at 18 months.
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