Breastfeeding Lactose intolerant /cow's milk protein intolerant bubba???

We have just spent the day in at the Royal childrens Hospital with Zyon..

He had fed well & gained plenty of weight, then around 2-3wks he began screaming inconsolably all day & night.. I tried colic drops, colic relievers etc...
I spoke to MCHN, whom said I needed assistance with settling techniques, I ignored these comments as it was obvious that he was in pain, not just being a PITA!
I spoke to my friend a LC, whom said it could be over supply/ fast flow, etc & I tried a few of her suggestions, we took him to a GP, as his nappies were constantly full of very wet green poo (But not necessarily frothy!)
He told me colour is no need for concern & that he was fine! Just a normal baby!
So I have tried to persevere but Zyon is totally exhausted, his eyes are rolling in his head he will fall asleep for 15 mins after a feed then scream inconsolably for hours on end, I tried spacing out his feeds, I tried feeding more often, I tried boiled water, a dummy, letting him cry for 3-5 mins...
So today DH & I went to the RCH.. After many hours of waiting we saw a Paed, whom asked me lots of questions, she was all for continuing breastfeeding but thinks he may be lactose Intolerant but likely having issues with the protein in the cow's milk passing through!

I would like any thoughts, advice fropm anyone whom has experienced this or similar etc..
As this is all new to me...

I am to stop all dairy, I am seeing the midwives on Fri so the Paed from RCH wrote a letter for them, rather than travelling back there!
So we will first start with removing all dairy from my diet, but also I have given him a bottle of lactose free formula, I will express over the next day or 2 & dump my milk (boo hoo) but I wnat to keep feeding him my milk if possible, but ultimately I need sleep as does my poor exhausted man...

Anyone with any info, I will be forever grateful!!!!

Oh no!! poor little Zyon :( and poor you - what an awful way to spend father's day :hug:

This is an article on BB, by the ABA. I'm not sure if it will have anything in it that you don't already know.

Lactose Intolerance Your Baby and Lactose

I think we kinda agree it seems more the Protein that's causing the issue & not so much the lactose!

Thanks Dach..
She printed this all out for me as well..

I will pop Ted's clothes in mail soon, just not having much time ATM!!!

poor bubby! BUT, if this IS the problem, i guess its a simple fix.

Definitely cut out all dairy and try to subtitue for soy so you maintain your calcium intake.

I hope it sorts itself out real soon :hug:

Danni as it seems it's the Protein in the milk, soy milk is no good as it has the same protein, so I need to take calcium tablets!
will do whatever!

I cant remember the name of the brand but there is a product called rice milk that you might be able to try. It can be found in the long life milk aisle in woolies or coles. Its watery and tastes ok, its something to have in your tea, coffee, on cereal etc

Thanks Tiffany...
I literally will do anything, I do not WANT to stop feeding, BUT I want my baby to be out of pain....

Tracey, does goat or sheep milk have the same protein as cows milk? That could be another option too. Poor little fella, I hope he improves soon.

My SIL/BIL had a similar problem to what you've described. The baby started out just fine and then would scream in agony shortly after feedings and wouldn't sleep for long and then there would also be a very thin streak of blood when they wiped her bottom after a messy nappy. A rush to the hospital led to visits with a specialist paediatrician and a nutritional expert. SIL was told to persist with breastfeeding and cut out all dairy and soy products. They were told that sometimes if there is an intolerance to dairy protein there is often one to soy too. After a few days the offending products were out of SIL's milk and the baby finally rested well (and of course everyone else!). The blood continued for a few weeks in the baby's stools and then nothing. The dr's were happy with baby's progress and said to continue on the special diet until baby reached around 12 months of age which was in April this year. Since the reintroduction to dairy and soy, there has been no symptoms to indicate there is an actual allergy or intolerance. I don't know if this helps eliviate any of your concerns but I hope it gives you some positive info to work from. There was also a prescription for a formula 'neocate' if they decided to venture down the bottle feed route but due to the expense of the product they persisted with breast.

On another note; This elimination of all things dairy and soy led to SIL losing all baby weight gained and a bit extra as a bonus in a few months and she still looks great. Baby is doing really well too of course! and is absolutely gorgeous!!

Tracey, you will need to even check what bread etc you eat too because many don't have milk but contain soy. I found at a green grocers some breads that could be consumed by SIL without a problem as they didn't have dairy or soy. Crumpets are 'safe', so too are most turkish breads and mountain bread (you know the flat ones). As for the calcium supplements... SIL ate lots of extra vegies rich in calcium and almonds. I can pick her brains for more info if you like as I don't remember all the details. At Christmas time I made her a dairy-free chocolate mint slice as choc/mint is her favourite and I told everyone that it was for SIL only. If you love chocolate and can't live without it, bournville cocoa is good for all things chocolate and there is dairy/soy free chocolate in some supermarkets.

yep goats milk!

Thanks Curl, thats exactly what I want to hear.... If you could pick her brain etc, I'd ne thrilled, we leave for 3.5wks in Bali on Sept 15th & I want to have a bit of a holiday!!!!
I know there's worse things, but having this new experience is stressing/worrying me....

I'll call her tonight. I could call her house-husband but I think speaking to the source is probably best. I'll let you know what words of wisdom she has for you and any other dietary thoughts. I know how stressed the whole family was for my little niece and I sympathise with yours. As for your holiday... things should have settled down nicely by then, I'm sure your dr will tell you the same. My SIL also found that the baby would sleep better when she was elevated at an angle like with reflux.

Thanks, I could handle 4 hours of screaming at night, tis has been going on 24/7 for 3wks & I am slowly deteriorating myself...

Well lets hope nodairy in my diet over the next few days improves my little mans pains....

It has truly shattered my heart seeing him like this....

So Christy may have some tips/ideas too?????????

Tracey, Sorry the info I pm'd you must have been a real help hey, LOL What am I like the 3rd person to direct you to that artical.

Let me know what the best email is to send an attachment & I will email you some other stuff I have that might be useful.

Tracey, big hugs to you. What a terrible time you are all having. Yes, Christy should be able to give you good advice - she had to eliminate all dairy from her diet due to Jovie's intolerance, and she has now discovered that Matilda has an allergy to dairy so she has cut all dairy from Matilda's diet too. I thought of her as soon as I read the thread title. Hopefully she'll see this thread!

I hope that in a fews days things are settled for you. It is great that you are so committed to doing whatever it takes for Zyon. I know he appreciates his wonderful mummy!

*Trace* sticking my arm through cyber space to hold your hand.

I'm crying atm sitting here because we have been dealing with this for so long, and its so hard to find the "right" person to help.

I saw a LC with Jovie when she had breast refusal and was screaming heaps. I was told she had a milk allergy, not lactose intolerance, but a cows milk allergy. She was amazing. She put me on a diet and said to trial soy (no good... Jovie's worse with soy) and goats milk (no good, Jovie's still bad with goats milk) so in the end I have been diary free living since December 31st. Every once in a while I think "whats a doughnut going to do???" or "just a few squares of the milk chocolate" and Jovie breaks out in a huge ezcema rash within a few hours after the next feed & screams for the next few nights.

It took around 4-6 weeks for her to recover. In the meantime I got help through alternative therapies. I found acupuncture (acupressure for babies) to be the best thing, I found someone who specialised in children & would go & then for the next 2-3 days she would be the most settled. Then she would gradually get worse until the next appointment. I did it weekly during that 4-6 weeks and then found that it got longer in between appointments.

My LC also suggested kinesiology which I was hesitant in doing because I don't understand it entirely. Anyway... we didn't do it until we have seen teh allergist.

We took Jovie to an allergist that I found through the food allergy expo and while we were there, he took one look at Matilda and started asking me questions. After a huge amount of testing, blood work and hair analysis, we have found that Matilda is severely allergic to milk.

What a milk allergy does is destroy the lining of the guts. So they aren't able to process foods and absorb nutrients. It can cause ezcema, reflux, ear infections, anaemia and like Matilda thyroid disorders as well if it goes on long enough.

I have HEAPS of information... I will try to compile a PM for you.

Thanks Christy, as it's all new & early stages for me I appreciate any thoughts, advice & info...
We leave for Bali in 12 days for 3.5 wks so I deally I'd like him to be happier!!!

Basically take a very drastic stance than, the highest allergens are milk, soy, nuts, wheat, and eggs. You could take it all out of your diet straight away, or start with the most likely first like milk and wheat.

The diet Robyn put me on was breakfast with some form of animal protein because its very important to have fat in your diet when you are breastfeeding.

Actually... have a diet as they would in Bali!! Perfect... noodles & meat for breakky, rice & veges for lunch & meat & veges for dinner. Do coconut based curries. BBQ's and stir fries are fantastic. Cut down on gluten jic, so only have gluten based noodles once a day ;) or toast etc.

I continued to have butter with Jovie but only Full butter like Devondale as I was advised, but Matilda can't have it so we use avocado and nuttlex.

I'm so glad to see this-- I posted a previous thread about Breastmilk Colitis which from reading your posts seems to be the same thing-- A reaction to a protein or food that has irritated the immature gut rather than a lactose intolerance. My son Hamish was also fine until 3 weeks of age and then started passing bloody, mucusy, green stools. It causes him quite a bit of pain (understandably) and is also fairly distressing for us. I have been off dairy, seafood, nuts and strawberrys for two weeks and off soy for about 4 days (didn't realise it had the same protein in it!). I really want to keep bf'ing but it's hard to maintain your resolve when you see your baby in so much pain. CHRISTY did you say it took 4 weeks to see an improvement? I've been at the paed.s twice and he is supportive of me continuing to bf but wants me to try a special formula called Neocate (sp.?) for three days to confirm the diagnosis of colitis-- is this what they said to you TRACEY?? If the condition is confirmed I can continue to bf. Apparently lots of bubs grow out of the condition.
I was beginning to think I just had the world's crankiest baby-- as a first time mum it's hard to know what's normal and what's not. I will keep checking on the progress of your little man Zyon, TRACEY and hopefully SHANNON and CHRISTY will be a wealth of knowledge and experience for us! :)
Leahxo

Hi tracey, I will send you a email with a few links... but in the mean time I thought I'd just do a quick post to try and help and clear things up....

Firstly, lactose intolerance and dairy allgery or a sensitivity to the dairy protein casein are two quite different things....

Lactose is a sugar and is found in the breast milk of ALL mammals.... including humans.... so if it's a lactose problem, it won't matter what you eat, as your body will produce it's own lactose anyway...

From memory, there are 2 types of lactose intollerance. One type is rarer and occurs from birth, the other type is the one you hear more about and I was under the impression that they wouldn't strictly confirm it until the child is about 5 years old as an intollerance is soemthing you achieve over time.

though a lactose intolerance can be caused by an underlying allergy to something like dairy or wheat, A sensitivity or allergy to something will cause an immune response in the body (all sorts of things but most commonly reactions range from hives to anaphylaxis). Basically the body attacks itself in the presence of the allergen.

a lactose intolerance will cause symptoms of pain, discomfort or illness but not an immune response.

So firstly and really importantly, you need to get an allergist or paed to just do a skin ***** test for the basics... dairy, soy and maybe egg.... like Christy said the main allergens are dairy, egg, soy, seafood, strawberry, nuts, citrus and kiwi fruit. THese are the things you need to stay away from.

Until you know what you're dealing with, eliminate all of those from your diet. depending on how things go.... you might want to eliminate wheat until you know for sure it's safe to have it.

Like Someone mentioned that you will need to check the ingredients on EVERYTHING!!!! honestly, they put soy or milk in all sorts of things..... from tuna to orange juice to wine..... it's all got milk or egg or soy in it. So be really vigilant because whilst the body does filter to a degree.... the baby will still get a dose of whatever you eat. About 3 months ago i accidently took one single bite of a sandwich that had cheese in it (it wasn't meant to) and from that one bite, DD got the runs, a really nasty nappy rash and hives!!

As for what you can eat.... rice and meat and veges and fruit (avoid citrus and strawberry and kiwi)...plain but safe for now.

Bread - if you go to bakers delight or brumby's get them to give you their big recipe book and you can check things, otherwise you will need to stay away from the processed breads from the supermarket as pretty much all of them will be no good ( I think helgas is ok.... but check) Turkish bread usually has milk in it ..... SOME brands of crumpets are ok, others are not.... and also, it's really common for a product that is safe one week, might not be the next, so you need to check EVERYTIME!!

Rice milk is available from the supermarket.... we use rice milk as opposed to soy... we use the Pure Harvest brand.... Its organic and australian and has less ingredients than the brands that primarily make soy milk.

at this point, i woudn't worry about your calcium intake... it's really the least of your worries, plus there really isn' that much in dairy.... depsite all the ads and blablabla they'd want you to believe on tv.

Also, the protein in soy isn't the same as the one in dairy. They are similar, but you may find that if he is allergic to dairy, he might be fine with soy.... or it might be that its the soy or maybe a nut allergy that is the underlying issue. you won't know until you do the skin ***** test.


Also, have you noticed that he get hives, or rashes on his face or skin if you kiss him after you've eaten foods with dairy in them?!? that's a good indication of an allergy

DD will get hives is someone kisses or touches her and they have milk on their lips or hands etc...


The up side is that once you eliminate all that stuff from your diet, you should see massive improvements really quickly, like within a few days.


I have a friend that has one son with a dairy and egg allergy and the other with a lactose intolerance.

The one with the dairy allergy, he could breastfeed no worries as long as she didn't eat anything with egg or dairy in it.

Her son with the lactose issues.... well she still has cut out dairy, but she can't exclusively breastfeed as that woul result in too much lactose for him, so he has soy formula and she feeds him 3 feeds a day at most. Until they figured out the lactose problem, he was on meds to treat refulx... now that they've made changes to lessen the amount of lactose he's getting, they are able to cut back the reflux meds and soon he'll be off them completely.

Apparently breastfeeding technique can greatly affect a baby with a lactose problem too... basically you just need to make sure the baby gets the all the hind milk.... but i have a link for you to check out that explains it all much much better than me.


I hope you can get in to see someone to do the allergy tests soon (many will tell you that it's unreliable before 3 months of age.... and it probably is.... but if you just want one or 2 things checked... i still think it's worth checking out and discussing with the allergist or paed.)


big hugs!!

I've also sent you an email

xxx
L

Hi, Tracey,

It sounds like you had a tough weekend, but hopefully things are improving. Often it is the protein intolerance which sensitises the gut and this sets up a lactose intolerance, secondary to the protein intolerance. So removing cows milk porteins from the diet allows the gut to heal and baby will be able to tolerate lactose better.
How did you go with the bottle of lactose free formula? Did it help? I posted this on the forums last week. there is another thread on the forums - another mum going through a very similar situation to you. Maybe some-one could find that thread and you can get in touch. It's a tough time for you - you need all the support you can get
The American Academy of Pediatrics has published a recent clinical
report (Heyman 2006). Included is the following:
'In developed countries, even in the case of acute gastroenteritis,
enough lactose digestion and absorption are preserved so that
lactose-free formulas have no clinical advantages compared with
standard lactose-containing formulas except in severely
undernourished children, in whom lactose-containing formulas may
worsen the diarrhea and lactose-free formulas may be advantageous.
Breastfed infants should be continued on human milk in all cases.'
(pp 1283-1284)

Tracey how are you going with it all?? So much to process in a short space of time, but Thank God for BB !!!

Laura our allergist wouldn't do skin ***** tests on the girls because he said they were allready too reactive and would show up allergic to more than they are. Some allergists for babies will do kineseology which uses you to show what your baby is allergic too. There are kineseologists out there that are not allergists, I would check with a local naturopath that you know of or trust to find one. Yep they are alternative therapists but our allergist who is a medical specialist as well does kineseology on babies. He said it won't give you indication of "How allergic" there is no absolute value just a "yes" or "no".

Re: Barb Glare's comment on the other thread. TRACEY I think I mentioned to you that I had posted about this earlier last week? Here is the link: Breastmilk Colitis?? - BellyBelly Forums ~ Pregnancy, Birth & Baby
There is also a great article on the ABA site about Lactose Intolerance-- I'll try to PM you the link. The paed. seems to think in Hamish's case that it is unlikely to be lactose int. as he has been passing blood as well as the mucus-- I've almost forgotten what a normal healthy baby poo looks like. I understand how upsetting it can be to watch them go through that pain-- distressing for everyone and makes for a fairly unhappy baby! I hope you get some answers-- we're still waiting for some here!

xo

Barb I think that might be what's happening... that he got the cows milk overload when at around 13 days I drank the Aktavite drink in a short space of time & the following night (about 24-36hrs later) this all began, some days are slightly better & I start to think it's all ending & the next day it's worse again...
I think maybe the overload of dairy may have caused sesetised his gut & as you wrote, it has set up secondary lactose intolerance...?
But if I express 30-50ml off my breast & then let him feed for 30+ mins he is no better? Could this be as I still have the dairy in my system? I stoppe it all as of Sunday afternoon being at the hosp...
The formula bottles? who knows, although his poo's are not a green liquid in every nappy change now but a pastey yellow?
I am seeing the midwives at the hospital tomorrow (having just broken down in tears on the phone to them..) I am seeing the midwife/LC
In a nutshell, I will do anything to have him settled & happy & no longer in pain.. Try to enjoy our family holiday in Bali & if that means formula (is there a dairy protein/lactose free one).
Then continue pumping & when we get back home I will then go back to paed/hosp & relactate.. I can currently express 220-250ml per breast... But I am working myself up more because of this holiday, if we werent going to meet friends from all over the world & having ceremonies done, I'd cancel, but there's been to many plans put in place.. I need to get through the holiday to refocus..?

Hi,

You are doing a great job under difficult circumstances. At first I thought you were saying the paed said to give him lactose free formula - but is that the case? I'm not so sure. You said she was very supportive of breastfeeding. It is important to keep your baby breastfeeding. Go back and read my earlier post on the study from the American college of Paediatrics. I know you say "I will just relactate" but it's not that easy! It's possible, but tougher than just keeping him breastfeeding. it will probably be about 2-3 weeks before his gut begins to recover now that you have removed dairy from your diet. There's no quick fix. It means you have a harder row to hoe than some, but it is worth sticking in with the breastfeeding. It won't help to express milk and then feed him. The lactose free formula is still cow's milk based? yes? So will stil have the cows milk proteins.
Warm Regards
Barb

Yes the paed said to alternate breast & lactose free formula?

I am just so lost, so am going to see the midwives from the FBC tomorrow & as she is also a LC, we will see what is going on...

I am annoyed though that the MCHN, dismissed anything & just said he is overtired & needs to learn to resettle, the GP had NFI & said he was fine just needed to settle better! Which also the Paed said that he has now got into this habit of not sleeping & crying non stop, he is over tired & needs to be left...
I am not happy with those answers, but could it be that he is just in a habit now!????

I feel so lost, with Indah I put her to the breast & she fed!???

Tracey you are doing a great job. Hun its so hard, I know I went to so may places with Matilda and followed everything, even down to the sleep school and its only now showing up.

Matilda slept through last night. She's only done it a handful of times in her life & she's 3 1/2. Jovie slept through too, she's 10 months and breastfed. It does make a difference but you do have to give it time.

Don't believe he's gotten himself in a habit, or he's a difficult baby or an unsettled one. You know better, you are his mummy! Water off the ducks back mate... sticks and stones.... You know better. He's in pain and once his guts heal, he will be a different baby.Just think if everytime you sat down to eat it felt like someone was kicking you in the belly....you wouldn't want to eat. Jovie is so different, such an easy child... its amazing. I was pacing the floors, bouncing the hammock... everything to get her to stop crying and once her guts settled she was amazing.

Oh!! I forgot to mention nourishing floura.... a probiotic that is dairy free that you can give babies. 1/8 a capsule mixed with a bit of breastmilk and syringe it in. Will help his gut clear up quicker.

Christy--Where can u get the pro-biotic from? Naturopath or just a pharmacy? I'm willing to give anything a go at this point.

Thanks everyone... it is all helping get my head around it, I am wondering about silent reflux, as he seems to have alot of the symptoms?

I guess it's all worth discussing tomorrow at my appt?

I'll look into that thank Christy.

Good luck at your appointment tomorrow. I hope you have a happy little bubba soon.

I got it from a health food shop. They have childrens ones but you still use a tiny amount for a new baby. I used to dip my finger in BM and then let Jovie suck before eating.

Tracey, for Matilda (in hindsight) I believe her silent reflux was caused by the milk allergy. Because it does do damage to the gut lining, of course when the acids raise it causes the heartburn type thing. I think doing all the reflux things, sleeping in the hammock with the head raised higher. It can be hard to do, but what we did was put a wheat bag at the feet of the hammock so more weight was there and it would raise Jovie's head up. Wearing them can give relief.... feeding in the bath... all those sorts of things can help with reflux symptoms no matter what the cause.

Ok, well it's all stuff to discuss tomorrow, now he's been asleep in my arms for 4.5hours!
But upright, if he lays down he is instantly hysterical.....
He often has foamy/frothy bubbles in his mouth too, but rarely vomits?

That sounds like silent reflux Tracey.

Good luck tomorrow, I'm a bit worried you'll get the same response you did last time. I got those "unsettled" baby responses for the first year or so of Matilda's life and then I got the "difficult" baby reponse. *hugs*

nah I'm going in with my bossy hat on!!!!!!!!!!!

Tracey, the fact that his poos are yellow now is very important. I would suggest you follow Barb's advice, stick to the breast, cut dairy from your diet and I think in about 2 weeks you'll see a big difference.
I had this with my first baby, and by about 7-8 months I could have some dairy in my diet (butter on bread, milk in tea a couple of times a day) and by about 15 months he was over it. We were living in the country at the time, but several years later I met a paediatric gastroenterologist. I told him about what had happened, that I wasn't well supported by the paed, the strategies I used, etc. He told me I had done just the right thing.
If the problem is more complex then they recommend a visit with a gastroenterologist or allergist. If he responds dramatically to something simple like cutting out milk, then just go with that for a few months and reevaluate later.
Must go, crying baby. I'll pop in again later.

MY son was diagnoised with milk intolerance at 4 months, he had watery green poos, also had blood in them too. A bit scarey! I had to cut out all diary in my diet, although it has been hard it was well worth it, he is now 13 months, and i just weaned him.
I knew something was wrong when his poo's were like water and the smell eww!!!
Just make sure you take calcium tablets so you are ok too!!! There are lots of recipes you can get from the internet! I have a great recipe for butterscotch bikkies, if you want something sweet.

125grams of nuttelex
2 tblsp of golden syrup
1 & 1/4 c of self raising flour
1/2 c brown sugar.

Beat butter and sugar together
Add golden syrup, and mix
The add flour.
Roll into balls.

Bake at 180 for 15 minutes..take out let set. and eat very yum!

Usually makes about 20 bikkies.

Oh and wanted to add that my paed said it could take up to 6 weeks for the milk protien to leave you body. It took my body 4 weeks.

hi poo is green again....
But I was told, it will all settle down,.
I hope so!

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*Trace* sticking my arm through cyber space to hold your hand.

I'm crying atm sitting here because we have been dealing with this for so long, and its so hard to find the "right" person to help.

I saw a LC with Jovie when she had breast refusal and was screaming heaps. I was told she had a milk allergy, not lactose intolerance, but a cows milk allergy. She was amazing. She put me on a diet and said to trial soy (no good... Jovie's worse with soy) and goats milk (no good, Jovie's still bad with goats milk) so in the end I have been diary free living since December 31st. Every once in a while I think "whats a doughnut going to do???" or "just a few squares of the milk chocolate" and Jovie breaks out in a huge ezcema rash within a few hours after the next feed & screams for the next few nights.

It took around 4-6 weeks for her to recover. In the meantime I got help through alternative therapies. I found acupuncture (acupressure for babies) to be the best thing, I found someone who specialised in children & would go & then for the next 2-3 days she would be the most settled. Then she would gradually get worse until the next appointment. I did it weekly during that 4-6 weeks and then found that it got longer in between appointments.

My LC also suggested kinesiology which I was hesitant in doing because I don't understand it entirely. Anyway... we didn't do it until we have seen teh allergist.

We took Jovie to an allergist that I found through the food allergy expo and while we were there, he took one look at Matilda and started asking me questions. After a huge amount of testing, blood work and hair analysis, we have found that Matilda is severely allergic to milk.

What a milk allergy does is destroy the lining of the guts. So they aren't able to process foods and absorb nutrients. It can cause ezcema, reflux, ear infections, anaemia and like Matilda thyroid disorders as well if it goes on long enough.

I have HEAPS of information... I will try to compile a PM for you.

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Hi Christy
Any chance I could have a look at the information you have. My baby, Jack is 7 months old and since starting solids a month ago has been suffering constipation. I went to a dietitian last weekend in desperation and after speaking with her for a while it became apparent that maybe Jack's been having issues since birth ( he has had eczema and also had heaps of wind and was hard to setlle etc) but it's really starting to manifest itself now that he's on solids with constipation. She thinks he might be intolerant to dairy through my breastmilk... although all the stuff I read about this usually says the symptoms are the opposite to constipation... anyway, i've gone off dairy since last weekend but in the meantime he's still suffering constipation (despite the massive amounts of pear i'm feeding him!) Does this sound similar to what you've been through? Do you have some info that might help me? Much appreciated.
Cheers