Breastfeeding a Little One with a Milk Allergy

After a week or so of no dairy in your diet...try cutting out wheat...eggs...if things don't clear up, you may have to stop BFeedin and go for a soy or special diet formula. If you are feeling lost/confussed, call your local WIC office. They have a nutritionist on staff, that will help you no matter what. Doesn't matter if you recieve WIC. Talk w/ your son's DR and YOUR Dr and see what they say. Keep a log of your meals and his feedings (how long and when he nurses) as well as his eliminations...pee, poop, spit up, and throw up. there is a difference. There is a chance he is sucking in too much air and not burping well.

Hi S., I just joined mamasource, and your question got my attention, I was in the same situation a year and a half ago. Amazingly my daughter started some rectal bleeding also at 4 months, we went crazy trying to find out what it was, until we finally (with a gastrointerologist) found out that she was allergic to milk.
Anyways, you can start seeing changes about 2 to 3 weeks after your diet changes, becuase it takes your body 1 week to adjust, 4 days to process into the breastmilk (I also breastfeed) and one more week for your little one to process all this changes into his/her body. Believe me I went to every doctor you can ever imagine, even a breastfeeding consultant, one of the best helps I ever got. But be aware not only avoid regular milk, but also cheeses, butter, chips, or snacks that have milk in it. breads, pastries, etc. there are a lot of foods that have hidden milk in it, and while you are eating them, they will still go into the breastmilk, don't stop breastfeeding, since you are incresing his/her inmune system that way. Just be patient and things will get better. I used to have some websites that helped me out a lot to know what products and baby food had milk in it. I'll look for them asap and send them to you asap. I am glad I can help somebody that is in the same situation I was.
Take care, and congratulations for breastfeeding your baby, not too many people care about the benefits that it brings to the new baby.
C.

you CAN make your breastmilk free of milk proteins- you might also want to try cutting all soy proteins out of your diet as well- something like 40% of babies with milk protein allergies also are sensitive to soy it's called MSPI- Milk Soy Protein Intolerance/Allergy
it can take up to 2 or 3 weeks to clear out your system of 'offending' proteins & you need to make sure you are avoiding all dairy (& soy), including 'hidden' dairy- examples are ingredients like casein & whey (there are more)

there is a lot of information on www.kellymom.com

and I actually happen to know about this, as oftentimes infant reflux & intoerances/allergies go hand in hand- I have an Infant Reflux Counseling & Education business & I'm in miami:
http://www.mamasource.com/business/14059862321568677889

HTH
~L.

I had the same problem, it was bad enough to where I had to stop breastfeeding and we put him on soy formula. That was one of the 2 reasons I stopped breast feeding. Carnation Goodstart soy formula is the best for that type of allergy. If you choose to stop breast feeding

http://www.kidshealth.org/parent/medical/allergies/milk_a...
Here is a link for some imput. It says it may take kids 7 to 10 days to show signs. so I imagine by 10 days, you should see much improvement. Good luck girlie!!!