Breastfeeding/Lactation Consultant

Update:

Everything is crazy and awful, once again.  I decided to contact my LC. I told her everything that's going on and will continue to seek her counsel until we get all these problems resolved.  I also decided to go ahead and give my LO cereal since that is what the pediatrician had suggested. It's only 2 weeks shy of being 6 months old, so I'm no beating myself up too badly.  I really can't see that it's helping any really.

My LC wants me to do one sided feeding every 3 hours.( I was doing 8 hr block -----baby really wasn't liking it, he wanted to get more milk at a time I suppose). She also said she believes that what is going on besides OALD is milk protein allergy. She advised me to eliminate any obvious dairy from my diet, and if the problem still persists to eliminate all hidden dairy.

So let the fun begin. No dairy.  But hey, after all the screaming and crying that's been going on for the jpast 3 mos, I'll be happy to not have dairy.

I called the pediatrician today. I asked if their were any test that they could do to help determine if it was milk protein allergy.  The very ignorant nurse said she didn't know of any. the only thing I could do is to stop BF and give soy formula. I told her that was not an option, that I would eliminate dairy completely b4 I would stop bfing. I scheduled an appointment for 2moro. So we'll see if he gained any weight or not in the past month. I will also ask if they will changed his reflux med from zantac to possibly something else or up the dose.  I really hope doc don't recomend soy formula, I don't relly think he will he is pro breastfeeding, but i'm not sure if he's every dealt with a possible milk allergy. I hope he will do a bllod test to see if it is a llergy. someone on here had said there was a test called RAST. I hope he can do it for us. I would really like to come nhoome with some answers tomorrow.

I'll update when I can. I'm going on basically no sleep for the pasdt week b/c that's when LO decides to cry and scream his head off the worst.

 

 

 

((HUGS)) to you! I wouldn't worry too much about introducing cereal just shy of 6 months with the issues you're having, mama.

Please let us know how the dairy elim. diet goes...BIG HUGS!

 

My gut tell me you may be dealing w/ a milk allergy as well.

Gotta run, but here's some more info on the RAST test (more specifically, exactly what it is):

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAST_test

Given what you've said, I'd definitely start a dairy elimination diet.

Dana