It’s been a full 10 months since I last posted on my journey breastfeeding Luke and his diagnosis of milk-soy protein intolerance (MSPI). That post has become one of my most popular and I still get comments and emails weekly from women sharing their stories and looking for answers. Since Luke was 5 months when I wrote that post, it is definitely time for an update.
My last post contained graphic photos of Luke’s stools. This post will not because I find it much more difficult to distinguish between a normal and abnormal stool at this age. How about some cute Luke pictures instead?
First, breastfeeding is still going strong. He doesn’t show any signs of slowing down or wanting to stop, so I’m hopeful we’ll make it to my goal of breastfeeding until he’s 2. Now, let me back up a bit.
Luke was diagnosed with MSPI when he was an infant and I cut out all dairy and soy from my diet. It wasn’t until I also cut out wheat, nuts, and peanuts that his stools became normal (no mucus or blood–see my other post for pictures) so he likely had multiple food protein intolerances.
His doctor was confident, however, that he would outgrow all of his intolerances. She advised me to start trying to add foods back into my diet when Luke was 8-10 months. Anxious to resume to a normal diet, I did a soy trial at 8 months.
It was an obvious fail. Luke’s first dirty diaper after me having one soy latte was explosive. He hadn’t had a blow out in months and this one was massive. Poop everywhere. The mucus returned, he had horrible smelly gas, and the worst night of sleeping of his life. It took an entire month for the mucus to stop showing up in his stools.
So I continued with my diet of no dairy, soy, wheat, nuts, or peanuts for another 3 months. At this point I was really nervous to add foods into my diet, but I knew I had to find out if he was outgrowing his intolerances.
At 10 1/2 months I tried adding nuts. With trepidation, I waited. No issues. His stools (different now since we was on solid food) stayed the same. Sleep stayed the same. I had hope! (And peanut butter back in my life–yay!)
I waited a couple weeks and Thanksgiving was upon us. The perfect time to trial wheat! I happily enjoyed my stuffing, but was still nervous. The last thing I wanted was to cause pain or discomfort to my baby. It went well! Again, his stools, sleep, and mood stayed the same.
It was time to move on to dairy. After a long 10 months without eating any cheese, I celebrated the trial with a cheese pizza. It was the best-tasting pizza of my life. I wish I didn’t like cheese so much.
So what was the result of the cheese trial? Success! At least it seemed that way. I didn’t notice any differences in Luke’s stools or behavior.
At that point I decided to wait to trial soy again. The memories of the trial at 8 months was still fresh and I wanted to enjoy the success we’d had so far.
It was time to let Luke eat some of these foods to see how he’d do eating them directly. Up to this point his solid food diet didn’t contain any wheat, nuts, dairy, or soy, just like my diet had been. When introducing the new foods to Luke, I did the same method as when I added them to my diet, trying one food and then waiting a few weeks before trying the next.
He did fine with wheat and nuts (I gave him some almond milk and a meal with peanut sauce in case you are wondering how I trialed nuts. I obviously didn’t give him whole nuts to eat) so we were off to a good start.
When I gave him some dairy, the waters started getting a little murky. There was a change in his stools, but I couldn’t tell if they were normal or not. There was not obvious mucus, but their consistency changed and they were definitely gooey. I had no idea if this was normal or if it indicated a problem.
Evaluating a baby’s behavior can be tough. Babies get fussy sometimes. I never knew if I should attribute his fussy moods to what he’d eaten or just regular baby stuff like teething or being overtired. Nothing was a clear indicator that he’d failed, yet I wasn’t sure if he was tolerating the dairy or not.
This was around 12 months. I decided to back off on the dairy for a while and try it again in a few months. Around 14 months, we tried it again. This time I gave him cheese three days in a row. His diapers were definitely gooey-er again, but it still wasn’t a clear cut fail.
Another symptom that showed up after the third day of cheese was a runny nose and red cheeks (See the picture below this paragraph). Dairy is very mucus-producing, so I knew that a runny nose could be attributed to eating dairy. I’d also read the red cheeks can be a sign of an intolerance. This was not the first time he’d had the red cheeks, but it was the first time I was sure he’d eaten something that could have caused it. Even though I was still unsure, I decided to back off of the dairy again.
A few weeks later his fifteen month well check was here. I talked with his doctor about it, and she felt confident we should continue trying to see if he tolerated dairy. She said the runny nose (that lasted about a week) could have been a cold or related to teething. She said to continue with the dairy and if there was a questionable stool, to bring his diaper in to be tested for blood.
That day I gave Luke grilled cheese for lunch. The next day, once again, I found myself staring at his dirty diaper trying to figure out if it was normal or not. Isn’t motherhood a glamorous job?
I brought it in to be tested. A few hours later, I got a call from his pediatrician’s office, and his stool tested positive for blood. Boo.
It will be a while before I give him dairy again. The blood showed up after him eating very small amounts, so I feel like his system is still fairly sensitive. His doctor assured me that I can continue eating the foods I’d been eating, and I’m of course hoping she’s right.
You would think this would be the end of the update, but there’s a little bit more. A few days after his stool tested positive for blood, I was out with Meghan and Tim was home with Luke. Tim accidentally fed Luke some bread that had soy flour in it. So we had an unplanned soy trial!
Unfortunately, Luke and soy do not get along at all. This was a clear fail. His diapers had obvious mucus and his mood and sleep were affected for a solid week. He’s just now getting back to my happy little man.
So it looks like I will be living with an MSPI toddler for a longer time. I’m still hopeful he’ll outgrow these intolerances, but only time will tell.
Thank you for the poop pics, as weird as that sounds! My son is 4 months old, breastfed exclusively and his poop looks exactly like that. It started at a few weeks, then went back to normal poop, recently it’s green slimy again and last night some blood. Freaked me out. I will have him checked out, but really he is healthy happy and chubby so I don’t know what is going on. We do have cold virus issues in our house right now, I am hoping it is not food related. He is my 5th baby, 4th breastfed and I have never had issues like this before.
The fact that it goes back and forth so easily makes me think it is a virus and not food related. I hope that is the case!
Thank you so much for writing this! I am going through the same thing with my 3 month old baby River. He was very fussy and colicky from when he was a week old and I could tell he had serious discomfort in his digestive system and we didn’t know what was bugging him. I couldn’t imagine that it was dairy since I eat so much cheese but when we started having blood in his poop they told me to cut out all milk and milk derivatives. Within a few days his poop cleared up from all the blood, large quantities of mucous, was never very green again and smelled so much better. I just tried some goat cheese and yogurt this week to see if he’ll tolerate that but while there has been no blood, he had very heavy quantities of mucous back so I guess the goat is a no. He also will get a little fussy sometimes after peanuts or even vegan chocolate so I go lightly with those. I go lightly with soy too just to not overload too much with that either.
Thank you so much for sharing!
You’re welcome. I’m glad to hear you’ve been able to find the culprits to your son’s stool issues.
Thank you for this post and the previous post! I’m struggling with food intolerances with my 4 month old. I’m currently off milk, soy, peanuts, tree nuts, and shell fish. Eggs didn’t seem to be a problem and the next one to tackle is wheat. (The hardest, at least for me…) But it’s been very helpful reading your experiences. I’m definitely going to bookmark this page for a few months down the line when I start to reintroduce foods. Thank you again for sharing your experiences with this!
You’re welcome. Wheat was very tough for me, too, at least at first. I did get used to it. I was so happy when it was back in my life, though! 🙂
Hi Mareya, I come upon your first post about MSPI and would like to thank you for the patience to describe everything you went through dealing with it. I am from a small country in Europe and found your post while searching for more information about my daughter’s problems with MSPI. It may sound funny but what was really helpful for me were the diaper pictures as it is always difficult to determine whether the poop is having the right color, consistency etc. 🙂
I was really happy to read that Luke is growing and obviously overcoming his food intolerance. That makes me confident that my 7-months old daughter who made a reaction even to her first rice pap 2-weeks ago will make it as well.
I just want to check what’s the policy of vaccinating kids with MSPI in your country? We have postponed several vaccinations so far, but our pediatrician insists on putting them. However I’m so scared of unlocking another allergy reaction… I’d love to read your opinion on this. And please, continue up-dating us on Luke’s progress!!!
MSPI children are vaccinated normally here, but it’s up to the parents. We can delay or refuse vacs if we choose. Luke is on a regular vaccination schedule; I have not heard about them unlocking allergies. I’ll have to look into that more. Although he’s done with vaccinations for quite a while now. I will continue to update on Luke’s progress!
My baby, currently 9 months old was sensitive to milk & soy as well, but never had blood in his stool. I am a vegetarian, now vegan as I have had to eliminate diary & soy since he was a few weeks old. I’m terrified to try diary or soy despite that my doctor has said that I could and that I could also offer it to my baby. I recently added beans and peanut butter back to my diet but have basically been starving for 9 months.
Please update your blog on this topic. I wish I knew what to do for my baby, but will probably wait until he is 12 months as I don’t want to hurt his tummy.
I didn’t try giving Luke any of the foods he was sensitive to until after 12 months. Now, at 20 months, he still doesn’t tolerate dairy or soy. Wheat and peanuts and tree nuts are okay. Personally I wouldn’t try feeding an intolerant baby dairy or soy at 9 months. When I tried having soy at 8 months, he had such a strong reaction, I can’t imagine how bad it would have been if I’d fed him the soy. Good luck to you. I know you are on a long, confusing road.
Alissa- I know this is way beyond your posting date but I’m curious as to when you trialed again? I’m at the 8.5 month mark and feel the same despite what my ped or gi doctor suggests in trying again. Feel guilty if it goes awry. ..
Hi, your two post on your sons MSPI has been so helpful! especially the diaper photos! I have a 13 week old that is having the EXACT same problems. Ive been dairy, gluten free for 8 weeks now and there was some improvment finally at 9-11 weeks; but I think my addition of tree nuts in the last 2 weeks is the culprit for our huge setback. Ive also been soy free, but was wondering if this means I must eliminate soybean fed chicken (nearly all are fed soybeans); as some one research study I found showed it can be present in the meat. And the eggs. Did you eliminate chicken? It was only one study I read on soy protein in chicken ..and I didnt super scrutinize the quality of the study; but the concept stuck in my head.
I did not eliminate chicken. I can see how it could be a problem, though, especially if a baby was super sensitive. I do get my chicken from a local farm, though, so I will have to check and see if they are fed soy.
good to know.. I still dont know if I will eliminate chicken, just keep it to as small amounts as possible. I thinking/hoping he is not that sensitive so that super trace amounts would have an effect. I sometimes wonder if a breastfeeding mom having a “leaky gut” might be an issue as whole proteins should not be in the mom’s bloodstream to begin with… thus should not get in her breastmilk. Just a little theory in my head 🙂
Wow–interesting!
Hello,
Thank you for your sharing your story. My 19 month old was diagnosed MSPI at 2 months old and I then elimintaed all milk and soy from my diet. She BF until 14 months old when she weaned herself. We have tried off and on to add milk/dairy back into her diet and when we do the mucus and the crankyness return. We have her situation under control but what I was wondering if any of the other moms out there who eliminated dairy and soy from their diets had problems of their own when they added the food back in. My mom later infomed me that I had problems with milk as a baby and was put on soy formula. Since adding dairy and soy back into my diet after being off of it for a year I have noticed I break out in what appears to be 3 different types of eczema. I also notice a huge difference in how I feel. I receintly went on the Dr Oz 3 day detox diet and noticed a huge difference in how I felt (much better mood and tons more energy) and my skin problems cleared up in a day. Once the detox was over and I started adding foods back in (I didn’t do this one food at a time which was a huge mistake) within 3 weeks all of the symptoms had returned. I was wondering if any other moms were also going through this.
Thank you
Wow that’s really interesting. I feel better when I’m not eating dairy and wheat, too, but I have a reeeallllly hard time keeping them out of my diet. 🙁 I hope others see your comment and chime in with some of their experiences!
Dear Maryea,
I am so glad that you were so detailed about your son’s case. I give yu thumbs up for being a strong mother. My 2 months old baby girl is having similar issues. I am really hoping that she isn’t lactose intolerant and I’m not happy about cutting the dairy to see any changes. The best part was using the pictures ‘cos I have lots of them I took for observations. By tomorrow her stool analysis result will be out and it will show what’s wrong but for now, I will try removing dairy ; its definitely one of the hardest thing to do especially when I love my cereals with lots of milk. Good job and good luck to the rest of us!
Thanks for the full description of Luke’s journey, we are just starting on this journey ourselves with our 8 week old daughter. I’m currently cutting out dairy and soy and have already seen an improvement in the mucousy/blood diapers and her skin which had hives. My one question is regarding soy oil. Some reputable websites (FARE, mayo clinic) say you can eat soy oil if it’s highly processed. I’m trying to find a source that confirms if most soy oil in commercial products is ok. As Luke has such a sensitivity to soy I was wondering how you deal with soy oil?
Actually soy oil seemed to be okay. The only time I had it was when I ate at Chipotle (as that seemed to be the only place I could eat out when I was so restricted!) and I never noticed a difference in his stools. I prefer to avoid soybean oil anyway, but sometimes it’s unavoidable so I was glad he didn’t react to it.
I initially cut out dairy and then a few days later soy for my lo at 6 weeks after blood showed up in his green stool. He was better for a few weeks but then the green mucousy poops returned. I chose to do a full elimination diet and he got better, but I sort of wish I had cut things one at a time to figure out exactly what he was allergic to. At the time, I was desperate for him to feel better already- and to gain weight as the food intolerances were causing him failure to thrive. Another big one that you don’t see too often is Corn! I am pretty sure my son has a sensitivity to corn, so others mamas if you’ve tried everything else, eliminate corn- which is about as hard to do as soy!
I googled baby poop diaper pictures and I’m so lucky to have found your blog. I have been having such a hard time deciphering what in the world my 11 week old could be allergic to. At three weeks he was diagnosed with dairy allergy. Our pediatrician told us to cut out any raw milk product and see if it made a difference. Lo and behold it did, but there were still moments where he would have explosive green mucus too. We went to the doctor at his two month check up thinking that she would be happy with the poop consistency And the doctor started throwing the word “formula” around. I informed her that I would do whatever it would take to modify my diet to keep breast-feeding our little one, and she just kept pushing formula. I then decided myself to eliminate soy and egg from my diet, and saw a big difference almost right away. I wish I had done them one at a time so I would know which one made the big difference, but there is no going back now. We have really never had the good consistency poops though that I see in other blogs. A few weeks later, I had a spoonful of peanut butter, and then green mucus again. I just feel like there something else. Today, that was confirmed for me when our little one had a massive blowout and his first tiny little string of blood in his diaper. He is now 11 weeks and I am trying to figure out what I ate that could have set him off the way it did. I have decided to try wheat next. This means that I will be milk, soy, egg, peanut, and wheat free. It is extremely hard, but I feel like in the long run I will look back and realize it was just a small moment in time. At this point, I am afraid to call his pediatrician, mostly because I know that it will give her even more of a reason to throw formula at us. I feel a little disheartened, because I’m unsure if the wheat will really make that much of a difference, but reading your blog gives me hope because I see how much of a difference it made in your son. Wish me luck, as I’m going to start trying the wheat today. If this doesn’t improve, I’m not sure what my next step will be. Thanks for your blog. I do feel much better after reading it. I’m so glad to see that your son is finally doing well, and that you’re able to introduce food you love back into your diet. If you can give me any insight at all about anything that I’ve said, please feel free. I’m just glad to see someone else post their experience about this, as I don’t really trust our son’s pediatrician when it comes to being a breast-feeding advocate. Thanks again!
Thanks so much for sharing this, its been so helpful and what you have described is somewhat a mirror image of our experience. I have found it so hard to find answers but have always known something wasn’t right. My little one is now almost 3 months old and her poos have looked almost identical to the pictures. I have been worried for weeks actually, since she was 4 weeks old. I always questioned the colours nd consistency of her poos to nurses and doctors who always said ‘its normal or it happens’ with no real diagnosis, whilst in the meantime her poos were only becoming increasingly more runny, mucusy and green until I saw blood which made me skip a beat. Also she was becoming more colicky and unsettled. This was at week 8. I went to see a peaditrician who said its a dairy intolerance which is what I suspected he suggested to put her on pro biotics. She is now less fussy and her poos are now mainly yellow but still very mucusy and at times runny. Oddly enough they are yellow in the morning and then get more green as the day progresses. Not sur if you had the same issue? I have also had my suspicions on soy, eggs and wheat. I’m almost 100% certain soy is a no go zone and eggs too. So I’ve cut them out, wheat I’m still holding onto. Though after 3 weeks of no soy or dairy her poos are still not perfect which to me shows signs of other intolerances possibly wheat. It’s a tough gig eating so cleanly and going through a process of elimination when you are tired and sleep deprived. As a mum you hope you’re child outgrows these intolerances so that they don’t have to worry about avoiding so many foods when they are older. I truly wonder why there isn’t more education about this issue and why these allergies are now more common than ever before. I have been told by doctors and nurses that her poos are ok, one also miss diagnosed it as gastro!!! As a mum you need to go with your instinct and keep searching, that’s something I’ve learnt as a first time mum. I hope Luke overcomes his intolerance, regardless he looks very healthy and cute.
Wow, this post and the earlier one (with all those lovely poo pictures) is so helpful, I can’t tell you. Thank you for sharing!!! I suppose I should share my own tale of baby and mspi issues in the off chance that it is helpful to another new mom out there, but I’m too pooped from a long day ;). I feel like most of this food/diet/MSPI experience is me out here alone navigating it, since my pediatrician has not been terribly helpful beyond telling me to avoid certain foods. Looking back I also realize there were clear signs of possible MSPI from the very early days, but the suggestion to eliminate dairy and then soy from my diet wasn’t given until my LO was 4 months old. So long for her to suffer in pain and my husband and I to suffer from zero sleep and a colicky baby.
This is so helpful! I came across this post googling how to reintroduce dairy/soy to a baby with mspi. The first post, though yeah, a bit gross, had me nodding my head bc that is exactly what I was seeing when my daughter was having her issues before I eliminated dairy and soy (and over the phone the nurses were telling me that’s normal- I don’t think so!). Baby is now 10 months and I’ve been eating a bit of soy with no horrible effects so far. I’d love to try a little dairy but like you, I’m scared because of what happened a few months ago when I had one tiny teeny bite of cheese! Horrible green diaper with blood…I guess I just have to try it though! I hope she will outgrow the problem! Oh…and I wanted to mention that my daughter had awful reflux/spitting up/constant crying which is what clued us in to this problem. Once I eliminated dairy and soy, the spitting up vanished!
Thanks so much for the update! What a cutie pie! And kudos to you mama for working so hard to figure it out….and for continuing to breastfeed! That takes committment!
Hi
I was trying to google pictures with mucus and came to see your blog.i’m a first time mother and been worrying with my son’s stool.im hoping I could post pictures here and I need help is it mucus-y or normal……plsss help
I’m not sure if there’s a way to post pictures in the comments here, but if you’d like to send me a picture you can send it to my email: [email protected]
I’m not a doctor but I can certainly look at it and tell you if it looks like anything I’ve seen with my son.
Hi!!!!
We went to see the ped. Few days ago and she confirmed it was mucus.and there was blood in his stool too.
I am on dairy free diet now but it’s harder than I think it is.
I’m just wondering how long would it take for me to see changes in the stool…. Did Luke come to a point where he doesn’t want to drink milk??my son is eating lesser than usual and it drives me crazy…. : (
I am suspecting my son has reflux and I’m wondering did Luke had those reflux signs too????
Hello, did your child ended up having reflux? My daughter is having the same symptoms and i notice her eating less
The doctor did say he had reflux, but the medicine did not change his symptoms and the side effects were awful, so we only kept him on it for a short time. 🙁
Oh okay, with him outgrowing the MSPI did he outgrew the reflux too?
Yes, he did. 🙂
Okay, thank you for the response, its barely my 2nd day of not eating any milk soy peanuts and all the stuff that can make her poop watery.. so hopefully it gets better.
Thanks again
Great job on the breastfeeding! My goal has always been 18-24 mos and I have never made it (10 mos, 14 mos) but on baby no. 3 now and she’s nursing very strong at 21 months! We both love it! She was sensative to dairy too-particularly milk. She could do cheese and yogurt but even a sip of milk and she’d throw up all over. What we did was give her the carton coconut milk. It’s fairly hypoallergenic and it has a lot of fat in it. So that was a win-win for us. No allergic reaction but by far the most fat out of any non-dairy alternative. When she hit 18 mos she seemed to outgrow the dairy sensitivity. Good luck!
Thanks, April! I hope Luke outgrows his, too!
Oh poor guy and poor mama. I can’t imagine how difficult all the unknowns are for you. It’s so sad seeing our kids in pain. Praying for more answers for you guys.
Thanks so much, Heather!
Hey, thanks for the update. My littlest is now almost 22 months old and still cannot do dairy or soy, and I have taken my five year old off dairy again (he really doesn’t eat soy either, I other than oils). I thought he had outgrown his MSPI, but he’s been complaining of a stomach ache for quite a while. It is so frustrating!!! I’m starting to wonder if it will be for the rest of their lives…
That’s one of my fears, too! It’s not so much of a problem at home, but when we go out it can be a real pain.
Thanks for the update. I am breastfeeding my almost 7 month old, who reacts to milk, soy, nuts and wheat in my diet- I have been wondering when I will be able to eat pizza again, and it is nice to hear that there may be a light at the end of the tunnel! Thanks for the low-down about how you reintroduced- I have been wondering when/what order to try and can’t get an answer from our ped or GI doc. Are you going to continue eating dairy?
I agree with you about the glamour of daily poop inspection. I have spent so many hours scrutinizing baby poop! My husband now leaves any poopy diapers that he changes open on the changing table, because he knows that he can’t adequately describe them to me.
Starting solids has really muddied the waters- we have had clear fails on banana and black beans, and maybe avocado (too bad, because these were my go-to baby foods for my older guys). I think applesauce, chicken and sweet potatoes have been ok, but every time she’s fussy, or the poops look a little strange, I get concerned. Decoding baby behavior is second only to interpreting baby poop, in terms of difficulty! 🙂
Thanks for sharing your story. I don’t know anyone who has gone through food intolerances, and Grace’s doctors don’t have a lot of clear advice, so it’s nice to hear from another mama who has been through it. Luke and Meghan are adorable!
Thank you, Betsy! And good luck to you. 🙂
This is so helpful to read, even 6 years later as I am currently going through this with my now 9-month-old daughter who seems to react to dairy, beef and eggs. We have just tried reintroducing some “baked-in” dairy to my diet, and this unfortunately coincided with her first ear infection so it was impossible to tell how she was tolerating it! I backed off the dairy again and then just tonight discovered what I think might be a little blood in her stool. Sigh. I’m wondering if Luke every grew out of his sensitivities or if they became full-blown allergies? Would love to hear the “final chapter” of your MSPI journey! Thanks for all the insight, God Bless!!!
I think I need to write that post! Luke is 7 now and has outgrown his intolerances! He eats most everything and has no consistent issues. (Occasionally he’ll have a stomach ache and I’m not sure if it can be linked to something he ate, sometimes I suspect he has trouble digesting dairy and soy in some forms, but it isn’t terrible.)
Hi,
My third child is causing me problems i never dealt with before. I’ve been dairy free for almost two months. Now a week of soy, gluten and peanut free but the bloody mucus diapers are getting worse. I am eating almond milk and almond butter now more- just want to continue bf but feel like it’s getting worse.
It’s so hard because the dietary changes don’t cause immediate results. And I hate to say it, but almonds could be a problem also. I had to cut them out. 🙁 Good luck, mama!
My daughter has same problem,I am also away from dairy, wheat but still eating nuts. But my Dr said tomatoes or citric food can also cause blood in stool..is this true.
I am not sure, sorry!
HI Maryea! I have been off dairy and wheat for four months. Diapers got better, but not good enough! still specks with here and there streaks of blood. The diapers you posted on your original were exactly how my sons look! Im struggling with what to eat still and making sure im getting enough nutrients myself. Did you see a nutritionist as you were going through all this? I never thought about almonds. I drink almond milk a ton 🙁
No, I didn’t see a nutritionist. It was a struggle though–I felt like I was eating the same foods over and over since I was so limited. The good new is that I was able to start adding foods back into my diet when Luke turned a year. I hope your little one outgrows it, too!
My 5 week old has not been formally diagnosed, but his symptoms and diapers are the same as your son’s. I am only a week in of cutting out dairy, but I have seen small improvements. With the dairy elimination, was it just cow’s milk, or all animal milk (goat/sheep)?
I did all animal milk because they all have (differing amounts) of casein, which is the protein that causes the problems.
Hi! I am going through the same journey and was wondering if you could share what you ate during the no soy, wheat, dairy, nuts diet. I am at a complete loss as to what to eat
Check this out–> https://happyhealthymama.com/what-this-breastfeeding-mama-eats-in-a-day.html
That’s a look at what I ate in a day while I was breastfeeding Luke. I hope it helps some!
Hi there i wanted to say thank you for posting. I’m going through the same situation with our daughter. I gave up breast feeding at 4 months and put her on the special formula whicj she would not eat. We have her on Alimentim now which she tolerates. I never thought it would continue into solid foods. I was never aware of proteins in food that would cause an intolerance. There’s so little info out there and the doctors are still so misinformed or just not educated about it. Our daughter is now 9 months and has multiple intolerance: sweet potatoes,rice, wheat, carrots, and dairy. My gosh it’s been so hard getting her to eat a normal baby diet. Shes-dropped from 50th percentile to 10th percentile in 6 months. I’ve shed so many tears over this issue. People treat me like I’m not feeding her enough and no-one knows what it’s like with a baby having these issues. Im so glad I stumbled upon your site. I don’t feel so bad I’m not alone in the struggle to get my baby eating a normal diet and not having food intolerance anymore.
Thanks so much for sharing all of this. I am facing the same issue but these posts keeps me going!
I’m glad this helps you!