So if gestational diabetes wasn't hard enough on my eating habits, my child has to have a milk allergy too. I know that babies are fussy and can't always be happy all the time. But when they scream bloody murder every time you eat something dairy, somethings got to give. So I'm giving up dairy. Not just milk, cheese, ranch, sour cream (not to mention these are all my favorite things) but I have to give up traces of dairy too. I have to look at the ingredients to everything I buy, which is super time consuming and annoying. I have found things that I can eat and keep them stocked. I have to have chocolate after every meal. Thank goodness Oreo's don't have any dairy in them! It helps too that breastfeeding uses lots of calories because I can eat a whole thing of Oreo's in a week! We first tried gas drops and then gripe water. They helped a little. But I have definitely noticed a difference since I have stopped eating dairy. He likes pressure on his belly so that's what we had to do to keep him comfortable. Here are some pictures of his screaming and then Ryan trying to calm him down :)
The good thing is that around 3 months or so, most kiddos get over the dairy sensitivity. :) You're doing an awesome thing for your baby by continuing nursing. (And remember it can take 10 days for the dairy to be completely out of your system, so if he doesn't change right away don't fret!)
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