When can I stop restricting my diet while breastfeeding?

Question

My baby is 7 weeks old and I’ve been restricting my diet (like no dairy, gluten, gassy veggies, garlic, etc) for her so she’s not in as much pain or as gassy. I was wondering if anyone knows when you can stop that and go back to a normal diet without it affecting her?

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You can try to reintroduce 1 food at a time (I’d do 1 per week) to see if you can identify her specific trigger , but if she has an intolerance to something it’s likely you won’t be able to eat it for your entire BFing journey w/out causing issues.

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I never knew about restricted diet while breastfeeding. At least my pediatrician never mentioned it to me!

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I ate whatever I wanted however, when she did get super fussy I cut back on dairy which helped her tummy a lot. However, culturelle probiotics are the absolute best. She’s 15 months now and I still give them to her everyday. They take about 4 weeks to really get their insides working right and I never had to cut back on dairy or anything after that... my doc recommended them at her 1 month doctors appointment and I swear by them. I exclusively breastfed for 12.5 months.

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Until you stop BF if your baby is sensitive to those things

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I never restricted my diet other than caffeine and alcohol. Caffeine made my kids super fussy.

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I only cut back caffeine and dairy products, but never totally stopped.

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You don't really need to be on a restricted diet unless your baby has an allergy to it or you notice something you eat upsets her tummy. I never did anyway 🤷🏻‍♀️

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I only restricted my diet when my daughter was fussy, not before

When can I stop restricting my diet while breastfeeding?

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