when do you alter your diet?

Question

Bf mommies What's y'all opinions, I've sort of read unless the baby has an allergy what we eat really isn't much of a concern... ?

My son is a bit gassy stays up all night squirming just to pass gass or poop half the night every night... he's somewhat fussy in the day but I mean how do you know when you should try and leave something out your diet, where do you even start sometimes I wonder if coffee or dairy affects him.. or maybe he's just a fussy baby so confusing 🙄

Answer

A food log is a good idea. unfortunately, she can't change it up every day because it takes 4 days for a reaction to show and 2-4 weeks for dairy to clear the mom and baby's bodies. So it's a very long process

Answer

I have a 4 week old who spits up a lot and had trouble gaining weight at first. I'm curious about same issue/topic as you.  He squirms and was gassy but is content and has normal diapers. Gassy has decreased. I have cut back on supplements that I was taking to help my supply.  He spits up with bf, bottle and formula. He sounds very congested with mucous in throat and have considered to start eliminating dairy out of my diet. I know it can take up to 4 weeks to get it out of your milk. I want to start eliminating it asap but I want to research and meal prep for the change.

Answer

My son had horrendous reflux and colic. My doctor told me not to bother altering my diet, just ride through it and he'll settle down. It took a while but he did. He just said that cutting out foods doesn't help baby's gut adjust to them, so can cause more issues in the future. I did add a baby friendly probiotic and took more myself (there's a theory that colic and reflux are down to immature gut bacteria). I put it on my nipples for him but you can put it in pumped milk or formula. It really helped!!

Answer

There isn't scientific proof that mothers diet changes milk... there is more and more research showing that it doesn't. Milk is always the same, whether mom ate or didn't eat. Milk doesn't come from your stomach, it comes from your blood and lymph, so whatever gets in your blood (sugar, caffeine) could end up in small amounts in milk. Just eat healthy to nourish your resources :)

Answer

Dairy is usually the culprit. I had to give it up and my sons has issues/pain basically disappeared. He is not almost 7 months and I have started incorporating more dairy with no issues!

Answer

According to my ped there isn't any scientific proof that the mothers diet has any effect on the child, though some may disagree. Is it possible your baby might be a little colicky? Or have trouble just passing gas.

Answer

I would start now. It depends on if you're ok with the fussing and gas. Some people wait for a more extreme reaction. I would start with dairy then take it from there. Dairy takes the longest to clear. You would need to remove all traces of dairy (lactose, casein, whey etc) for 2 weeks, although you may see a change immediately. If no change after 2 weeks, reintroduce and take out something else (one of the top 8 allergens or caffeine). I personally chose to eliminate all common allergens at the same time because I didn't want my baby to suffer for months while I figured it out.

Answer

I think really all you can do is have only caffeine one day and then see if he's fussy or gassy and then the next day see if it was dairy and so on. Or write down what you eat everyday and then write down when he gets fussy so you can kind of put two and two together. I never really had a problem with mine when she was younger, beans would make her cart up a storm though lol

when do you alter your diet?

The Top Baby Tracker App: Embrace New Beginnings with Tender Care

The Top Fertility Tracker App: Your Path to Achieving Pregnancy

The Top Pregnancy App: Nurturing Your Journey to Motherhood

The Top Period Tracker for Empowering Your Menstrual Health Journey