I'm hoping that someone can tell me if this could possibly be a dairy intolerance. I was going to just cut out the cows milk and see if it helped, but I'm wondering if it were a true intolerance if I should take more extreme measures. I posted here because I'm not sure if this isn't a "dairy is hard to digest" issue.
Background: I work away from home 3 days/week and have been pumping for him. As my supply has decreased and I decreased my pumping to once/day last month, I've needed to supplement with whole cows milk to satisfy his milk needs while I'm away. He really only drinks breastmilk when I'm with him, but that doesn't seem to change our nights much, though I know dairy takes a while to clear. He's been loving yogurt and cheese since he was 9 months old. My father always had a lot of gas and my mom mentioned once that he trouble with dairy (though that never stopped him from consuming it!).
His symptoms:
1) Waking frequently at night recently (every 1-3 hours). He's never been an all night sleeper, but he was getting better (waking once or twice a night) until a couple of weeks ago. When he wakes he doesn't cry (unless he doesn't find me next to him) but tosses and turns and often lets go of some gas.
2) Now that's he's gotten more communicative, sometimes he points to his lower belly...and then lets go of some gas, especially in the last couple of weeks.
3) He's gone from being a champion solids eater to eating very small amounts (though I'm not convinced that's not normal toddler behavior).
4) He's always had a bit of eczema (red spots at the back of head at the low hairline), but that's it.
5) He's gone from 1/day poop to many times a day, small amounts of poop.
My questions:
1)Has anybody seen a very mild intolerance, and would this be it?
2)Do you think I should cut milk out of our diets? It seems like the increase in cows milk has been what the biggest change in the last couple of weeks, but these seem like very mild symptoms if he did have a problem.
3)If I do cut it out, do I have to cut it out of everything (milk as an ingredient in other foods/no milk in my diet either, yogurts/cheese)? I've always consumed milk while I've breastfed him, though he has always had that little patch of eczema....
Sorry for the long post! Thanks in advance for your help!
Background: I work away from home 3 days/week and have been pumping for him. As my supply has decreased and I decreased my pumping to once/day last month, I've needed to supplement with whole cows milk to satisfy his milk needs while I'm away. He really only drinks breastmilk when I'm with him, but that doesn't seem to change our nights much, though I know dairy takes a while to clear. He's been loving yogurt and cheese since he was 9 months old. My father always had a lot of gas and my mom mentioned once that he trouble with dairy (though that never stopped him from consuming it!).
His symptoms:
1) Waking frequently at night recently (every 1-3 hours). He's never been an all night sleeper, but he was getting better (waking once or twice a night) until a couple of weeks ago. When he wakes he doesn't cry (unless he doesn't find me next to him) but tosses and turns and often lets go of some gas.
2) Now that's he's gotten more communicative, sometimes he points to his lower belly...and then lets go of some gas, especially in the last couple of weeks.
3) He's gone from being a champion solids eater to eating very small amounts (though I'm not convinced that's not normal toddler behavior).
4) He's always had a bit of eczema (red spots at the back of head at the low hairline), but that's it.
5) He's gone from 1/day poop to many times a day, small amounts of poop.
My questions:
1)Has anybody seen a very mild intolerance, and would this be it?
2)Do you think I should cut milk out of our diets? It seems like the increase in cows milk has been what the biggest change in the last couple of weeks, but these seem like very mild symptoms if he did have a problem.
3)If I do cut it out, do I have to cut it out of everything (milk as an ingredient in other foods/no milk in my diet either, yogurts/cheese)? I've always consumed milk while I've breastfed him, though he has always had that little patch of eczema....
Sorry for the long post! Thanks in advance for your help!
