Sleep issues - could this be related?

[mariposita]

Please read my thread in Nighttime Parenting. I need some serious help and wonder if this is allergy-related:

http://www.mothering.com/discussions...d.php?t=461418

[BellinghamCrunchie]

It could be allergy-related. It could be teething. It could be a growth spurt. Our DD went through a period of terrible sleeping at that age and I was ripping my hair out. I did all the things you did, including eliminating dairy and wheat, and it did seem to help (that is, nights were still bad, but they were REALLY bad if I had dairy that day).

My midwife told me that eating beans, broccoli, cabbage, and other gas-producing foods could cause discomfort and/or gas in the baby, although I didn't see how (because the gas that would be produced from them would be in my intestines and not in my breastmilk, it seemed to me). But it might be worth a try to eliminate those beans and replace them with a different protein source (like free range chicken if you are not a vegetarian).

I have also heard that making sure you get enough magnesium can help both of you sleep better.

This will end. I remember how it was, and how I thought I was going crazy. But from about 6.5 months to about 13 months we suddenly began having (comparatively) great sleep. Hang in there. I remember how terrible it was; I hate those days where all you are doing is getting through them, barely, watching the clock and counting the minutes until you can go back to sleep again.

[JaneS]

In our house it's not allergies but intestinal flora... since the digestive system produces the neurotransmitters (or neurotoxins) the brain runs on.

[JaneS]

Whoops hit button too soon!

...there are plenty of mamas in the Gut Healing Tribe which have seen enormous changes with their babies and sleep.