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Originally Posted by k9sarchik  Even though I understand that some people have difficulties and it really hurts to see your baby suffering, there are WAY more positives to breastmilk then to any formula, even if your child is reacting to foods that you are eating.
With switching to formula you are no longer providing the protective antibodies to fight infection, one being ear infections. You are potentially setting your baby up to need to go onto antibiotics and thus will cause more harm to your LO's system.
Mom's here need to understand that they need to heal themselves first and foremost. They need to get the proper digestive enzymes. If a particular enzyme is not working then they need to find another one. This is a complex issue of health stemming from our digestive systems not functioning properly due to diet, nutrition, antibiotics use, steroid use, etc. The digestive enzyme you're taking may not be strong enough, wrong dosage, wrong enzymes. There are enzymes to digest protein, sugar, starch, gluten, etc. This really is only for a professional to figure out.
There are also Homeopathics that can heal the digestive tract too which is what my DS is currently on.
In order for our children to become healthy we need to get ourselves healthy and that will only result in people going to seek the proper medical treatment from alternative practitioners. Some of which are covered under health insurance, such as Homeopaths with MD credentials.
I know that some people can't afford this. Even seeing a practitioner for a short amount of time to get you some building blocks to get started will be well worth the money spent.
I feel for all the hurting mamas on this issue because my DS struggles with his allergies too. I have told myself that if I don't keep nursing him then he will die. Period. I take the approach with his care as if I was a mama during the era where there was no such thing as formula.
I am lucky because I received alternative healing treatments years ago which set my LO up for not being so sick.
This is all correctable with proper treatment and mamas can keep nursing their LO's.
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While I agree with
most of what you're saying, there does come a point where it is healthier (physically OR emotionally) to give a baby formula. I have struggled with this decision for 11 months now, and I have never ended up giving DD formula, although at times I feel like she would have healed much faster if I had.
Digestive enzymes most certainly are NOT a cure-all for allergies. I for one, am allergic to them. There really isn't any cure-all for allergies- what works for one person might not work for another. Everyone's body is different.
I think it is a very hard decision for any mother to make, but you really need to realize that there can be times when BFing is causing more harm than good. I agree that is a really rare scenario, but it's not impossible.
Take for example a mom who simply cannot get enough calories into her diet by eating a restricted diet (for whatever reason- take previous eating disorders as an example suffered by one mom here), and who is on the verge of serious health problems if she continues. So she has a choice- she can either a) intentionally eat foods that she knows her child will react to, causing damage and preventing healing in her baby, or 2) put her babe on formula (even temporarily) until she and babe are healthy enough to BF again.
It really can be argued either way. I have never used formula. I have also lost 120 pounds since DD was born. I have suffered serious PPD because of the stress and diet changes. Was this the right decision? Who knows. It might not have been. But that choice is up to every mother, and she has to do what she FEELS is right for her and her family.
