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Originally Posted by zeldabee
"Yeah. She should have been in my house four hours after I drank some of DH's chocolate milk without thinking about a week ago."
Dunno. She seemed to know her stuff. She told me it would ease up at around 12 weeks, and she was right. It did. She said most of the stuff people associate with causing gas don't go through the breastmilk anyway. Not saying no one has trouble with allergies, just that people often attribute gassy baby problems to it, when really it sort of goes with the territory with a really young baby. Anyway, told you it might not be a popular view here.
Another thing my LC told me was...it's really hard...and you'll miss it. Yep.
Must get ready for work!
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was i your LC? LOL! no, seriously though, allergies are a totally different story than "taboo foods". if a baby is sensitive or allergic to dairy, or anything - it can be extreme - up to and including blood in the stool, etc.
but broccolli and onions, beans and spices, etc. will not cause problems for the majority of babies - think of what babies' mothers in india, mexico, thailand, etc. are eating! some babies are more sensitive to specific foods, and do get gassy, but for the most part, my experience has been that many babies go through a gassy/fussy phase, regardless of mom's diet.
i personally felt i wasted weeks of my life with my first baby, stressing over what foods to eat or not eat, trying to identify what she was reacting to. i never found it, and by 3 months or so, her gassiness went away and i was eating everything.
of course, you said that there are lots of allergies in your family, so i can understand focusing on that first, in your case. but the hyper-spraying milk can certainly cause gassiness too - have you tried taking him of the breast periodically and burping, then re-latching? you can also put the heel of your palm close to your armpit, right when the milk is letting down and apply pressure, and that can sometimes slow the initial let-down flow. also, using gravity to your advantage - laying back so you are reclining and baby is "face-down" and the milk is flowing "up hill" can help him control the flow too and not swallo as much air...
i have seen some folks theorize that oversupply can be a result of allergy in the *mother* - no idea if there is research to support this.
the one thing i *would* do with a future baby (which i won't be having) is cranial sacral therapy. but specifically for digestive stuff, if that was a problem. have you seen dr. amy since the fussies started?
warmly,