Hi,
I was planning to start weaning DD2 who's nearly 6 months, when the whole family was laid low by a tummy bug brought home from nursery by DD1 (well I would teach her to share!). Thankfully DD2 took it lightly - no vomiting, but she did have the runs for a few days. I though it was clearing up when boom, revolting nappies back in production. Took her to the docs as it had been over a week of this, and while she's quite healthy (no dehydration etc.), he thinks it's likely she now has secondary/acquired lactose intolerance caused by the diarrhoea from the bug, which will stop when her gut lining recovers. He recommended to keep breastfeeding (she's currently EBF), but couldn't really tell me how long this is likely to last, and was a bit non-committal wrt starting her on solids.
So my questions is, has anyone else had this with a baby of this age? Am I looking a weeks more of these stinky runny nappies? (Please say no, we're already out of space in the landfill bin.) Did you start with solids anyway or wait until it was over? I don't want to irritate the lining of her gut any more that it has been already, but on the other hand, she's really ready for solids, positively champing at the bit! (Not to mention at me - ouch!) And if this is likely to linger on, I don't want to delay the introduction of solids too long.
I'm seeing the HV tomorrow to check DD2 is still putting weight on okay, and will ask her too, but I was hoping to get advice from anyone who's actually experienced this.
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Weaning and secondary/acquired lactose intolerance
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JolieColombe · 27/04/2016 14:43
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