BF baby and dairy intolerant

[helenlouisey]

Hi, my 4 week old DD has been diagnosed by gatroentorologist with relux (has been prescribed ranitidine) and dairy intolerant. I've been advised to stop her bed time formula feed and cut all dairy, soya and all strong foods such as onions, garlic etc out of my diet. I am committed to breastfeeding, ideally for a year as did with DS, so need to try and sort this and get tummy & relux under control. So my question is if you cut out dairy and soya what did you do re things like milk & bread. Looking at bread ingredients they all contain soya in some form.

Any other tips for good dairy and soya foods such as biscuits or yoghurt type foods?

Thanks

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Humm I tricky one. Can you get referred to a dietitian? Also maybe see if you can see a lactation consultian because it my understanding that "strong foods" don't transfer into milk although allergens such as cows milk proteins can.

I spent some time trying to be free from and found oat milk the nicest in coffee but it pretty bad on cereal. It's a bit of test it out.

I'd suggest making your own bread but you have a new born and that is crazy. Do you have a supportive friend or family member that could be persuaded to make you a loaf ( even in a bread machine) ever day or two.

Is your consultant helping you make the switch away from diary based formula?

I'm not being much help sorry. Hopefully someone else will come along with more knowledge soon.

Thanks hazchem, the dr said try to keep diet bland, so assumed he meant cutting out strong foods but maybe I misunderstood what he meant.

Ok will head to Waitrose and try out the oat mik and see what other types they have.

Good idea about the bread making, my mum has a machine so will try and find a recipe she can use.

Ive been given a prescription for neocate but will just try and feed more often to increase my supply rather than using it I think. My husband was giving the formula so I could put DS to bed and have a little rest.

Thanks

Hi

Dairy and soya free can be tricky as lots of dairy free stuff contains soya. You can get lists from the supermarkets of stuff that is free from allergens. They might be on their websites or you can email them.

Tescos finest multi seed bread (I think that's what's is called) used to be soya and dairy free but I'm not sure if it still is.

I second the oat milk as being the best alternative, I don't mind it on cereal either and my ds (who's not allergic to milk) actually prefers it to cows milk. It's quite sweet.

Have a look on the allergies board as there's loads of good advice there. Sorry I can't link it but it's under health.

Rice milk is delicious... I prefer it to cows milk. Also Goats milk is far easier to digest than cows. You can get Goats milk formula from healthfood stores like 'Wholefoods'.

Humans aren't actually supposed to drink cows milk, the proteins are too complex for us to break them down... its surprising more people dont have issues.

Hovis Best of Both has no dairy, no soya in.

Don't undo all your hard work by drinking goat's milk on a dairy and soy exclusion diet. It is still a mammalian milk and most people who are allergic to cow's milk will also be allergic to goat's milk too. That's what our dietician advised and it was certainly true of DS.

Alpro make an interesting range of milks these days - not just soya. I tried their hazelnut and almond ones recently and they were both really nice, but then I do like nuts.

I'm dairy & soya free too for DS & his reflux. I'm also a coeliac so used to cutting things out my diet, so hopefully i can be if some help.

The best milk alternative I've found is kara coconut milk m.tesco.com/mt/www.tesco.com/groceries/Product/Details/?id=266126179 You can get it in sainsburys too. I tend to decant it into a smaller bottle & take it out with me for coffee/tea etc.

The free from range tends to be dairy free & are good for biscuits & sweet things. There's a pretty good selection these days although its not cheap. I only know about gluten free bread which nobody should have to eat, so won't go there.

Green & blacks dark chocolates are also dairy free. Yogurts I think are probably out but if you find something let me know. DH took pity on me & made mousse which has been nice The free from margarine type spreads are ok.

Soya lecithins are in pretty much everything & usually aren't a problem unless you're super sensitive. The advice to cut out soya as well as dairy is because the proteins are similar. The soya lecithins are an oil derivative do usually ok.

Cooking from scratch & eating lots of fruit is obviously the ideal but time consuming &. impractical. I was eating lots of nuts but they made his poo green so have stopped.

Probiotics seem to be helping too.

The probiotics are for DS rather than me btw

loads of good advice on here so I won't repeat, except to say that I don't think rice milk is advised these days due to arsenic content, but that may be more for weaning rather than drinking whilst BF.

It's tough the first few weeks, but becomes second nature (speaking as one who was dairy, soy, wheat, egg and nut-free for a year)

Thank you all for your brilliant advise. I really appreciate it.

Blooblies I hope it soon becomes second nature, I caught myself just before I was about to drink my daily yakult drink this morning!!

Great news about green and blacks dark chocolate suckeddry, I'm already missing chocolate (everything else I can just about cope with :) )

Tesco value plain chocolate - dairy and soya free, tastes yummy, great for baking, and only 30p for a 100g bar! I'm also bfing a dairy, egg and soya intolerant DD (have done for 2 years) and its the best find ever!