EBF baby with very sensitive tummy

[Feedingnightmare]

Hi all,

You might have seen my previous threads. My DD2 is now 11 weeks old. Been quite unsettled since birth and because DD1 had CMPI, I assumed the same. Been dairy free since she was 2 weeks old but she still screams after every feed, is very windy and has lots of mucus in her poos.

I took her to see a consultant who specialises in paediatric allergies. He basically said no dietary changes I make will improve things- it's just something we have to ride out until her gut matures. She had antibiotics at birth for a few days which also might have contributed to the sensitive gut.

ANYWAY my question is- has anyone been through similar and gotten through it? When did things improve? I'm giving her probiotics and am still off dairy as I cannot risk her crying and fractious feeding to get any worse.

How long have you been doing the probiotics? They can take a while to improve things, it sounds like that what she needs if she's had antibiotics.
Also I don't think it would hurt to try excluding some other foods if you were up to it. Bear in mind that although dairy can take a few weeks to leave the body, most other foods are usually cleared out in a few days or less so its not as daunting as it sounds. Id suggest wheat, nuts or eggs as a good starting point.
Another thing that could help is drinking fennel tea, if you can get it into your milk it might settle her tummy.

Have you cut out soya? About 30% cross reactivity with cows milk protein.

@scramble Probiotics since she was about a week old. Probably haven't been as religious with them as I should be but fairly consistent. I did suspect wheat but I'm a shit cook and honestly don't know what to eat if I cut it out 😅any suggestions are welcome

@nocoolnamesleft yes excluding soya too although I've had a couple of slip ups here and there. Also it seems like soya isn't as obvious on food labels as milk! There are so many different names for it

If you only wanted to test it for a few days maybe browse the free from section in the supermarket. Wheat free bread is expensive (and not very good) but plenty of things like pasta, sauces, crackers, biscuits, cereal are on offer. And there's lots of wheat free things in other areas too, just need to check all labels unfortunately.
Sometimes things like cooking packets have wheat in but it's a really small, low down ingredient, whereas a different brand of the same thing might have it as the main ingredient so that's something else to consider if you only wanted to cut back.