??? Lactose intolerance

[Jellybellyrbest]

hi there! I'm mum to a 3wk old DD who has a very noisy gassy gurgly tummy & who has gotten increasingly windy & colicky. Have tried a few things Inc ensuring she's getting enough hindmilk. She's certainly happier at the breast but the gassiness continues...now considering giving up dairy to see if it helps. No idea how though...anyone have any suggestions? Thanks.

Rather than guessing and removing things from your diet randomly, how about talking to your GP or HV? It could just mean that you have to more time than you think winding her after feeds

giving up dairy would remove cows milk protein from your milk but would not remove lactose as lactose is present in your breastmilk.

I am similar with my dd although ff. She is very unsettled after feeding lots of hiccups, gagging, rash clawing face, headbutting for ages after feeding, swallowing something, grimacing sometimes on bottles and colicky in eves, terrible wind, very mucosy. I spoke to Dras thought reflux silent gp refused it existed! Gaviscon didn't work. Hv said lactose so tried colief drops which you can add to breastmilk to break down the lactose worked for a while now back to normal. So hv said try aptimal comfort which she had en on for 4 days slight improvement but not much. I have slight diary allergy so concerned she has it but been told she would be sick etc not so sure.

Hi
My 2 year old is lactose intolerant. From birth (he as ff) he would scream constantly, get a bloated tummy, bad nappies and general angst. We went through hell trying to get doctors to take it seriously and had to research it all ourselves on the Internet before anyone would take it seriously.

Eventually, we filmed his reaction to drinking milk and took it to the drs. Finally then we were prescribed lactose free milk and have never looked back. He is still on prescribed milk and a lf diet.

We found coilef worked a bit but it is so hit and miss due to how complicated it was to use correctly.

Please go and see a doctor and be very very firm. You know when your child is not right. Good luck

Ps he also had silent reflux as a baby and we were told it didn't exist!!!

Nonky what happened re the reflux as my gp doesnt believe it either but as my dd symptoms match!

My husband went to three doctors till one eventually referred us to Bristol children's hospital where the consultant prescribed my son ranitidine. He no longer has the silent reflux problem. I found the doctor didn't listen to me but as soon as my husband went in they took notice rather than thinking I was a neurotic mother! Just keep going back back back till something is done to help your child.

Also, my son has NEVER been physically sick with silent reflux or lactose intolerance. The first doctor I went to said he couldn't have silent reflux as he wasn't throwing up. That's the whole point of it being 'silent' reflux!!

OK, congenital (from birth) lactose intolerance is very rare in babies and presents with serious symptoms very soon after birth.

Sometimes mums have a very abundant supply of milk at first and this means the baby takes in large volumes of lactose-rich milk; this can make them bloaty and vomity but should settle on its own in due course as your milk supply downregulates to meet your baby's needs. Suspect this if you gush milk and your baby is stacking on the weight.

Cow's milk protein intolerance is another possibility. You would need to remove all traces of milk and milk products from your diet as some proteins can be passed through your breastmilk to your baby.