Mouse House Mama
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Let me first tell you that a Mother is usually always right. Sorry but we know our children better than anyone. I have done a ton of research on the dairy thing since one of my children was having problems. I am sorry to hijack and after this post you can PM me if you want any more info.
Here's what our issues were. When my child was born I nursed him. Everytime I had dairy products he would vomit. So I stopped eating any dairy products and the vommiting stopped. Once we stopped nursing (well over a year old) we started on cow milk. We just assumed all would be well. Over time our son became a puker. Meaning he would vomit a lot. The vomitting was not from sickness. We came to realize that certain foods were a trigger for him. Sometimes it was the texture but more and more we noticed that most of the foods had dairy in them. For example- he cannot drink yogurt drinks and he cannot have milkshakes. (those are just a few). He was not sleeping at night. He was literally flip flopping all over the bed that we were making the appoinments to take him for a sleep study. He had dark circles around his eyes that we thought were from poor sleep but were really allergic shiners. He had already had an upper GI (thankfully all was fine) and a sinus catscan. The catscan showed that he was full of mucous and we assumed that was causing apnea. Thankfully we have an amazing ENT. I mentioned to him that I was considering going dairy free in our home. He told me that was the best thing I could ever do for my children. So we did it. Within 2 weeks there was no restless sleeping and my child was actually rested! He was not vomitting at all (this had become almost daily before that). He did not have pain in his legs (classsic sign of dairy sensitivity) and he did not have black circles or a wet/runny nose. This changed his life 110%. He feels better, he looks better, and more importantly he IS better. Most peds will say that it is a lactose allergy or that you are imagining it etc. Or they will test and it will come back negative because there is not a technical "allergy" but rather a high sensitivity. The sensitivity will not show up because most tests are not sensitive enough to pick up the low amount of histamines. I have followed up with a pediatric allergist/endocrinologist who has been practicing for 45 years and the first thing he said was that our child had all the classic symptoms of dairy allergies and to continue to go dairy free. It will be the best thing for him. Going dairy free has helped not only our son but it has cleared up our dd's eczema. As soon as she "cheats" she has an outbreak. When we are super strict she is fine. Eczema is a symptom of an allergy. Children do not need cow milk. Keep in mind that dairy is in many many products. You have to really read labels until you learn what has dairy and what does not. We try to eat as unprocessed as possible. We do have snacks and stuff but we use rice products instead. Soy breaks down almost the same way as milk which is why some kids don't do well on it. We use some soy products but the kids actually prefer the rice products (like Rice Cream instead of Soy Ice Cream). Good luck and if you have any questions feel free to PM me.
Sorry OP to go OT.
Back to your regularly scheduled thread!
- I guess kind of what you posted about. Im wonderning if I should push my ped to schedule an appt with an allegerist and have her tested. What is involved in the tests? It seems overwhelming to take all dairy out of her diet as it seems to be in so much food. I just wouldnt know where to start. I am just going crazy here. She was up again starting at 3am for quite some time. DH took her as I have a very bad sore throat and wasnt feeling well- icing on the cake!! Thanks for the helpful info about your child.
