breastfeeding and no dairy

[jlanger]

I was advised by my lactation consultant that I needed to avoid dairy while breastfeeding due to my babies discomfort. Silly question- I know of course not to drink milk and avoid cheeses. But how deep does it go? Can I not eat cookies because milk was used to make them? Not sure if I just cant eat/drink items that are straight dairy or do I avoid all things that had dairy in them to make them?

[Shohna]

i know..i think i was lucky!but i have a friend whose baby (3rd) has colic..im sure shes having dairy..so i will tell her this..im sure she wud appreciate the help..i cannot believe nobody ever told me!!

[wyattsmom2015]

That's something new to me, I am glad you posted this. I never used lactation support I nursed four out of my five and just nursed never had advise. This is very interesting and if I have a problem in the future that I may need to change my diet. Hopefully I get lucky again and have no issues. Thanks for posting this.

[th986]

hmm..but you still need a lot of calcium? so you're getting it from what..kale? :o

[jlanger]

Appreciate it! I was advised to avoid dairy due to my son will get very gassy and an upset stomach. Of course i was advised in the beginning to eat whatever. But we noticed that he had discomfort with dairy.

[Shohna]

I breastfed my daughter for 16months and have never heard to avoid dairy!Is this a more recent thing..shes nearly 8..or did i just not know :/

[wyattsmom2015]

I never adjusted my diet. I ate whatever I wanted and actually increased dairy intake for the vitamins. I guess I was lucky because my babies had no tummy trouble and I even ate broccoli and spicy foods. I would think just obvious dairy like milk yogurt and similar items.

[Ab918]

There is a great breastfeeding support group you can join on Facebook where you can get good advice. It's called Dairy Queens.

[kate042015]

I just avoided the obvious dairy..ie milk cheese ice cream etc. After a few months I started slowly adding dairy to my diet and bubs was ok.

[knufrio]

Usually you can eat things made with milk, like cookies and baked goods. Just avoid yogurt, cheese, milk, etc.

[perks71]

I dont know about that but I always had dairy while breastfeeding.  The only things I avoided were like spicy things chocolate because it could upset their tummies.