The ideas on bottlefeeding too quickly sound very intriguing and make such
common sense. For direct breastfeeding and colic, very briefly (Karen
Zeretzke could give you lots more info I would think) -
1)true lactose intolerance is rare, and the baby wouldn't be able to
tolerate most formulas. See LLL's pamphlet on Lactose Intolerance.
2)Colic often shows up week 2 or 3 if it is caused by a food sensitivity
through the breastmilk (baby becomes sensitized through exposure). Dairy
isn't the only culprit - eggs, wheat and corn (corn syrup in formula) are
biggies also. Check
"Allergies and the Breastfeeding Family" by Karen Zeretzke
From: LEAVEN, Vol. 33 No. 4, August-September 1997, pp. 75-77
(www.lalecheleague.org/)
"If highly allergic, babies can react to foods their mothers have eaten
within minutes, although symptoms generally show up between four and 24
hours after exposure. The mother then may develop an eating plan for herself
which eliminates suspected foods. If this produces a happier baby, the
mother can then challenge her findings by eating some of the suspected food.
A repeated reaction from the baby confirms his sensitivity to this food, and
his mother may well choose to limit or avoid it for some time.
Most babies will show distinct improvement after an allergenic food has been
removed from the mother's diet for five to seven days, but it may take two
weeks or more to totally eliminate all traces of the offending substance
from both the mother and her baby. Elimination diets can be time-consuming;
however, many mothers find they are worth the effort."
- I know of two cases where extreme dairy sensitivity took 3 weeks to clear
the mom and baby's systems
- baby's symptoms may worsen around day 4 or 5 with "withdrawal", so
encourage mothers to stick it out to 7 days instead of giving up because it
isn't working (when my son was older he told us he got headaches if he
binged on dairy or wheat, then it was eliminated again)
3) Europeans use chiropractic to treat colic with good results (see LLL's
"Breastfeeding Answer Book")
4) Then there is the usual hindmilk/foremilk discussion, when directly
breastfeeding.
5) Then what about a parent who isn't expecting a baby to want to be held
when awake - crying whenever you put them down may be called colic!
Michelle Bentley, CLE
----- Original Message -----
From: "Kristine N Wiedman" <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, January 28, 2002 10:14 AM
Subject: "Lactose Intolerance" / Colic
> A woman recently told me that she exclusively bottlefed EBM her baby (she
> had chosen this method due to latch problems) for 2 1/2 weeks. At one
> week, baby tolerated breastmilk well. At 10-14 days of age, her baby
> started having colic symptoms and lots of crying at night. Pediatrician
> diagnosed lactose intolerance after mom had eliminated dairy and other
> foods and that didn't help.( I don't know specifics.) ...>
> We never had colicky babies--many were fed EBM. The word "colic" never
> came up in the unit and never needed to--not for premies or full term
> babies of all ages under 1 year. Has anyone else thought about that-why
> would that be? Does colic only occur at home under parents' care? Now,
> I'm really puzzled.
>
> Kris Wiedman RN IBCLC
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