Hi All,

 

Maria wrote:  Hi  -- this is my first post ever -- but is there a
possibility that the mother is being asked to give the baby "Tri-vi-sol"
which contains vitamin D? This would explain the diary allergy -- ped wants
to make sure baby is still getting vitamin D if the nursing mom is
eliminating dairy for her diet.

 

Hi Maria - first welcome to Lactnet and thanks for the post.

 

No - there is no mistake.  The Ped instructed mom to use VSL #3 - wrote it
down for her, told her where to go to get it, how to prep it, etc. - 1/3
packet per day for 2-3 weeks.  As we know, Tri-vi-sol is not given that way.
:-)  

 

The problem here is that this VSL was being suggested for a baby who was (at
the time) barely 2 wks old.  This product is to be used for those DIAGNOSED
with Ulcerative Colitis (irritable bowel syndrome) and dosage
recommendations start for babies' age 3 months.  (I did my research!  Was
interesting stuff really.) NO diagnosis was made and this babe has quite a
bit of time to go before she hits 3 months.  This recommendation was based
on some green stools, a gassy baby and some minute (non-visible) amounts of
blood in the stool the Dr. found by putting a sample under a microscope (or
however she found it).  

 

When mom and I discussed the situation - she was absolutely not interested
in giving this product to her baby for many reasons.  We discussed dairy
allergy and possible foremilk/hindmilk imbalance and in reality for her both
are definite possibilities - she eats dairy like it is going out of style
and has a copious milk supply.  

 

Mom chose for herself a more reasonable approach to caring for both this
issue - an approach I just happen to agree with.  So that is the angle we
are working on - Start simple (as it were) and grow from there if needed.
Mom is adjusting her nursing routine (to deal with f/h imbalance) and taking
dairy completely out of her diet for a minimum of 3 weeks.  We will watch
the baby and see what happens.  If there is improvement, then after at the 3
wk mark she will challenge the dairy theory.  If it is dairy, baby will most
likely have a reaction.  If not then baby will be fine.  If it is the f/h
imbalance then 3 wks should be plenty of time for everything to adjust and
improve.  Thus, we 'kill' two birds with one stone.  Mom is very comfortable
with the idea (tho she is really missing her cheese lately!) and feels very
confident in her choice - and I am as well.  (but I don't miss the cheese.)

 

Lastly, there really is no reason to give baby vit d if mom is eliminating
dairy.  Mom only needs to go out in the sun to get it herself and take baby
with her for a few minutes each day.  Cows' milk products are not necessary
for humans to ingest, and not only that, our bodies really aren't designed
to process that type of protein very well - which explains the vast number
of people allergic to the protein and intolerant of the lactose.

 

Well, off to take the kids to the movies today.hope everyone is having a
good weekend!

 

Take care,

 

Warmly,

Jaye Simpson, IBCLC, CIIM

 


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