I can't believe that lactose intolerance actually occurs in as many
BF babies as some would lead us to believe.  Of course, there is the
argument that humans are not really intended to consume the milk of
another species, but that discussion is OT.  Human milk is the
biological norm, so blaming a "problem" that common on the milk
alone doesn't make sense.  Too often, the "quick fix" is to blame
the breast milk and give the baby something else even more foreign
than cow milk based substitutes.  I think the first thing that
should be attempted when LI is suspected is getting a larger
proportion of "hind milk" into baby.  This would start with "finish
the first side first" if mom is being too concerned with getting
baby to take both sides at every feeding.  Then several successive
feedings (or all feedings in a given time frame) on one side before
switching.  If these don't make a difference, then total dairy
elimination on mom's part might be the next approach.  If none of
these work, I have heard of drops that can be given to baby to help
him/her tolerate the lactose if it really seems to be intolerance.

Have you checked the archives?  I know there has been lots of
discussion on this topic over tha past couple years.

Winnie

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