The mother would need to be off dairy for 2-3 weeks to know for 
certain whether it caused the excoriation.  At what point did she go 
off dairy the first two times and how long did she stay off?  If the 
second baby was weaned at 3 weeks then the mother may not have given 
the elimination diet enough time (depending when she started, 
obviously).  Also, it is necessary to be scrupulous about reading 
labels and eliminating all forms of dairy, such as casein, whey, etc.

I've been through the dairy-sensitive baby thing three times, and can 
say that my eating dairy *definitely* caused my babies to have very 
caustic stools that seemed to eat away the skin in just minutes.  I 
encountered this problem as my babies grew older and I tried 
re-introducing dairy to my diet.

Kudos to this mom for breastfeeding her third, despite less than 
perfect experiences with the first two children.

Margaret
mom of 3, LLLL, APL
Longmont, CO

>Yesterday, I had a mother of two boys (7y/o and 2y/o) who breastfed (6wks
>and 3wks respectively. She is breastfeeding her new baby girl.  She told me


>Betsy Wells-Gephart
>Lactation Specialist
>Chandler Regional Hospital
>480.821.3161 phone
>602.519.9479 pager

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