Hi All,
Just read this :

> I received a call today from a WIC representative who is working with a
> mother who has an extremely fussy baby.  The pedi has the mother crushing
> up a lactaid and giving it in pears.  He believes this 10 week old infant
> is lactose intolerant and this is his prescription.  The infant has now
> been vomiting and the mother is afraid to stop giving the lactaid because
> she believes the pedi.  The infant was tried on a soy based formula, but
> is now back to breast feeding after the concoction of lactaid and pears.
> Please advise.
> Darlene Breed RN BSN IBCLC


My advice Darlene, is to tell the mom to take the dairy out of HER diet and
to STOP giving the baby lactaid and pears.  This baby is too younge for  the
pears!  It also seems to me that the Ped (tho trying) doesn't know much
about BF and dairy allergies.  He may also be diagnosing lactose intolerance
much to freely, as we all know how rare it truely is.
SInce I am going through this dairy allergy thing myself, I can tell you
that the best thing for this mom to do is to read all labels and get all
dairy out of her diet as a first step.  The baby may or may not be allergic
to dairy, but since it is so common, it is a good place to start.  Has a
foremilk hindmilk imbalance been ruled out?  That would also cause a fussy baby.
Let us know!
Jay
Jay Simpson, CLE
Sacramento, CA
Mama Milk is the Greatest!