I'm coming out of lurkdom just to chime in on this one - I had a mum
with a FTT baby ring me the other day.  Her health nurse wanted her
to start ABM.  They were thinking mum had a supply problem.  After
checking through this carefully, there was no way there was a supply
problem.  Mum had plenty - something else was going on.  I asked
about allergic profiles of the rest of the family - sure enough - dad
was very allergic to dairy products.  I urged her to think about
eliminating dairy products from her diet and to consider seeing a
dietitian who would support BF and an elimination diet.  She saw a BF
friendly doctor in town and was supported to keep feeding - and this
doc also thought it would be worth her while trying to eliminate
dairy products as a start.  If the baby had not gained in the interim
- I think there would have been a lot of invasive tests going on...

Well surprise - a few weeks later, baby is MUCH more settled and
content and he has GROWN!  Imagine if they had put him on ABM.......

Jennifer - I would love to *talk* with you further about good things
to read up on about diet - both in mum and baby in these sorts of
cases and the kinds of gentle things one can do to heal mum's gut.

A very relieved,
Anita Bryce
Breastfeeding Counsellor, Australian Breastfeeding Association (and
IBCLC wannabe in a few more years' time when I've clocked up the hours)

On 21/11/2008, at 5:19 PM, [log in to unmask] wrote:
> I want to make this plea to everyone who works with babies--look
> for food allergies when everyone else is looking for serious
> medical problems. Allergies are becoming more and more common in
> the US as the food industry is so badly tainted with homogenization
> of the food supply (everything that is processed pretty much
> contains the foods that are overproduced and subsidized by the
> govt---such as wheat, corn, soy, cow milk, eggs). Also as more and
> more foods are GMOd and fewer varieties of foods are grown,
> allergens increase. As the environment is further polluted, we can
> all tolerate less "moderation in all things". Moms are typically
> overfed and undernourished and their guts are badly damaged by abx
> and other meds, by yeast, heavy metals, processed foods, pesticides
> and other toxins and of course, inflammation and stress, as well as
> a lack of nutrient-dense foods.
>
> I have worked with 2 babes recently who were on the road to being
> disabled by intensive medical interventions and being pressured
> toward artificial feeding (one mom was told her baby has
> "breastmilk colitis" by a ped GI). The baby just didn't want the
> food that made her tummy hurt that was IN her mother's milk--she
> loves the milk itself. Both babies were labeled FTT and both moms
> were made to feel like bad mothers for breastfeeding them. Lots of
> threats were involved in the push to use AIM as the "cure". Both
> babies have severe food allergies and both moms were more than
> willing to eliminate all traces of allergen, just as Jacqui has been.
>

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