Now I understand why several Lactnetters are hesitant to recommend 
elimination diets for otherwise happy babies who might have a cow's 
milk intolerance.

I do mostly phone helping, and by the time moms find me, babies are 
usually unhappy and moms are very receptive to the idea of elimination. 
  It gives them hope!

But today I got a call from a lady whose 4th baby, 1mo,  has always had 
mixed green and yellow seedy stools (not diarrhea), appropriate weight 
gain, completely happy, sleeps well.  Baby pooped at a wbc, and they 
saw a couple tiny flecks of blood, which they tested and confirmed were 
blood.

BOOM.  First response: referral to a pedi gastro, had a quick 
conference call on the spot.  Mom was told this was a food intolerance 
and she should immediately wean to a one-week trial of Nutramigen!

Sheesh.  Talk about overkill.

So mom and I discussed dairy elimination, but that she is also entitled 
to a more bf-friendly second opinion.  Also discussed what kind of 
potentially invasive testing the gastro might want to do.  And that the 
blood may just be a fissure.

So now I understand where some of you all are coming from :)

Lynn in MO

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