Human Milk is loaded with Lactose--Breast fed infants are not lactose intolerant! My opinion:Do not use any infant formula Breastfeed more frequently not less. Try switching breasts more often-remember there is one baby & two breasts No whole milk for mother for five days as a trial "burbing" technique & hold infant more! Paul M. Fleiss,M.D.On Sat, 1 Jul 1995, Sharon Lemon wrote: > Received a call from mom with 7 week old exclusively breastfed until > yesterday afternoon. First talked to her at 4 weeks regarding infrequent > stools (yellow typical) and appeared to be straining with gas at other times. > Fed every 2 hours X 15 min. during day and more frequent at noc with > fussiness. He had been gaining weight and growing fine. We discussed diet > in regards to gas and fussiness...there is a family hx of lactose intolerance > on fathers side. He also nursed one breast per feeding because he falls > asleep (experienced this with first child also). My first thought was a need > to increase feedings to both breasts. Second, to watch dairy intake. > First peds said he had tight rectal muscles and to digitally dilate > daily to assist with expulsion. > She just went to another peds that felt there was a milk intolerance and > to "experiment" by giving him exclusive lactose free formula for atleast 3-4 > days and note any changes. She cut down her dairy intake since last talking > to me, but still has cheese, yogurt and ice cream...cooks with butter. Still > nurses 1 breast during day...but, the other evening (which is the only 3 hour > pereiod he seems fussy) he took both sides and slept atleast 7 hours. > Yesterday afternoon he started ABM 4-5 ounces and was pretty good. She > called me this morning regarding the peds info and strong desire to > continuing nursing. I don't feel he would have less than 12 hour cure from > "lactose-free" food. The fact that he obtained more food each feeding from > bottle was probably providing more saitiation of appetite/calories. > Please offer words of wisdom...am I on the right track?....If > lactose-intolerant what advice for moms diet.....do lactaid tablets help only > mom and not baby through breast milk.... > It just doesn"t sound like an all day occurance and more like need for > increase feeding time duriong day. Fussiness at night if fed well can be > baby typical also. Hope I made sense..gotta run to work and my ten year old > wants the computer!!!! > > Thanks Sharon Lemon >