> Personally - and this is very personal and very UK-ish! -  I wouldn't even
> bother with the dairy-free diet for the mother. Just let her eat and drink
> what she wants. Try and enjoy life, and get over this bad experience.  She
> has a spitty, fussy baby. He will get better in time, and she will learn
> better to cope.....
>
> I'd love to hear other thoughts on this. Am I being *too relaxed* about
> this, then?

If this baby does have reflux, then of course he should be treated
appropriately.  That said...

My daughter was fussy and spit up often. (Dairy elimation didn't help but
orange juice elimation did help get rid of her diaper rash.) For weeks she
would nurse for hours straight (it was that or scream) in the evening, then
toss up what appeared to be every drop she had consumed. After these
festivities she would nurse one last time, very nicely, and sleep for
several hours.  I think it's very fortunate that she was my second child.
It was an incredibly stressful time, but I knew she was feeding and filling
out well and just settled in to wait for her to get past this stage.  (She
did. Although she, like her mother, can still throw up very easily.)  If she
had been my first child, before I had some information and confidence and a
little bit more "relaxation" under my belt, I have no doubt that we would
have had our own chair in the ped's office and who knows what all we would
have gone through.

Just my experiences with a similar situation.
10-11 babies a month with "breastmilk allergy"??  Feh.

Andrea Simmons
St. Louis MO, USA

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