Thank you Jennifer, for your response also. I have passed on everyone's recommendations to this Mum and I strongly feel that things will get better for them.
again, thank you to all who responded!
Much warmth,
Andrea.
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-------------- Original message from "Jennifer Stevens, RN" <[log in to unmask]>: --------------
> These are my thoughts from my experience as a mom of a child with a history
> of this problem. First I would recommend mom and baby both start on a good
> quality probiotic. Infants with this problems have been found to be lacking in
> certain beneficial flora, see this link
> http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/cgi/content/full/117/4/e760 I like Klaire
> Labs hypoallergenic line for
> probiotics, though they can be a pain to purchase from as they want to have the
> health
> care provider set up an account rather than sell directly. Others may have
> brands they like, chime in.
>
> Second, improve maternal nutrition. A good quality multivitamin with super
> green foods, I use NOW Special Two Multiple Vitamin with Green Superfoods, but
> I'm sure there are other good ones out there. Eating more vegetables and
> fruits is also a great idea, I'm not so fabulous about doing this myself, but
> I'm
> trying.
>
> I would encourage the mother to eliminate as much refined food as possible
> and add in quality dietary fats. For a list of healthy vs unhealthy fats and
> links for more information about fats see
> http://www.westonaprice.org/knowyourfats/index.html Cod liver oil of top
> quality is a must. For info on choosing a
> good brand see
> http://www.westonaprice.org/basicnutrition/cod-liver-oil-menu.html I believe
> this helps to improve the fatty acid profile of the
> breastmilk, which will be helpful to the baby. I have heard that vitamin E
> should be
> taken with cod liver oil and I have added this just recently.
>
> If mom's diet is high in sugar or refined carbohydrates and low in fat, this
> can aggravate the situation by reducing fat levels in the breastmilk. This
> contributes to lactose overload in the baby. See the following article,
> especially the chart on page 11:
> http://www.health-e-learning.com/articles/Lactose.pdf
>
> Digestive enzymes have helped many mothers produce breastmilk with less
> intact food proteins. The enzymes, precription or specialized ones from a
> healthfood store or mail ordered, have helped many babies make a dramatic
> improvement
> almost immediately. Contact me for more information.
>
> My latest research is about how adrenal exhaustion in the mother and baby can
> also contribute to this allergy problem. B vitamins in the right
> proportions, and especially pantothenic acid can help strengthen the adrenals.
> Vitamin C
> decreases the body's need for the B vitamins, so this may also be helpful.
> Probiotics may also help, as the beneficial flora produce B vitamins in the
> intestines. I'm still reading up on the subject of adrenal exhaustion.
>
> This is just what I have found to be helpful as a mother of a child with this
> problem. I feel that improving both the mother and the baby's health is
> vital and nutrition is key. My allergic child is now 28 months, still nursing
> before nap and bedtime, and eating a variety of foods. His symptoms have
> resolved, he is gaining and growing and making rapid developmental progress. We
> are
> restricting nuts and bananas from his diet, those foods with known reactions
> to ingestion. We suspect corn also, but haven't confirmed.
>
> Jennifer Stevens, RN
>
> In a message dated 1/22/2007 10:24:19 PM Eastern Standard Time,
> [log in to unmask] writes:
> Hello wise ones,
> I have permission to post.
> Today I saw a Mum, at my breastfeeding support group whose baby is 12 weeks
> old. After seeing her 2 times prior (in group) and assisting to get control
> of an oversupply issue, baby has started having "small streaks of blood in the
> bowel movements."
> I have not seen it personally, but Mum is frantic.
> Ped says, formula, or eliminate diary. Mum is very anti-formula,so has
> eliminated all dairy and on my recommendation, all cow's protein altogether.
> Can anyone recommend any further action that may be taken at this point?
> Also, on the average, how long will it take for all this to "work".
> Thank you in advance for your responses.
> Much warmth,
> Andrea Syms-Brown.
> Freezin' my back side off in NYC. bbbrrrr.
>
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