Does anyone have any references for continued breastfeeding in spite of protein sensitivity? I have a friend (who just finished med school at Yale) who has a 3 month old with major protein sensitivity. He is still having frank blood in stools with BF even though she has drastically modified her diet (cut out all major allergens & is eating little protein). The baby is gaining weight, generally happy and doesn't have any other food allergy symptoms. Their ped & GI specialist are pushing them hard to completely quit breastfeeding. They are now primarily feeding Alimentum & bf only 1-2x/day. She's pumping and would like to continue BF but can't get over the popular medical opinion that she shouldn't. She's an MD so she's asked me for RESEARCH articles or other credible resources that will tell her that the benefits of breastfeeding outweigh the constant GI irritation that her baby is experiencing with BF.

All I could tell her was, "My big name ped in L.A. told me that even if my baby was reacting to something in my diet continued BF is still better than formula feeding."

Any ideas???

Thanks!
Laura Wasielewski MS, CCC-SLP, IBCLC

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