I have been working with a mom and 6 week old exclusively breastfed infant 
who has had blood in BMs for 4 weeks off and on. At 3 weeks of age mom 
eliminated dairy and soy and has not had any in over 3 1/2 weeks. She also 
has had an overactive MER that is slowly getting under control by nursing 
on one breast for 3 feeding before switching to the onter and she has been 
using a breast sheild.   I was away for a week and the pediatrician but the 
baby on Nutramigen. While the baby was on the formula, the blood disapeared 
from the BMS.  Mom put the baby back on the breast and within 3 days there 
was blood back in the stools. Mom has eliminated peanut butter from her 
diet 2 days ago to see if that would be the offending food protein causing 
the colitis.   We have r/o a pathological reason for the colitis. Mom wants 
to breast feed exclusively as she did her older child who incidently had 
blood in stools as infant but it resolved when momm stooped dairy. Does any 
one have suggestions on what could be causing the blood in stools? Would 
appreciate any input. Thanks

Joy Motsiff PNP IBCLC 

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