Hello All, A fellow counselor is dealing with some difficult issues with her 2nd baby. Here is a bit of her story (posted with permission): "...we have been having some challenges with our 10 week old, E----. Last week she got an endoscopy for her tummy and a scope in her rectum. The results let us know that she has allergy cells present in both areas, but more in her rectum where the tissue was somewhat swollen. The GiSpecialist wants me to put Ellie on a very special/expensive "non- allergy" formula for a week to see if there is a difference. If there is no difference then I will go back to nursing and he will rule it out as severe colic. This next week I will have to pump while feeding her the formula just in case I can go back to nursing next Friday. Anyone hear of such a thing or been through it?" Mom is also on meds for depression and anxiety. First baby was also extremely fussy for first 4 months of life, breastfed. Part of my response to the above email was: "Is the GI specialist beginning with this plan of action *before* trying a maternal elimination diet??? It sounds a bit premature to 'blame breastfeeding' instead of trying out other ideas first, or maybe other measures have been tried?" Mom has partly eliminated dairy, but feels a svere elim diet would be too stressful given the circumstances. But I think she would try it should it be a common solution to this sort of problem, rather than weaning for a week. I think she's just looking for a more solid reason to try take either route. She would appreciate any input. Thank you, Megan Allen breastfeeding counselor, Nursing Mothers Inc, DE *********************************************** To temporarily stop your subscription: set lactnet nomail To start it again: set lactnet mail (or digest) To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet All commands go to [log in to unmask] The LACTNET mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software together with L-Soft's LSMTP(TM) mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html