when to consider diet changes

[MamaMaui24]

If your let down is strong, you could latch DS, unlatch when you feel let down (if you feel it) use a burp cloth for a minute to get the foreceful milk then relatch DS. Some moms also hand express for a minute before latching baby.

My son didn't have gas, but was a "happy spitter." and now he's pretty much outgrown it. Just get a lot of burp cloths and bibs! But if he's crying or uncomfortable with the reflux, then I'm no help.

GL!

[jennlin]

i wish i had started sooner, there would've been a lot less laundry to do.

i decided at about 8 weeks that it was time to cut dairy out, and it was an almost-overnight success. during the time between 4-8 weeks or so..i just kept assuming that the amount of spit was normal.....it never hurts to try..and if you don't see a difference after a week or so, then you can add dairy back in your life.

[water*drop]

I cut dairy and soy around 8 weeks. I wish I had done it sooner since it'd been getting progressively worse for 4-5 weeks at that point. DD was very gassy and spit up a ton. She was not at all a "happy spitter." Spitting up often led to screaming, and it was pretty projectile spitting. She would also have wet-sounding burps, swallow, and start screaming. Hiccups made her inconsolable. She also had mucousy poop, although I didn't really realize that it was abnormal until after it started to improve. I noticed that all of the gas and reflux had started increasing around the same time I started eating more yogurt, so the pediatrician said to try cutting dairy and soy (a lot of babies who can't tolerate milk proteins also can't tolerate soy proteins). I saw a huge difference within 3-4 days, and she continued to improve over the next couple of weeks. Now she's like a whole new baby - calm, happy, rarely gassy, no projectile spitting, and no unhappiness when she does spit up or get hiccups.

[justthetip]

I had the same problems, but I attributed it to my oversupply and forceful letdown for way too long. My LO started having green mucusy poops and eventually blood streaks in her diaper. I wish I would've tried cutting out dairy sooner, because I think I could've saved us both a lot of stress & tears in the early days. It's not easy to cut out all dairy, but totally worth a try.

[curbsideprophet]

DD was a happy spitter. I did try to cut back on dairy for a bit, but never completely eliminated it from my diet. I am honestly not sure if it helped or not. Maybe since I did not completely eliminate dairy? Our pedi was not concerned, he basically said it was a laundry issue. Eventually she outgrew the issues and I am back to eating dairy as normal.