colic and diet update

[celticdragonfly]

Monday I took all dairy and chicken out of my diet. I am still having a little chocolate - nondairy dark chocolate only. Monday night was still difficult. Last night - NO colic.

Which is good, in that yay, no colic! Which is annoying in that, gah, months of no dairy. And dairy's in EVERYTHING.

Sigh. The fridge has all these lovely things I can't have - cheese, cottage cheese, yogurt.

I'm HUNGRY. I think I'm getting an apple for lunch. I'm going to try to get a grocery run in later, but it's going to be frustrating.

I love her, though, and I don't want her to hurt. And I certainly don't want to be up with her screaming at 3 am.

Comments

[lolleeroberts.livejournal.com]

Once you've established that it is your diet - can you try adding things back slowly to see if they bother her? I mean, if chicken isn't a culprit, there's a good protein source.

There are some decent soy cheeses now, and soy yogurt isn't bad at all. Good luck and I hope things get better now that you've made the diet adjustments.

[celticdragonfly.livejournal.com]

The soy cheeses still have casein, milk protein, in them. And the time I was exposed to soy yogurt, I found it awful stinky stuff. (I had a kid on a casein free, gluten free diet, so I've been through some of this.)

It'll probably only be for several months.

[archangelbeth]

Oh dear. Good luck. I suppose it's too much to hope for that she's reacting to the chicken instead? *wry*

[celticdragonfly.livejournal.com]

Doubtful. Dairy is typically the #1 offender.

[archangelbeth]

Drat. Any chance she'll get less sensitive in time? Or are you going to be off dairy till she weans? (I'm crossing my fingers that she gets more tolerant. *crosses fingers*)

[celticdragonfly.livejournal.com]

Oh, it will improve with time. Probably 3 months or so. I know Brendan was over it by 6 months, and I've since found out I should have tested things earlier.

[desert-vixen.livejournal.com]

(((( ))))

New moms need their chocolate.

Thinking supportive thoughts in your direction.

DV

[msminlr.livejournal.com]

Would soy-milk (one of the brand names is SILK) fill in some of the gaps for cooking use?

[celticdragonfly.livejournal.com]

Yes. Don't know how much I'll use it for cooking, but it will mean I can go back to granola for breakfast. I bought some today. I also found a dairy free margarine tub. Hm, I should have bought some sticks, too, to sub for butter in cooking. Next time.

[telophase.livejournal.com]

Speaking as a lactose-intolerant person, I sympathize!