BF Baby Having Belly Issues

I posted a similar question about my exclusively BF son. You can click on my name, I think, and view my questions. I can't eat dairy with my son. He'll go days without a BM and then watch out...LOL He doesn't have the pain nor is he fussy or anything. But I know when he's tired, he'll act like there is something seriously wrong but then will fall asleep and be fine. It was just that he was tired. Sometimes, I think we confuse why they're crying. Keep an eye on your daughter and see if she is actually in pain. Doctors aren't very clear because they assume that we know what they're thinking...LOL Good luck to you!!

Some babies are sensitive to even "hidden" dairy- mine was!

Dairy isn't always listed- for example, on the rotisserie chickens, it is injected under the skin to plump them up, but doesn't have to be listed for some reason.

I would suspect dairy and gluten. Call a lactation consultant too- they know A LOT about these things and that helped me immensely when we were having poop and rash issues early on.

Here is my food blog too, if you want to chat further or want some food ideas that don't have gluten. I have a few dairy-free ones too.

Hope you find some answers!! I would change peds too if they aren't taking you seriously- that is scary.

M.

Is the bowel movement really firm/hard? My youngest had a similar problem as what you described and when she finally did go, it was big and sometimes pretty firm. She cried during the BM and a couple times she tore the skin around her bottom. :( Pediatrician said some babies (even EBF ones, as mine was) can have functional constipation. We started her on Miralax after several months of me trying to cut out different foods and having her drink more water and tried all kinds of juices and taking probiotics and whatnot. Nothing seemed to work a huge deal until we started Miralax. I didn't want to do medications, but the positive about Miralax is that it doesn't stay in their system, it just helps flush out. It doesn't MAKE them go, but helps them go more easily. She took 1/4 of the dosage once a day and it worked after just the 2nd dose. She only takes it once a week, now.
Just a thought. I know your pain. :( Hopefully you are able to find something that works for her.

I know dairy is the usual go to for things like this but my first son would act like this when I ate broccoli, my second when I ate peas. The pediatrician kept telling me there is no such thing as allergies through the breastmilk with these items so if after a month I tried it again, sure enough babies would react the same way. I would just journal the items you are eating and start to whittle down the possibilities when these episodes occur, that would help find if there is something in your breastmilk triggering it. Hopefully you can help find whatever the reason quickly because watching the babies go through this is awful.