Elimination Diet for a One Year Old

Updated on October 17, 2009
S.B. asks from Keller, TX
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Hopefully this won't be too long, I am hoping smarter moms than me might have some advice. My daughter turned one last week. Before that I was trying to wean her off the breast. A few days after giving her formula she developed runny stool (not diarrhea). This lasted for a few weeks - after trying milk and soy based formulas. When I took her back off everything and went back to breast feeding her system regulated and there were no more issues. So I called her pedi and the nurse gave me the ok to try whole milk...she warned me that it could take longer than a week for her body to adjust. We tried that for 10 days and had the same issues. Went back to the breast and she was ok again. Then we tried goats milk...that was a disaster. It went from one runny stool a day to full fledged diarrhea. So I stopped that and went back to the breast. That was last Friday (that lasted until Monday). We had a check up and the doctor gave me some formula samples to try once her system is back to normal. He told me to give her lactinex (a probiotic that helps digestion). He said that if this doesn't work the next step would be an elimination diet and seeing a nutritionist. Well, she has been back to breastfeeding since Friday and her stool is still very watery. So I want to try this elimination diet. Our diet is extremely varied and I can't figure out what's upsetting her system. I looked online and can only find info on an elimination diet for adults. I can't find anything for children, much less a one y.o. So is the diet done the same way with babies? And do I have to follow the diet as well since we are still breastfeeding? Fortunately, except for the diaper rash she doesn't seemed to be bothered by any of this. She is not fussy and she is sleeping fine. TIA! (As of yesterday we are both off all diary).

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W.J.

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Have you considered giving her a slow wean off breastmilk to whole milk. DO an overpump so you have stock. For about 3-4 days, give her 75% breastmilk and 25% dairy. Then if she is doing ok, go 50-50. Then if she is tolerating that go 25% breast milk and then 75% dairy. Eventually you will get her off the breast. A good wean unless the child initiates it takes about a month.
The other thing you might consider is that this soft stool is a stress related response because she desires your closeness with a latch but now she is stuck with a cup of something to drink and is not latching so that stress of change is leading her to have soft stools.
Good luck!

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E.C.

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check out the book Is this your child by Doris Rapp. She walks you through the elimination diet & also has a modified plan which should work for you since you already suspect dairy. Oh & when we did our elimination diet, I got rid of all food not approved (boxes in closet & gave away) to avoid confusion or temptaion. The menu planning was the hardest - we ate plain old baked chicken (good with a can of tomotos dumped over), brown rice, green veggie for lunch & dinner for 2 weeks and oatmeal or rice chex only for breakfast. It was a long 2 weeks - it also helps if you have no plans at all for that time b/c no one else is really going to stick to this diet (esp grammas!)
Awesome book! Saved our little boy! Good luck to you & your baby!

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P.W.

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Okay, truth........I have no experience with this exact situation and am taking a shot in the dark. My children did have problems with milk and drank soy as babies. So I would go back to that AND add in the probiotic. Also prebiotic. Here is a link to a vitamin that contains prebiotic.
http://www.shaklee.net/healinghappens/product/20057
prebiotics help to feed the probiotics so that their growth is fostered.
A side benefit is that the probiotic working efficiently should boost your babies immunity system.
Good Luck,
P.

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