Re: Starting SCD with allergic breastfed baby

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

I gave up dairy when my son was a baby as well , He would projectile

vomit across the room after nursing and of course the Pediatrician said he

was fine . When I gave up dairy in my own diet he became the happiest baby

and the vomiting stopped . Also my son is a typical little boy , he had

severe sensory integration, and severe dyspraxia of speech , and now he will

talk your head off , It was all about cleaning up the yeast and bad

bacteria's in his body .

You may want to try goat products they are a lot easier to digest , and

maybe stick with almond butter it is easier to digest and also alkalizing on

the body . You can make waffles , pancakes, cookies , cakes, etc , and it

is easier on your system that nuts or nut flour. Are you doing any

probiotics ? It is very important to replenish the good bacteria in the body

, You may want to try the homemade goat yogurt with yourself , sometimes a

cultured dairy product is easier to digest and also you get the benefits of

the live cultures.

Good Luck,

Angie

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[Guest guest]

Hi,

Yes! SCD should be wonderful for both of you!

I have a special interest in this area, I have worked with lactation

for many years and SCD for a few. Let me explain this the best I

can, to help you understand how breastfeeding and the SCD interact.

You are the primary person who needs SCD, in addition to your son.

Unfortunately, health care providers are not tuned in to the

digestive health of the mother most times when we are pregnant, and

don't recognize a mother with a " leaky gut. " As the mom, we then

pass these whole undigested proteins into our milk and give our

breastfeeding infants the same digestive environment that we have

(which we are often unaware of), which can create " allergies " and

eczema, because it is like they are eating these whole foods from

birth, and their immature immune systems can't handle this. Simply

put, at this point, especially since 90% of his nutrition still

comes from you, his digestive health mirrors yours.

As far as the breastmilk is concerned, PLEASE keep breastfeeding!

This is truly the best thing you can do for yourself and your child,

and you will both benefit together as you both become healthier. How

wonderful that you have found a resource like SCD to help you both

heal! The especially important part of your milk right now (aside

from the bonding experience which is essential) are the

immunoglobulins present in it. There is Secretory IgA, which comes

through all the time and is helping to tame some of his allergic

responses, and there are specific immune proteins generated at other

times. For instance, if he is exposed to a germ of some type, he

passes this through your nipple to you. The very next feeding,

immune complexes are made (only in the breast, they don't go

systemic for you) and are passed back to him to help him fight

whatever he's been exposed to. (Nature's pretty amazing, eh?!)

(If he is still getting this much nutrition from breastfeeding,

chances are he is slightly anemic and thin. As long as your health

care provider is monitoring this, it shouldn't turn into a big

problem. The important thing for him to learn from foods right now

is to experience and be comfortable with different textures, long

term exclusive breastfeeders can end up with texture issues.)

Lactose in breast milk is not the issue here. Babies have something

called salivary amylase, which helps them start breaking down sugars

in their mouths. This disappears after a year of age if not

breastfeeding, or when breastfeeding is no longer the major source

of nutrition, whichever comes later. Because of this enzyme, lactose

is broken down most of the way before it hits the small intestine.

Lactose is not the primary problem here, it is the whole proteins

leaking through your gut barrier which later pass into your milk.

What SCD will do is help heal your gut so you stop passing proteins

through for him to react to, which in turn will help heal his gut.

If you can be more specific with the allergies he has, there are

many people on this board who can help you accommodate those

allergies and still be very successful on SCD. I have worked with

SCD with many folks, and with breastfeeding moms of allergic babes,

and have not yet found a way around eliminating allergens completely

from both of your diets for at least a short period of time.

Otherwise he won't be able to heal completely.

Good luck with everything, sounds like you are choosing the right

paths to help heal your son. It's not easy, but can be very

rewarding. Feel free to email me if you need to.

Namaste,

Anne

PA who uses SCD

on SCD about 3 years

mother of Kiona, almost 4, healed from many GI problems, down from

over 40 food allergies to 7, no longer ASD

mother of Justice, 1, down from over 20 food allergies to 4

stepmother of Tyler, 14, GFCF, no longer ADD

" Any words of advice would be appreciated. Thanks,

> and Owen "

[Guest guest]

Welcome to the list and Owen,

> I am new to the group and new to SCD (started the day before

> yesterday). I am interested because my 11 month old baby Owen has

> allergies and eczema and I believe he is at higher-than-normal

risk of

Are these allergies (anaphylactic reaction) or food allergies? What

is he allergic to?

We put my daughter on the diet with the rest of the family (although

she had no overt bowel trouble) and her eczema cleared very quickly

and hasn't come back.

> developing autism. Owen is still getting 90%+ of his nutrition

from

> breastfeeding.

Awesome

> My question is how the SCD will affect him, since he

> is still getting lots of lactose in my milk. Also, do other people

> have experience dealing with cow's milk allergy and SCD?

Those who have trouble with the size of the protein's in cow's milk

use the goat's milk and find it much easier to tolerate.

If the problem is the lactose, SCDers ferment yogurt for 24 hours

to break down the lactose.

> I am having

> a hard time with the diet already

Are you have trouble finding foods that are okay for you that he can

tolerate also (through your breastmilk)? If yes, let us know what

the allergies are and we may be able to help out.

If you are having a reaction to the foods that your are eating let

us know what you are eating and how it is prepared (raw, peeled

cooked etc.)

and will have a harder time if I

> can't eat any dairy, though I am trying to find goat's milk

products

> rather than cow's milk. Also I had stopped eating nuts as they are

a

> possible allergen but will have to eat them to stay on this diet!

Any

> words of advice would be appreciated.

By allergen do you mean that he shouldn't eat nuts yet? I think the

age usually given is 1 year for peanuts etc. but it depends on if

there is a family history of allergic diseases etc. Or do you mean

from allergy testing? etc.

There are lots of people who are still able to do the diet without

nuts - they don't tolerate them or have true nut allergies etc. We

can give some advice on either of these parameters.

Sheila 46 mos SCD, 20 yrs UC

mom of SCD 31 mos