Guest guest Posted July 5, 2000 Report Share Posted July 5, 2000 Thanks. I'm already talking to my OB about referring me to one. Hopefully she'll be able to help me. ~ Tyler 12/01/97 Baby #2 EDD 2/06/01 ============================ PLEASE VOTE FOR TYLER!! http://momslife.com/contests/kids_contest.shtml ============================ Our Family Pages http://www.geocities.com/dunnfamily_ca/index.html Graphics By http://www.geocities.com/graphicsbytracy ============================ Re: Just signed up >First let me say that I have no medical training or certification. OK, with >that out of the way.... > >Congratulations on your pregnancy! And don't feel badly at all about formula >feeding your first. Of course we listen to our doctors, and new mothers are >especially susceptible. And there is nothing inherently evil about formula; >if being formula feed is the worst that ever happens to your child, (s)he >leads a blessed existence. > >There is a *very rare* condition where I baby cannot tolerate mm and has to >be formula feed, it starts with a " g " , does anyone know what it is? Someone >on another list I am on had it, I can probably find out if no one else >knows. > >Other than that, the rash was probably caused by something unrelated - eg >the sheets in the bassinet (sorry if I am planting paranoia) - or by >something that was in your milk like dairy you had consumed, *not* your milk >per se. If you are considered about allergies to something you have eaten >and passing through your milk, I would try the diet typically recommended >for pinpointing allergies - banana, rice, applesauce, toast (BRAT) for two >weeks before you are due to get everything out of your system, then slowly >add foods back in one at a time. > >You *can* live on that boring diet, a coworker did it to find her own food >allergies. I've heard that it takes up to two weeks for all the dairy to get >out of your system, dairy being one of the longest lasting, which is why I >said two weeks before your due date. (Like your baby is actually going to be >born on your due date - hah.) > >Again, like I said, I have no medical training, so you should talk to your >OB before changing your eating habbits while pregnant or nursing. This is a >different OB than before, right, and one who really promotes bf not just lip >service? It also couldn't hurt to get in touch with an LC and/or your local >LLL group in advance. > >Lynn > >________________________________________________________________________ >Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com > > >------------------------------------------------------------------------ >Visit Ancestry.com for a FREE 14-Day Trial and find your ancestors now. >Search over 550 million names and trace your family tree today. Click here: >http://click./1/6254/0/_/410002/_/962834380/ >------------------------------------------------------------------------ > >Give the Gift of Life Breastfeed! >http://www.lactivist.com > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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