Feb
15
2010
How Long After A Nursing Mother Eats Does The ‘food’ Enter The Breast Milk Supply?
Posted by: Alan in Milk Allergies, tags: After, Breast, Does, Eats, Enter, Food, Long, Milk, Mother, Nursing
I think that my 2 month old baby might have an allergy – since he is only breastfed i have to determine what i’m eating may be causing some of his allergy type symptoms – therefore i would like to know if i consume dairy and then nurse – is that transferred to the baby right away or does my body process it prior to it entering the breast milk supply and if so how long is the turn around.
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February 15th, 2010 at 2:44 pm
Why is it that you think this? What symptoms does he have?
You need to see your doctor about this, it might not be anything to do with your milk at all.
As breastmilk is made from your blood stream they dont know how long it takes to get into your milk
February 15th, 2010 at 3:50 pm
I am not sure how long it takes, but I do know that if baby is allergic to nuts, and mommy eats nuts, baby is likely to get a rash. You should keep a food journal, and make sure you write down the times you eat. Then write down when baby’s symptoms come up, see if you can see a pattern. Then you can go to your doctor with that and they can do the appropriate tests.
February 15th, 2010 at 5:17 pm
im not sure but when i used to drink a lot of orange juice my twins used to get nappy rash really bad. when i stopped drinking it their rash cleared up.
February 15th, 2010 at 8:58 pm
http://www.kellymom.com/babyconcerns/foo…
Took me a while but I found it!
“The severity of a food reaction is generally related to the degree of baby’s sensitivity and to the amount of the problem food that mom ate—the more food eaten and the greater baby’s sensitivity, the more severe the reaction. Food reactions may occur within minutes, but symptoms in breastfed babies more commonly show up 4-24 hours after exposure. If baby has an acute reaction to a new food, or to a food that mom ate a large amount of, then he will probably be back to normal within a couple of hours. If baby is sensitive to a food that mom eats frequently, symptoms may be ongoing.”
“What if a specific food appears to be a problem?
If you think your baby is reacting to a particular food, then eliminate that food from your diet for 2-3 weeks to see if baby’s symptoms improve. If baby’s symptoms do improve, then this food may be a problem for your baby. Eliminating a food for less than 2-3 weeks may not be effective—cow’s milk protein, for example, can persist in mom’s body for 1½ – 2 weeks, and it may be another 1½ – 2 weeks before the protein is out of baby’s system.
Baby’s symptoms will usually begin to improve within 5-7 days of eliminating a problem food. Your baby may not improve immediately, however, especially if the reaction is to a food that has been a regular part of mom’s diet. Some babies seem to feel worse for about a week before symptoms begin to improve. Sometimes it takes several weeks to see an improvement. ……..”http://www.kellymom.com/nutrition/mom/mo…http://www.kellymom.com/nutrition/mom/mo…