I dont know what to eat!? I am breastfeeding and cant eat dairy or gassy foods! what does that leave me?

I dont know what to eat!? I am breastfeeding and cant eat dairy or gassy foods! what does that leave me?
My pediatricians nurse told me to not eat dairy products or broccoli or cauliflower or tomatoes or anything gassy or acidic. My three week old is really fussy between the hours of 530 and 1100 pm. And she has a couple of fussy times during the day that last 20 minutes but other then that she is really good during the day. I thought she had colic but thats when the nurse told me to change my diet first but I dont know what to eat?

Thanks for any advice!

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Answer by jatay
You really don’t have to limit what you eat THAT much. My ped told me to eat whatever I wanted and then if there was a bad reaction we would try eliminating the foods one at a time. It turns out I did have to eliminate dairy (which takes a few weeks to actually get out of your system). I kept a food journal after that and monitored my baby’s reactions to different foods I ate. You can’t just eat bread and rice!! Well, I guess you could, but you would probably not feel very good and get sick of it very fast!! Check out the info below, good luck

Here is a good article from Kelly mom:

http://www.kellymom.com/babyconcerns/food-sensitivity.html

How closely do I need to watch what I eat?
Most babies have no problems with anything that mom eats. It’s generally recommended that you eat whatever you like, whenever you like, in the amounts that you like and continue to do this unless you notice an obvious reaction in your baby.

There is no list of “foods that every nursing mom should avoid” because most nursing mothers can eat anything they want, and because the babies who are sensitive to certain foods are each unique – what bothers one may not bother another.

Normal Baby Fussiness
Most infant fussiness is normal for a young baby, and is not related to foods in mom’s diet. If your baby is sensitive to something you are eating, you will most likely notice other symptoms in addition to fussiness, such as excessive spitting up or vomiting, colic, rash or persistent congestion. Fussiness that is not accompanied by other symptoms and calms with more frequent nursing is probably not food-related.

What foods are most likely to be a problem?
Some of the most likely suspects are cow’s milk products, soy, wheat, corn, eggs, and peanuts.

Other suspect foods:

Any food that a family member is allergic to
A food that mom recently ate a large amount of
A new food (if baby’s symptoms are new)
A food that mom doesn’t like, but is eating while breastfeeding (and/or ate while pregnant) for the benefit of her baby
A food that mom craves, or feels she has to have after a bad day
Conscious likes and dislikes of foods are signals that your body may be reacting to them in an abnormal way.

Keeping a food journal with a record of foods eaten and baby’s behavior/symptoms, with time of day for each, may be helpful when trying to pinpoint a problem food.

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I dont know what to eat!? I am breastfeeding and cant eat dairy or gassy foods! what does that leave me?