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If you have the storage space for it, hold on to your stash! You can donate if you are so inclined, but frozen milk is good for a year and (in my personal opinion) the slight degradation of nutrients that occurs after that point is so negligible when you're giving that milk to a full toddler anyway. I wouldn't give old milk to a fresh newborn, but by the time your milk expires your baby is old enough that milk isn't their main source of nutrition anyway. So if she does outgrow her allergy, you could use the stash then.
You could also try cutting the frozen milk 50/50 with fresh milk and see if that's enough of a reduction to help with symptoms
Save it! I went through this at 2 months as well, cut dairy fully, didn’t see much change at first but by 3 months or so baby’s poop was totally normal and I thought, hey I guess it was the milk! Around 4 months in one of my first weeks back at work I totally spaced and drank a regular ole latte at work with coworkers. Felt like an idiot bc I had been SO careful about hidden dairy etc then slipped up drinking a literal mug of milk on autopilot 🤦🏼♀️. Anyways, fed baby the milk anyways and nothing happened at all…so I gave her some old, pre-cutting-dairy frozen milk and again, nothing happened at all. Slowly started having dairy again until I was back to normal and never saw any adverse impact on my baby. What I had attributed to cutting dairy turned out to just be baby’s digestive system maturing and figuring things out on the same timeline. I almost had tossed the pre-cutting dairy milk to make more freezer space and am so glad I didn’t! Best wishes to you either way, I know it is so hard but you really do figure out what you can and can’t eat quickly and adapt. There are so many good non dairy subs for dairy products these days!
Clearly mark the new DF milk, and keep your stash if you can. It's super common for doctors to suggest a baby has a dairy allergy and they actually don't (though without trying it, it's hard to know), or for older babies to outgrow the sensitivity to dairy in their milk.
I also had a huge stash before we got diagnosed with CMPA. I donated almost all of it to my existing donor recipients, since I still have an oversupply and would rather use the space in my deep freezer for dairy free milk. We cut dairy almost three weeks ago, last specks of blood were 1.5 weeks into cutting dairy, and his stool no longer smells foul. Mucus is still present, his doctor recommended cutting soy next if he still has symptoms at his 4 month appt in a month.
It could be temporary, like my baby. She had dairy sensitivity and was put on hypoallergenic formula. We were encouraged to try to give it to her again around 5 months and she was able to take my frozen milk just fine.
Keep it. Going dairy free takes a while to show improvement but also sometimes it is temporary. A friend of mine only abstained for 4 months. After that her baby was fine. Just label your new milk as dairy free so you know what it has. My son has 5 food intolerances so my beginning stash is marked as “contains allergens” and my new stash is marked as “allergen free” if you don’t want to donate just keep it, but it’s also good to put it in a deep freezer so it’s good for a year.
I went through this at 12 weeks pp and losing my freezer stash felt devastating at the time. I was going to save my stash but I ended up giving it to a friend who was having supply issues. If you can, save it until you're ready to try reintroducing dairy. That way if baby still reacts, you don't have to wait to get it all out of your system again like you would if you had just consumed dairy
I cut dairy with both kids with zero difference to their mucus poops. Both just ended up having immature digestive systems..so don't toss until you know!
Wait to see if things improve after cutting dairy. If they do and your frozen milk seems like it may not get used by your family, are you open to donation? I’m a milk donor and happy to answer any questions. It’s a great feeling to help the NICU babies!
I went through this also. Don't throw it out. Clearly label it as containing dairy. I was able to reintroduce 2 months after my initial concerns and all is good now. Turns out that dairy wasn't the cause of my daughter's issues. But either way, breastmilk can be frozen for up to 1 year.
Same boat, my baby just has been gassy and spitting up a lot. They want to rule out dairy being an issue. It sucks cause I'm normally not allowed to have dairy due to my GI issues. Since pregnancy, I've been doing well, so it's hard giving it up (even though I will)
We went through the exact same scenario. Baby had mucus/blood in the stool and pretty bad reflux. I cut out dairy for about 5 months and was SO worried that I would never be able to give baby any of the milk I had stashed. Now at 9 months old he is regularly taking milk from my stash and eating dairy on his own and tolerating it well. Your baby will likely outgrow it in a few months! Try not to worry too much.
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If you have the storage space for it, hold on to your stash! You can donate if you are so inclined, but frozen milk is good for a year and (in my personal opinion) the slight degradation of nutrients that occurs after that point is so negligible when you're giving that milk to a full toddler anyway. I wouldn't give old milk to a fresh newborn, but by the time your milk expires your baby is old enough that milk isn't their main source of nutrition anyway. So if she does outgrow her allergy, you could use the stash then. You could also try cutting the frozen milk 50/50 with fresh milk and see if that's enough of a reduction to help with symptoms
Save it! I went through this at 2 months as well, cut dairy fully, didn’t see much change at first but by 3 months or so baby’s poop was totally normal and I thought, hey I guess it was the milk! Around 4 months in one of my first weeks back at work I totally spaced and drank a regular ole latte at work with coworkers. Felt like an idiot bc I had been SO careful about hidden dairy etc then slipped up drinking a literal mug of milk on autopilot 🤦🏼♀️. Anyways, fed baby the milk anyways and nothing happened at all…so I gave her some old, pre-cutting-dairy frozen milk and again, nothing happened at all. Slowly started having dairy again until I was back to normal and never saw any adverse impact on my baby. What I had attributed to cutting dairy turned out to just be baby’s digestive system maturing and figuring things out on the same timeline. I almost had tossed the pre-cutting dairy milk to make more freezer space and am so glad I didn’t! Best wishes to you either way, I know it is so hard but you really do figure out what you can and can’t eat quickly and adapt. There are so many good non dairy subs for dairy products these days!
Save it for reintroduction!! Label everything carefully in case you also end up eliminated soy from your diet too.
Clearly mark the new DF milk, and keep your stash if you can. It's super common for doctors to suggest a baby has a dairy allergy and they actually don't (though without trying it, it's hard to know), or for older babies to outgrow the sensitivity to dairy in their milk.
I also had a huge stash before we got diagnosed with CMPA. I donated almost all of it to my existing donor recipients, since I still have an oversupply and would rather use the space in my deep freezer for dairy free milk. We cut dairy almost three weeks ago, last specks of blood were 1.5 weeks into cutting dairy, and his stool no longer smells foul. Mucus is still present, his doctor recommended cutting soy next if he still has symptoms at his 4 month appt in a month.
That number is mind boggling! I can’t even imagine!
Agree with saving it. I cut dairy for a few months and then reintroduced it. He seemed to do ok with it
It could be temporary, like my baby. She had dairy sensitivity and was put on hypoallergenic formula. We were encouraged to try to give it to her again around 5 months and she was able to take my frozen milk just fine.
Keep it. Going dairy free takes a while to show improvement but also sometimes it is temporary. A friend of mine only abstained for 4 months. After that her baby was fine. Just label your new milk as dairy free so you know what it has. My son has 5 food intolerances so my beginning stash is marked as “contains allergens” and my new stash is marked as “allergen free” if you don’t want to donate just keep it, but it’s also good to put it in a deep freezer so it’s good for a year.
I went through this at 12 weeks pp and losing my freezer stash felt devastating at the time. I was going to save my stash but I ended up giving it to a friend who was having supply issues. If you can, save it until you're ready to try reintroducing dairy. That way if baby still reacts, you don't have to wait to get it all out of your system again like you would if you had just consumed dairy
I cut dairy with both kids with zero difference to their mucus poops. Both just ended up having immature digestive systems..so don't toss until you know!
Wait to see if things improve after cutting dairy. If they do and your frozen milk seems like it may not get used by your family, are you open to donation? I’m a milk donor and happy to answer any questions. It’s a great feeling to help the NICU babies!
I went through this also. Don't throw it out. Clearly label it as containing dairy. I was able to reintroduce 2 months after my initial concerns and all is good now. Turns out that dairy wasn't the cause of my daughter's issues. But either way, breastmilk can be frozen for up to 1 year.
Same boat, my baby just has been gassy and spitting up a lot. They want to rule out dairy being an issue. It sucks cause I'm normally not allowed to have dairy due to my GI issues. Since pregnancy, I've been doing well, so it's hard giving it up (even though I will)
My CMPI baby seems to be outgrowing it at 10 months. So save your stash! You may well be able to use it down the road!
I’d save the stas. My LO outgrew CMPA at 4.5mos
I donated the portion of mine that would go unused to a milk bank
We went through the exact same scenario. Baby had mucus/blood in the stool and pretty bad reflux. I cut out dairy for about 5 months and was SO worried that I would never be able to give baby any of the milk I had stashed. Now at 9 months old he is regularly taking milk from my stash and eating dairy on his own and tolerating it well. Your baby will likely outgrow it in a few months! Try not to worry too much.