re: How to Tame a Colicky Baby

Impish — Sat, 30 May 2009 14:18:42 GMT

One thing that stands out to me in this article is that the mothers were required to stop consuming cow milk. Considering cow milk is the #1 allergy in infants, frequently resulting in colic behavior, how can researchers know to ascribe the benefits mentioned in this article solely to the probiotic and not also to the absence of the most common allergen? I'm a big proponent of probiotics and don't discount their wide health benefits, but from my own personal experience as well as the experiences of hundreds of other women I've spoken to whose children are sensitive to cow milk, I would say that the absence of cow milk alone would have resolved many of the babies' symptoms even without the probiotic. Probiotics may help combat the symptoms of food allergy and heal the intestines after the fact, but wouldn't it be better to address the root cause as well? I doubt many people who read this will stop consuming cow milk (if breastfeeding) or change formula to a non-dairy version if they assume probiotics are all they need.

re: How to Tame a Colicky Baby

TGmommy — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 04:27:18 GMT

I had to be on antibiotics while delivering our 5th child. then I got mastitis and had to be on 5 different antibiotics in 1 week. (Some intraveneouis) because of visiting several doctors who did not know what else to do. And needless to say she was a constipated baby , and I was taking probiotics , so the milk was stopped up and while I had so much trouble getting the infected breast to flow, I gave her some formula with probiotics in it. Finally, I was able to nurse her on both breasts and she got better and I took longer but I know the probiotics was the key. I try to eat yogurt and cut way down on sugar as well. Hydration with pure water is also essential.