Does anyone know how long it takes for the food you eat to get into your milk? I'm nursing my 2 month old daughter. She has a reaction to something I ate & I'm having trouble figuring out what it was.
I don't know what type of reaction you're talking about, but my son (who is now 2 1/2 months old) breaks out in pimple like bumps on his face, and spits up a lot, and is VERY fussy whenever I eat chocolate. It's hard, but I've completely cut chocolate out of my diet, and he's doing well. Good luck figuring it out!
R.
It could take several hours to days for some components to be present in your breastmilk. What is the reaction you saw? Gassiness, rash, irritability? "They" say that you really should only be concerned about allergies if they tend to run in your family. The most common sensitivities are dairy, nuts, and some strong spices (the biggest is dairy). There is a component in milk (not lactose, but I can't remember the name of the protein) that does transfer to breastmilk and many babies can't handle it at young ages. I had to pretty much cut out all milk (could still eat cheese) from 2-9months (while breastfeeding). At ~9months I started drinking 1 small glass every 2-3 days, and worked it up to my normal consumption. If you suspect milk, you should avoid dairy for at least 2 weeks before expecting to see full results (no more reaction in baby). Good luck! Oh, and kellymom.com is an excellent resource for breastfeeding mamas!
While the food may pass through your breastmilk fairly quickly, it may take a week or more to be eliminated from your baby's body, and she may still react to it during that time. So most people who recommend elimination diets say that you need to stay away from a food for one to two weeks in order to be sure.
It depends. Foods and beverages are digested at different rates.
Alcohol appears in breast milk almost immediately and is gone quickly. Other foods will take hours.
Well it depends. Alcohol takes 2 hours to metabolize for every 4 ounces ingested. Regular foods will usually pass through at a rate of 4-8 hours depending on their lipid solubal levels. Really it should be the meal you ate about 4 hours ago you should start with. What exactly is the baby's reaction?
