I had cut out dairy from my diet since last December, as baby M was (and still is) solely on breast milk and I was afraid he may have had a dairy allergy (his poop started looking mucous-sy back in December, one of the signs of a dairy allergy). We went through this with big sister K four years ago and I ended up putting her on formula because none of the doctors (including a pediatric gastroenterologist) could explain why there was blood in her stool (everyone just attributed it to a dairy allergy).
M convinced me to introduce dairy back into my diet on the premise that baby M may have outgrown the allergy (if he indeed did have one to begin with). About two weeks ago, we ordered pizza for dinner and I finally gave in... and I am happy to report that baby M's poop looked just fine! I've been eating more and more foods with dairy since then. After almost nine months of sacrifice, I rewarded myself with a big cup of ice cream last night.
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