going dairy free with 3.5 year old - any tips??

[*Becky*]

well interesting....we have done about 10 days of dairy free. This weekend we slipped a bit which was silly but just tricky situations and I did not think on my feet enough so he had a bit of chocolate and a piece of cake...behaviour today has been awful. Now it could be unrelated but it has made me wonder??

[Mom to M&M]

Becky I'd think it's VERY likely related. My DS is dairy intolerant (in fact we are about to start trying again tomorrow - starting with real organic butter) but one of his first signs was major behavioral changes. He'd turn into the Tasmanian Devil - which is SO not like him. If too much dairy he'd also get physical symptoms - blow-out diapers, tummy cramps and nasal congestion. But as of a year ago even trace amounts of dairy would REALLY affect his mood/behavior.

[Mom to M&M]

Coconut milk is my favorite alternative, BTW and DS loves it too!

[*Becky*]

thanks karen....he is still being tricky so not sure now but i still think it is probably related. x

[clazzat]

There is a new version of coconut milk in Sainsburys - it is the same consistency as regular milk so you can use it for anything that you would use ordinary milk for. I even had it on cereal and it was fine - first mouthful was a bit weird but fine after that. It's in the uht milk aisle.

[Mom to M&M]

It could definitely take at least a week to get out of his system...  Hugs!

[Buntybear]

I have just bought some of that coconut milk from Waitrose to try finally. Finally the UK has got the coconut milk bug!

[Shiv52]

well interesting....we have done about 10 days of dairy free. This weekend we slipped a bit which was silly but just tricky situations and I did not think on my feet enough so he had a bit of chocolate and a piece of cake...behaviour today has been awful. Now it could be unrelated but it has made me wonder??

I'd say it could be related for sure.  ED's are so tricky with LOs.  I know with R I slipped up a few times before getting it right.   It was always frustrating because you have to start your 2 weeks dairy free all over if you have a slip...grrrr

[*Becky*]

well nursery asked me 2 days ago how serious I was being about it - turns out he has been having the odd scone etc here and there (sigh) so after a chat they now know to treat him like it is a serious allergy...

[Mom to M&M]

I know that well Becky - my DS nursery was the same way at first since it wasn't an anaphylactic allergy. But after chatting with the director and his teachers they have him marked on the regular allergy list and treat it the same (very strict about no dairy items or trace things) but the teachers just know that if he did pinch something at least he wouldn't have to go to the hospital. More hugs!

[Buntybear]

That is rubbish Becky. They should be black and white about it for you.