Liam doesn't appear to have any allergies, BUT looking back I think Aiden had a mild dairy allergy (bf) - he was quite unsettled as a baby & spat up lots & definitely was intolerant when I introduced cows milk at 12mo (didn't introduce yogurt/cheese until 9months )... held off milk for 3months & was fine at 15months - in that he stopped throwing it up, but I actually think it is only now at 2.5yo that he has finally grown out of it as he is sleeping really well & for the most part a happier child... although I can't rule out other (emotional) factors.
Anyway to my point... I had a dairy intolerance/allergy that caused me to get lots of ear infections & went off it for 3 years 6-9yo. Thus why I held off cheese/yogurt with Aiden.
Liam has mild eczema, mainly on his belly, I thought it may have been due to him being a commando crawler & thus on his belly, but I'm now wondering if it isn't a solid food (wheat &/or pumpkin or sweet potato are my guesses at the moment).
Anyway that aside, Liam is almost 9mo & I was kind of thinking about the cheese & yogurt.... BUT now I am thinking I might be best holding off maybe until 12mo for the long term benefits... Love some thoughts on that.
I bf, but haven't cut out dairy in my diet, as he is (unless sick) a very happy & settled baby
Also if you don't offer cheese/yogurt & Liam doesn't seem to be that keen on meat as yet (unlike his carnivour brother
) what do you do about protien... Liam is a very big boy... almost 24lb & 32 inches (I think I have that imperial conversion right - as he is 10.8kg/80cm) So I know he needs more protien... waking at night when he wasn't before & takes lots of solids & back at 5 day bf + night ones.
Thanks