DS 014: Breasfeeding a Baby with a Dairy Sensitivity - with Michelle Beckner

In this episode of the Delivering Strength podcast, we interview Michelle Beckner of Michelle Beckner Family Wellness. Michelle is a mother of two children who both had dairy (and other) food sensitivities. Because of her passion to sustain her breastfeeding relationship with her kids, she decided to eliminate dairy and some other triggers from her diet. This led to Michelle becoming a certified nutrition consultant and now a guide, motivator, teacher and mom-friend to other mamas whose littles can’t handle dairy, as well. If you know your baby can’t handle dairy, or you’re experiencing a fussy baby or one with eczema or other unexplainable rashes, you need to check this episode out!

Show Notes:

1:10 Expectful – Expectful – We are proud to share with our listeners a great resource – Expectful: A guided meditation app for your fertility, pregnancy and motherhood journey. Sign up for a free two week trial at www.expectful.com/delivering 3:00 – Intro to episode 3:55 – What’s Up Candace? 5:15 – What’s Up Anna? Ganas Gear – www.ganasgear.com - custom apparel & promotional products 7:30 – What’s Up Michelle? 8:40 – Michelle’s daughter’s dairy sensitivity, son’s dairy, egg and corn sensitivity Follow-up info from Michelle on this topic: A food allergy is when the immune system has a negative response to the protein in a certain food. This response can show up in a variety of ways like skin issues or tummy troubles. A food intolerance is a broader, and less serious, term for when the body has difficulty digesting the food. The best treatment for either is to completely avoid that food. 10:00 – How Michelle got into the work she’s doing – Michelle Beckner Family Wellness www.mlbfamilywellness.com. Free Dairy-free starter toolkit: http://freebies.mlbfamilywellness.com/toolkit/ 11:30 – Candace’s knowledge in dairy sensitivities in babies, how she’s handling dairy in her diet now while pregnant in preparation for the early months with a new baby 14:30 – How long does it take for dairy to leave your system? 15:20 – How Anna handled dairy in last months of pregnancy in preparation for the early months with a new baby, how Dean has handled dairy in first few months, family history of dairy sensitivities in babies 20:10 – Difference between a dairy allergy or dairy intolerance 22:00 – Colicky babies and other ways parents find out their babies have an intolerance or allergy (diaper rash, eczema around face and chest) 24:10 – Dairy sensitivity vs lactose intolerance, babies are reacting to the protein in the dairy – and other facts about the makeup of milk 25:10 – Dairy that has more or less of the dairy protein and other types of milk and cheese 26:00 – Follow-up info from Michelle on this topic: What about other animal milks like goat, sheep, or camel? All of these milks have similar protein structures to cow’s milk. There are lots of new studies out there about camel milk being suitable for people with cow’s milk allergies. There is also a lot of interesting research on A1 beta-casein protein vs. A2 (A2 is found in certain types of cow's milk, goat's milk, and others). Studies show that A2 beta-casein protein may be more suitable for people with cow’s milk intolerance. Do your own research if you are interested, but to make things simple, I would stay away unless you are willing to do the research yourself. 26:15 – Going Dairy Free Course: Join Michelle’s 14-day Dairy-Free Survival Course this January! This is a special link to get 20% off: https://mlbfamilywellness.lpages.co/df20/ 27:40 – Is it worth alternatives or just going straight dairy free? 29:17 – Difference in raw or cooked/baked dairy and how it affects the milk protein 30:10 – Growing out of dairy sensitivities with age, common age that children will grow out of dairy sensitivities 32:00 – Digestive system changes around 6 months and how it correlates with handling dairy 33:35 – Other sensitivities that tend to come along with dairy sensitivities (soy, gluten, eggs, corn, etc.) 35:15 – Limiting exposure to dairy to help long-term success with your child, introducing a probiotic to your child 36:25 – Handling questions from family members about why Candace & Anna avoided dairy in their pregnancy, family functions, meal planning, holidays 46:00 – Do we have to start a child on milk at 1 year old? What’s important? Healthy fats and calcium – and other places to get those things. 48:12 – Calcium   49:30 – Fats Grassfed ghee recommendations: http://a.co/37wy2ML Tin Star Foods http://a.co/2AtadBo Ancient Organics 55:30 – How your milk changes to suit dietary needs 57:00 – Recommendation to breastfeed until 2 months from WHO – and the concept of introducing milk at 1 year  58:30 – Introducing foods and starting solids – babies guts close a gap around 6 months Signs of readiness for solids - https://littlegourmetbaby.com/when-to-introduce-solids/ Starting off with baby led weaning 1:04:00 – Symptom guide for parents to watch for – http://freebies.mlbfamilywellness.com/toolkit/ 1:05:15 – How do you feel you’re Delivering Strength? 1:06:45 – Find Michelle online: Website: www.mlbfamilywellness.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/mlbfamilywellness Delivering Strength: Find Us Online Website – deliveringstrength.com Facebook – facebook.com/deliveringstrength Instagram – instagram.com/deliveringstrength Facebook Community – facebook.com/groups/DeliveringStrength/