I'm currently sitting by the pool at a villa in Provence, France. It's lovely and warm and actually quiet! Adrian has taken Lewis off somewhere and all the other babies are out for the afternoon. This is the final week of our three week Europe adventure with a 8/9 month old baby. We thought it would be a walk in the park. How wrong we were!
Thank goodness for lactose-free formula!
Poor old Lewis had diarrhea for nearly a week recently, then I remembered back to the last bout of diarrhea that just wouldn't clear up. The doctor recommend giving him lactose-free formula for a few days to help clear it up. It worked a treat and then he went back onto normal formula.
But this time every time I tried to give him normal formula, the diarrhea would return immediately, and it had a horrid smell. So I suspected lactose intolerance. The GP agreed it sounded like lactose intolerance and referred us to a paediatrician, who confirmed this. Apparently it's fairly common for babies to develop lactose intolerance after an illness, and it's only likely to last until he's 13-14 months old.
Luckily, he likes the lactose-free milk, and can still eat yoghurt and cheese in small amounts without it upsetting his tummy.
But this time every time I tried to give him normal formula, the diarrhea would return immediately, and it had a horrid smell. So I suspected lactose intolerance. The GP agreed it sounded like lactose intolerance and referred us to a paediatrician, who confirmed this. Apparently it's fairly common for babies to develop lactose intolerance after an illness, and it's only likely to last until he's 13-14 months old.
Luckily, he likes the lactose-free milk, and can still eat yoghurt and cheese in small amounts without it upsetting his tummy.
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