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Posted: 18 June 2008 at 9:31pm |
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My mother has strong views that I should keep Anyssa off wheat and dairy at least until she is 1.
I don't think there is any family history of dairy allergy/ intolerance but my mother has coeliac disease and DP is much better off if he doesn't eat gluten (he still does, but that's his problem).
Do you think it is worthwhile keeping Anyssa off wheat/ gluten and maybe dairy? She has had some excema since before she started solids, and it is not any worse with any food she has eaten to date (only fruit and veges, lamb and chicken).
It seems to be pretty easy to keep dairy out of her diet, but if we go gluten free what sorts of bread/cracker alternatives can she have?
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Posted: 18 June 2008 at 10:00pm |
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I'm not sure as to your first question, also MrsMojo will probably be able to help you as she is a coeliac mum. I have only just been diagnosed as gluten intolerant so I am interested in a reply on here too for my next (hopefully!) bubba.
As for the second question, at first no gluten sounds like no food but it is quite possible. There are rice and corn alternatives for crackers and for flour. I find home baking a lot cheaper for biscuits, bread, etc, although it does take practise and is still more expensive. Also because gluten is a protein, I found that I needed more protein (cheese, meat, etc) in my diet after cutting it out (was just 3 weeks ago).
My nearly 3yo gets excema too and we have just trialled her off gluten for a week and are going to see how she in on Friday/Saturday when it is reintroduced. I hope for her sake that she doesn't have g/intolerance but I suspect she might as she has a short concentration span, still has excema at almost 3yrs, and has been waking without grizzling for most of the GF week.
Hopefully that helps a little.
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Posted: 19 June 2008 at 8:56am |
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With your mum and you DP both having problems with gluten then yes I would be inclined to keep it out of her diet for a little while longer.
Spencer has been on a strict diet cos of his allergies, so he has had no dairy, soy, egg, fish or nuts as well as some berries and veges that he is also allergic to and it isn't that bad, you become a label checker and soon you just know what they can and can't have. A lot or organic biscuits are gluten free, Spencer has them as they are normally diary, soy and egg free as well and new world and woolworths stock a good range as well as any of the organic shops around.
Crackers, we just stick to rice crackers, I found some rice cruskits as well at the organic shop and rice cakes.
Most bakeries will make gluten free bread for you.
Countdown said they would for us as long as we let them now the day before we wanted it.
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Posted: 20 June 2008 at 12:58pm |
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Thanks guys - that is useful. My Mum is coming to visit soon, so we might take a trip to the organic shop and Mum can find me some things to feed the bub! I feel like her diet is pretty boring, but once she is 8 mths there will be a few more options opened up.
I've been following the watties carrot chart, but of course that doesn't tell you when you can introduce more unusual foods like millet, cornmeal, quinoa, or buckwheat etc.
Busymum I hope your 3y/o isn't glut intol! I saw someone with a bsymum car number plate yesterday - was that you?!
Cuppatea that's good service from countdown!
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Posted: 20 June 2008 at 2:02pm |
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The good thing as well with babies is they don't know any different. Spencer was on rice bread for a while which to me tastes nasty but he had never had bread before so didn't know the difference and loved it.
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Posted: 20 June 2008 at 7:39pm |
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Gremlins loved their rice bread too, but I agree with Cuppatea - it tastes nasty!
I think keeping her off wheat is a sensible idea, but if there's no family history of dairy allergy you could maybe try introducing it slowly after about nine months.
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Posted: 23 June 2008 at 3:29pm |
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Eeew even though she knew no better, I couldn't get the rice bread into Miss Ella! She loves her toast now though... sorry, not much help there, am I? Yeah like people have said, at under 1yr old, it won't make a bean of difference to baby that their food is different to what others are eating - it's once they're a little older that that can be difficult. But if you start her out on a restricted diet, she'll never know what she's missing, and you won't need to worry about it upsetting her while she's little. It does sound like a really good idea to avoid the same products that set her dad and nana off. Read labels, every single one, and you'll soon get used to which are the 'safe' brands for her - it's a great deal of extra work at first, but worth it, and the more you get used to the lifestyle, the easier it'll get.
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Posted: 25 June 2008 at 9:06pm |
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I am reading labels now (well more than the fat/carbs content) and it's incredible - I wanted to buy plain rice crackers and only one brand has just rice,vege oil and salt - all the others have got loads of other rubbish in them. At least I know my Mum can educate me - there is a lot to learn if you are starting from scratch!
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Posted: 25 June 2008 at 9:36pm |
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There sure is. Signature range are normally really good, they are probably the crackers you found as they are the brand Spencer has for that same reason. Also home brand are pretty good at not putting lots of crap in their stuff as well.
It gets heaps easier cos you remember which brands to buy.
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Posted: 26 June 2008 at 1:52pm |
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eeeeek cuppatea - fantastic scan pic! "mushabelly" looks very well indeed!
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