I was attacked by a blast of poo from baby J’s bottom in the wee (poo?) hours of the morn.

As you can imagine, it was a terrible mess. The yellow liquidy stuff landed everywhere - his cot mattress, his PJs, the floor of my bedroom, my hands…(Should I count myself blessed that I didn’t try to change him on our lovely bed?)

It came when I was attempting to change his diapers, which were full from the night already. The minute I removed it, BOOM. So well-timed was the devious little one that I didn’t even have time to move my hands away from its trajectory. I secretly wished I had a cork somewhere within reach.

After that ‘release’, he flashed me a sweet smile. (Pity I didn’t have time to smile back. I was busy running around trying to clean up the poo.)

And the reason for such explosive poo? Dairy. I decided to be adventurous and try out some soy milk from the fridge yesterday, despite knowing that baby J’s intestines react whenever I drink cow’s milk. It was just half a cup, but it still did the damage.

Hmm, it looks like baby J has the same intolerance of dairy products as Vera…which means if I want to continue breastfeeding, I will have to go dairy-less. My only option is goat’s milk (which is an acquired taste). Vera is on goat’s milk formula, and things are fine and dandy for now.

Despite the occasional poo attacks, and restricted diet, I still think breastfeeding is the best thing to happen to mummies since scrambled eggs. So I won’t be letting this get me down.

Does your breastfed baby have an allergy / intolerance as well? If so, how are you coping with it?

If you’re looking to breastfeed your newborn, you can read some breastfeeding tips that I shared some weeks back. Happy breastfeeding…just beware of the poo.