I am fairly new at this and am very interested in homeopathy. Trying to explore all avenues
of optimum health care for my 2 children, 2 years, and 3 months, I visited a ND last week.
She strongly recommended that I avoid all dairy while breastfeeding, as to not pass on the effects
onto my daughter. she also said that my son, 2 years, should also avoid all dairy, and that I might
try him on rice milk, or formula instead of the soy formula he has been drinking a s a supplement.
Her reasoning was because of food sensitivities from long term useage. (son had a rash on his torso)

I am getting to the point, yes. Last fall I visited a homeopath for my son's ear infection. In the question/
answer period, I told her that he had been on the soy formula, and had not had milk.(I have heard allot
about dairy causing ear infections sometimes) She asked why, doesn't he like milk? I just told her that
he had never had it and that was that. I didn't really think much of it, and she didn't ask any more.
She proceed to prescribe a program of remedies, which I stuck to, and the infection cleared up. In fact, his
condition improved that evening. (he was feverish, and the fever went down)

I've read about introducing certain foods in infacy can cause sensitivities and allergies later in life.

I will be asking my homeopath about this next time we talk.

Anyway, I'm wondering if anyone else recommends staying away from dairy altogether.
Is there a remedy that counteracts these food sensitivities, or helps to digest dairy properly,
or is it just as 'they' say that cows milk is for cows?

Shauna
Near Winnipeg, MB
Canada

[ 22 February 2002, 05:49: Message edited by: shauna ]