A Holistic Approach for FPIAP Healing
Up to 60% of FPIAP cases (food protein-induced allergic proctocolitis) occur in breastfed infants. With symptoms like visible blood and mucous in otherwise healthy infants, many breastfeeding parents are unfortunately advised to wean from the breast and provide hypoallergenic formula to their babies to mitigate FPIAP symptoms.
This blog is always handwritten from my perspective and my clinical experiences — no AI slop found here!
Did you know the majority of FPIAP diagnoses are in breastfed infants?
Up to 60% of FPIAP cases (food protein-induced allergic proctocolitis) occur in breastfed infants. With symptoms like visible blood and mucous in otherwise healthy infants, many breastfeeding parents are unfortunately advised to wean from the breast and provide hypoallergenic formula to their babies to mitigate FPIAP symptoms.
What about the mothers who have worked so hard to breastfeed their baby through early postpartum challenges?
What about the parents who don’t qualify for WIC and feel a huge financial burden to provide special formula for their infant?
What about the families who value breastmilk and understand that formula can never replicate their breastmilk?
What about families whose babies refuse bottles?
I could list 10 more scenarios why “just give your baby formula” is not good enough for many families after a FPIAP diagnosis. While weaning from the breast and providing formula is a solid option and preferred plan for some families, it’s not the ONLY option available.
Identifying and eliminating your baby’s trigger foods + adding healing measures to your maternal diet/lifestyle is a pathway to success for many babies with FPIAP symptoms like bloody and mucousy stool.
You aren’t crazy for wanting to breastfeed.
You aren’t selfish for wanting to breastfeed.
You aren’t making your child sicker for wanting to breastfeed.
I’m on your team and I support your infant feeding hopes, dreams and goals!
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3. Diagnosis and Management of Food Protein-Induced Allergic Proctocolitis.
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I provide clinical lactation care locally in Tallahassee, Florida and via my secure telehealth portal from my screen to yours. I offer holistic lactation care to you and your baby through the lens of health and wellness with a focus on creating ease and sustainability to reduce stress and bring more joy into raising your little one!
You can learn more about more about my services and in-network insurance benefits on my WEBSITE. Online booking is available HERE! Questions or comments? Please EMAIL me!
Food Quality vs. Family Budget
Of course, meat quality matters but budget and affordability also matter. I’m of the firm opinion that buying meat and making stock using ingredients you can afford is better than just wishing you were drinking meat stock. Rather than didactically break down the pro’s and con’s of meat quality using statistics and research, I’m going to share a little bit of what has worked for my family over the years.
This blog is always handwritten from my perspective and my clinical experiences — no AI slop found here!
Of course, meat quality matters but budget and affordability also matter. I’m of the firm opinion that buying meat and making stock using ingredients you can afford is better than just wishing you were drinking meat stock. Rather than didactically break down the pro’s and con’s of meat quality using statistics and research, I’m going to share a little bit of what has worked for my family over the years. Anyone can share information on grass-fed vs. corn fed, free range vs. pastured, omega 3’s vs. omega 6’s, and the benefits of supporting local farmers but I’m here to support families who choose to use food on their healing journey — and that’s something I know a lot about.
My family saw great healing using conventional meats because that was what we could afford at the time with one income and a mom with a mission to dramatically increase healing foods her family was eating. I took full advantage of the fact that meat stock uses cheaper “non-choicy” cuts and would buy the boniest, toughest cuts I could find because not only were they they the cheapest but they also have the most healing collagen. We were that crazy family buying 40 pound boxes of frozen chicken backs from our local butcher shop and having frequent convos with the shop owner about whether or not he could source bulk chicken feet and chicken necks. Back then we lived in Orlando and there was a great local grocery store that sold the off cuts that I was so keen to buy — I would fill my buggy with pork ribs and pig feet, knowing full well that I would be questioned why I was buying 10 pounds of trotters to every employee that walked past!
Would I have preferred to take a healing path for my family with exclusively local pastured meats? YES!
Was that possible? NO!
At this point, my family has a larger grocery budget but we also have a larger family with less demand for healing foods. I try to prioritize pastured, local fed meats for our meals but when the local co-op has a big shipment of conventional beef liver for half the price of the local chicken liver I’ve buying, you can bet I will fully stock my freezer to meet my toddlers’ liver pate needs for the foreseeable future. I’m clearly still that crazy lady!
The bottom line is I trust families to make their best choices and do the best they can with their available resources. Finances can be a real barrier to getting over the hump to get started with big lifestyle and diet changes but staying realistic and remembering perfection is an impossible goal can be the helpful push for turning plans into action steps!
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I provide clinical lactation care locally in Tallahassee, Florida and via my secure telehealth portal from my screen to yours. I offer holistic lactation care to you and your baby through the lens of health and wellness with a focus on creating ease and sustainability to reduce stress and bring more joy into raising your little one!
You can learn more about more about my services and in-network insurance benefits on my WEBSITE. Online booking is available HERE! Questions or comments? Please EMAIL me!