Ask if you have any questions. A mother who is herself lactose intolerant should also still breastfeed her baby. The mother should eliminate all milk products for 7-10 days. If there has been no change, the mother can reintroduce milk products. If there has been a change for the better, the mother should then slowly reintroduce milk products into her diet, if these are normally part of her diet.
Some babies tolerate absolutely no milk products in the mother's diet.
Most tolerate some. The mother will learn what amount of dairy products she can take without the baby reacting. taking dairy products. Ask if you have any questions. One week off milk products will not cause any problems. Actually, evidence suggests that breastfeeding may protect the woman against the development of osteoporosis even if she does not take extra calcium.