Food JournalKeeping a food journal can be very important if your baby is fussy. Simply use this tool to help isolate which foods or food groups might be causing your baby some discomfort.Before I go any further, I would like to say that most babies tolerate all foods without any trouble at all. But there are a handful that are symptomatic (see list below) when you eat certain foods.I have had doctors argue with me that foods mom eats do not effect baby but I beg to differ. I have breastfed two kids myself and with each child knew certain foods would make them gassy. Here is a ready made version: Items you need to make your own:Spiral notebook or 3 ring binder Make a table on your paper to include:
I recommend keeping this record for 3-5 days in order to make a good observation/analysis.If you find a food on day one or two that you feel might be the gas producing culprit, eliminate it for 48 hours then reintroduce it and make a 2nd observation. Here is a food log you can print off and use. Here are some symptoms you might see in a baby that is intolerant to certain food groups while breastfeeding:
The very best tool you can use to isolate if the fussiness is food related is to record everything you ingest to see if you can isolate the culprit.
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