My Story
I am 29 years old and just had my first baby. I am a strong believer in breastfeeding if possible and have been doing so for the past 4 months. About 2 weeks into it, I learned that my baby was having problems digesting the proteins found in dairy. My doctor told me to stop eating it as long as I was breastfeeding, so i did. I carefully watched my baby after that to see her reaction to the different foods that I consumed. I learned that wheat also made her sleep less, cry and spit up more.
After doing research I learned that babies who have problems with dairy often have problems digesting wheat as well. So I stopped eating all gluten. Within two weeks, my baby was smiling more, sleeping 5-6 hour stretches and happy as can be which made me a very happy mama.
I was then left with the question...what in the heck do I eat? I am Italian and LOVE to eat pasta, cheese, bread, salami, gelato basically everything that has gluten or dairy in it so you can only imagine the sadness I felt when I learned that I could no longer eat them for the next 6 months to a year. No more pasta, no more cheese? No more salami or sandwiches?
I did some research. I was surprised to find how much there was available to me that was gluten and dairy free and how HEALTHY it was! I started getting creative with my cooking and have been coming up with delicious recipes that my husband and I love! I have also already lost all my baby weight and then some! In the past four months I have learned to eat healthier and have seen real results without dieting! I don't look at the gluten dairy free diet as a diet that limits me...I look at it as a lifestyle change that brings healthier recipes available to me.
