Gluten Free while Nursing

Bridget, Kate, and Trey Christmas 2011

On October 19th we had our baby boy, Trey. Everything has gone really well and he has been such an angel.

I have decided to be Gluten-Free while I nurse. My decision came after seeing some article (that I can't find anymore!) that said being gluten free while nursing an at-risk baby may help lower the chances of the disease displaying itself. I haven't been able to find much research on this topic. I talked to my dad, who is our Doctor. He said scientifically it does not make sense to go gluten free while nursing. When the body processes the food we eat into breast milk it breaks it down and changes it so much that you shouldn't be able to recognize the food, even gluten. However, he knows someone who is nursing and whenever she has dairy her baby gets a rash. Scientifically, this should not happen. But there is a definite link between what she eats and her baby reacting to it. My dad says, knowing this, there is a chance that it is the same with gluten. Even if it only lowers his chance by a fraction, it is worth it to me.