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          NURSE YOUR BABIES!

          I nursed Evan until he weaned himself at 10 months. He was
          diagnosed with a milk allergy at 2 and as a celiac at 2 1/2.

          I knew from the beginning that something was wrong with his
          "tummy"--not "just colic". Yes, he was very colicky. Evan also had
          frequent diarrhea (very uncommon for a breast-fed baby), passed
          mucus, and had green stool. Despite that, Evan grew well until he
          was fully weaned. Then his growth took a rapid drop on the charts.
          By 20 months he refused to sit for a meal. At 25 months he was very
          sick.

          Although I understand that small amounts of gluten were passed to
          Evan through my milk, I am confident that it was my milk that kept
          him growing well and otherwise healthy. In retrospect, if I had
          known of his celiac disease, being gluten-free myself may have
          helped with Evan's "colic". Nursing him longer may have helped,
          too, so I commend S. Christie for nursing her toddler. Evan is very
          small (not on the charts) and is suffering with developmental
          delays.

          Evan's baby sister is now 13 months. We do not know if Ashley has
          celiac disease. She nurses and eats only g-f table foods. Me and my
          milk are "gluten-reduced", but not always totally "-free". Ashley
          has been free of the "colic" symptoms. I worry that she may be a
          celiac, too. Ashley cannot tolerate milk products and she is
          dropping down on the growth charts very quickly. She has had only
          one or two "accidental" tastes of gluten.

          ...Pam