<<Disclaimer: Verify this information before applying it to your situation.>> 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