yep, I got that about the expressing only just enough to ease discomfort.

Still working at it...

Might I suggest that if you're going to express from the other side that you do so only just enough to ease the discomfort, as otherwise you will be stimulating your supply, which will result in you still having too much milk!

The losing weight thing doesn't always follow btw. Dd would comfort feed to ease her pains, and was absolutely massive!
Hence my GP not wanting to take us seriously .

Thank you all for meal ideas... it's actually not been a problem preparing dinners (now that I know what I can use/eat still), as at this time of year we become a real casserole/stew/comfort/roasts food family, and using the Pure hasn't been a problem at all. In fact, we really only missing the lasagna!

StarShine - Thank you, thank you... meals etc aren't a problem (I'm just really missing a proper cup of tea ) but it's just so frustrating seeing absolutely no improvement or changes at all in DS after 11 days.

CantSleep - don't despare of me! I didn't cave in last night, and this morning I had toast with Pure on it, and a coffee with the Oatly. I will last for the two weeks. It's worth it to really see if it helps him. I have been reading the link you sent me, and it all sounds very interesting. I think I'll try only offering him one side at a time during his feeds, and see if that helps (a few weeks before improvement noted!). I haven't expressed in a couple of weeks so I'll go back to that for the other side for my comfort.

StarShine - was your little one loosing weight? See, I just wonder because mine is such a little chunk (!) that I kinda think if there was really something wrong with him, he wouldn't be putting on weight! (And, IME, he'd also be miserable... and believe me, he's not)

Finally, StarShine, I TOTALLY agree, I wouldn't give up BFing for the world, and missing a little old cup of tea is most definately worth having that wonderful time with my wee baby.

I'm off to make hot chocolate...

boudoir biscuits and tescos own value bourbon are dairy free.i think their ginger nuts are,i go to holland and barrett and stock up on vegan stuff-linda macartney sausages-have that with potatoes (use a ricer as you get a finer texture and need less 'pure') in it!i look after a little boy who is dairy free regularly and feed him the same as my dd although if she's having cheesey pasta the other one has a tomato sauce etc.

meal ideas:
*shepherds pie - use a dairy free margarine (pure or vitalite)for potatoes
*roast dinners - don't use chicken gravy as it contains milk powder
*Spaghetti bologneise
*dhansak or rogan josh curry
*casseroles

other dairy free ideas
*sorbets - Lidl do varieties that are all dairy free
*bourbon biscuits

StShakey - I would stay off it all for 2 weeks to see if really a difference, but ime I would have expected you to see a difference by now.

I had to go intolerant substances free with DS, but he still ended up on hypoallergenic formula - although he had really bad reflux and I think that's the reason we ended up on formula - and now still can't tolerate dairy or eggs (the former giving him bad tummy, the latter eczema). Have been dairy, soya and egg free with DD since she was 3 weeks old and am going to try her on dairy next week (she'll be 8 months) to see if it has any effect. So, I totally sympathise - I have found far too many good substitutes for it to be doing any great wonders for weight loss, but is at least containing my weight, so it's not weight gain

PAAT - think your idea for recipe sharing is great - love that coconut rice pudding one.

Can I totally recommend hot choc made with Oatly and Green & Black's cocoa powder (and a teensy bit of sugar) - is yummy scrummy, especially in this cold weather.

BTW - Oatly is on 2 fo £2 in our local Waitrose this week, might be a nationwide thing?

Agree that cheese is a big miss and I am fantasising about my cheese board and pint of ice cream that I will have when I finish bfing, but am enjoying bfing more than I miss them at the moment!

Sorry, haven't been much help, but just to empathise and to say keep at it - it can take a week for all dairy to exit your system and a week for it then to exit your DS' system.

oh yer, sorry, we make our own bread so I know there's no Soya in that, and I've become a really boring ingredients reader so honestly not had much Soya!!! Promise!!!

OMG CantSleep!!!

(Sorry...typing one-handed as now have PFB on lap following a nightmare - very unusual for him so I'm enjoying he's having a cuddle)

SOUNDS FAR MORE REASONABLE!!! I have a huge milk supply; I'll pour milk if a feed is missed and can still really, really feel the let-down, which I'm certain had stopped by this stage with DS1.

Can I please, please PLEASE have a cup of tea with milk now??? PLEASE???????

oh. DS1 is asleep

Soya is in bought bread and loads of other stuff too btw.

Possibly. Have you read this before?