Very soon hopefully in the next week or two we will be embarking on an AIP autoimmune paleo protocol as outlined in Dr. Sarah Ballytyne’s book The Paleo Approach. I read half of the book The Autoimmune Wellness handbook by Mickey Trescott and Angie Alt and plan to purchase Angie’s SAD to AIP in 6 on December 10, 2018 so I can get my many questions answered as well as some support on this very difficult diet. Just a few reasons I may have to stop breastfeeding are:

1. Breastmilk can contain lactoferrin which is an inflammatory marker that has recently increased in Jessica. If my milk contains this and is negatively affecting Jessica then breastfeeding no longer makes sense because it would not be helping her.
2. My low blood sugar and blood pressure issues. I don’t know how I am going to do with no nuts and seeds. Those can be very filling even though I don’t eat them every day. It’s possible with enough fat from coconut milk and MCT oil maybe I can survive.
3. Possibly my inability to fully stop potatoes, tomatoes, a B12 supplement I take that has xylitol in it which won’t be allowed. Also I feel very healthy when taking astragalus an herb used to boost the immune system which I won’t be able to do.
4. Not sure if I will be able to fully stop stevia which I put in my smoothie with greens. I will do my best on this one.

The main concern is breastmilk lactoferrin and my own blood sugar issues. I am going to do my best but if I continue to have issues like forgetting when eating out like I did about a week ago, a salad I was eating had a tiny amount of cold raw corn in it and I just ate it instead trying to take it out. My body has healed to a great degree and I can eat small amounts of food like that and it is not a problem for me, not causing inflammation. For Jessica it’s a different story right now. We don’t know what caused the blood in her stool and even though it was a tiny amount its critical that we figure it out so worse problems don’t happen for her.

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