https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Mon, 04 May 2026 11:24:03 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/our-pedi-says-no-cheese#post-1937397 Mon, 10 Nov 2014 11:12:48 +0000 aegie 1937397@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>our pediatrician said to limit dairy intake (milk, cheese, yogurt, etc) to 20oz a day because it can cause constipation. My LO suffers from chronic constipation and since I can't cut out her milk intake, I do limit her cheese intake. I offer cheese or yogurt, but not both. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/our-pedi-says-no-cheese#post-1937317 Mon, 10 Nov 2014 10:20:22 +0000 Somebunny 1937317@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DD loves cheese and has no issues. I wouldn't worry too about it too much unless your LO actually has problems with constipation. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/our-pedi-says-no-cheese#post-1937278 Mon, 10 Nov 2014 09:48:45 +0000 Pirouette 1937278@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>LO is eating cheese as a milk replacement so she gets a ton of cheese and she's doing ok. sometimes her poops are harder but it's from not drinking milk, not from the cheese specifically. I feel like sometimes doctors can get caught up on weird things because it worked or didn't work for them or one of their patients, but at the end of the day, every kid is different and you have to see how your kid reacts. I'd say don't worry about it until you start to see a constipation issue and then cut back if necessary. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/our-pedi-says-no-cheese#post-1937187 Mon, 10 Nov 2014 08:57:02 +0000 hilary 1937187@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Lots of cheese in our house. However, LO also gets 2 choppd up prunes a day so it all evens out. I notice she has more trouble when she's not consuming enough liquids so I just try to make sure her water is always nearby. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/our-pedi-says-no-cheese#post-1937123 Mon, 10 Nov 2014 07:14:05 +0000 looch 1937123@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Espion: haha, us too!</p> <p>I would say my son is constipated, dairy is his main source of protein and fat, so it's not so easy for us to just eliminate it, but barring an oral motor issue, I do tend to agree with your ped and would limit it, if possible. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/our-pedi-says-no-cheese#post-1937080 Mon, 10 Nov 2014 00:08:58 +0000 fairy 1937080@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My 17 month old tends to have 2 slices of cheese on avg a day and hasn't had a constipation issue, but I know some kids are more sensitive to it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/our-pedi-says-no-cheese#post-1937078 Mon, 10 Nov 2014 00:06:14 +0000 jedeve 1937078@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>LO loved cheese and became massively constipated. He had an x ray that showed a large stool mass and it took weeks of miralax to get if out. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/our-pedi-says-no-cheese#post-1937074 Sun, 09 Nov 2014 23:59:47 +0000 Corduroy 1937074@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My LO eats cheese and poops 3x per day. I don't think cheese is going to impact her potty training.</p> <p>On the other hand if my LO had trouble with constipation I would be open to trying lots of different things like cutting out cheese. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/our-pedi-says-no-cheese#post-1937053 Sun, 09 Nov 2014 23:25:06 +0000 Grace 1937053@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I believe that. If I have a super cheesy meal a couple days in a row it can cause me grief. Having said that, I think if you go with the everything in moderation idea, you'll be fine. My LO has thick slice of cheese every day and she's never constipated. But, she's very good at drinking water and eating fruit which helps her be regular. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/our-pedi-says-no-cheese#post-1937006 Sun, 09 Nov 2014 21:31:26 +0000 ShootingStar 1937006@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DS eats a TON of cheese and dairy. Cheese is his favorite food. He hasn't really had any constipation issues due to solids except for a couple weeks ago when we dropped his afternoon bottle. I blame it on getting less to drink though, not the cheese/dairy. We gave him some pear juice to get things going, and we told daycare to make sure to offer him plenty to drink to replace the bottle. And so far so good. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/our-pedi-says-no-cheese#post-1936973 Sun, 09 Nov 2014 20:41:43 +0000 mrbee 1936973@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Dairy usually doesn't cause constipation,<br /> but large amounts of dairy and cheese can cause it. We struggled with constipation with our eldest and reduced dairy and it seemed to help (he had a dairy intolerance).</p> <p>A friend just wrote a book on constipation and this quote was in it (just took a picture).</p> <p>[attach=1/14/nesvdl.600x129.image.jpg] </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/our-pedi-says-no-cheese#post-1936965 Sun, 09 Nov 2014 20:34:21 +0000 78h2o 1936965@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Eating a lot of cheese does tend to make my LO constipated. She drinks a lot of milk though, so it may be the sheer volume of dairy. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/our-pedi-says-no-cheese#post-1936953 Sun, 09 Nov 2014 20:24:05 +0000 T.H.O.U. 1936953@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We didn't have issues. But she didn't drink a ton of milk and she would maybe have a cheese stick and then any cheese as toppings on various things (pizza). But she also had tons of fruits and not many carbs so maybe that helped. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/our-pedi-says-no-cheese#post-1936950 Sun, 09 Nov 2014 20:21:19 +0000 jetsa 1936950@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@birdofafeather: DS is that way with WCM his ped said dairy can cause go either way depending on the kid. My kid hates raw cheese so idk how he reacts to it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/our-pedi-says-no-cheese#post-1936949 Sun, 09 Nov 2014 20:20:44 +0000 Mamasig 1936949@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DS1 eats tons of cheese - sometimes up to 5 or 6 cheese sticks a day. They are his favorite. No issues here! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/our-pedi-says-no-cheese#post-1936918 Sun, 09 Nov 2014 19:51:42 +0000 Tanjowen 1936918@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Skadi: That's interesting! I know my niece had major constipation issues due to bananas, but never cheese. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/our-pedi-says-no-cheese#post-1936909 Sun, 09 Nov 2014 19:43:45 +0000 avivoca 1936909@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@danda: We do the same as you because H won't drink very much wCM. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/our-pedi-says-no-cheese#post-1936908 Sun, 09 Nov 2014 19:43:00 +0000 avivoca 1936908@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We give her cheese regularly and haven't noticed any constipation issues. She doesn't drink a lot of WCM and nurses twice a day at 13 months. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/our-pedi-says-no-cheese#post-1936896 Sun, 09 Nov 2014 19:32:40 +0000 birdofafeather 1936896@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Weird, we've held back on cheeses because we thought it was giving her softer poops. She only drinks almond milk though. I feel like I would wait and see how my kiddo reacted first! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/our-pedi-says-no-cheese#post-1936868 Sun, 09 Nov 2014 18:55:55 +0000 danda 1936868@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My 16 month old still breastfeed a little (morning/night on weekdays and more on weekends). She isn't a fab of cow's milk and only drinks about 3-5 ounces of it at daycare. She gets yo baby yogurt and a cheese stick almost every day to help up her dairy. No constipation issues. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/our-pedi-says-no-cheese#post-1936863 Sun, 09 Nov 2014 18:51:15 +0000 Mrs Green Grass 1936863@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have had some contipation issues with lots of dairy, usually when it's combined with lots of pasta. Extra water and veggies help, but it's definitely an issue for us. Our LO has a high fat high calorie diet so we just need to balance with enough fiber. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/our-pedi-says-no-cheese#post-1936859 Sun, 09 Nov 2014 18:46:24 +0000 Espion 1936859@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>E's only food group is cheese, cheese-flavored things and cheese-colored things. Even if he was constipated, if we didn't feed him cheese, he'd starve!</p> <p>(I do agree that constipation throws off potty training. If it is a problem for E, I'd just give him Miralax or a prune pouch to encourage regularity.) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/our-pedi-says-no-cheese#post-1936852 Sun, 09 Nov 2014 18:38:26 +0000 wheres_c 1936852@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My LO eats cheese and is regular </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/our-pedi-says-no-cheese#post-1936850 Sun, 09 Nov 2014 18:35:06 +0000 singingbee 1936850@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My daughter loves cheese and gets plenty of milk. She is now on wcm. I don't give her cheese with every meal, but I do make sure I don't giveblots of cheese when she is having other bonding stuff like bananas. She has a sensitive tummy like her daddy and does get constipated for her. I realized I was giving her too much milk and it backed her up. She normally goes two-three times a day. We eased back and she is doing better. </p> <p>I had a friend whose child ate mostly cheese and dairy stuff. He did get constipated and still has issues today. He is nine. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/our-pedi-says-no-cheese#post-1936844 Sun, 09 Nov 2014 18:25:15 +0000 Radish 1936844@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My LO eats a good amount of cheese and is very regular. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/our-pedi-says-no-cheese#post-1936842 Sun, 09 Nov 2014 18:19:59 +0000 Greentea 1936842@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My LO loves cheese and has never been constipated. I think that is just your ped's opinion. LOs need calcium, fat, protein, b12 and found in milk or cheese past 12 months- so no, they don't need it if they are drinking cow milk, either or. I personally think cow milk is harder to digest (we do hemp milk and cheese). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/our-pedi-says-no-cheese#post-1936839 Sun, 09 Nov 2014 18:13:43 +0000 Skadi 1936839@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We love our pediatrician. He was actually my DH's pediatrician when he was a kid. He's smart, friendly, and listens to our concerns. He's even participating in two different studies about new vaccines, which I think is really exciting.</p> <p>However, he gave us some advice that I'm second-guessing. Our LO is 9 months old and just starting to eat table foods. </p> <p>At our last appointment, the pedi asked us some general questions about our thoughts on potty training to get an idea of what kind of approach we might be taking, even though it's early. He encouraged us by saying that we shouldn't stress too much about it, and whether we start early or late, all kids learn eventually. :happy: We said that it's so early we haven't given it intensive thought, but with our timetable planning for LO #2, we might try potty training a little on the early side, starting somewhere around 18 months, so that we won't have two kids in diapers.</p> <p>He gave us some tips based on his personal experiences and parents he's heard from, and then he hit us with this:</p> <p>"I say this to all parents, but <i>especially</i> parents who are going to try to potty train on the early side of 15 or 18 or 22 months: don't give your baby cheese. I know they love it. It's an easy table food that they can eat without any help. But you would not believe the number of parents who come to me saying their baby has constipation issues because of all the cheese they're eating, and it really disrupts the potty training process. They're already getting all the dairy they need from breastmilk or formula or, if they're older, whole cow's milk. They really don't <i>need</i> cheese, and if I were you, I'd hold off giving it to your baby until she's two or three years old."</p> <p>So I guess I have two questions.</p> <p>1. Since cheese is dairy just like bm/formula/cow milk, how is it all that different? I guess maybe the quantity of it? Maybe the baby sort of fills up on it instead of food with fiber and it causes constipation in a way that wouldn't happen with just drinking milk alone and supplementing with fruits and veggies?</p> <p>2. For those of you who do give copious amounts of cheese to your babies and young toddlers, have you noticed any constipation issues? </p>