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My daughter is MSPI and I had to eliminate everything. Yea I don't know if reducing will help, but fingers crossed it is not the true issue.

I've never heard of a fever being a symptom of a dairy intolerance though. So fingers crossed that maybe he just has a little virus messing with his system?

Like @Golden mentions, I wonder if you could handle eating various dairy-replacement products? Because then you could maybe handle eliminating dairy more easily.

My recommendation would be to eliminate all dairy for a few days to see if it helps. If his diapers get better, try adding dairy back in and that should confirm if that is the issue. Then you can make a more informed decision about what to do about continuing breastfeeding or not.

@DesertDreams88: I eliminated major dairy from my diet with dd1 and it was a game changer for us. I eliminated milk, ice cream, cheese etc. But didn't have to eliminate casein, milk in stuff like cakes or bread etc. we introduced milk to her via my breastmilk first then to her around 13 months? She was finally OK with it as a toddler. But she had some stomach issues over a year ago and is now exclusively on soy milk. She's fine with cheese and minimal ice cream. DH is lactose intolerant and my brother is also lactose intolerant. So its entirety possibly (I think) a baby can be lactose intolerant and not complete MSPI.

I think it's definitely worth just starting with major dairy and seeing if you notice a difference. But it can definitely take a month to notice a difference.

My LO developed a milk allergy when he was 3 months old. He even had blood in his stool sometimes. I was told to give up soy and dairy. Other than the tiny speck of blood and mucousy stool he was fine. If he had any discomfort I wouldn't know as he was very happy and active. So I gave up dairy and soy for two months, and it created a lot of stress because almost everything has soy or dairy. It was awful. Then, I started having health issues that I think may have been due to the stress of having to follow such a strict diet. Or perhaps it was due to the lack of some of the nutrients dairy and soy provided. I don't know. After the two months of the MSPI diet, when I took my LO to his check up he had not put on any weight. So I don't know if my MSPI diet decrease the amount of fat in my milk. But after that appointment, I decided to go back to my regular diet. I chose not to eliminate any soy, but I did limit my dairy intake. I drank almond milk instead of milk. I ate cheese and ice cream once in awhile. I didn't eat meals that were made with a lot of dairy. Stayed away from yogurt, sour cream, and milk. By the next appointment my LO had put on weight. And he started to have less and less mucousy stools. He is now 18 months and I believe he has grown out of his allergy. So for us reducing my dairy intake did help.

Not really. I had to completely eliminate dairy until around six months. If I had just one piece of pizza or whatever, the mucus poops would return. After six months, I was able to have a little without it affecting her. By 9-10 months, I was eating as much as I wanting without problems. I'm sorry! It completely sucks.

With the fever and only 2 days of mucus I would maybe wait and see to change anything. How was the color? With one of my MSPI babies, the poop turned very green too.
I had to eliminate everything dairy and soy which sucked for me being a vegetarian so I know how challenging it is to limit an already limited diet! One of my frI ends was able to just eliminate the obvious dairy.
If you do need to cut it out completely, you can try hemp milk which is better than nut milks anyway, and they are making more items, like yogurt and "ice cream" with coconut milk.
And worst case you have formula options. You shouldn't have to kill yourself to breastfeed!

@catlady: @ShootingStar: I agree. Based JUST on mucousy diapers, I would definitely not jump to MSPI. Excess drool or a cold can cause it as well. Not to mention, sometimes mucous is just mucous--my DD has it sometimes too. If he is eating well, not in discomfort, and the color is ok, then I would try not to jump to any conclusions!

ETA also what made you take his temp? 99s are still within the normal range for a newborn, not a fever.

Hemp milk, coconut milk? Goat or sheets milke cheeses? Not sure if it's the lactose or casein for the allergy, but I am mildly lactose intolerant so I reduce it as much as possible and these are the things I do to still have my milk and cheese. Hoping it's just a little cold.

I agree with others that if mucus is the only sign, that could very well be an illness and not MSPI. Usually other symptoms accompany are involved when it is MSPI, like blood in stool, discomfort, rash/eczema, etc. I wouldn't eliminate anything just yet based on mucusy diapers alone. Now, if your LO starts acting uncomfortable, is having really green diapers along with mucus, and you see any blood, then I would be more inclined to think it was MSPI.

I admittedly don't know anything about MSPI but I'm allergic to milk and love bread (so i wanted to give you hope that its not all bad!) My body responds to goat milk differently than cows. I don't know if switching your own diet to goat/sheep dairy would help you in the long run if you do need an elimination diet. Trader Joe's had some great cheese I can eat.

For bread, bagels usually don't have milk, chiabatta, trader Joes English muffins and some of their bread. You can cook with coconut milk with pretty good results.

@DesertDreams88: I had success limiting dairy with my son. I ate bread full stop, limited cheese & things with baked milk, but cut out ice cream, yogurt, and straight milk. His green, mucusy bms went away. I started milk again around 8 months, but went back off it until 12 months. He was fine and we started WCM at 15ish months.
Currently I'm limiting even more for my daughter, because her mucusey bms aren't going away (at 8 weeks). I'd suggest you reduce and wait for a few weeks to see if the mucus resolves.