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man, this just plain sucks. we’re only a bit into our day with alimentum and madelyn is a mess. how am i ever going to hold out two weeks or more to really allow it to ‘work’? bf on this crazy diet has made me a little loopy, worrying about every little thing i put in my mouth. i know that ultimately, switching is the best choice for me and when i’ve eaten some inane thing that upsets her, i know it’s the best for her too. however, times like now where she’s wailing her head off makes me want to say, hell with it! i’ll do the damn diet forever! even though i know my limitations, and i have met the wall…
we’ve also started zantac as of late last night with really good results. however, i’m wondering if all of these changes aren’t making it difficult to spot the culprit of tonight’s wailing. zantac started, alimentum, possible gas and constipation b/c of these changes in her diet, etc. anybody just give their babes the h2 blockers on an as needed basis? she doesn’t typically need it when my diet is good, but ….. oh i don’t know.
sorry to ramble. just never wanted to be here again except to offer advice. boohoo for me
but mostly for that little girl.thanks emily and ann marie! it’s so ironic that i’m sitting here in front of the computer screen, hoping for support, seeing it in your msgs and tearing up…just like with riley! goodness
your words are comforting. thank you very very much. as for the alimentum, i will probably do just that…trust my instincts. she tends to have a ‘fussy time’ in the evening anyway, so i was chalking it up to that and all the changes. at this point, barring any craziness erupting, i will see how her body adjusts and go from there.
as for her allergies/intolerances, she didn’t show any except the dairy until about 5.5 wks. indicators for all when consumed were extreme fussiness, mucousy green or brown stinky stools, blood in her stool, full body rash, horrendous diaper rash that wouldn’t go away, etc. even at her very very best with my diet, she seemed to fight sleep and that was also always my indicator. i don’t believe a baby so young fights sleep for no reason. she was uncomfortable in some way and i wasn’t seeing it until everything else came out.
my reason for asking about doing the zantac prn (as needed) is b/c my concern for side-effects. our children tend to exhibit the most uncommon of side effects or they display with a passion the most common. for instance, if it causes sleeplessness, that’s what we get, etc. i was concerned we were seeing that last night.
also, she is refluxing like mad. again, something she rarely seemed to do when i was really on my diet. at night, it will wake her up but only b/c it takes her breath away. she doesn’t cry out b/c she’s been dosed with the zantac i suppose. without it, she definitely experiences pain. it’s just frustrating. i don’t want to examine every minute detail at this point b/c it will not only drive me crazy but i really do feel i need to give it some time to see if this is a pattern or just her adjusting to all the changes. i have a call into the drs office, but don’t know if that’s going to offer me anything that will provide relief/answer my questions. it’s just a waiting game.
emily, did your dr prescribe neocate? stupid question, maybe. just wondering since it is available on ebay if you just went with it on your own instinct.
thanks again ladies. have a great day!
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