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June 22, 2010 at 6:21 pm #66533AnonymousInactive
Sorry this is so long, hoping somebody has some ideas or advice.
My dd is MSPI and after months has been doing fairly well on just elimating those things from my diet. At her 6 month appt the ped wants us to start solids. I had always planned on starting around then, but wasn’t and am still not in a major hurry or anything.
She physically eats just fine, actually seems to love it.
So we gave her rice cereal, homemade. She didn’t poop for several days and was completely miserable. Seems that is a common problem for rice cereal, so waited several days for her system to clear and tried sweet potatoes. She screamed for 2 nights straight, and I mean the whole night.Waited about 2 weeks for me to catch back up on sleep and decided to try again. So we gave her carrots and she only cried for about 1-2 hours before bed. She slept fine the rest of the night. So I figured since it was only before bed and not keeping me up all night, I would do it for a few days and hopefully her system would get used to it. 5 days later and she was still doing the crying at night. Stopped food, no more crying.
Had a dr’s appt, she said try again with a green veggie. Well I had been thinking of doing peas next, but she said not to do peas since they are similar to soy beans and might cause a problem. I had heard green beans were closer and not to try those. She said to try the green beans anyway.
So they’re now ready in our garden and I am wanting to try them, but I’m scared I will be up again all night with a screaming baby.I also tried oatmeal, she hated it and wouldn’t eat any. The dr said if we can get past green beans to try a fruit then add it to the oatmeal. If not we can set up an appt with a GI.
Anyway, not sure if that is something common or if its just her. And we’re only talking 1 tablespoon of food here and how much of that could she be swallowing since half of it ends up all over the place.
Sorry this is so long. I’d appreciate any advice or what I’m doing wrong. I’m also not worried about her needing the food or anything, she’s growing fine and my older dd was on bm only for the first year.
June 22, 2010 at 7:02 pm #66534AnonymousInactiveI am in the same boat with my LO. I am so scared to try new foods and cause him any suffering. We tried oatmeal and millet as cereals, and they were fine at first, but by the fourth day of each, he was much fussier. Stopped the cereal, and the fussiness stopped.
So far the veggies I have tried that have worked are zucchini and green beans. We just tried peas and they seem OK as long as he only get a little each day. Too many peas and he seems to get constipated. I make his food, so I give him 1 cube of peas mixed with 1 cube of the zucchini or beans, usually at breakfast. The only other veggie I tried was carrots, and they seemed to make him fussy and spit-up a lot. I also give him pieces of plain baked potato as a “finger food” once in awhile; again, too much of it seemed to cause some constipation.As far as fruits so, the only thing he seems to tolerate on a regular basis are pureed prunes!! I give him pear chunks, cut-up bluberries, and watermelon chunks occasionally as a finger food, maybe 4 little pieces at a time. Apples, peaches, and apricots did not go over well. I will try them again next month and we’ll see!Good luck! I know how scary it is to give them a new food. I never thought intoducing solids could be so nerve-racking! I’ll keep my fingers crossed for you!June 23, 2010 at 3:05 pm #66537hellbenntKeymastertry avocado mashed up w/ a little breastmilk
same w/ ripe bananahave you tried squash? all kinds (acorn, butternut, yellow, zuccini, etc)
also what worked w/ my second was baby-led weaning (weaning in the European sense/definition of the word, which is introducing solids, not stopping breastfeeding like how ‘we’ mean it):
here’s a post I wrote:I read this article which states, as I believe, there is no reason to start foods in any particular order: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/9646449/
American Academy of Pediatrics Policy Statement on Breastfeeding
http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/129/3/e827.short
cons of pureees: http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/story/0,22049,21924101-5006007,00.html
I
started w/ avocado, banana, sweet potato & pretty much just gave
oatmeal or barley cereal sometimes to mix in w/ jarred fruits/veggies
(all organic)I did not introduce proteins until babies are 9 months old- beans, poultry, soy, meat, yogurt, egg yolk, etc
I am very interested in this:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baby–led_weaninghttp://www.borstvoeding.com/voedselintroductie/vast_voedsel/rapley_guidelines.html
http://www.babyledweaning.com/http://groups.yahoo.com/group/B-LW/
http://blwbaby.blogspot.com/2006_09_01_blwbaby_archive.html
http://www.myblwexperiences.blogspot.com/
http://www.babybanana.biz/page4.htm
http://kellymom.com/nutrition/solids/index.htmlJune 24, 2010 at 9:51 pm #66541AnonymousInactiveHang in there! It can sometimes be tough introducing solids to LOs with food allergies. Have you heard of Neocate Nutra? It is similar in consistency to baby cereal but is hypoallergenic and made specifically for children with food allergies. It’s a good way to introduce solids and new textures without having to worry about a reaction. It is also a good source of vit. D and calcium. You might also want to check out this blog entry: http://short.ie/vg0n5a . It has some tips on introducing solids that might be helpful. Good luck!
March 17, 2012 at 7:25 pm #70076AnonymousInactiveCan you tell me if there is light at the end… this sounds just like my 6mth old…
?March 17, 2012 at 8:40 pm #70077AnonymousInactiveYes there is light. My daughter is now 28 months and can finally eat pretty much everything. She still breaks out once in awhile, but nothing that seems to bother her.
March 18, 2012 at 5:10 am #70079AnonymousInactivethank you so much… were just waiting for him to get over the rice cereal..could you please pass on some hints or foods… i’m so scared to feed him… u almost make me want to cry as it’s been such a over whelming ride…but also you have given us hope he will be ok……our little boy had reacted to Zantac and Losec as well…this makes it hard aswell
March 18, 2012 at 5:11 am #70080AnonymousInactivei should add his on Neocate ( and only neocate no meds)
March 18, 2012 at 8:26 am #70081AnonymousInactiveIs it homemade rice cereal? I just had to check the labels with everything. There was at least soy and dairy in almost everything. So we mostly made everything at home from scratch. I also breast fed so we didn’t start solids until closer to a year. But I personally was on a diet of no soy or dairy and it was almost impossible. Although just the 18 months that I did it, they have come out with tons of foods you can eat.
I think we started with oatmeal, then some kind of fruit (apples), then green beans from the garden.My neighbors son also has it and he didn’t get cleared up as fast. He’s now down to dairy and eggs, so he’s improved. But they also didn’t get his allergies figured out right away. He’s just over a year. I started noticing it going away around 18 months and by 2 years she’s mostly ok.March 18, 2012 at 11:37 pm #70082AnonymousInactivethank you so much..the rice cereal was from a packet ( yes it did say may contains soy and milk) ..this is the brand the ped told us to use.. i will give the oatmeal a try.. Thank you so much… anything eles you can remember that would be great…
March 19, 2012 at 7:46 am #70083AnonymousInactiveHere is a copy of a message I sent to some friends/neighbors that had the same issue and a list of the foods I could eat cuz I was breastfeeding. But the list should be safe for the baby as well, but obviously I wouldn’t start with real foods.
The food list is from 2 years ago and our local store, but I’m sure you can find it most places.I have a whole list of foods on here that I sent to my neighbor who has the same problem. I even have the stores you can get the food at and some prices.
Have you been able to get him cleared up and regulated so if you add anything back you’ll be able to tell if something else is bothering him as well? For instance my daughter also had a problem with corn, but it took a long time to figure that one out since I didn’t have it very often.
It can take up to 2 weeks to get dairy out of your system, so even if you don’t see results right away, it doesn’t mean its not working. There is also a huge list of foods that are hidden dairy and soy ingredients that you would never know. For example, MSG is soy. So a lot of people will eliminate things and it doesn’t work but they are missing some of the ingredients.Anyway, I’ll send you the list and some links. And if you need anything else or want to know anything, just let me know. I know how hard it is. I only ate plain grilled chicken, pasta, rice, potatoes, and oatmeal for the first 3 months. But it seems , I guess its been a year now, but between her 5 months and 9 months old they came out with a ton of foods that I could eat.
She just turned 17 months and I am finally starting to eat mostly real foods again. Of course we’re now spending a fortune eating in every restaurant I’ve had a craving for for 17 months now.
But if you do want to eat out Blazin Bills is safe if you get plain chicken (its called bbq, but you can order it plain) and a baked potato. And my neighbor has actually found a wing place that has dairy and soy free wings, so we’re going there next week, I’ll let you know how it is.Athenos Hummus – Marc’s $2.18-2.48
Back to Nature brand crackers or cookies – $4.99 at Giant Eagle, but I did find 1 box at Walmart last week for $3.99. The multigrain Flax seeded flatbread crackers are awesome. And so are the lemon cookies.
Venus brand Garlic & Herb crackers – Giant Eagle
She can have most Panko bread crumbs, my favorite are the Panko brand in the yellow bag, Marc’s sometimes has them 2 for $3 or less. But you can also have Progresso brand Panko, but plain.
Earths Balance soy and dairy free butter – Walmart $2.52-$3.44
Jack Daniels BBQ sauce – only 1 flavor is safe, so you’ll have to look to see which one, but its better than nothing.
Old El Paso hard taco shells – $1 Marc’s. Taco seasoning from Sam’s club is ok too.
Rotisserie chicken at Sam’s club is allergen free and yummy.
Lou’s brand sausage – Marc’s and walmart
Most ciabbatta breads (not at walmart)
Mustard Seed in Solon – sandwich bread-white $2.59/loaf
Cheese – Rice Vegan all flavors. It will say on the front dairy and soy free. The vegan ones will still have soy, so they need to be rice.I don’t have any left here, but there’s some organic chicken stock at Marc’s that is safe as well. You have to check the ingredients to make sure since they don’t always carry the same things. Its one of those cardboard spout type containers, not can.
Buy a big huge thing of canola oil from Sam’s club and use that for everything.
Remember MSG is soy and if you don’t have the hidden list of soy, I can send it to you.Guess what? Giant Eagle does have that Tuscan bread. And I forgot the best thing, Kettle brand kettle chips are ok. But you can also get Members Mark brand chips at Sam’s club, kettle chips. They are better than regular chips.
And I forgot the most important thing. They have soy and dairy free chocolate bars at Whole Foods too. They’re by Enjoy Life. They’re like $2 a bar, but totally worth it if you eat it in moderation. They also have them in chocolate chips if you ever want to make cookies. Plus you can also have/use hershey’s coco powder, the unsweetened kind you use for baking. If you need to have chocolate. And don’t forget if you get to the point where you need a cake, I have a cake and frosting recipe you can eat too.
March 19, 2012 at 7:56 am #70084March 23, 2012 at 12:20 am #70109AnonymousInactivethank u so much
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