Daily Update

Well the bottle went a little better yesterday.  He again chewed on it more than anything but he did manage to chew 1 ounce which is more than the day before.  Giving him the bottle did interfere with his sleep schedule but that has never been consistent anyway so it wasn't a big deal.  The challenges are there but I know in the end it will be well worth it.

Day by Day posts....

I've decided that I am going to post daily.  Right now I am still working to get Mason to take a bottle and I am also trying to get him on more of a feeding schedule with solids.  I gave him yet another "new" bottle yesterday and he almost seemed giddy to have it.  He still doesn't realize he is supposed to suck on it and not chew it.  He did mange to get half an ounce out of it and that's been the most to date.  I figure if I offer it as much as possible he'll eventually get the hang of it.  I also know that when he has an episode (spitting up) that it will be much easier to pinpoint the cause with him on formula.  Right now its a guessing game if it was something I ate or something he ate and that's not a good thing with allergies at least as far as I'm concerned.  As far as solids go we have been successful with applesauce, sweet potatoes, green peas and carrots.  Although since starting the carrots on Sunday he has been spitting up a bit more.  This is where the questioning comes into play though.  I have started getting more rice since then as well.  So again until I know exactly what he is taking in I can't say for sure what he is reacting to.

Finally have a direction......

So we went to Mason's GI appt today and finally got (after a mess up with the first lab) the results to his allergy test and he was positive for allergies to milk, eggs and wheat. I had already cut out the milk and eggs but the wheat is a whole bigger ball game. It does explain his sever reaction to the baby cereals. So where do we go from here? Well the first goal is to get Mason to take a bottle. Until that time I'll cut wheat out of my diet as well. We do get to introduce more foods- green beans, peas, carrots, squash, avocado, corn and broccoli so he'll have more options. Another positive is that he was negative to soy so we can try soy formula first and see how he reacts. We also have to take him our pediatric allergist. I'm relieved to some answers and ready to tackle this challenge. My prayer is that as he gets older he'll out grow the allergies. If that doesn't happen I know that we are well equippped to handle it.

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This is such an inspiring and positive move!!

Dr appt

Mason had his 6 mth appt on Friday. He is still down in the 10th percentile for weight and in 50th for length. His dr agrees that with his reactions to the cereals a trip to our GI is a definite. I get to go about scheduling that this week.
In other news I'm feeling in a bit of a rut with food.  It's always such a challenge keep things fresh and fun.  I've been introduced to some wonderful new blogs by other moms dealing with food allergies.  I'm excited to try our these new recipes and also to try new ones from other tried and trusted sites.  I will claim no ownership or creative rights to them.  I'm just not creative in that forum.  I will give credit where credit is due and share my pictures and experiences.  I'm hopeful that my family (kids) will be just as open to trying new and fun foods!!

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This is a new blog I came across....the more support the better!!

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