Soy.
SOY.
SOOOOOY!!
She's sensitive to soy now too.
Soy is in EVERYTHING.
Everything, people. From salad dressing to cookies to tofu ice cream to bread to pasta sauce.
So that makes dairy AND soy she's sensitive to, if you haven't been keeping track. I have a box of rice noodles, marshmallows, banana chips, and pasta that I can eat. I told Tony I was making Marshmabanaricesta for dinner. I hope he's hungry.
I ran to the store and bought rice milk and a few other soy and dairy free items to keep me alive for the next few days as we await the results of her stool test (which will probably test clear of parasites and infection...if she had those, she'd be sick as hell). It's a touch frustrating but still, I am bound and determined to breastfeed this kid. Unless the next things to go are wheat and eggs, then she's going on hypoallergenic formula and I will just have to deal with my Mommy Guilt.
She is happy, though. Aside from the bloody, mucusy, and watery poop, she smiles at me every day and just loves to eat. Did I mention she gained a whole pound since last week's visit? Can you say "heifer"?
Pretty good for a breastfeeding mom who can't eat any of the good stuff, eh?
Thursday, June 19, 2008
Monday, June 16, 2008
Sweet Maeby Moo
New developments:
--Maeby smiles every day at us. It's this big, beaming smile that lights up her entire face; a big, toothless grin. It's heartwarming!
--She has started to understand that if she pushes air out of her lungs the right way, she can make real sounds. Mostly, she does this by accident and surprises herself, but once she gets going, she does it over and over again. We're almost to full-blown cooing!
--She is mesmerized by the big living room light fixture on the ceiling. Even when it's not on.
--As for the supposed dairy sensitivity, we're getting a second opinion by a pediatric allergist on the 25th. Her stool is still watery, mucusy and has small amounts of blood in it on and off, despite my being off dairy for a month now. She does not(and did not at the beginning) really fit the description of a truly dairy-sensitive child...she's eating well, not crying inconsolably, and is pleasant and sleeping fairly well. I just need to be sure we're not missing something related to her gastrointestinal tract since the only real symptoms are blood and mucus in the stool.
--She is getting so chubby! Her wrinkles and folds have all filled out and she has chipmunk cheeks! I hold her now and I can tell she's much, much larger than she was only 6 short weeks ago.
We're looking forward to our visit to NJ to meet Tony's half-siblings and then to see Grandma Moose and the rest of the family at the end of this month. Should be an eventful trip!
--Maeby smiles every day at us. It's this big, beaming smile that lights up her entire face; a big, toothless grin. It's heartwarming!
--She has started to understand that if she pushes air out of her lungs the right way, she can make real sounds. Mostly, she does this by accident and surprises herself, but once she gets going, she does it over and over again. We're almost to full-blown cooing!
--She is mesmerized by the big living room light fixture on the ceiling. Even when it's not on.
--As for the supposed dairy sensitivity, we're getting a second opinion by a pediatric allergist on the 25th. Her stool is still watery, mucusy and has small amounts of blood in it on and off, despite my being off dairy for a month now. She does not(and did not at the beginning) really fit the description of a truly dairy-sensitive child...she's eating well, not crying inconsolably, and is pleasant and sleeping fairly well. I just need to be sure we're not missing something related to her gastrointestinal tract since the only real symptoms are blood and mucus in the stool.
--She is getting so chubby! Her wrinkles and folds have all filled out and she has chipmunk cheeks! I hold her now and I can tell she's much, much larger than she was only 6 short weeks ago.
We're looking forward to our visit to NJ to meet Tony's half-siblings and then to see Grandma Moose and the rest of the family at the end of this month. Should be an eventful trip!
Monday, June 9, 2008
No whey out (ha, another pun!)
Had our visit with our pediatrician and as expected, I'm to stay off dairy until further notice.
Here I was a month ago thinking, "Yes! Once I'm not pregnant, I can eat anything I want again!" PSYCHE! I can have liquor and sushi again, LOL, but no dairy. Oh, the irony. Maeby has had a couple spots of blood in her stool on and off over the past few days, so we'll recheck in two more weeks, but if she is still having some bleeding, I may be looking at going off soy as well (which is nearly impossible since everything prepackaged contains soy, not to mention I am using soymilk because I can't have my moo juice) or putting her on expensive formula, which I REALLY do not want to do.
My thing is, I'm enjoying breastfeeding. Sure, it's not the easiest thing at times, what with trying to plan outings and such around her feeding times, and sometimes it can even hurt (she's a biter and puller), but to know that I am giving her the nourishment she needs to grow and be strong and healthy makes me very happy. Plus the connection she and I have is really important to me. So I'm a little scared that I might be relieved of boob duty more prematurely than I wanted if she comes up sensitive to anything else. I'm hoping she sticks with the dairy sensitivity and that will be that.
On a positive note, she went from 7 pounds, 2 ounces to 8 pounds, 14 and a half ounces! So we're doing very well with breastfeeding! Her head went from 12 1/2 inches in circumference to 14. Big brain!
She does have a little yeast infection starting up on her bum. I was putting diaper rash cream on pretty regularly thinking it was a little rash, but that won't do anything for yeast. She has to have Nystatin put on four times a day for a week. AND she had to get her second Hepatitis B shot today. Ouchies. Poor kid can't catch a break.
Here I was a month ago thinking, "Yes! Once I'm not pregnant, I can eat anything I want again!" PSYCHE! I can have liquor and sushi again, LOL, but no dairy. Oh, the irony. Maeby has had a couple spots of blood in her stool on and off over the past few days, so we'll recheck in two more weeks, but if she is still having some bleeding, I may be looking at going off soy as well (which is nearly impossible since everything prepackaged contains soy, not to mention I am using soymilk because I can't have my moo juice) or putting her on expensive formula, which I REALLY do not want to do.
My thing is, I'm enjoying breastfeeding. Sure, it's not the easiest thing at times, what with trying to plan outings and such around her feeding times, and sometimes it can even hurt (she's a biter and puller), but to know that I am giving her the nourishment she needs to grow and be strong and healthy makes me very happy. Plus the connection she and I have is really important to me. So I'm a little scared that I might be relieved of boob duty more prematurely than I wanted if she comes up sensitive to anything else. I'm hoping she sticks with the dairy sensitivity and that will be that.
On a positive note, she went from 7 pounds, 2 ounces to 8 pounds, 14 and a half ounces! So we're doing very well with breastfeeding! Her head went from 12 1/2 inches in circumference to 14. Big brain!
She does have a little yeast infection starting up on her bum. I was putting diaper rash cream on pretty regularly thinking it was a little rash, but that won't do anything for yeast. She has to have Nystatin put on four times a day for a week. AND she had to get her second Hepatitis B shot today. Ouchies. Poor kid can't catch a break.
Friday, June 6, 2008
The heat is on!
Gosh, it's hot in Rochacha. It's been 90 degrees for the past two days. Bleh.
Maeby didn't get to sleep last night for hours as she was pretty uncomfortable. We had the A/C on upstairs to counteract the yuckiness. Then the power went out for almost two hours. Ugh.
She's napping in her swing, trying to catch up on the sleep she missed last night, no doubt! I'm going to wet down her hair when she wakes up just to keep her comfortable and cool; she seemed to like that yesterday. I had her just in a diaper for most of the late afternoon as it just seemed so damn hot in the house and I didn't want her to be sweaty and sticky! Today I'm keeping the big window curtain closed to keep some of the cooler air in. There's no chance of going out to take a walk today...MUCH too hot for that!
Tony has pictures to put up of the baby, but hasn't gotten to it yet. He should be able to get them up this weekend.
Maeby didn't get to sleep last night for hours as she was pretty uncomfortable. We had the A/C on upstairs to counteract the yuckiness. Then the power went out for almost two hours. Ugh.
She's napping in her swing, trying to catch up on the sleep she missed last night, no doubt! I'm going to wet down her hair when she wakes up just to keep her comfortable and cool; she seemed to like that yesterday. I had her just in a diaper for most of the late afternoon as it just seemed so damn hot in the house and I didn't want her to be sweaty and sticky! Today I'm keeping the big window curtain closed to keep some of the cooler air in. There's no chance of going out to take a walk today...MUCH too hot for that!
Tony has pictures to put up of the baby, but hasn't gotten to it yet. He should be able to get them up this weekend.
Thursday, June 5, 2008
First bath
I gave Maeby her first tub bath yesterday since her umbilicus looked much better. I was nervous that she wouldn't like it, as she didn't particularly enjoy the sponge baths, but my fears were all for naught...she LOVED it!
She looked rather surprised as I lowered her into the water, but she got excited and was fine with me shampooing her hair and rinsing it off. I look forward to her weekend bath as her daddy was quite bummed that he missed the first "real" bath. We'll hook up the whirlpool piece to her bathtub and see how she enjoys that!
We see her doctor on Monday afternoon and will find out how she thinks the dairy free diet is working for Maeby. She also gets some vaccinations then, which I am not looking forward to.
She looked rather surprised as I lowered her into the water, but she got excited and was fine with me shampooing her hair and rinsing it off. I look forward to her weekend bath as her daddy was quite bummed that he missed the first "real" bath. We'll hook up the whirlpool piece to her bathtub and see how she enjoys that!
We see her doctor on Monday afternoon and will find out how she thinks the dairy free diet is working for Maeby. She also gets some vaccinations then, which I am not looking forward to.
Sunday, June 1, 2008
Stumped
Maeby's umbilical stump fell off during a diaper change at 5 this morning. 'Bout time!!
We're all much happier without it. Now, in a few days, we can have actual baths instead of sponge baths! YAY!
We're all much happier without it. Now, in a few days, we can have actual baths instead of sponge baths! YAY!
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