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Feb. 25, 2008

One Happy Camper

About two and a half weeks ago our pediatrician suggested that I go totally dairy-free with my diet to see if that might help baby Owyn.....I've also had several other folks suggest to me that I go dairy-free. The first week that I eliminated all dairy was the week that Owyn was sick with a cough & infection, so I couldn't tell either way if it was helping (he has totally recuperated from his illness, thank the Lord! He is in great health now).

This past week was week #2 without dairy, and it has been REMARKABLE. Owyn has transformed from an irritable, unhappy, screaming baby, into a VERY HAPPY and content baby who both naps well and sleeps well at night! Needless to say, we are thrilled! He has now slept well at night for eight nights in a row. It's a definite trend. After four weeks of hours of screaming every day, this is quite the change.

I have a follow-up visit with the pediatrician tomorrow. I'm pretty sure she'll encourage me to stay off all dairy products for some time, with a gradual re-introduction at some point. This is a new territory for me, and does involve really changing my regular eating habits......(more blogging on this topic in the future.) I've really never thought too much about milk one way or the other before, and now I'm thinking about it all the time.

If it's true that our son is either dairy intolerant or perhaps has an allergy to the protein in milk, it's something I will be thinking and learning a lot about in the coming year......

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Feb. 26, 2008 - Untitled Comment

Posted by 4sweetums

I am glad a dairy free diet is helping so much. We have found that eliminating Corn Syrup and other chemicals from our family helped our children born addicted to Crack. They used to be so hyper and tom sawyer cried all the time. But 3 years into it I will never go back to chemicals. It took about 3 months to really get to the point where I could shop with out reading labels but well worth it.
Blessings,
Dawn

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Mar. 1, 2008 - Untitled Comment

Posted by Jazzcreations

so happy to hear he is a much happier baby. . .which means you are a much happier mommy!

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Mar. 10, 2008 - Untitled Comment

Posted by momanna98

All of my children had an intolerance to milk. They grew out of it around age 2. But once they weaned I've had to use goat milk, or just no milk because they got enough protein from yogurt and cheese. And milk is not all it's cracked up to be, anyway. I wouldn't worry about it yet. :-)

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We're "dipping our toes" in the home-schooling waters. It's preschool at home together with our almost 4 yr.old daughter and 2 yr. old son. Join us for journeys in the land of a princess at play, pajama melt-downs, potty-tales and lively, creative and strong personalities in this family's preschool world. P.S. Mom is pregnant (baby due Jan.10 '08).