Well, the search continues!
We have taken Cole off of the Prevacid... two weeks without any dramatic results.
We began putting a little rice cereal in his milk and formula for a few reasons:
1. Thickening helps to prevent regurgitation
2. Excess liquid in his tummy may cause regurgitation and pain... by adding a wee bit of rice cereal, he can still get the calories he wants without having to give him too much milk or formula
BUT... at the same time I also went off dairy (not very scientific of me), thinking perhaps he might be lactose intolerant
As things started to get better, we praised the rice cereal and jumped for joy- then I started back on dairy.
OH BOY!
We had a very unhappy little guy on our hands! So, we are now going with the theory that this little boy may have a problem with mom eating dairy. I have now done a fair amount of reading in this area and it seems that newborns are not lactose intolerant... they can be allergic to cow milk protein that mom eats and drinks. Seems that this is somewhat common. So, yesterday, we started him on Alimentum, a hypoallergenic and milk protein free formula (thanks Scott and Kim), and he has been much better.
What does this mean for mom? NO MORE MILK PROTEIN! I will have to say good-bye to milk, cheese, yogurt, ice cream, chocolate, etc. while I still breastfeed. Hmmm. Welcome to the land of soy.
Babies sure are tricky... I can't wait until he can talk!
We have taken Cole off of the Prevacid... two weeks without any dramatic results.
We began putting a little rice cereal in his milk and formula for a few reasons:
1. Thickening helps to prevent regurgitation
2. Excess liquid in his tummy may cause regurgitation and pain... by adding a wee bit of rice cereal, he can still get the calories he wants without having to give him too much milk or formula
BUT... at the same time I also went off dairy (not very scientific of me), thinking perhaps he might be lactose intolerant
As things started to get better, we praised the rice cereal and jumped for joy- then I started back on dairy.
OH BOY!
We had a very unhappy little guy on our hands! So, we are now going with the theory that this little boy may have a problem with mom eating dairy. I have now done a fair amount of reading in this area and it seems that newborns are not lactose intolerant... they can be allergic to cow milk protein that mom eats and drinks. Seems that this is somewhat common. So, yesterday, we started him on Alimentum, a hypoallergenic and milk protein free formula (thanks Scott and Kim), and he has been much better.
What does this mean for mom? NO MORE MILK PROTEIN! I will have to say good-bye to milk, cheese, yogurt, ice cream, chocolate, etc. while I still breastfeed. Hmmm. Welcome to the land of soy.
Babies sure are tricky... I can't wait until he can talk!
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