Re: Having concerns about my 7 month old. Advice needed please!

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> > > > This will probably be a bit long but if you could bear with me, I could

really

> > > >use some advice!

> > > >

> > > > A little background: My 5 year old DS is on the mild end of the autism

> > > >spectrum. My 3 year old DD has Down syndrome. I also have a 7.5 month

old DS.

> > > >We have not vaccinated the baby at all and do not plan to.

> > > >

> > > > Everything was going great up until about 3 months old. I am

breastfeeding and

> > > >he was doing great. No skin issues, no food issues, development on track

in all

> > > >areas. Sleeping well.

> > > >

> > > > Then when he was 3 months old, I got appendicitis. I needed an

emergency

> > > >appendectomy and was on a lot of pain killers in the hospital as well as

> > > >anesthesia for the surgery and IV antibiotics during the surgery. During

this

> > > >time, I was told by the anesthesiologist that I needed to " pump and dump "

the

> > > >milk for 24 hours from the surgery. I read some info on some

breastfeeding

> > > >sites that said that I didn't even need to " pump and dump " for that long

but I

> > > >wanted to be conservative and do what they said. I had some frozen

breast milk

> > > >which was fed to DS and then when we ran out, he got two bottles of

> > > >formula...his 1st ever formula.

> > > >

> > > > After the surgery, he started waking up at night more often. At first

we

> > > >blamed it on low milk supply due to the surgery. But then my supply was

back up

> > > >and he was still waking. We blamed it on teething and on growth spurts

but the

> > > >wakings continued to become more frequent.

> > > >

> > > > By the end of December (around 5.5 months), he was literally waking up

every

> > > >30-90 minutes at night and screaming hysterically. He would arch his

back like

> > > >he was in pain. I took him to the doctor twice to have him checked out.

> > > >Everything checked out fine...ear were fine. No signs of what could be

causing

> > > >it. Doctor wanted us to try Zantac in case it was silent reflux. He

showed no

> > > >signs of reflux at all but we tried it just in case. It made no

difference.

> > > >

> > > > Then we thought maybe the antibiotics from surgery messed with his belly

or

> > > >maybe the formula triggered a food allergy/intolerance (even though he

wasn't

> > > >showing classic symptoms). So I eliminated dairy from my diet and we

started

> > > >giving him a probiotic every day. The screaming and arching subsided.

> > > >

> > > > He now still gets up 2-3 times a night which is still more than before

but I

> > > >guess within the range of " normal " for a breastfed baby. I feel like he

is no

> > > >longer in pain when he wakes which is good.

> > > >

> > > > The problem though is that I feel like he is " changed " not that the

whole

> > > >ordeal is passed. He is now 7.5 months old and is not sitting up

unassisted.

> > > >He will roll to get places but isn't crawling or pulling up (still a

little

> > > >early for that). The biggest concern though is that he doesn't seem as

> > > >talkative as he was. He used to babble and would go back and forth with

us if

> > > >we talked to him. Now he seems to be a very serious baby. If you try to

get

> > > >him to laugh, it takes a lot of effort. He will just stare at you with a

> > > >serious face. He doesn't really babble with consonant sounds much any

more.

> > > >

> > > > Physically we don't notice any concerning symptoms. Skin is fine.

Bowels are

> > > >normal.

> > > >

> > > > We are at a loss as to what to do now and we are very concerned.

> > > >

> > > > We have continued with the probiotic and I am still dairy free. I also

take

> > > >the following supplements myself (so he gets benefit through breast

milk):

> > > >multi, Metagenics Vessel Care, D3, mineral supplement, probiotic.

> > > >

> > > > What would you do at this point? I have considered eliminating gluten

as well

> > > >but I honestly don't feel like I can do it. I am having a hard enough

time

> > > >maintaining my weight while breastfeeding as is and am concerned that if

I

> > > >restrict my diet further, it will be bad for my health and ultimately for

the

> > > >baby as well.

> > > >

> > > > Sorry this is so long. Please give some advice if you can!

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