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

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For ice cream, I use coconut ice cream. Good fats in it, won't let you lose weight. LOL :-)I wouldn't know what dose to tell you to use with the CLO or fish oil for an infant.

 

I am homozygous for the MTHFR C677T mutation so I already know that and that is why I take the Metagenics Vessel Care (has the same folic acid as the Folapro plus a bunch of other Bs). I am taking a good quality multi from Thorne.

I don't really crave any gluten in particular...it is just a part of my diet in general. I crave milk/dairy and that has been very hard for me to give up but I am doing it. I am also down to a size 2 though so like I said...can't lose much more weight. My older DS and my DD are both gluten free but I just haven't been able to do it myself and maintain my weight.

I can't take a fish oil supplement...took me 5 years to figure out that the fish oil supplements were what were causing me to have dizzy spells and heart palpitations (crazy, huh?). Is DS too young to supplement this directly?

>

> >

> >

> > 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!

> >

> >

> >

>

>

>

> --

> Toni

>

> ------

> Mind like a steel trap...

> Rusty and illegal in 37 states.

>

-- Toni------Mind like a steel trap...Rusty and illegal in 37 states.

[Guest guest]

I was reading your post and couldn't help but mentioning that there is a LOT of celiacs in Italy . The goverment actually subsidizes part of the food cost and requires all pharmacies that sell food to carry a 20% inventory of good for celiacs. The theory that that doctor posted is not accurateSent from my iPhone

I am homozygous for the MTHFR C677T mutation so I already know that and that is why I take the Metagenics Vessel Care (has the same folic acid as the Folapro plus a bunch of other Bs). I am taking a good quality multi from Thorne.

I don't really crave any gluten in particular...it is just a part of my diet in general. I crave milk/dairy and that has been very hard for me to give up but I am doing it. I am also down to a size 2 though so like I said...can't lose much more weight. My older DS and my DD are both gluten free but I just haven't been able to do it myself and maintain my weight.

I can't take a fish oil supplement...took me 5 years to figure out that the fish oil supplements were what were causing me to have dizzy spells and heart palpitations (crazy, huh?). Is DS too young to supplement this directly?

>

> >

> >

> > 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!

> >

> >

> >

>

>

>

> --

> Toni

>

> ------

> Mind like a steel trap...

> Rusty and illegal in 37 states.

>

[Guest guest]

LOL doesn't surprise me!

 

I was reading your post and couldn't help but mentioning that there is a LOT of celiacs in Italy . The goverment actually subsidizes part of the food cost and requires all pharmacies that sell food to carry a 20% inventory of good for celiacs. The theory that that doctor posted is not accurate

Sent from my iPhone

 

I am homozygous for the MTHFR C677T mutation so I already know that and that is why I take the Metagenics Vessel Care (has the same folic acid as the Folapro plus a bunch of other Bs). I am taking a good quality multi from Thorne.

I don't really crave any gluten in particular...it is just a part of my diet in general. I crave milk/dairy and that has been very hard for me to give up but I am doing it. I am also down to a size 2 though so like I said...can't lose much more weight. My older DS and my DD are both gluten free but I just haven't been able to do it myself and maintain my weight.

I can't take a fish oil supplement...took me 5 years to figure out that the fish oil supplements were what were causing me to have dizzy spells and heart palpitations (crazy, huh?). Is DS too young to supplement this directly?

>

> >

> >

> > 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!

> >

> >

> >

>

>

>

> --

> Toni

>

> ------

> Mind like a steel trap...

> Rusty and illegal in 37 states.

>

-- Toni------Mind like a steel trap...Rusty and illegal in 37 states.

[Guest guest]

I figure if I'm going to infract anyway (bad mommy) I would just take the advice and lube my gut with some oil HAH.Not advice I would recommend dfor children on GFCF... reserved for cheating mommy.

 

I was reading your post and couldn't help but mentioning that there is a LOT of celiacs in Italy . The goverment actually subsidizes part of the food cost and requires all pharmacies that sell food to carry a 20% inventory of good for celiacs. The theory that that doctor posted is not accurate

Sent from my iPhone

 

I am homozygous for the MTHFR C677T mutation so I already know that and that is why I take the Metagenics Vessel Care (has the same folic acid as the Folapro plus a bunch of other Bs). I am taking a good quality multi from Thorne.

I don't really crave any gluten in particular...it is just a part of my diet in general. I crave milk/dairy and that has been very hard for me to give up but I am doing it. I am also down to a size 2 though so like I said...can't lose much more weight. My older DS and my DD are both gluten free but I just haven't been able to do it myself and maintain my weight.

I can't take a fish oil supplement...took me 5 years to figure out that the fish oil supplements were what were causing me to have dizzy spells and heart palpitations (crazy, huh?). Is DS too young to supplement this directly?

>

> >

> >

> > 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!

> >

> >

> >

>

>

>

> --

> Toni

>

> ------

> Mind like a steel trap...

> Rusty and illegal in 37 states.

>

-- Toni------Mind like a steel trap...Rusty and illegal in 37 states.

[Guest guest]

Have you noticed a change in bowel movements? Is he constipated or have diarrhea?I was already on all of these supplements so that hasn't changed. The only thing that I had gotten lax on was the probiotic so I started trying to be more consistent with that as I thought the antibiotic may have affected me too (even though I didn't notice anything).I have a D3 drop (Carlson's) for DS but haven't given is consistently lately. I should get back to that as I was giving it before.> > > 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!> >> >> >>

[Guest guest]

,Wow..what an amazing response! I just weaned my 16 month old son. I am curious about the methyl B12 drops you mentioned in your response. Can you tell me what brand you use? My son is 27 lbs. I would like to get this for him...and also for my 5 yr old daughter. Do you notice any hyperactivity w/ b12? I just got a vitamix..but seem extremely unsuccesful at making it taste good! =(Cheers,To: mb12 valtrex Sent: Sun, February 27, 2011 7:40:23 PMSubject: Re: Having concerns about my 7 month old. Advice needed please!

Hi. I have a 7 month old too. I understand your concerns, as I am right there with you. Our (third) child is not vaccinated, and will never be as long as I have a voice about it.

If you had surgery - you might be B12 depleted, and so might he be too. You really should start supplementing, and get your levels checked. It could account for the excessive night wakings. My child too, was a great sleeper right from the start, I had dental surgery (nitrous oxide) and all the sudden Sam stopped gaining weight like he had been, and he was up all the time -- from a child that slept literally thru the night. Once I started supplementing him and myself, he started sleeping thru the night again. He's almost to a 'great' baby again. (I also take dessicated liver pills for myself, which is high in iron, and cobalmin (b12)) -- There is a book you should read (sorry to be pushy...) "Could it be B12? An Epidemic of a Misdiagnosis." by Sally M Pacholok, RN and J Stuart, DO. Lots of GREAT info in that.

Sitting slouched - I found is a lack of nutrition. If you are breastfeeding (as I am too) - make sure you are still taking your prenatals (I take New Chapter Organics) and if your pee (sorry about the visual) is like a glow stick - you aren't absorbing your B vitamins, use a digestive enzyme to help. (when you take your Prenatals, take a few digestive enzymes - I take Klair Labs vital-zyme chewable) I took 'double' my prenatals for a couple of months after my surgery and when I saw he was sitting up posture perfect, I went back to just the daily dose...My Jimmy and Maddie were 'slouchers' -- and once I got their diets right, that went away quickly. Sam's posture is perfect.

Sam is 8 months on March 9th. He sits, can almost get to sitting position by himself, climbs, is starting to pull up on things (and slam his face into everything), crawling (still on tummy - but he is super fast) but does that thing on all fours and rocks like crazy. Babbles constantly, laughs, follows you with his eyes, can see really far away, can self soothe to bed (put him in drowsy, and he can put himself to sleep). He can eat himself, and insists on holding bottle himself lately. (I only put juicer juice in bottle) He breast feeds about 6-8 times in a 24 hour period.

** during the time after my dental surgery, it was more like 14 times -- which made me think he wasn't getting what he needed in terms of nutrients.

I give Sam vitamin D3 drops (and I get him in the sun as much as possible), he gets 10 B12 drops (methyl), Klaire Labs Infant probiotics

Consider juicing for your child. I juice for Sam. He takes 2-3 4oz bottles a day. Be sure to check his diaper often as the poop does NOT stink..and he could get a rash from being too wet. He also takes food, but, who knows how much nutrition he gets from the dead baby food that they serve in the jars...juicing is FULL of nutrition. I mean FULL -- and it would seem our babies need it. I do make my child pear sauce, but lately, I just puree what we are having (gotta love the third child to put things into perspective for ya)...he ate broccoli, pasta (rice), and eggs for dinner.

Consider going gluten free. I know you said it's not an option. But gluten makes a 'glue' all over your intestines that doesn't allow nutrients to get into the blood stream. You may be giving him 'calories' but not enough nutrition, because your pipes are, well, got slime and sludge which is clogging up the uptake. There are lots of great breads out there now, even bagels, and the rice noodles we use (Tinkyada) you cannot tell the difference (if you cook them correctly). And honestly, it's for such a short while...you might even see a huge difference in your energy levels...I know I have.

Also, you should be eating 5-6 times a day, small meals. Snacking and grazing. MOOOO...that is what I say to my husband when he says "you're eating again?" -- YES, I am hungry..the little guy just took about 300 calories in food and my stomach is growling. I made pancakes for everyone at 4pm this afternoon. Then my son who finally got back his appetite was like "do we have bacon?" -- sure, why not.

Meat and vegetables - and a lot of them. I eat a salad everyday. nas French dressing is wonderful, even better on a taco salad...I've actually lost a few pant sizes this time. All the other times, I have a difficult time with 'baby weight.' If you are having a hard time keeping weight, protein. Steaks (lean!), chicken, eggs are good sources of protein. And you should be making yourself a protein shake daily. (Smoothie type stuff)

AND RELAX! It's hard to be a good Mom much less a great one, when you feel stressed out...tell the husband to get out the lotion for a foot rub and a back rub...Take an epsom salt bath (they are wonderful!) Take extra long hot showers for yourself. It's important. Take care of you, so that you can care for your children.

hugs...Parenting is tough. Even tougher when there isn't a clear sign that says "GO THIS WAY!"

hang in there...

seriously though. B12.

laura

>

> 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!

>

[Guest guest]

do you give the b12 sublingual every day?Subject: Re: Having concerns about my 7 month old. Advice needed please!To: mb12 valtrex Date: Monday, February 28, 2011, 10:54 AM

Hi -

I actually use my health food store brand. It's just got (methyl) B12 and raspberry flavor (no alcohol)...I will see if I can find a brand on line. For 2 oz it costs about $16, and lasts about a month (because my other 2 see Sam get it, and they want some too...)

When we first started B12 for Jimmy (my almost recovered child) he would fall asleep after a high dose of B12. And that eventually went away. For Sam (my 7 month old) -- I can't tell if he's hyperactive or just being active...he's super active. Climbs on everything, and has managed to get face bruises from the face slams (although he is getting better) - but he's at least 1 full month ahead of 'milestones' in comparison to his older siblings. It could be that he wants to 'catch up with him' so there is some motivation...But it's noticeable, and significant (from my perspective.)

We give Jimmy "Naturally Calm" - which is a mag supplement and that made him no longer 'hyperactive' -- when we miss a dose, he starts with the running thru dinner routine...so we don't miss a dose.

I hope this helps.

For Jimmy (he's 35 lbs/4 years) we give 1 mg of B12, in a supplement with B6, Biotin, and Folic Acid. This seems to working at the moment. I also give RevitaPops (I LOVE THESE)...too. This is the one we use currently.

http://www.wonderlabs.com/Sublingual-B12_i3292

laura

> >

> > 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!

> >

>

[Guest guest]

Thanks, laura. Also what time of the day do you give the naturally calm? I had been giving it to my daughter 1 hr before bed but now wonder if it would do more good earlier. Thanks again.Subject: Re: Having concerns about my 7 month old. Advice needed please!To: mb12 valtrex Date: Monday, February 28, 2011, 11:19 AM

Yes. :)laura

>

> > >

>

> > > 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!

>

> > >

>

> >

>

[Guest guest]

I'm gonna butt-in for a sec. Most kids respond better to injections because of gut and absorbtion issues. My son took oral b12 for quite a while before seeing a dan for the first time. He switched us off the oral and wrote an rx for the injections. we did a six week trial and there was no difference, better or worse. My son had started to complain that the last couple of shots had burned so the doc and I agreed to drop the b12 and go ahead with a trial of 5mthf. (His FIGLU (I think it was) indicate that he was deficient in either b12 or folic. ) We had started with a clean slate when we started seeing the dan. so when we dropped the injections, I didn't go back to the oral and man! it didn't take long for it to

show. The kid needs b12 in a bad way. So I think if there's not too much of a problem with absorbtion and gut issies, either/or will get a positive response. Now that we've completely removed gluten 100%, I might give the shots a second chance in a few months just to see if it makes that much of a difference with the gluten and it's mucous gone : ) - tammy

To: mb12 valtrex Sent: Mon, February 28, 2011 11:49:54 AMSubject: Re: Having concerns about my 7 month old. Advice needed please!

- I thought that MB12 wasn't absorbed well orally? My other kids get subcu injections. Can we give the baby one of the shots or do you think he is too young?> > > >> > > > 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!> > > >> > >> >>

[Guest guest]

THanks for your info.I just got a multiple vitamin that contains b12 in it. thank you so much!!!i tried to juice again..but he doesnt seem to like it. =( hopefully with practice i will get better!To: mb12 valtrex Sent: Mon, February 28, 2011 8:17:17 AMSubject: Re: Re: Having concerns about my 7 month old. Advice needed please!

do you give the b12 sublingual every day?Subject: Re: Having concerns about my 7 month old. Advice needed please!To: mb12 valtrex Date: Monday, February 28, 2011, 10:54 AM

Hi -

I actually use my health food store brand. It's just got (methyl) B12 and raspberry flavor (no alcohol)...I will see if I can find a brand on line. For 2 oz it costs about $16, and lasts about a month (because my other 2 see Sam get it, and they want some too...)

When we first started B12 for Jimmy (my almost recovered child) he would fall asleep after a high dose of B12. And that eventually went away. For Sam (my 7 month old) -- I can't tell if he's hyperactive or just being active...he's super active. Climbs on everything, and has managed to get face bruises from the face slams (although he is getting better) - but he's at least 1 full month ahead of 'milestones' in comparison to his older siblings. It could be that he wants to 'catch up with him' so there is some motivation...But it's noticeable, and significant (from my perspective.)

We give Jimmy "Naturally Calm" - which is a mag supplement and that made him no longer 'hyperactive' -- when we miss a dose, he starts with the running thru dinner routine...so we don't miss a dose.

I hope this helps.

For Jimmy (he's 35 lbs/4 years) we give 1 mg of B12, in a supplement with B6, Biotin, and Folic Acid. This seems to working at the moment. I also give RevitaPops (I LOVE THESE)...too. This is the one we use currently.

http://www.wonderlabs.com/Sublingual-B12_i3292

laura

> >

> > 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!

> >

>

[Guest guest]

I'm keeping my fingers and toes crossed for you guys....

you give him b6, too? -tammy

To: mb12 valtrex Sent: Mon, February 28, 2011 8:18:04 PMSubject: Re: Having concerns about my 7 month old. Advice needed please!

Actually Tammy, I'm glad you 'butted' in..lol! Rob gets shots, and I swear he does SO much better on the nasal spray (it's way messier). So when he gets back, I am going to finish what we have left of the shots and go back to nasal spray (and sublinguals) -- and then I will be able to get a real read on the differences. His DAN nor I understand why he just needs so much of the stuff...he burns right thru it now.And I am going to institute my 'natural' detox protocol since all his mercury is out -- and see where it takes us. I am looking into the Andy Cutler protocol. (as it will take me a month to figure out if it's something I would be willing to try on him.) :)laura> > > > >> > > > > 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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Acutally, its a little longer, but not much. lol. My duaghter's is wayyy longer. That's supposedly a sign of methylation issues (I forget if it's over or under). see the stuff that gets filed in my brain? I"ve only got so much room in there...

To: mb12 valtrex Sent: Mon, February 28, 2011 10:14:58 PMSubject: Re: Having concerns about my 7 month old. Advice needed please!

I cannot (and I have tried) cross my toes..are you like my husband with that weird extra long 2nd toe? LOL! and thanks ...yes, he take b6 as well. He takes his metals test again here shortly, and then again around August. Here's for hoping! laura:)> > > > > >> > > > > > 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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,Which ingredient- golden del apples or carrots- will detox aluminum?Thanks,Ps just started LePore book. Thanks for recommending!Sent from my iPhone

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sometimes the consistency of the juice - is what they tend not to like. The other thing - keep it simple until they get used to it.

like Carrot and apple is really good. Golden Delicious Apple and 3 carrots - tastes wonderful - and it's a natural detox for aluminum. (I just figured this out recently). And there isn't a lot of pulp.

Pears/Kale is great source of iodine and calcium, easy on the belly. (can be a little frothy)

I love juicing with pineapple too. My basic was 1/2 pineapple, 1/2 lemon (rind removed), 1/2 inch ginger, 1 pear (peeled and seeds removed) or apple (peel and seeds removed).

Apple/Celery/Carrot is good.

What are you juicing? Or better yet...what foods did you add to your juicer drink?

:)laura

> >> >

> >> > 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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Interesting, thanks !Sent from my iPhone

It's the malic acid in apples, when you juice them with carrots it helps work with the minerals to create this synergistic effect.

Max Gerson (the guy who cured hopeless cases of cancer) said to drink it 5 times a day (for his hopeless cases)...

laura:)

> > >> >

> > >> > 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!

> > >> >

> > >>

> > >

> > >

> >

>