New and need advice

[Guest guest]

I am new to the SCD idea. Just got my book and know this is worth

trying. My delimma is that my son's birthday is just three weeks

away, then there is Christmas. I am up for the preparing of his/my

foods to do this. I am not sure if I completely understand how to do

the beginning and so I think clarifications will help me. I

understand the first 2-5 days. Where do I begin to go after that? If

I have missed this in the book, please be patient with me and direct

me to the steps. Thanks.

Suma

[Guest guest]

The steps are on the web site, not in the book.

http://www.pecanbread.com

Be familiar with the whole web site before you get going on the diet.

It is very helpful!

B.

ASD son, RA self, SCD Nov. 2007

> I am new to the SCD idea. Just got my book and know this is worth

> trying. My delimma is that my son's birthday is just three weeks

> away, then there is Christmas. I am up for the preparing of his/my

> foods to do this. I am not sure if I completely understand how to do

> the beginning and so I think clarifications will help me. I

> understand the first 2-5 days. Where do I begin to go after that? If

> I have missed this in the book, please be patient with me and direct

> me to the steps. Thanks.

> Suma

>

[Guest guest]

I have found that being very clear on your boundaries, as far as the

diet goes, is key. I find that when I waiver, feel sorry for, or am

not consistent that my daughter picks up on it straight away. I just

keep trying to immerse myself in the incredible struggle she

experiences on " regular " food helps me stand strong.

I have had, however, to hit walls with Ella. We are now at a place

where she accepts the fact that she can have a very limited amount of

foods and trusts (somehow) that she will feel better and that it won't

always be this way. She is 3 and one of the bravest little souls I

know.

Keep in touch with the group and click on all the links on the

pecanbread website...print it all out and bind it!

Good Luck,

Susie

[Guest guest]

Hi, Suma,

If you start SCD (with intro diet) before your son's birthday, it will

be too soon for nut flour and he will not be able to have a cake. When

we were in this situation, we made a pyramid of baked pear halves to

use as a cake. Everyone loved them. We also made banana ice cream by

freezing bananas and then putting thme in the food processor with some

vanilla and a bit of pineapple juice. The banana ice cream is very

good.

Or, you might want to just do all SCD legal foods for a while, nut

flour included, and go back and do the intro after Christmas. Your

son's progress will be slower probably, but you'll have more choices

for birthday and Christmas foods.

mom to -12

SCD 4/23/04