Experimenting with the timer... Today Annabelle hardly ate a thing. Barely nursed. Refused even her favorite snacks. Is she teething? I have no idea. Is she getting skinny? Certainly. Do we need to get her to eat more? Absolutely. I have attempted to give her a little goat's cheese, hoping to slip right by that dairy allergy and see if goat/sheep's milk will do her better. True to form, she spit it out. She pretty much spits everything out that's not some kind of rice product or made up entirely of avocados or cucumbers.
You might be a little familiar with the trials we have gone through with Annabelle and what it has taken to figure out her allergies and avoid her consumption of these allergenic foods. (A brief reminder of what she is allergic to: wheat, dairy, oat, soy, oranges, papaya, nuts) And because I'm breastfeeding and hope to eliminate her exposure to these allergens, I have had to eliminate these foods from my diet as well.
So you might be wondering why I chose Goat's Cheese to try out first. Well, simply because I'm craving cheese like you wouldn't believe. So I ran a little pretest and ate some goat cheese. It went okay. So I ate some more! And THAT went okay!! MORE!!! OKAY!!! YEEESSS!!!!! Thus, it's now Annabelle's turn to try it.
Next I'd like to try out goat's milk. They sell it here fresh right next to the cow's milk in the refrigerator. Does anyone know about contraindications regarding feeding goat's milk to a 15 month old?? There doesn't seem to be much online. Our pediatrician recommended it, but I just want a little confirmation before forging ahead. If it works out for us, then it might be just the ticket I need to begin to gently wean her down to just a couple feedings a day. THAT would be heaven. (Until Annabelle can have dairy I have to breastfeed her to make sure she's getting the iron and calcium she requires for healthy growth.)
Also, to update you about her constipation problems: I think we solved her constipation issues through the magic of chiropractic care. I mentioned Annabelle's problem to her chiro and he said, "Oh! Let's just adjust her here and see what happens." She pooped a giant diaper before we even left the office. And for the rest of the day it just kept coming. Ever since that day she's been a pretty regular girl. Magic, I tell you.
