Well, I listened to my Mother's intuition and took Ava to the pediatricia for her non-stop fussiness. Everyone kept telling me that she was just a newborn and newborns cry. Well, I knew something was up. So, after listening to her symptoms, the doctor decided to test some of her stool. Turns out, she has a dairy and soy allergy. Since I am nursing, I have to cut all dairy and soy out of my diet. Sure, sounds easy enough - just don't eat milk and cheese. Well, little did I know that soy is found in everything! Soy/Soybean oil is used in salad dressings, mayonnaise, crackers, granola bars, soups, bread, etc. And, of course dairy is used in all the good stuff - cookies and ice cream. :-) After a defeated trip up and down the grocery store aisles, I have found some staples to get me through the next 10+ months. I am committed to nursing so I will just have to make this work. If we were to even think about putting her on formula, of course due to the allergy she would require a special kind of formula that is extremely expensive.
So, with all of that being said, I have been dairy/soy free since Friday and we have noticed an immediate change in Ava's disposition! And, her eating and sleeping patterns have improved. She slept 6 hours straight last night (this deserves a post of it's own!).
Luckily, the pediatrician said that there is a very good chance that when she gets older she will not have this intolerance to dairy/soy. Of course we will need to introduce new foods to her very slowly to make sure there is no allergic reaction.
So, that is where we are. It will be tough, but it is something that must be done!
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