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May 8, 2015 14:53:05 GMT -5
Post by WittyLittle on May 8, 2015 14:53:05 GMT -5
It's been a rough week in our household. Not only are we all getting over our colds, but DS had his 2 month checkup. Overall, he did well, and was a champ with his shots. However, he'd still been having blood in his stool, despite being on Nutramigen and me eliminating dairy from my diet for the expressed BM he was getting. So, I had to take him to a lab to get blood drawn that day. Awful, awful experience. They poked his one arm, but the blood wouldn't flow into the tube, so they kept wiggling the needle around in his arm. DS was crying and screaming so loudly. He actually had tears streaming down both cheeks. Then they had to poke his other arm, which thankfully worked or the next step was his foot. Poor little guy had 5 band-aids by the end of the day from all his shots and blood draws.
The next day we had to see a GI specialist at the local children's hospital. Basically, we have to give DS only EleCare, which is freaking $45/can. (I'm hoping insurance will cover some, if not all of it.) I know this is best for him, but it's emotionally hard on me to stop giving him BM. He wasn't getting much from me anyway, it's just tough when I've been busting my butt for the past 6 weeks trying every supplement and trick in the book to increase my supply and now I have to stop my BM production altogether.
The GI doc (loved him, btw) said he's seen moms continue to breastfeed even though it made their LOs intestines bleed. I can't imagine doing that. He said that 85-90% of kids grow out of this milk allergy by the time they're one. He said DS really has a mild case compared to others he sees, so it's promising. The allergy could also explain why he hasn't gained weight as quickly as expected since his body isn't absorbing all the nutrients.
Kudos if you read this, I just needed to vent. On the plus side, I can have all the ice cream and wine I want now.
TL;DR: DS's milk allergy is worse than initially thought, so now he has to have expensive formula only and no BM.