That was said before Jude discovered how much fun the paper on the table could be. Mr. Destructo Pants can annihilate a space in forty-five seconds flat.
Jude's been pulling on his ears quite a bit lately, so I asked the doctor to check for an ear infection. His ears are perfectly clear, so it appears he's just discovered the two fun toys attached to his head.
Once we switched him from formula to whole milk, he started puking (and it was puke - not spit up) about once a day, so I asked about milk allergy. We tried lactose free milk for two weeks, but he seems to still be puking every couple of days. Any thoughts on what the deal might be? Could his stomach just be getting used to the change from formula?
And finally, Jude will sometimes hit his head (almost always when he's sleepy) on the wall, my leg, or anything else nearby. I've seen a lot of babies do this, but it concerned Shawn, so I wanted to ask. Our doctor said it's "within the realm of normal," as long as he doesn't hurt himself and continue hitting. We've found that if we mostly ignore the behavior, he'll stop.
And now I'll leave you - once again - with the words of our doctor. "He's perfect. Just keep doing what you're doing."
He looks so cute!! So, with milk I know that cow milk has protiens that are difficult for people to digest (hence so many "lactose intolerant" people), and especially babies who are new to cow milk. A great alternative is goat milk, which is a lot easier for our bodies to break down. I was honestly just planning on going straigh to goat milk for Daphne, not even trying cow milk. We really want to get two goats so that we can have our own milk. =) We'll see.
ReplyDeleteMy daughter has a life threatening allergy to milk. True allergies (IGE-mediated, immune system responses) are only to proteins. Lactose is an enzyme, not a protein. Lactose-free items are no help for a milk allergy. Goats and sheep have the same proteins in their milk as cows, so for a true allergy, these are not an option. Mare's milk has diffrent proteins, which can sometimes be a safe option. Please get your baby tested because milk allergy can kill. I've seen my baby have an anaphylactic reaction and it's terrifying.
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