If youโve ever felt like the โ๐๐ค๐ง๐จ๐ฉ ๐๐ค๐ขโ youโre not alone…
๐ฅ๐๐ช๐๐ก๐: 3 months ago, I found out the hard way (or I should say my poor baby did) that O was allergic to dairy that was in my breast milk. I had two options; cut out ALL dairy from my diet (even hidden dairy; just google โOU kosherโ) and then try to continue to BF 2 weeks later once the dairy was out of both our systems OR switch to a hypoallergenic formula right away. As much as I selfishly loved the special bond I had with O, my gut was telling me to switch to formula, so I did…
๐๐๐ฆ๐ง ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ช๐๐ฅ๐: 2mo-5mo O has been doing GREAT. Less reflux, doesnโt strain to leave mom a dirty diaper, just a happy baby!
๐ฃ๐ฅ๐๐ฆ๐๐ก๐ง: I feel like the worst. mom. ever.
As you may know, we started introducing solids and we decided to do what everyone and their mom did/does/do โ ๐ณ๐ช๐ค๐ฆ ๐ค๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ข๐ญ.ย It sounds harmless and matter of fact, it should be! At first O loved it and we thought, โH yeah! Now we can get some real sleep!โ He lasted for maybe 3 days, yโall. Three. Then he was eating less and projectile vomiting at almost every feeding, staining hard to go potty, and waking up a tonnnn at night. Then it hit me… the rice cereal. Guess what it contains? Soy + Hidden. Dairy.
My poor baby ๐ญ
Now weโre getting ready to go to the grocery store to read the back of every nutrition label & check all the ingredients before buying. I know every mom makes mistakes and this will only be my first of many but #LessonLearned
One of the most common responses to this post was to do Baby Led Weaning by Feeding Littles. Iโve only been implementing what Iโve learned from their online courses for a couple of days, but yโall Iโm amazed at the strides heโs already taken!
Plus, it takes the stress off mommy & daddy since weโve chosen to not spoon feed purรฉes. Essentially, O eats what we eat ๐๐ฅฆ๐(with some exceptions, of course).
๐ง๐ต๐ถ๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐ก๐ข๐ง ๐ฎ ๐๐ฝ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฝ๐ผ๐๐ โ I highly recommend taking their online classes if you have an infant learning to eat solids or even a toddler thatโs a picky eater; they have content for every stage of your childโs development ๐.
Does anyone elseโs baby have sensitive stomachs or food allergies? If so, what foods/brands have you found that have worked for your little one?
All advice and recommendations would be greatly appreciated!