Wednesday, November 07, 2007

A clue...

...about what the problem might be.

Leia has slept the same today.. :/
And it has kept me so tired today that I didn't manage to get a walk in (but Fredrik took her for one when he came home (2 hours early today)). But I am determined to go on one tomorrow, even if I have to walk super-slow.. :/ :) I really want to get her another pair of pants at the store in town. She has only 3 pairs of pants that are small enough to fit her, and they are all pink!! So, they have some white ones that I am now determined to buy. :)

Fredrik called the pediatrics nurse that Leia sees regularly and explained her behavior, and she thinks that it is a growth-issue. That Leia is growing so much and so fast that she wants and needs food ALL the time, so all she does is eat, and her stomach and intestines never get a rest, so her body never has any "down-time" so it has become more and more difficult for her to sleep, or for her to relax enough to sleep.

So, her suggestion is to try to feed her less. To pacify her as much as possible instead and try to put more time between feedings, or cut some feedings out all together.
So, that is our mission: to feed Leia less, and see if that helps her sleep.

With how fast our Little Monster has been growing, it doesn't seem so impossible that this is the problem.

She also said to stop any intake of any carbonated drinks and all juices.
And when Fredrik told her that I had a milk allergy when I was young, she said to definitely take out ALL my milk products: no milk, no butter, no cheese, etc.. :/
(I also had tomato and egg allergy too........)

And hopefully my antibiotics will be out of our system soon. My tummy has been very bothered by the medicine, so I can imagine that it has upset her plenty, too.

She also suggested that we stop the drops that we are giving her (anti-gas) and use another type of drop, one that we give 5 times a day that will add good bacteria to her intestines.

So, we'll see how it all goes.. :/ :) It has to get better for her eventually, we just all have to be patient.

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