Melanie W: I was curious about your weaning schedule with the prevacid. Was that a dr recommendation? And is your daughter on only one dose per day? My son takes two 15mg doses, and I like your system for when we try weaning. Maybe we could wean one dose at a time. Hope it works for you.

dee dee - thanks and YUM. now my only problem will be not eating the entire container all in one sitting! :-)

Bonni - We just completed our first week of tapering off the Prevacid. So far ...so good. She got it 3 days in a row and then one day without. We then repeated the 3 days on and 1 day off. Next week, we will do a two and one schedule.


We are still avoiding dairy, wheat, and peanuts, doing probiotics, chiro 3 times a week, and CST once a month.
After we get Natalie off her reflux meds, I want to do another trial with wheat or dairy. If she doesn't pass, then we'll look into the digestive enzymes. I did an amazon search for books on the topic in preparation.
Oh - and one other side effect of the chiro, Natalie has gained weight, a lot of weight in the last couple of months. I can't say for sure how much because our scale isn't working so great, but I can say that it's at least 1.5 pounds ( for her age of 26 months, that's a lot). she may have actually gained more than this. Anyway, I'm guessing that the scope she had done a year ago that was inconclusive should have shown that she wasn't digesting her food properly. I'm guessing that she's now getting more of the calories into her. At her 2 year appointment, she was 23.5 pounds. Now, I'm guessing that she's 25 or 26 pounds. That's a huge gain on the growth charts.
So, for those having trouble gaining weight despite eating well, you could try a pediatric chiro as well as the other things that you are doing.




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Jill: We give the digestive enzymes with each meal (at the beginning of the meal). I'll occasionally give it with a snack, but only if it's a really big snack. Hope that helps.

Colleen: cocoa butter is not milk-based. It's an oil extracted from the cocoa bean.

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On Nov 6, 2009, at 7:50 PM, QT - ColleenSJ <qtopic-23-aSxbbAkUULVMX@quicktopic.com > wrote:

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Melanie W - glad to see that you are trying chiro! We felt that was helpful for Holly too! I still think our issues started with the rotavirus vacc at 2 months compounding the undx'd food allergies, but I am a firm believer that avoiding dairy/egg for the first two years gave her time to heal and now we just avoid straight egg (her intolerance shows up as loose, mucousy stools, but no rashes or redness anymore). I wish the best for you and your little one!

Hello Ladies! Again, long time, no post. I have two cans of Elecare unflavored infant formula that expire Aug 2010, and since I am not pregnant as of yet, I need to get them out of my cupboard. I cannot afford to give them away, but can pay the shipping to get them to you.
Also, I have one can of Elecare Vanilla for children over 1 yr old, expires May 2010. I would like to sell that too. I was going to keep it, in case the flu struck our house and Holly relapsed, but I doubt she would drink it now. We are still avoiding egg (and the flu shots), but she has "outgrown" all milk issues. If you are interested in either formula, please email me at bon_bon29 @ hotmail.com (no spaces of course).

after 4 yrs of 2 kids of this, i should be a veteran, but w my dd's (20 mth) asthma, i am more afraid than ever... cocoa butter is NOT milk, correct? want to make sure before i eat something yummy - choc almonds from trader joe's - some have milk fat, but these don't!!

MelanieO: So do you give them with each meal and snack? Or just at a big meal? You are supposed to mix the powder I bought with juice, so that would seem to me like a lot of juice in a day! On the other hand, all that juice might help her newfound constipation!

Jill: From a mother-to-mother perspective, I started my son on digestive enzymes at 16 months old, and had I have known about them earlier & the positive effect they would have I would have started them earlier. I'm wondering if this product says best for children over 3 due to the effervescent fizzing action? If you have any concerns run it by your doctor before starting to use them. Best wishes, I hope they help.

Colleen: I think we scaled it down to about 25% of the recommended dosage - maybe less.

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DEE DEE - thanks! how much of a percentage of it do you give? i might get the wafers and give her 1/4 - per my discussion w the company today...

ColleenSJ: Oh, I should have mentioned the part about how we give the kids a fraction of the dose instructed on the bottle.

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On Nov 4, 2009, at 7:19 PM, QT - ColleenSJ <qtopic-23-aSxbbAkUULVMX@quicktopic.com > wrote:

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Dee Dee - i called bluebonnet and they said they are not formulated for kids?.... they gave me another company's name but i read not so good things about that company... what to do?