Yes I’m happy to help, as you were so helpful to me. I used this site in place of my ridiculous doctor (GI spec) who refused to give meds at first and said a feeding tube was the only option. I knew about this site because we went through this with my son who is now three. Unfortunately I identified his issue too late and he has feeding aversion now. The TED was my last resort since I had followed all other advise with meds and I tried eliminating dairy and soy which didn’t work. I followed TED strictly because there is so much hidden in our foods. I ate zucchini, rice, sweet potato, turkey, pears and potato. For seasoning I used evoo, salt and pepper only. If you pull up my previous posts I did post my daily menu which was pretty bland but I did it. The first thing was that her skin cleared up and she stopped being fussy. She became a happy baby, this was pretty fast, maybe after 10 days or so. My main issue was her screaming when trying to take the bottle and taking only small feedings. This persisted on the TED and I was about to give up when suddenly after 5 weeks she took the bottle peacefully. It was amazing. I thought it was a fluke but meal after meal she drank in peace. I then started adding in avocado with no problem. I went next to wheat which I realized within a day or two she started to get really fussy and the skin issues cam back, mainly cradle cap on her face. I then added in corn and had no issue. I actually tried to add in those more common allergens to identify them sooner instead of waiting. I then added in pork, then chicken, then beef, all no issue. I then started adding in lettuce and other veggies like carrots. Next I added fruits like banana and apples, again no issues with any of these things. I added in soy and she had immediate reaction. Then instead of me eating something like dairy I would give her a bottle of breast milk before TED and she would start feeding poorly again. Ultimately I realized it was wheat soy and milk that were the culprit. I thank you so much for providing help it truly was my most desperate time. Of course I have to thank God and prayer because if TED didn’t work I really don’t know if I could cope. It was so hard with her screaming in pain at every bottle. I would literally break into a sweat when I knew I had to feed her. The tricks like sleep eating and distraction didn’t work like it had with my son. Also once she had to get an EKG because she would sweat when she ate and they actually realized that was due to her being in so much pain from reflux while trying to drink her bottle. So sad. I wish we knew more about how to prevent this stuff from happening. Anyway thanks much to you, you should be earning my doctors salary.
Edited by ngarcia – 12 February 2014 at 11:51pm
