Any one remember me? An update (pics)

I used to post her regularly, but I have not been around for a long time. I am involved with another message board and became a moderator there and just did not have to time to keep up with both boards and my busy little guy! I still pop in from time to time to see how all the little ones are doing. I thought I would post an update for anyone who may remember me.

Sebastian is now 16 months old and has been off Prevacid for almost 2 months!!! He is still not officially reflux free. He has good and bad days, but he is able to get by with Zantac and Mylanta as needed.

unfortunately he stills has a lot of problems with food allergies/intolerance. He is still on Nutramigen and has failed several dairy and soy trials. He has also reacted to corn and a variety of other foods. We saw an allergist, but he was no help and was very dismissive of our concerns. We are just going with trial and error for now. He is a picky eater too, so it is hard to get him to eat a balanced diet, but we are getting by with some staple foods. He just does not have much variety.

He has some issues with eating. He does not chew his food. He will swallow it whole (it is amazing what he can get down without choking!) Or suck on it until it is soft enough to swallow. He is going to be getting an OT assessment from Early On to determine if it is something we should be worried about and if he needs any services.

My big news is that we had another baby. Emma Catharine was born on March 24. So far things are going well, but of course I am a nervous wreak about reflux. She is having some problems with gas, poor nighttime sleeping, rattly breathing and choking and gagging while nursing. I think, and hope, that it is due to overactive letdown rather then reflux. She has episodes where she is really uncomfortable, but then at other times she is fine and will nurse peacefully. I am working at getting my milk under control and have cut out milk and soy. Hopefully this will help and she will start sleeping better. Sebastian is very active, so it is hard to keep up with him on only 3 or 4 hours of sleep a night!

katey2007-4-17 14:17:5