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July 13, 2009 at 11:52 am #63268

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We have started solids recently with my son (6mos). He eats everything
given to him. He guzzled down the barium during the upper GI as though it
was delicious. A week into solids I have noticed that he is very whiny
and his voice sounds wet and raspy. I wondered if he was getting a
cold but no fever or runny nose. We have introduced rice cereal, pears
and carrots. We also started the Klaire labs probiotic because we are still battling thrush. Has anyone else had a difficult transition to solids? He
seems so unsettled.

July 13, 2009 at 12:56 pm #63270

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We had such a difficult time with Dylan that we stopped and started a couple of times, but didn’t officially start and successfully get him on solids until over a year old. He loved them when we had tried them earlier, but we ended up with a really fussy baby who didn’t sleep well…..

July 30, 2009 at 10:57 pm #63432

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My daughter is just over six months old, and I just tried some pureed organic pears for her first solid. And before someone tells me I shouldn’t have done pears first, this is why I did it. Pears taste good, and my daughter has had significant oral aversion. Second, it’s usually fairly low as far as allergen risk. Third, there is very little protein which was troubling to her and why she is on Neocate.

It was less than 48 hours of a total of less than a baby spoonful of pears, and she was …crying, gassy, mucusy diarrhea (she’s usually slightly constipated normally on Neocate only), and sleeping poorly.

Does this seem familiar to anyone? Does anyone have any suggestions for me in what/when to do next? Thank you!

July 31, 2009 at 9:45 am #63434

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Hi Becky,

We decided to hold off on solids (except rice cereal) for at least another month. It just did not seem worth it for him to be so miserable. He has such a sensitive tummy. It took about 4 days for him to settle down.

By the way…I gave my DS pears also. I don’t think it mattered which fruit or veggie. His system is not quite ready for solids.

We are also dealing with his first set of teeth I suspect that teething pain is affecting his daytime sleep. Is your lo teething?

Vanessa

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July 31, 2009 at 12:04 pm #63435

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My daughter does not seem to be teething. I guess we should wait a little longer. What does anyone think about giving semi-frozen, slush-like sugar water so she can start to handle different textures? Any other suggestions are always so much appreciated. Thank you.

August 2, 2009 at 10:43 am #63442

hellbennt
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becky: try frozen/slushy neocate as opposed to sugar water…

you could even flavor it before freezing w/ some natural vanilla flavorings from the heathfood store

rae: as for the rice cereal: is it free of milk & soy? something to consider…

or, just forget rice and try barley or oatmeal…

August 3, 2009 at 3:04 pm #63446

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Thanks, Laura for your suggestions. Do babies like such cold, “foods?” Another question…it is going on one week since I tried the pears, and Nina (6 month old) is still having mucusy, diarrhea and tummy pain. What does anyone think? Thanks, Becky

August 3, 2009 at 4:03 pm #63447

hellbennt
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each baby is different…jonah liked crunching on crushed ice when he was teething (not so young as your lo, but more like at 12 months) and ari is very sensitive to cold foods. so, as with most things, you’ll have to experiment

are you giving the capsules on an empty stomach & giving them by opening them up, sprinkling the beads on a bit of applesauce and then follwed by a ‘meal’ 30 minutes later? this is the most effective way to administer the capsules…

as for the pears…not sure. it might be something else? are you giving other solids?
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