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The book I was reading is "Imaginative realism" by James Gurney and he did a painting of all the things "wonderful" soybeans are used for - and low and behold there was a box of Gerber Baby Rice in the picture. Sure enough, a quick check to the ingredients list confirmed the presence of soy. I had been so focused on my diet I didn't think about what I was putting into her - though you would think the box would clearly list soy as a potential allergen. So now I've eliminated probiotics from our diet (they have milk protein), DHA supplements (they have soy), and her baby rice cereal. Things haven't been getting much better despite our completely dairy and soy free diet. Her 6 month check up is coming soon, so maybe the doctor will have some new insight (though I doubt it).
She didn't get to show off her costume much since she went to sleep right when all the trick or treaters came around. We got the cute skeleton suit from Wal-mart, and I made the hat out of fleece.
I never had any cravings when I was pregnant, but now that I can't have certain items, I am craving them like crazy. These chocolate-mayonnaise cupcakes with a meringue-like frosting hit the spot. I've also set about making all sorts of cookies to fulfill my sweet tooth, but it's hard to get cookies right when you substitute oil for butter.
Now that we know what's going on with Cecilia's stomach, and can start to introduce her to solid foods. I spent a couple of hours making all sorts of baby food and freezing it for future use. She now has apple, pear, butternut squash, sweet potato, and zucchini purees.
Most women tend to rapidly lose weight after being on a dairy and soy free diet. But not me. I've managed to cook plenty of food for myself, I just can't eat out anymore.
So, Cecilia has a hypersensitivity to dairy and soy proteins. Apparently, 50% of dairy protein allergy kids are also allergic to soy proteins, so I'm off soy as a precaution. She has been improving, and we haven't seen any more blood in her stool for several weeks. But, as of last week, I experimented with a soy-laden dinner, and sure enough she had blood in her stools the next day. So, guess I am officially off dairy and soy until she's weaned or one year-old.
