GI visit

For those that may not know, Lilly has a dairy/soy allergy that was diagnosed when she was 6 weeks old.  Over the past several months I have had to cut out the top 8 allergens and corn.  Today was our first visit with a local GI specialist and we received the best report we could have!

First off, Lilly's poop was negative for occult blood (the first time since she was born)!!!!!  This was enough to make me jump with joy. Secondly, they told me that I could add back food groups to my diet just to wait and add dairy and soy closer to her first birthday, since there was obvious discomfort and many symptoms from these two.  You mean I can actually eat peanut butter again!?!?  Ah-what a relief! 

I can not tell anyone how hard eating an allergy free diet over the past 6 months has been, but so worth it for L.  I can't imagine trying to raise a child with so many sensitivities to food.  It is especially hard when you live in a culture that associates food with everything!  I can't wait until we can add dairy back, but for now there are plenty of alternatives to dairy and soy!  Being able to use eggs and gluten again will make baking so much easier! Gluten free baking is no fun!  

The doctor was also concerned that I was not giving my 6 month old, 17 pound 3 ounce, child solid food yet!  Look at her doc, she isn't starving from the breastmilk ;)  We experimented about a month ago, but with this news we will begin again tomorrow! 

The doctor is hopeful Lilly will outgrow the allergy to dairy and soy by her first birthday. Wooooo!! All of this good news couldn't have come at a better time with a family beach trip and lots of tailgates coming up.  We will have a follow-up appointment in October just to make sure everything is going well.