Do you know one of the worst things about FPIES? It renders you completely helpless. Impotent. Yesterday I changed 8 bloody, mucousy, smelly diapers for Mr. Happy. He screamed in pain immediately after pooping each time; by the end of the day, he was screaming in pain on the … Continue reading
Oh, blood. I never thought Motherhood would bring so much blood into my life. Yesterday Mr. Charm’s first poopy diaper of the day had visible blood in it. As I’ve stated before, that has only ever happened for him if he consumes dairy. So I called the Geek at work … Continue reading
Whew. What a rough two weeks here at the Rocking Casa. First I lost my voice, then an FPIES reaction, then the stomach bug from hell (and another minor FPIES reaction, but it’s all over now). Stick a fork in me; I’m done! So the question came to my mind: … Continue reading
Friday morning, Mr. Happy had a diaper FILLED with blood. It was so acidic, it instantly burned his butt, leaving blisters and raw, bleeding open wounds in it’s wake. I seriously thought I was going to cry. Which just proves that my son is far tougher than I am, because I … Continue reading
After the last post, I was inundated with so many messages expressing concern, and offering prayers and advice…I can’t thank you all enough! Times like these I’m reminded that while we often feel very ‘alone’ in dealing with our sons illness, we really are lifted up in prayer and kept … Continue reading
Yesterday was an icky day. Mr. Happy was cutting his first tooth, so of course he wanted to be held CONSTANTLY. Mr. Charm was whiny in the morning. I gave up on getting anything done besides staying alive. After their naps, both boys were in better spirits, though Mr. Happy … Continue reading
Food allergy Mama’s are well-familiar with having to test diapers for blood. You give the diaper to the tech, they go away for a couple minutes, come back in and announce the verdict. If you have ever witnessed the test, they swipe some stool onto two spots on a little … Continue reading
Yesterday and today brought three more diapers I wanted guaiac-ed, so this afternoon I drove the kiddos the 50 minute, 35 mile drive to our pediatricians office. They tested positive. Not even ‘trace’ – just flat-out, full-fledged “positive” (which is a negative as far as I’m concerned). Combine that with … Continue reading
Yesterday Mr. Happy had two suspicious diapers. They were mucousy, and sort of, maybe looked like a little tiny bit of blood…but I wasn’t sure. Since we want to start nursing him again this weekend, I’d really like to know what his little body is doing before we start so … Continue reading
Mr. Happy seemed to be doing better on the Elecare last week. He had a few days of Happy Baby – no clinginess, no vomit, very little spit up, doing great! I thought it was just the transition to elemental formulas, and that he had pushed through to a new … Continue reading
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