Feeding issues again..... and some other parenting questions

[v-girl]

No advice, but just huge hugs! Hopefully things get better with her new socializing experience!

Ditto

Do any of you have a rec for a lactose free brand of ice cream?

My fav is the Trader Joes soy vanilla ice cream, although my local TJ's doesn't carry it any more so maybe they discontinued it? If you go to whole foods they have non-dairy ice creams made with coconut milk. They probably have more calories than the soy/rice ones so might be a good option for her.

Hugs to you. It all sounds so stressful but the playgroup sounds very promising.

[alison]

Oh ARGH! The playgroup isn't meeting on a consistent regularly anymore. Maybe I can try to get them going again...

Thanks for all your help. Really, you guys. What would I do without you?

[alison]

Ug. She's refusing to take her Prevacid. If I force her, she throws up. It's a solutab, and in the past, I'd just have to give it to her and she'd stick it in her mouth and let it dissolve.

Now, she won't do that, and she also won't take it via syringe. It's not supposed to be taken close to a meal, so I can't hide it in her pediasure.

She's not getting the proper amount of her meds, and I can tell this because she's got a dry, hacking, reflux-y cough.

I don't know why I'm posting this... Just need to feel supported, I guess.

[ladymoreta]

That's what we're here for. I'm so sorry. I can't imagine how frustrating/scary it is.

[Pollyanna]

I think I would hide it in the pediasure anyway. I am so sorry she won't take the meds. I wish I could help more. Sending lots of good vibes and prayers your way.

[alison]

Seriously. How hard can putting food in your mouth be?!??
Argh! I'm going to remind her of this phase in her life when she gives me grief later on in life. I mean, what I would give to have her eat ONE bite of anything... Today I made a baking sheet full of tater tots, and thought to myself that the amount I had made would last her an entire year. Really. She put half a tater tot into her mouth, mushed it up, and spit it out again.

I'm going to try to dissolve her medication in juice and see if she'll drink it out of a baby bottle.

She's been coughing all night in her sleep.

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[Michele]

That sucks Alison! Are there other reflux meds you can try or add to the Prevacid? Could she have a hiatal hernia? Man! It really sounds like her stomach is bothering her! I'm sorry!

[scrub-jay]

I'm so sorry alison! That sounds completely miserable. Big big big hugs.

[MarissaNicole]

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Hugs!

I'm not sure if she is old enough, but maybe offer her to take the meds herself & explain simply why it's important. That worked for O with his breathing meds but he was a bit older. You could also try naughty zoneing her if she refuses the meds. Not sure you want to go that direction though. Hugs!

[Meenah]

I'm so sorry, I wish I could help. I think I would be at the point of ruling out any physical problem. If there is a physical problem that hasn't been diagnosed and treated, trying to convince her to eat will only make the psychological food issue worse.

[PrincessFiona]

I'm with Luanne.

Can you call your pedi and get her in?

Kris


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[alison]

I'm not trying to ignore the advice you're giving me, but... she will drink from a baby bottle. She just won't take her reflux meds at this point, and it's just a matter of time before she realizes that her tummy hurts and starts to refuse the bottle. So, it's completely behavioral from what I can tell.

I called dd's pediatrician. The one thing keeping me back from taking her in is that dd has a cold now. And we're just not going to get anywhere with her under the weather to begin with. It sucks to see her coughing and doing a reflux-y wheeze, but I just don't think I'm going to get answers for why she won't take her medication.

If she's still acting funny like this, then I'm not going on my trip next week with dh.

[SuzySunshine]

Alison, actually you being gone might help. She is probably starting to sense your stress, you'll be amazed at what she'll do for the grandparents that she won't do for you.