I've started the journey (albeit, cautiously) of introducing Lincoln to small amounts of dairy & soy to see how he digests it and whether he has outgrown his intolerance. I'll be honest, every time I do it I mentally think, "am I prepared to forego sleep tonight?" because that is the way it is likely to present itself - a very upset baby for several hours in the night. But what is worse is when that happens... you're left trying to be optimistic, "maybe he just wasn't feeling good and it wasn't the soy that caused that?" Let's face it, babies aren't always consistent, so you really can't be sure without trialing that same item a few times. How fun, right?? My type-A personality thinks this whole process is crazy (why cant they just do a test and tell me? unfortunately, those allergy tests aren't always very accurate ...this is the way my doc suggested I do it). On the bright side, it is teaching me to relax and accept that everything will be fine in the end... even if today isn't the 'end'. Tonight *I think* I'll be giving him some chicken w/bread crumbs on it... which contain soy. Hope we all get some sleep tonight like that cute little kitty :)
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Good luck! I hope you get lots of sleep tonight. If you don't, I hope you get a nap tomorrow. :)
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