My DD palate widened in less than 6 months! Warning, big pictures

[Lazurii]

My DD (Doozer) is almost 18 months old.  I was vegan leading up and through her pregnancy.  I added eggs back into my diet when she was about 4 months old.  When she was about a year old we started eating meat and fish again and I started dosing her with CLO.

Doozer got her first tooth at 3 months, so I was worried that I didn't have a lot of opportunity to widen her palate.  A few weeks ago she got her last tooth in (until her 2 year molars).  It was her lower canine.  I was looking at it the other day and I noticed that it's out of line with her lower incisors.  It seems to be on a wider arch!  I'm so excited!  It's giving my hope for my son's mouth since his teeth are very close together.

Hmm, maybe I should have brushed Doozer's teeth before taking pictures. 

Anyways, we're not even hardcore TF.  We sometimes eat full fat organic commercial yogurt, use animal fats, sometimes eat natto, take CLO 3-7 times a week, and eat tons of eggs.

[nmelanson]

Hmmm? tell me more! how do you widen a child's palate? Perhaps I should read more in the TF section... Dh and I are considering a paleo diet. 1yo Ds has had non-stop runny nose since march (was NEVER sick before that) and 4yo Ds has frequent diarrhea and tummy upsets. I myself have Myasthenia Gravis, so need an anti inflammitory diet to follow.

[shijin13]

I wonder if eating paleo/primal can do that for older kids??? especially as the loose their baby teeth? I've been pushing primal eating w/the kids and now dd has to have protein/fat for bkfst every morning... I've almost got cereals out of the house (Still working on dh w/that one)

[Lazurii]

Nmelanson, I'm no authority at all.  I've just started incorporating more TF practices into our diet.  I haven't noticed a change in BuggaBoo, but he's older and more deeply entrenched in his way of eating.

Shijin, I think primal would help.  A lot of TFers push dairy for K2, but we still don't do a lot of dairy.

[shijin13]

I've been working on having liver - in some form or another 1xweek for myself and the kids...they love the Liver pate I've made...that reminds me I should pull some out of the freezer - so I can have some this weekend... dh though has no desire for liver -as long as the kids eat it I'm good!  I call it a special treat - so they think its something really good... once it cools down - I'll be working more bone broths into our weekly rotation....

[Lazurii]

Ah, yes, liver rocks.  I love the stuff, BuggaBoo isn't so keen on it, Doozer will have it sometimes, The Hubby is wary.  A form of K2 is found in natto, I like it stirred into scrambled eggs.