Lindesy, WOW. Spank your baby to sleep. That guy should write a book. Oh wait, is he Jodi Mindell?? I exaggerate. Slightly.
Ange, yeah, new ped. Anyone who supports CIO does not get my money (or my insurance company's), period. I thought tomatoes and citrus were on the "not before 1" list anyway? Hall Publications has a food allergy scale (highest at top) and also a guide for introducing food to the allergic infant. The gist of what I've read/been told over and over again is that a baby with any signs of an allergy should be treated as potentially allergic to everything. Maybe this is overkill, but it's not like the food is such a huge deal as far as nutrition the first year. So we're being super cautious and taking our time, much to the bafflement of relatives. But my nephew is also dairy allergic, and they misunderstood the condition (called it "lactose intolerance, so he can't have breastmilk"
) and switched him to...cow milk formula. When he developed really bad eczema and asthma at about 7 months, they switched him to straight goat milk. And the poor kid also has to carry an epi pen because his father is anaphylactic for bee stings and shellfish/seafood. There's also a history of asthma/hay fever in the family, and apparently this also predisposes to food allergies.
Kelly, I do hear you on missing cheese in Mexican food especially. I do avocado instead for a lot of things. We've been eating more asian food as that's easy to cook quickly and doesn't require extensive recipe modification. Thai curries are easy enough. Mmm coconut milk.
Candice, Harper pooped pieces of a board book for like 3 days. Doh. Good luck with the studying!
Ange, yeah, new ped. Anyone who supports CIO does not get my money (or my insurance company's), period. I thought tomatoes and citrus were on the "not before 1" list anyway? Hall Publications has a food allergy scale (highest at top) and also a guide for introducing food to the allergic infant. The gist of what I've read/been told over and over again is that a baby with any signs of an allergy should be treated as potentially allergic to everything. Maybe this is overkill, but it's not like the food is such a huge deal as far as nutrition the first year. So we're being super cautious and taking our time, much to the bafflement of relatives. But my nephew is also dairy allergic, and they misunderstood the condition (called it "lactose intolerance, so he can't have breastmilk"
) and switched him to...cow milk formula. When he developed really bad eczema and asthma at about 7 months, they switched him to straight goat milk. And the poor kid also has to carry an epi pen because his father is anaphylactic for bee stings and shellfish/seafood. There's also a history of asthma/hay fever in the family, and apparently this also predisposes to food allergies.Kelly, I do hear you on missing cheese in Mexican food especially. I do avocado instead for a lot of things. We've been eating more asian food as that's easy to cook quickly and doesn't require extensive recipe modification. Thai curries are easy enough. Mmm coconut milk.
Candice, Harper pooped pieces of a board book for like 3 days. Doh. Good luck with the studying!
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: You guys have some MAJOR stalking skills. I bet Napolean Dynamite would totally dig that.
And! you did the DDDDC?! I just noticed that! 
Amy? Angie? Come on...fess up!
At least they were in really good moods this morning. Of course, 12 hours of sleep will do that.
I think Dada is just easier to say. But ya, he says it and it's adorable. We 
it.
she want's momma. hope she's realy bad so next time i go to take a shift he says no stay home I'll take overtime!
: I like your logic too!
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: One of my HUGEST petpeeves is people who think babies and little children (and Seniors, too) should be treated in a way they would never even think of treating another adult. Like, if your spouse was having trouble sleeping I doubt that guy would shout "just shut up and go to bed!" 
I've been loading each page into my browser so I can read off line ... all day long whenever I get a few minutes I sit and read and feel connected to my June mama tribe again. Love it! 
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