Nugget is six weeks old. This means my maternity leave is half over. Sigh. After the twins were born, I was okay with returning to work at the end of my maternity leave. I believed I was a better mom as a working mom. I think it will be harder to return this time. I've settled into being a mom, and I'm really enjoying the extra time with SB and BW. I still ultimately believe that I am a better mom as a working mom, and SB and BW are in a great place socially and intellectually because of the wonderful daycare that they attend, but I wouldn't mind being able to take summers off and spend extra time with them.
Nugget's reflux started ramping up, and she was starting to be very fussy in the evenings, very gassy, and had some projectile vomiting episodes, although not a ton. At her one month appointment, upon discussing this with the pediatrician, the pediatrician said that the most common culprit for gassiness and reflux was dairy, and recommended eliminating it for two weeks to see if these improved.
I love milk. I love cheese.
This was going to be difficult.
I drug my feet for a few days, as Nugget's symptoms didn't seem to be as severe as what I read a milk protein allergy would entail, but Nugget's evening fussiness, reflux and spitting up seemed to be ramping up, so I finally committed to cutting out dairy. Within a few days, Nugget's baby acne, which had covered most of her face, completely cleared up literally overnight. She was settling easier at night. On Father's day, I decided to experiment with goat cheese, as I found a source on the internet that said goat milk protein was easier to digest that cow's milk. Big mistake. Nugget was agitated from about 6 pm to midnight the next night. So, I'll continue to avoid the deliciousness of our cheese door (sigh) and work through the remainder of the two weeks, but I expect I will be committing to dairy free.
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