so - it turns out the wee one also didn't sit well with hypoallergenic formula (say what?!?) - so i called her dr - the one she has had for all 5 plus months of her life.... and he told me to just keep feeding it to her. keep feeding her the stuff that caused blood in her stool. um, EXCUSE ME?!?!
no - that is not an option
so we found a new dr. a dr that a close family friend used for her wee one (who is now not so wee at 6'5"). and we love him - he was informative and helpful and nice and all the things you want in a pediatrician. it is a bit of a hike for us to get to him - but it is worth it.
since she is mostly fed breast milk and i only needed the extra formula for a couple oz's only a couple of times a week we came to
the conclusion with our NEW dr to start her on solids. they say to wait until 6 months to avoid her developing food allergies - but you know what? the poor thing gets BLOOD in her stool from formula!!! and she has been eyeballing us eating like kings for weeks now! weeks i tell you!
we started with organic rice cereal (just to get her started) and she'll start sweet potatoes tomorrow - and she's happy. she loves eating - and there is enough milk for her at the end of the day - and my stress level has gone way down
and we got a great new dr we can really trust
and all is well again
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