James had another ear recheck appointment with the good doc this morning. He weighed 27 lbs fully clothed. He still hates the doc. And he STILL has fluid on his ears! We were THIS close to getting referred to the ENT, but Jay mentioned the milk allergy that I had as a kid, and James was given one more chance at avoiding the knife. We're cutting out all dairy for a month to see whether it makes a difference. James obviously does not have a real, strong milk allergy, since he doesn't have any adverse reaction to it (no tummy troubles, no rash, nada), but he may have a mild milk allergy (potentially causing his reoccurring ear infections, runny nose, and cough). He goes back in 2 weeks for his 18-month well baby, so perhaps we'll see some improvement by then. For now, no more milk, cheese, or yogurt. No more of his favorite snack: yogurt-covered raisins. He can't even have his new yummy find: Pirate's Booty, because it's made with real cheese. What a bummer.
Luckily, he loves the soy milk (infused with chocolate Nesquik, of course):
And just because he's adorable, here he is in the tub tonight, being silly as ever:
(Seriously though, could he look any older? Yikes!)
2 comments:
He looks so grown up in that chair. Can you please just mentally picture him as an older man, with a beer instead of chocolate milk?!?
If this doesn't work you should give Zyrtec a try. It is the only thing that helped Coltin. I think the 4 hour antihistamines don't work as well. He had allergic rhinitis/sinusitis too. Zyrtec cleared him up in a matter of days!
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