Dear Marcia and participants,
This is first response to this list as I've been a lucker for a while, but Marcia's
description of this baby just jumped out at me.
This baby is exactly like my middle child.  I was my high need baby..almost identical
to Dr. Sears little girl he describs in Fussy Baby book.
Back then I heard about food sensitivities but only thought they showed itself in
physical ailments.  So much of time I breastfed him I just worked hard at trying to
find a way to calm him or to prevent him going ballistic.
Long story shortened.  His food sensitivities showed themselves in behavior.  This is
how it was explained to me.  His body is being so bombarded by a allergin that his
body is like an exposed nerve..extremely sensitive to outside stimulus.
Here's some examples:
I could never take him to a crowded meeting...the noise could not be shut out and he'd
cried until I removed him from the noise
Breastfeeding often did not 'work the magic' it usually would work with my other babies.
Very easily distracted.
As he got older; he was very ticklish.  Again, could not block stimulus.
Behavior in school was out of control..he usually misbehave right after lunch.

Took him for muscle testing, finally, when he was 8 yrs old.  Found the culprit..had his
Daddy's milk sensitivities.  I never consumed much in the way of diary while breastfeeding and
I can only imagine my nightmare if I did or he was formula fed.

He became a very different child after about 3 months.  Many years later, when he'd come home
from college for the weekend and he'd be in a particular snippy mood..I'd quiz him on his recent
habits..and he'd finally admit he'd been eating the college dorm staple of pizza.

This then I've learned that food sensitivities aren't all about rashes or stuffy noses.

Renee'
SoCA


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>Date:    Mon, 2 Feb 2009 04:38:23 GMT
>From:    "[log in to unmask]" <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject: 5-month-old who won't nurse unless swaddled (long)
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>Hi everyone,
>I apologize in advance for a lengthy post but I really don't know what t=
>o suggest to this mom - I'm going to post her own words.  I'll just add =
>that I saw her at an evening meeting and during 2 hours this little girl=
> acted more and more hungry but wouldn't latch for more than a few secon=
>ds before squirming around, reaching and grabbing at things.  The mom is=
> a champ but worked hard the whole time to keep her girl happy. When I h=
>eld her to give mom a break, she was - I don't know what word to use but=
> the opposite of snuggly. And not interested in face-to-face play.
>
><quote> Yes, I don't know about autism spectrum or OCD, etc., but she de=
>finitely is VERY easily overstimulated.  Sensory-integration difficultie=
>s has the ring of possibly fitting - I know at least that she drinks it =
>all in with wide-open eyes, no matter how tired or hungry she is.  The w=
>ay I put it is that she doesn't have an Off switch.  And hasn't realized=
> that she can turn off/tune out simply by nursing and closing her eyes.
>I know that she is different from other babies, and I sense that she may=
> be advanced/intelligent (but what mom doesn't).  I know she is very sen=
>sitive.  She doesn't even seem to like or tolerate my attempts at massag=
>e, and often will turn away her face as her dad or I come in close to gi=
>ve her a kiss. She gets adjusted every week by our chiropractor; I can t=
>alk to him about cranial-sacral therapy. Please feel free to post to the=
> LACTNET.  N**** is almost 6 months old, and this has been her pattern s=
>ince probably a month or two of age.  Born in a complication-free C-sect=
>ion after being breech my whole pregnancy.  When I still had not even be=
>gun to go into labor at 2.5 weeks past due, and she was showing signs of=
> distress in utero, it was decided I could not safely wait any longer, a=
>nd we proceeded with the surgery. Since our meeting the other night, I'v=
>e tried nursing in other positions and places in the house.  You're righ=
>t - she seems to like nursing sitting up, but it always ends after one o=
>r two sucks, because she pulls off to look around.  Lately, she has gott=
>en very fussy about being laid down on the changing table, so sometimes =
>I dangle the breast over her and let her nurse while her dad changes her=
>, or before I change her (hope I'm not setting a bad precedent here).  S=
>he seems to like that, but again, soon pulls off to look around. N***** =
>still requires snug swaddling, or her limbs go crazy and she never gets =
>calm enough to relax, nurse well, and fall asleep.  Eventually, swaddled=
> next to me in bed, in the dark bedroom with the hair drier on high and =
>possibly the vacuum cleaner turned on, she will settle and fall asleep, =
>continuing to nurse in her sleep until I pull away, exhausted and sore f=
>rom being in one position.  Even so, sometimes I have to try several tim=
>es before she will decide she wants to eat and rest, instead of look aro=
>und and talk (despite multiple very clear cues of fatigue). I don't know=
> what else to tell you.  I hope that's enough information.  I fear that =
>this is only marginally a nursing issue, so I feel bad to burden your ne=
>twork with it, but if you think it's appropriate, then I'm all for it. B=
>y the way, we've tried discussing this with our doctors and chiropractor=
>, and they typically just say, "Every baby is different, she'll sleep ev=
>entually, she'll grow out of it", etc.  Thank you for taking an interest=
> beyond that.  I am really grateful. Let me know if I can provide any mo=
>re info, and feel free to post our story to your network. <unquote>Thank=
>s so much for any ideas you might have about what's going on here.Marcia=
> McCoy, IBCLCIn Minnesota, where 36 degrees Fahrenheit feels downright b=
>almy today
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