<<Again where are the proteins in some of these foods/substances we are
discussing?>>

There's protein in everything.  Even lettuce.

Having said this, I do agree with the theory that we need to meet mom
where she is, and have a feel for where she's willing to go.  Absolutely.

For example,   I was relatively certain from birth that Lila was
reacting to something in my diet based on the fact that she had very
irregular, rare, small bowel movements from birth.     Had I not known
what I knew, I would have been convinced that she wasn't getting
enough.   She was having a bowel movement every 2-5 days, occasionally
every 6-8 days.   And they weren't large.  It was odd.    She was a
happy baby, sleeping well, spitting up frequently but not in any
discomfort.  She *never* cried unless she was in her carseat and needed
to nurse.  While I knew that food intolerances were lurking, I wasn't in
a spot to ferret anything out.  Even when her eczema first began I
didn't do anything, since it coincided with my 2-3 week bout of eczema
from fall allergies.

Now I'm in a place to start figuring out what's bothering her and am
doing so with blood tests (IgE and IgG).  had there been physical
discomfort on her part, I probably would have started earlier.

katherine in atl

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