This week, we start pushing grass fed beef broth! I'm nervous, but excited. Our first attempts last week were unsuccessful. Daniel has no interest in food. Kind of disappointing, but a blessing at the same time. We need him to have a little bit of interest so he'll want to try the broth, but it's nice that I don't have to be worried about him reaching onto people's plates and putting stuff into his mouth that could cause a potential reaction. We're going to start having family dinner time. Hopefully, sitting at the table in his high chair, surrounded by people eating, will begin to peak his interest in the broth I'll pour onto his tray. Keep us in your prayers that we skate through, reaction free, and can then try bison or elk!
Some of you may be wondering why in the world I would be feeding my barely 6 month old baby meat broth. You may be asking yourself, "Don't you usually start with grain cereals?" Why yes, most doctors will tell you to start with grains, then veggies and fruits, then meats. My kid is unique. Due to the FPIES, we have a very high chance of him having a severe reaction to grains, specifically rice and oats, so those are out of the picture. "Why not sweet potatoes or peas?" Well, those common first foods are also very common FPIES trigger foods, along with a few others that you would normally feed first. So, for now, we know he handles beef through my milk, and he needs the gut healing properties of the broth, so grass fed beef broth it is! We're going GAPS, as it has been around for over a century, and has been proven time and time again to heal. God may not be snapping his fingers and healing Daniel in the blink of an eye, but He is giving me this protocol to follow. He's giving me the hope that other success stories provide. He's giving me the support of other mommas who are trusting in whole foods to heal their children from the same and similar issues. He's also giving me the support of a very loving family who is helping me to raise my son during this confusing stressful time! They say it takes a village, right?
Since your baby is young you might try putting the broth in a small medicine syringe and pushing a bit at a time into his mouth. With our son we tried numerous ways to get him going on the broth (on a spoon, in a bowl, in the form of a ice-pop, you name it, I tried it....nothing would work...he didn't want it.) But, introducing it a tiny bit at a time in the syringe finally did the trick. Now he drinks it just fine in a sippy type cup.
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