Guest guest Posted April 7, 2001 Report Share Posted April 7, 2001 , I really don't ever take a whole day off from eating healthily anymore. It is such a part of my lifestyle that I don't have the cravings to use a whole free day. Maybe that developed from feeling so badly after free days. I think my body was telling me that it was really unnecessary (after a certain point) to cram everything in the world in it in one 24 hour span. I do want to emphasize that I took FULL advantage of EVERY free day during at least my first two challenges - probably my third one, too. I ate and ate and ate everything I wanted on those days but ate VERY clean the other six days of the week. Now that I'm not in an official challenge, I've found that I like it better to eat a couple of free meals during the week and have little bites of unauthorized food if I want it sprinkled throughout the week. For instance, the secretary had a candy jar full of Easter malted milk balls yesterday on her desk. During my challenges, I wouldn't have touched them until my free day. Yesterday, I ate a couple because I wanted them. Does this make sense or answer your question? I don't ever feel like I can notice a difference in my body because of this because I'm not ever overdoing it at any one point. Even when I go out of town (like last weekend for three days), I eat healthily for the most part but have a free meal or so thrown in there. It's funny, when I'm around my family and old friends, they are always scrutinizing what I eat....if I didn't ever eat a free meal around them, they'd be convinced that I was following a program impossible to follow. When they see me come to town and have burgers with them or pizza or whatever, it makes BFL seem more doable for them. It has really been easy for me to maintain what I created. By far, the first challenge was the hardest because I did it 100% by the book and never strayed. I needed to do that so I could know at the end of 12 weeks if the program really worked. Had I " tweaked " the program before the 12 weeks were up, I felt like I never would have known if it could work as written. I was committed to following the book the way it was written because I wanted to look like Adair! I wanted to be able to tell myself that I did it exactly the way I was told so if it didn't work, I'd know I had given it my all anyway. Since that first challenge, it has been much easier because I know that if something isn't working, I can always go back to what did work. The awesome thing is that it still does work even though I'm not as strict with it. Sorry to be so long-winded! I hope this helps you in some way. Please ask me any questions if I didn't make sense!!! Sara Sara, do you find that if you take a couple of days off or one day don't eat ideally that you can automatically notice a difference in your body? Do you really worry about your appearance and is it just your body type that makes it easy for you to maintain your appearance (you look great) and also do you find it really tough for a person to maintain or is it easier than trying to get there? Just wondering, I just finished my very first challenge today and although I still want to improve and get my dream abs I don't want to lose very much more bf. I think. I don't actually know, but do have to figure things out and also get it tested for my next round. Do you have any advice for me? THank you so much, . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 7, 2001 Report Share Posted April 7, 2001 , I really don't ever take a whole day off from eating healthily anymore. It is such a part of my lifestyle that I don't have the cravings to use a whole free day. Maybe that developed from feeling so badly after free days. I think my body was telling me that it was really unnecessary (after a certain point) to cram everything in the world in it in one 24 hour span. I do want to emphasize that I took FULL advantage of EVERY free day during at least my first two challenges - probably my third one, too. I ate and ate and ate everything I wanted on those days but ate VERY clean the other six days of the week. Now that I'm not in an official challenge, I've found that I like it better to eat a couple of free meals during the week and have little bites of unauthorized food if I want it sprinkled throughout the week. For instance, the secretary had a candy jar full of Easter malted milk balls yesterday on her desk. During my challenges, I wouldn't have touched them until my free day. Yesterday, I ate a couple because I wanted them. Does this make sense or answer your question? I don't ever feel like I can notice a difference in my body because of this because I'm not ever overdoing it at any one point. Even when I go out of town (like last weekend for three days), I eat healthily for the most part but have a free meal or so thrown in there. It's funny, when I'm around my family and old friends, they are always scrutinizing what I eat....if I didn't ever eat a free meal around them, they'd be convinced that I was following a program impossible to follow. When they see me come to town and have burgers with them or pizza or whatever, it makes BFL seem more doable for them. It has really been easy for me to maintain what I created. By far, the first challenge was the hardest because I did it 100% by the book and never strayed. I needed to do that so I could know at the end of 12 weeks if the program really worked. Had I " tweaked " the program before the 12 weeks were up, I felt like I never would have known if it could work as written. I was committed to following the book the way it was written because I wanted to look like Adair! I wanted to be able to tell myself that I did it exactly the way I was told so if it didn't work, I'd know I had given it my all anyway. Since that first challenge, it has been much easier because I know that if something isn't working, I can always go back to what did work. The awesome thing is that it still does work even though I'm not as strict with it. Sorry to be so long-winded! I hope this helps you in some way. Please ask me any questions if I didn't make sense!!! Sara Sara, do you find that if you take a couple of days off or one day don't eat ideally that you can automatically notice a difference in your body? Do you really worry about your appearance and is it just your body type that makes it easy for you to maintain your appearance (you look great) and also do you find it really tough for a person to maintain or is it easier than trying to get there? Just wondering, I just finished my very first challenge today and although I still want to improve and get my dream abs I don't want to lose very much more bf. I think. I don't actually know, but do have to figure things out and also get it tested for my next round. Do you have any advice for me? THank you so much, . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 7, 2001 Report Share Posted April 7, 2001 I wrote you a letter at your own address, hope that is ok. >From: " Sara Altmyer " <sasasup@...> >Reply-bodyforlife ><bodyforlife > >Subject: Re: - long >Date: Sat, 7 Apr 2001 11:18:46 -0500 > > >, > >I really don't ever take a whole day off from eating healthily anymore. It >is such a part of my lifestyle that I don't have the cravings to use a >whole free day. Maybe that developed from feeling so badly after free >days. I think my body was telling me that it was really unnecessary (after >a certain point) to cram everything in the world in it in one 24 hour span. > I do want to emphasize that I took FULL advantage of EVERY free day >during at least my first two challenges - probably my third one, too. I >ate and ate and ate everything I wanted on those days but ate VERY clean >the other six days of the week. Now that I'm not in an official challenge, >I've found that I like it better to eat a couple of free meals during the >week and have little bites of unauthorized food if I want it sprinkled >throughout the week. For instance, the secretary had a candy jar full of >Easter malted milk balls yesterday on her desk. During my challenges, I >wouldn't have touched them until my free day. Yesterday, I ate a couple >because I wanted them. Does this make sense or answer your question? I >don't ever feel like I can notice a difference in my body because of this >because I'm not ever overdoing it at any one point. Even when I go out of >town (like last weekend for three days), I eat healthily for the most part >but have a free meal or so thrown in there. It's funny, when I'm around my >family and old friends, they are always scrutinizing what I eat....if I >didn't ever eat a free meal around them, they'd be convinced that I was >following a program impossible to follow. When they see me come to town >and have burgers with them or pizza or whatever, it makes BFL seem more >doable for them. > >It has really been easy for me to maintain what I created. By far, the >first challenge was the hardest because I did it 100% by the book and never >strayed. I needed to do that so I could know at the end of 12 weeks if the >program really worked. Had I " tweaked " the program before the 12 weeks >were up, I felt like I never would have known if it could work as written. >I was committed to following the book the way it was written because I >wanted to look like Adair! I wanted to be able to tell myself that I >did it exactly the way I was told so if it didn't work, I'd know I had >given it my all anyway. Since that first challenge, it has been much >easier because I know that if something isn't working, I can always go back >to what did work. The awesome thing is that it still does work even though >I'm not as strict with it. > >Sorry to be so long-winded! I hope this helps you in some way. Please ask >me any questions if I didn't make sense!!! > >Sara > > >Sara, do you find that if you take a couple of days off or one day don't >eat >ideally that you can automatically notice a difference in your body? Do >you >really worry about your appearance and is it just your body type that makes >it easy for you to maintain your appearance (you look great) and also do >you >find it really tough for a person to maintain or is it easier than trying >to >get there? Just wondering, I just finished my very first challenge today >and although I still want to improve and get my dream abs I don't want to >lose very much more bf. I think. I don't actually know, but do have to >figure things out and also get it tested for my next round. Do you have >any >advice for me? THank you so much, . > > _________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 7, 2001 Report Share Posted April 7, 2001 I wrote you a letter at your own address, hope that is ok. >From: " Sara Altmyer " <sasasup@...> >Reply-bodyforlife ><bodyforlife > >Subject: Re: - long >Date: Sat, 7 Apr 2001 11:18:46 -0500 > > >, > >I really don't ever take a whole day off from eating healthily anymore. It >is such a part of my lifestyle that I don't have the cravings to use a >whole free day. Maybe that developed from feeling so badly after free >days. I think my body was telling me that it was really unnecessary (after >a certain point) to cram everything in the world in it in one 24 hour span. > I do want to emphasize that I took FULL advantage of EVERY free day >during at least my first two challenges - probably my third one, too. I >ate and ate and ate everything I wanted on those days but ate VERY clean >the other six days of the week. Now that I'm not in an official challenge, >I've found that I like it better to eat a couple of free meals during the >week and have little bites of unauthorized food if I want it sprinkled >throughout the week. For instance, the secretary had a candy jar full of >Easter malted milk balls yesterday on her desk. During my challenges, I >wouldn't have touched them until my free day. Yesterday, I ate a couple >because I wanted them. Does this make sense or answer your question? I >don't ever feel like I can notice a difference in my body because of this >because I'm not ever overdoing it at any one point. Even when I go out of >town (like last weekend for three days), I eat healthily for the most part >but have a free meal or so thrown in there. It's funny, when I'm around my >family and old friends, they are always scrutinizing what I eat....if I >didn't ever eat a free meal around them, they'd be convinced that I was >following a program impossible to follow. When they see me come to town >and have burgers with them or pizza or whatever, it makes BFL seem more >doable for them. > >It has really been easy for me to maintain what I created. By far, the >first challenge was the hardest because I did it 100% by the book and never >strayed. I needed to do that so I could know at the end of 12 weeks if the >program really worked. Had I " tweaked " the program before the 12 weeks >were up, I felt like I never would have known if it could work as written. >I was committed to following the book the way it was written because I >wanted to look like Adair! I wanted to be able to tell myself that I >did it exactly the way I was told so if it didn't work, I'd know I had >given it my all anyway. Since that first challenge, it has been much >easier because I know that if something isn't working, I can always go back >to what did work. The awesome thing is that it still does work even though >I'm not as strict with it. > >Sorry to be so long-winded! I hope this helps you in some way. Please ask >me any questions if I didn't make sense!!! > >Sara > > >Sara, do you find that if you take a couple of days off or one day don't >eat >ideally that you can automatically notice a difference in your body? Do >you >really worry about your appearance and is it just your body type that makes >it easy for you to maintain your appearance (you look great) and also do >you >find it really tough for a person to maintain or is it easier than trying >to >get there? Just wondering, I just finished my very first challenge today >and although I still want to improve and get my dream abs I don't want to >lose very much more bf. I think. I don't actually know, but do have to >figure things out and also get it tested for my next round. Do you have >any >advice for me? THank you so much, . > > _________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 7, 2001 Report Share Posted April 7, 2001 Sara, one more thing, did you treat your free week more or less like a free day? Is it supposed to be still eating the bfl way just not working out or did you do any workouts just not bfl way or what would be the best approach? In one week can everything you did erase? _________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 9, 2001 Report Share Posted April 9, 2001 NO...you will not erase everything you did in one week! I came back STRONGER after taking the week off. Really - I upped my weights on many of my exercises. It was incredible, but true (sounds like a TV show!). I know had this same think happen (where are you ???). I took a total free week - no workouts (except maybe walking the dog) and eating whatever and whenever. I feel that free week is important before committing yourself to another 3 months of BFL. Sara Sara, one more thing, did you treat your free week more or less like a free day? Is it supposed to be still eating the bfl way just not working out or did you do any workouts just not bfl way or what would be the best approach? In one week can everything you did erase? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 9, 2001 Report Share Posted April 9, 2001 Well, I'm not sure if I agreed with you Sara. This is what I read in a book: " The body needs a period of one week to recover completely[...] but during this transition, physical activity is reduce by 60-70%. The improvement or maintenance of muscle size and strength is possible only if the body is constanly exposed to an adequate training stimulus.[...] " I used to think like you do until I read what I just quoted. .- --- Sara Altmyer <sasasup@...> wrote: > NO...you will not erase everything you did in one > week! I came back STRONGER after taking the week > off. Really - I upped my weights on many of my > exercises. It was incredible, but true (sounds like > a TV show!). I know had this same think > happen (where are you ???). > > I took a total free week - no workouts (except maybe > walking the dog) and eating whatever and whenever. > I feel that free week is important before committing > yourself to another 3 months of BFL. > > Sara > > > > Sara, one more thing, did you treat your free week > more or less like a free > day? Is it supposed to be still eating the bfl way > just not working out or > did you do any workouts just not bfl way or what > would be the best approach? > In one week can everything you did erase? > > > __________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 9, 2001 Report Share Posted April 9, 2001 Well, I'm not sure if I agreed with you Sara. This is what I read in a book: " The body needs a period of one week to recover completely[...] but during this transition, physical activity is reduce by 60-70%. The improvement or maintenance of muscle size and strength is possible only if the body is constanly exposed to an adequate training stimulus.[...] " I used to think like you do until I read what I just quoted. .- --- Sara Altmyer <sasasup@...> wrote: > NO...you will not erase everything you did in one > week! I came back STRONGER after taking the week > off. Really - I upped my weights on many of my > exercises. It was incredible, but true (sounds like > a TV show!). I know had this same think > happen (where are you ???). > > I took a total free week - no workouts (except maybe > walking the dog) and eating whatever and whenever. > I feel that free week is important before committing > yourself to another 3 months of BFL. > > Sara > > > > Sara, one more thing, did you treat your free week > more or less like a free > day? Is it supposed to be still eating the bfl way > just not working out or > did you do any workouts just not bfl way or what > would be the best approach? > In one week can everything you did erase? > > > __________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 9, 2001 Report Share Posted April 9, 2001 , I missed that in the book! Sounds like good advice to me. Sara Well, I'm not sure if I agreed with you Sara. This iswhat I read in a book: " The body needs a period of one week to recovercompletely[...] but during this transition, physicalactivity is reduce by 60-70%.The improvement or maintenance of muscle size andstrength is possible only if the body is constanlyexposed to an adequate training stimulus.[...] " I used to think like you do until I read what I justquoted. .- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 10, 2001 Report Share Posted April 10, 2001 Sara, You didn't miss that in the BOF book. I was actually quoting from a book called " Serious Strength Training " wich I also recomend a lot. .- --- Sara Altmyer <sasasup@...> wrote: > , > > I missed that in the book! Sounds like good advice > to me. > > Sara > > > Well, I'm not sure if I agreed with you Sara. This > is > what I read in a book: > " The body needs a period of one week to recover > completely[...] but during this transition, physical > activity is reduce by 60-70%. > The improvement or maintenance of muscle size and > strength is possible only if the body is constanly > exposed to an adequate training stimulus.[...] " > I used to think like you do until I read what I just > quoted. > > .- > > > __________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 10, 2001 Report Share Posted April 10, 2001 Sara, You didn't miss that in the BOF book. I was actually quoting from a book called " Serious Strength Training " wich I also recomend a lot. .- --- Sara Altmyer <sasasup@...> wrote: > , > > I missed that in the book! Sounds like good advice > to me. > > Sara > > > Well, I'm not sure if I agreed with you Sara. This > is > what I read in a book: > " The body needs a period of one week to recover > completely[...] but during this transition, physical > activity is reduce by 60-70%. > The improvement or maintenance of muscle size and > strength is possible only if the body is constanly > exposed to an adequate training stimulus.[...] " > I used to think like you do until I read what I just > quoted. > > .- > > > __________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 4, 2006 Report Share Posted February 4, 2006 Thanks so much for this update. I appreciate it. And if we keep talking about/troubleshooting what is working for these younger babies it may help other folks along the way as well. It must have been a difficult decision to stop nursing in order to give ph more. You must really believe that it has been helping him a lot. Sort of off-topic, it makes me wonder whether your body 'knows' you need/want the milk for ph. It's interesting, I mean we know our milk changes as the babies change. Milk produced for a preemie or a newborn isn't the same as milk produced for the 6 month old isn't the same as milk produced for a 12 month old.or a 3 yr old. Theoretically your milk was designed specifically for , right? (Of course I know you are looking for the overall immune benefits from the milk for ph, not specific nutrition components). Along those lines, I know you will be watching her closely as she makes this transition and I'm sure the enzymes/probiotics will help. My daughter (first child), not fully vaccinated but metal toxic for sure, actually started eliminating foods, showing more sensory issues and worse digestion AFTER she kicked her nursing habit (of her own volition - and what I would have considered early at around 16 months). Unfortunately I didn't make the connection right away and it did take us awhile to get on track. I read all the time stories on chelating kids list of children who regress when they stop nursing and it is something I think a lot about as I continue to nurse my son (who like seems 100% healthy) and think about the balance I walk between conferring immunity and giving him whatever toxic load I carry. I've discussed this a couple of times with Dr. Cave and she has seen the baby (when we had our visit for my daughter recently) and she supports continuing as long as possible. Whenever he quits, I will get my amalgams out. In the meantime I swallow a lot of selenium (blood levels have been tested by Dr. Cave to make sure I am not taking too much) and hope I am not giving him too much (I am pretty sure this is my issue though - I don't think you have the amalgam problem I have). It's funny. I started the baby on solids at 6 months (which is exactly when my daughter got them) but I had been hoping to wait even longer. He was so ready though. He kept looking at my daughter's food and our food and clamoring all the time; and contrary to the usual 'advice' I actually went really really FAST with new flavors and textures and food groups. I decided that I was pretty savvy after all of this time learning about my daughter's issues and would be able to spot a problem when/if it arose (even though it all gets more complicated with solids - is it something you gave them or something you ate yourself something in their system or something int heirs - it is all so interconnected and not at all simple you know?); but that I wanted to give him lots of variety right away. One of the mistakes we made with my daughter was, since we already knew she was sensitive to so many things (through my breast milk, I had the major elimination diet, I didn't then know about enzymes) we were TERRIFIED to feed her and we went way too slowly and with not enough variety. At the same time I made a real commitment not to give him any wheat (maybe just a little gluten - say the barley that is in so many things) or any dairy or soy or corn until he could walk and talk! I want to be sure - really sure - that if he has a subtle problem with those, I wont miss it b/c by then he will have a skill set that is very identifiable (and even though we are not GF here I am still collecting info about whether that is sustainable for the long term). When I do give him wheat and 'more' gluten it will be whole grain not the white stuff (for example, we make some great buckwheat pancakes around here; they have a little whole wheat flour in them though). And I am quite sure I will never give him milk - unless I find a raw source or get Keffir or something along those lines - but I will give him yoghurt at some point and see how he tolerates it. I've come to believe pasteurized milk isn't really good for 'anyone.' I completely know what you mean about absorbing the nourishment. My little girl was also very undernourished when we had all of our tests run. She's so much better now. I am so grateful for everything I have learned on these message boards, and in all the late nights of reading/research and with the support of Dr. Cave. And this is one of the reasons that, like you, I am being really careful and really strategic about how I feed the baby. He is thriving. He'll be 9 months in 2 days. He is clapping and doing imitative babbling with all the consonants and playing games like peek-a-boo and answering to his name and now pulling up and has even begun to wave. He is really content and engaged and he laughs so easily and his poops are amazing. I think he is my miracle baby. Some days I get scared the other shoe will drop! It sounds like a great plan to use the enzymes as part of a sort of insurance plan over the next few months; and I'm sure you're right her little system was probably just surprised by the transition and missed the probiotics etc she was getting through your milk etc. Please let us know what Dr. Megson recommends. Has she suggested you supplement other things with ? When I weaned my daughter, I weaned her straight to rice milk and, now in retrospect (and apart from the yeast subject), I wonder if the calcium in such beverages is truly absorbable and whether she was getting enough magnesium at the time. I don't know how I will handle this subject with the baby but it might involve a powdered calcium supplement if I don't think he'll be getting enough in his diet (he does eat lots of leafy greens - and maybe by the time I wean I'll be ready to give him yoghurt and other things; not sure). Dr. Cave thought it would be a good idea to give the baby 1/8 tsp of CLO per day but thought he didn't need anything else at the moment. Sorry to go on so long. I almost emailed this to you directly instead of to the whole board but then I thought it might be of use to someone who may be pregnant or has a young baby. I know I always like hearing from you and from (whose young toddler is also taking the enzymes if I recall correctly) as you are both just a few months ahead of me! Take care, Josie Re: I stopped nursing because I wanted to get all the breastmilk I could into ph. I'm not sure how long I can keep this up, my hypoglycemia just gets worse and worse the longer I nurse. Yes, my yeast exacerbated her yeast, or bacteria, or both, but my yeast treatment and supplements ( Zinc, DHA, prenatal vitamins, enzymes and GSE/ probiotics) were all doing her a world of good also. I am not giving her milk, because the one time I did, she had the worst stomach pains, gas, fussy, crying, diarrhea, etc. and her face broke out in eczema and her scalp got really flaky. I too waited until she was 6 mo. before giving her solids. She too was way past ready, but I know well the damage that exposure too early to certain foods can do to the gut, and I didn't want to set her up for life long intolerances. So slowly, one by one I introduced the baby food jars, and eventually our food. But even now I won't attempt the milk, at least not directly, she does get butter and milk from my cooking ( ph's food is so expensive) and I can't afford to make the same pancakes, etc. for all of us, so I went back to the bisquick, etc. for our stuff and use real milk and butter, not the substitutes ph gets. Anyway, I limit the corn, she's never had it whole, just in the cornmeal form or occasional crackers that have cornsyrup as one of the lesser ingredients. So, for her calcium I use lots of greens, and almond and soy beverages. She still doesn't handle the beverages too well on her own, you know I've been spoiled by this even tempered, happy, absolutely perfect little angel. So of course when she fusses, I can narrow it pretty quickly down to what she consumes. So, now she gets enzymes in her beverages. I don't use rice-milk for her because it's such an aggravating factor for yeast. I think when I weaned her, she didn't get the yeast treatment, the probiotics, enzymes or zinc, and so her little under-developed digestive system floundered. I used the enzymes to help things along, and I think I'll continue to use them for another 6 mo. or so. I'm in no hurry to test her, I've learned to recognize the gastric distress cry, and I may be over-reacting, but I know for a fact that the Houston enzymes can't hurt her, and so I'll just continue to sprinkle them in her drinks for awhile. Plus this way I'll know that not only are the proteins not going to be hard on her little system ( causing her pain), but she's going to be a well nourished little girl ( unlike my son who had an extremely healthy diet and was still so malnourished, just because he wasn't absorbing the nutrients.) I've not restricted her grains at all, except that everything is pretty much home-made, and there really aren't any dyes, no BHT, etc. Once I talk to Dr. Megson I think I'll feel better in terms of yeast treatment. But that is a week or so away. Just to let everyone know, I've stopped nursing , and pump exclusively for ph now. The day following 's final breastfeeding, we had screaming and no poop at all that day. Her diet remained essentially the same, just more of the almond and soy beverages because she wasn't getting the breastmilk. I've now taken to sprinkling No-Fenol (added this first), Peptizyde (added this second) and HN Zyme Prime. We have poops again and no more crying/screaming. I mean she was moody, weepy, kept throwing her head back, wouldn't take a nap, falling down crying. It was a bad day, but now with all the enzymes in play, we're back to normal. Took a few days to introduce them all, but we're good. I think yeast is still an issue though, as her poops don't look as normal as they did, but at least she's pooping, and not constipated. I'm still giving her yogurt with her Metagenics probiotics, but I'm concerned this yeast thing hasn't been kicked yet. I'm calling Dr. Megson, I know it'll cost a grip, but I want to know what she recommends we do for the yeast. I'd love to be able to kick it once and for all. I'll let you all know what Dr. Megson recommends, and I just wanted to throw this out there, as is 13 mo. now, and using all three enzymes. Just sprinkles though, in her beverage at each meal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 5, 2006 Report Share Posted February 5, 2006 Hi, it's funny, but I was surprised when I saw our messages on the enzyme list, I had just assumed I had sent the message to you, and of course I just hit (reply). You're right, of course, this may help others. I apologize to anyone that is upset about our discussion and if you'd like us to keep it private, please just say so. You're right about the milk changing, I was in an absolute panic right after was born, I kept trying and trying to pump the milk, to get the colostrum for ph ( can't give him breastmilk or colostrum from any other source, even human because of his complete IgA deficiency. He doesn't produce any IgA, and so to receive any, other than mine carries a risk of anaphylactic shock.) Actually we were a little worried about my milk as well, but I figured, he had already been exposed and the Doctors we consulted couldn't give me an answer one way or another. I appreciate what you are saying in regards to their having that skill set, this is one of the reasons we're holding off on vaccinating until she is 2. I think it is absolutely Wonderful that your son is doing so well. Just to let everyone know, I've stopped nursing , and pump exclusively for ph now. The day following 's final breastfeeding, we had screaming and no poop at all that day. Her diet remained essentially the same, just more of the almond and soy beverages because she wasn't getting the breastmilk. I've now taken to sprinkling No-Fenol (added this first), Peptizyde (added this second) and HN Zyme Prime. We have poops again and no more crying/screaming. I mean she was moody, weepy, kept throwing her head back, wouldn't take a nap, falling down crying. It was a bad day, but now with all the enzymes in play, we're back to normal. Took a few days to introduce them all, but we're good. I think yeast is still an issue though, as her poops don't look as normal as they did, but at least she's pooping, and not constipated. I'm still giving her yogurt with her Metagenics probiotics, but I'm concerned this yeast thing hasn't been kicked yet. I'm calling Dr. Megson, I know it'll cost a grip, but I want to know what she recommends we do for the yeast. I'd love to be able to kick it once and for all. I'll let you all know what Dr. Megson recommends, and I just wanted to throw this out there, as is 13 mo. now, and using all three enzymes. Just sprinkles though, in her beverage at each meal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 6, 2006 Report Share Posted February 6, 2006 I know I always like hearing from you and from (whose young toddler is also taking the enzymes if I recall correctly) as you are both just a few months ahead of me! Take care, Josie Hi Josie!!! I am glad you wrote this to everyone!! I do indeed give my daughter, 17 months old now, enzymes. It was the best thing for her. She went from being a constant spit up baby to a happy one that slept through the night. Now I am trying to get her onto rice milk. With just the rice milk she would wake up at night seemingly hungry. She is starting to figure out she needs to eat more food so that is getting better. She likes yougurt, the organic kind with apples and cereal. I am thinking to up her enzymes though. I know her stools are not near as great as your son's! I never did probiotics with her either and am thinking I should have. She hasn't had any antibiotics but did get some exposure since she was a c-section baby. So much going on when she was born, we moved across country when she was less than 3 weeks old! We even dodged a hurricane on the way, we sat it out in north Alabama. I love reading your posts Josie, I have saved several so I can go back to them. I am so thrilled that your little boy is doing so well! It is amazing what these kids can do! My daughter who had exposure to metals only through my pregnancy, no Rhogam and no vaccines is so different from either of her brothers. One was vaccinated and is ASD,the other wasn't vaccinated but was a Rhogam baby. He is NT but I do have some concerns for him. My daughter has a really good vocabulary, has been saying thank you since she was 13 months old, and is adding words regularly. She understands SO much and is just a happier baby. Thanks so much! --------------------------------- Relax. virus scanning helps detect nasty viruses! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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