Saturday, July 05, 2008

We have been very busy lately. Isaac has not been feeling well so we have been going to the doctors, getting tests done and so forth. His pediatrician diagnosed him with failure to thrive(FTT) which is basically a catchall term used to identify children who are not growing/developing well for whatever reason. Isaac has been having diarrhea for a while now and coupled with his very slow growth and sour disposition lately, we are starting to think there is something wrong(there are quite a number of symptoms, but these are the main ones). Isaac went to a pediatric GI specialist, had some bloodwork done, and a test for Cystic Fibrosis (which was negative). I think he has an allergy to something. Dairy, eggs, wheat, nuts...I have no idea, so we are now on a dairy-free trial period. I've been giving him soy-based formula (as regular soymilk does not have very much fat). He had his first soy milk today and he is at least drinking it. I have learned that I cannot bring out the regular milk cartons though, because he recognizes them and starts shrieking for milk. I don't personally drink milk, because I think it is tough to digest, so maybe we are both lactose intolerant. So, if you were wondering why I've been so quiet lately, it is because our son is sick and we don't know what's wrong. I'm hoping we get some answers soon. I will keep everyone posted, I promise.

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