Eating Dairy Free for Declan
Our First Family Picture- a family of seven! (don't you love Elizabeth's pose?) At 3-4 Days old Declan started getting super fussy (right when this picture was taken). He would have hour long stretches of fussing and crying and not being able to settle. While it was definitely inconvenient during the day, the hour long stretches at night were the hardest. After some discussion with some friends, I decided to try and cut out dairy and see if that made any difference. It was hard to do right then, because people were bringing us meals and I had no idea if milk was in them or not. But, after a few mistakes- putting butter on my English muffin late at night, eating the spaghetti sauce that had cheese in it, I was able to go for a long stretch without any dairy. That, plus a frequent use of Milacon drops, has made a wonderful difference! He no longer cries for those hour stretches like he used to. He is happy and eating and sleeping pretty well. Helping him fall aslee...