For those of you who know the 'ins' and 'outs' of Evie's daily life (the puns are just endless on this topic), you know that her biggest troubles are with her ongoing colon negotiations. I have had my own troubles trying to get a grip on the situation. Most of the time, it seems that gas is the culprit. When she really screams in pain, it's clearly gas that's hurting her. But the rest of the time, when she's not screaming in pain, she displays other signs of discomfort.
For instance, she kicks her legs up and down and draws her right leg in towards her chest and back out again. She digs in when in her swing and/or stroller, squirms and turns bright pink. These are all signs of constipation. But according to her pediatrician, and all the baby books I own (plenty, I assure you), Evie isn't constipated. She has plenty of bowel movements and they are of the right...well, texture...no, I guess consistency is a better word here. Anyway, it's a mystery, and a very uncomfortable mystery at that!
So, the dreadful westside Mommy & Me group did provide me with one valuable piece of information. The leader of the group, who I actually like a lot, explained to me that certain extremely tuned in, sensitive, conscious and bright babies (those may not have been her exact words but I knew what she was trying to say), can become easily fixated on their inner workings in the first several months of life. After around 4-5 months, they start to be able to differentiate between the feeling of food in the colon versus food in the bowel and they stop pushing all the time. This made a lot of sense to me because I've noticed that I can often distract Evie from her push fest if I provide her with something interesting enough.
I started doing more research on the topic and found that Dr. Sears - one of the many Dr. Sears of the family of Sears pediatricians (attachment specialists among other things) - recommended Flax Oil for the overeager pusher. One teaspoon a day in the midday bottle is supposed to smooth things out. So, off to Whole Foods I went and $20 later (no joke), I had a small bottle of organic, filtered Flax Oil (with DHA & Omega-3).
Stay tuned for the results. In a couple of days I will be able to report if this latest treatment has yielded anything of interest. In the meantime, if anyone has any comments or suggestions, feel free to weigh in!
4 comments:
My fingers are crossed that flax oil will do the trick for Evie!!! But if not, I like the idea that she is just sensitive and introspective (she certainly seems thoughtful, that's for sure) and that's causing some of her difficulties at this stage -- nice to know she might just work it out in another month or so.
--Auntie Rebecca
I think this blog should be titled : "All About Evie." Our Evelyn is certainly the next Bette Davis! xox Mira
now we have a good LA mystery narrative going. right up there with michael connolly, but with up to speed organics coming and going. However, despite the joy of suspense, I hope it is only a short story.
Grandpa Poops
Flax oil at this age is better than a colonoscopy at age 75.
Grandma HiD adds it's better than preparing for a colonoscopy and bringing countless glasses of pineapple GoLightly to a reluctant husband.
P.S. All came out clear.
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