Not Soy Good After All

I had to call Gusi's doctor yesterday. He's stuffed up, watery-eyed, runny-nosed, irritable and miserable. And on top of all that his poops are not, well, like they are supposed to be.

I spoke to the nurse and told her what's going on. I suppose I just wanted to hear a third-party professional reconfirm my own instinct. And she did. He's got allergies, he's teething and the soy milk is making his poops the kind that could make a strong man fall to the ground and ask for mercy.

I thought milk was such a grand idea--more calcium, vitamin D, etc, etc. I thought he might have this reaction to cow's milk but not soy. So, we're laying off the soy for a few days to see how things go, then he'll have a little bit each day and I'll water it down so we can take things slow. I had forgotten that every time a new food is added to Gusi's diet, the GI tract needs time to adjust. It has been duly noted.

For the allergies we're doing an over the counter children's allergy medicine. Gusi's usually pretty good about taking his medicine but this stuff tastes yucky and it's not so easy to get him to take it. "Coax" is the vocabulary word for the day.

And finally, the molars...ah, the molars. Lots of drool, lots of irritability and lots of fingers in the mouth. Apparently the poor child is just going to have painful teething. I just wish there was some way I could take away the pain. I'm trying to keep him as busy as possible so he forgets about it and it usually works--until we get home and sit down to play in his room.

So, I feel good about talking to the nurse and I feel even better that my mother's instinct is on target. I think we'll see what a soy-free, milk-free diet does for a few days and then try again.