My youngest has had a myriad of problems from the start. First, we had the reflux - which was miserable. Then we had the skin irritations. He's allergic to most everything. Dreft, certain styles of Pampers, Aveeno, Johnson & Johnson soaps and lotions, and about a billion other things. If it's meant to touch his skin, he'll probably react to it. Apart from his overly sensative skin, he has eczema. Mild and probably controlable but definately there. We recently had a scare with a swollen lymph node and the doctor walked around the subject of modifying his diet to perhaps a whole food sort of diet. I've been looking into it tonight between thunder storms and really - it fits in to the changes my family has been making so far this summer. Yes. It takes it to a new level but, it IS the ideal we want to strive for! It certainly won't be easy and will definately take some doing but it's so worth it if it makes my baby feel better. We're going to try and find his triggers this summer - see what it is that makes him itchy and miserable and see if we can't do better by him. The hope is that he grows out of it - but even if he does, the lesson is a good one to learn - that the food we eat effects us in ways we aren't always aware of. I'm going to follow our progress here - Maybe, maybe, another mother who is going through the same kind of thing with her little ones will find this blog and find something about it that is useful.
~S