~*~*MSPI Moms Weekly Check-In*~*~

Re: ~*~*MSPI Moms Weekly Check-In*~*~

• himymlover member

  October 2013

  This is the first time I've done this check in. I am a 22 year old FTM and my son is almost 7 weeks old. 

  
  

  1. How long have you been on the MSPI diet? 3 weeks dairy free. If after 1 month it doesn't get better I will also be cutting out soy.
  

  2. How are you doing? How is your LO doing? I'm doing alright, although I have found eating out to be frustrating. Most places seem to know if their foods have any obvious milk products, but not milk proteins. LO is doing okay as well. It seems like his gas is getting better, but we are still having the green/mucousy poops, although twice this week they have been yellow. Hopefully the dairy is almost out of his system.

  3. What have you struggled with the most when it comes to MSPI? The eating out and not having some of my favorite foods.

  4. Any other burning questions you'd like answered or experiences to share? What are some of your favorite dairy free/soy free snacks?

  

  
  

  
  

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• AnnP84 member

  October 2013

  1- about 5 months 2- we are both doing well 3- eliminating so many foods I'm used to eating has been tough. Eating out stresses me out. It's hard to find restaurants that can accommodate a dairy/soy free diet. 4- does anyone eat sushi rolls on this diet? I realize most of the sauces probably aren't safe but what about the rolls without sauces? Would love to be able to eat some sushi! Some of my favorite dairy and soy free snacks are larabars, chips and salsa, pretzels and hummus, fruit, cereal with vanilla almond milk

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• [Deleted User] member

  October 2013

  1. How long have you been on the MSPI diet? 16 mo
  

  2. How are you doing? How is your LO doing? We're doing fine on the MSPI front. DH gave DS some Rice Krispies that have vit E in them, and he had a smelly, mucousy poop. I think he's still intolerant of soy.

   

  3. What have you struggled with the most when it comes to MSPI? Eating out and finding time to make most of our food from scratch. It has been a total lifestyle shift. One of our favorite activities was to try new restaurants and foods. We have hardly eaten out in the last year, and when we do I'm always stressed about it. And as a PT working mom it has been difficult to get organized and find time to cook. But, at this point it is much easier, and I like that our diet has become healthier and cheaper.

  4. Any other burning questions you'd like answered or experiences to share?I'll share our allergist appt news: We really liked the dr we saw. She seemed really competent and was very personable. She diagnosed DS with dermatographia ("skin writing"), which is a type of frequent hives likely brought on by his many viral infections (aka colds). (She diagnosed it by running a tongue depressor across his arm and it formed a raised red welt - we've always known he had "sensitive skin" but had never heard of dermatographia so it just wasn't on our radar.) She said that's probably why the rash on his face and diaper rash flares up so easily. After hearing me talk about our experiences with his reactions to foods, she said he could also have a food allergy, and ordered a bunch of blood panels to try to pinpoint what it might be (she said a scratch test wouldn't be very informative since he'd probably flare up wherever they scratched him!). We haven't gone in to get his blood drawn yet but we'll probably go later this week or next week. Looking forward to getting some more answers!

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• [Deleted User] member

  October 2013

  himymlover said:

  This is the first time I've done this check in. I am a 22 year old FTM and my son is almost 7 weeks old. 

  
  

   

  4. Any other burning questions you'd like answered or experiences to share? What are some of your favorite dairy free/soy free snacks?

  Welcome!

  Avocados with black beans or pinto beans and tortilla chips (many brands don't use soy oil), homemade muffins, Kit's organic bars, nuts with fruit or Enjoy life chocolate, sunflower seed butter on toast.

  If you look at our archived posts (mspimoms.blogspot.com) you can find many posts about MSPI friendly foods!
  

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• himymlover member

  October 2013

  rocknrollfriend said:

  himymlover said:

  This is the first time I've done this check in. I am a 22 year old FTM and my son is almost 7 weeks old. 

  
  

   

  4. Any other burning questions you'd like answered or experiences to share? What are some of your favorite dairy free/soy free snacks?

  Welcome!

  Avocados with black beans or pinto beans and tortilla chips (many brands don't use soy oil), homemade muffins, Kit's organic bars, nuts with fruit or Enjoy life chocolate, sunflower seed butter on toast.

  If you look at our archived posts (mspimoms.blogspot.com) you can find many posts about MSPI friendly foods!
  

  Thank you I just got done looking at those posts. They were really helpful and I am so glad I have more options now.

  

  
  

  
  

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