It seems for every step we take forward, we take two backward. I hate whining, especially publicly, and I try to keep it in check. But right now I am having a tough time holding it back and being a positive, cheery person. I find that health problems in my child make me negative, grumpy and weepy so visit my blog at your own risk for a bit...
We've been on an elimination diet for four days now. Right? Yeah, I think. Anyway, it's been okay, though we haven't really seen much improvement in the rash department.
Then Ben's teeth started chipping.
Then his eczema started spreading and he's now a head-to-toe eczema baby. The rash on the rest of his body pales in comparison to the mouth and diaper area, but I'm sure it's not comfortable for him.
I'd had enough, so I made yet another doctor appointment for this morning. Ben's lost weight since his last appointment and he's now measuring in the whopping 3rd percentile. He used to measure in the 50th, people. Apparently this isn't cause for concern, or so says our pediatrician. She says they see this happen when children become mobile. But seeing that Ben's been walking for six months now, I just can't wrap my mind around that being the cause. Three weeks ago he was in the 10th percentile. You can't tell me that dropping to the 3rd percentile in three weeks isn't concerning, especially when his teeth are chipping and he has, er, terrible GI problems every single day. Yes, my baby's had diarrhea every day since ten or eleven months old.
His ped says it's not an allergy because the RAST testing is very accurate. I find that hard to believe when every article I read about RAST testing says the exact opposite, but whatever. She says we need to reintroduce dairy and, I suppose, just wait it out. I haven't been trusting of doctors for a long, long time, and this isn't making a case for a renewed trust any time soon.
I'm so fed up. So, so, so fed up. I've just gotta get it out. I want my baby to be healthy and comfortable. Is that so much to ask for?
We will definitely be going the naturopath route soon.
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