A New Doctor Answers Our Prayers

For months I've wanted Bailey's doctor to take my concerns over her food reactions seriously. He previously told me that unless she had a life threatening reaction he would not refer us to an allergist and that at one they could do blood work, but it's not accurate and it would just be to please me. I battled with the idea of switching doctors for several weeks before I finally bit the bullet and called an allergist's office. I asked the nurse what pediatricians typically refer to them and they gave me the number for Dr. Snyder. I called the insurance, made the change, and immediately called the new doctor. Our benefits were effective June 1 and the appointment was scheduled for June 2. I made an appointment for both kids.

Yesterday was finally the day we had been waiting for. Dr. Snyder was great! He took about an hour talking to me about both of the kids. Connor's lungs sounded good and his allergies looked good. He did here what he thinks is a functional heart murmur, so he is sending us to a cardiologist. He was very surprised at the fact that Bailey had never seen anyone for her potential allergies. So he is sending us to an allergist for further testing and treatment. He also talked to me about her constant constipation and agreed that using the flax seed meal in her breakfast is the best treatment for her. It seems to be working for her and we are trying to figure out how to get Connor to eat some on a regular basis too.

On the reaction front, we had another problem I'm thinking it is a reaction to quinoa. Unfortunately this this grain is used in many alternative items for those who can't have gluten.

This is what we tried

Poor planning on my part caused me to not only give her this but also So Delicious Coconut Milk on the same day. I made the mistake of thinking that a pass on the yogurt would also be pass on the milk. Now we are waiting for her tummy and skin to clear up so we figure out which was the culprit.