So, been off dairy again for a week now and Bear still isn’t 100% back to his normal self….but he is getting there!! He seems to be teething quite badly on top of it now too, which proves for some interesting nights!! He is still having trouble getting anything near consistent bowel movements, often being either far too loose, coming out with the wind or painfully solid, which follows a few hours of grunts and tiny tantrums. We think that this will sort itself out soon, especially when he is back to his normal eating routine, not having a functioning kitchen at home (total kitchen refit and a discovery of a rusted leaky pipe under the house!) and relying on nanny for all food has been difficult, especially as mummy came down with a sickness bug on Saturday, passing it on to nanny on Sunday who passed it on to Grandad on Monday, meaning that the sick person could not handle the smell of cooking food! We now have some functionality back in our kitchen so hopefully we can resume normality. Over the weekend we have discovered a few new things that Bear loves…..Lemon curd and Chocolate spread (not together) and he seems to demolish any sandwiches or toast with either of these 2 spreads on them, we have also purchased a variety of marmalades for him to try too. For all the dairy free followers, the Morrisons own hazelnut chocolate spread is dairy free (it also got the thumbs up from Bears daddy!)
Due to just how run down and pained Bear has been since his reaction we have decided to wait another 6 months before trying again with the milk challenge, rather than the suggested 3-4 months….he couldn’t even manage half a garibaldi biscuit so we don’t think there would be a great amount of change in 3 months, we would rather wait the extra amount of time, especially if it knocks him back for over a week at a time! In the meantime, I aim to continue searching the supermarkets for delicious things for my little boy to enjoy (or even creating some amazing baked goods in our soon-to-be finished, brand new kitchen!!) Hopefully, we will be able to share some pictures and recipes of some of our creations.
On another note, Bear will be 1 in little over 3 weeks!! EEEEK!!! where did the time go? We are planning on making him 2 amazing themed birthday cakes (the lucky boy is having 2 parties) and creating an amazing dairy free buffet for everyone (if we dont tell them I am sure they wont even know!) We just don’t know where the last year has gone 🙂 keep an eye out for a variety of themed posts from me (all Bear related of course) and possibly some new photos too! Thank you
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