I've had two very unsettled babies. One was diagnosed with rel\flux, then a
behaviour problem,( at seven months!) and then lactose intolerance. vomiting
and diarrhoea. We finally took him to a chiropractor at nine months who
manipulated his neck, and he was a different baby. My last little person
was so miserable, unsettled and yucky. I was house bound for months because
she wouldn't settle and going out was a trial. Again vomiting but this one
was constipated. She grew into a whingy, whiney toddler, temper tantrums,
always into everything. She was slow with speech and understanding, but her
physical skills were excellent. I actually went back to work to get away
from her. I finally sought help when she was four. She's allergic to cow
milk protein and vanilla. Five years later we are still battling, but it is
much better. We think part of her behaviour was due to cerebral irritation
related to the allergies. Babies 1 and 3 were lovely little people,
normal. Babies cry for many reasons, not always oblivious, one needs to
'think outside the square' and be flexible in thinking.
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[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Alesa Koziol
Sent: Saturday, 3 February 2007 5:28 PM
To: ozmidwifery
Subject: [ozmidwifery] RE: reflux
Not wishing to simplify this discussion but I found this somewhere, years
ago and it took my fancy, (don't know if it is a genuine quote, but if it
is..) it suggests that colic and its associated parental concerns have been
with us for a very long time!
Peine in the belly is a common disease of children
.
The childe cannot rest but cryeth and fretteth itself
Moreover the noyse and rumbling in the guttes, hither and thider,
declareth the childe to be greved, with wynde in the belly, and
colyke
.
Thomas Phaires Boke of Chyldren, 1545
Cheers
Alesa
