Picky eater

[pamcrt]

Rebecca, your parents sound like my father. I broke my elbow when I was in the 6th grade (I jumped off a flight of stairs at an apartment complex- yah I know, real smart, probably deserved what I got) and it broke off the tip of my elbow and cracked my arm all the way around. So after 3 DAYS of my complaining my dad finally took my to the doctor an they took an x-ray and said yes, it was broken and needed a cast but all the bastard would let them do was move the tip back in place and then put my arm in a sling because he didn't want to have to pay for the cast. In his words, he didn't think it was necessary. Nice... daughter has a broken arm and a cast isn't necessary... schmuck.
As far as meds go, I am so hesitant on giving Abby antibiotics just for the reason of her becoming resistant to them. What happens if later she needs them and she has taken to many and nothing works? Then we're screwed. That's why when the doctor told us she was pretty sure Abby probably had some allergies and she recommended putting her on meds, only if I wanted- she wasn't pushing by any means, I decided not to because she was only 6 months at the time and I just could not justify putting her on allergy medication at that young of an age. She takes tylenol or motrin when needed and benadryl as needed (per the doctor of course) and her mylicon and levsin for her weird tummy. I just, like I said, can't justify giving her the other meds.

[accebersmith]

Pam, we're exactly the same way. Gavin started displaying what appears to be the same allergies from which I suffer every fall, and we decided we just couldn't justify putting him on meds for it, as long as his ability to breathe wasn't seriously affected. Snot is an inconvenience, but it's not slowing him down any, either in feeding or growth, so yeah, I can't see drugging him up.

[pamcrt]

We just use saline and the bulb syringe and suck her out. She does get her dose of benadryl. that really is the only thing that helps keep her from being so gunky, otherwise she has nice purple shiners like me and Masie. looks like I used her for a punching bag!

[mommyof2gurlies]

Brooklyn is so weird. She LOVES avocados....LOVES salmon......LOVES broccoli. All the things you'd think a kid would hate, she LOVES.
I had to give her like...3 helpings of Broccoli lastnight, and she ate it all. I was eating an avocado the other night and she literally sat on the floor attacking me. Lunging for me...trying to get it! lol She put down like....atleast HALF of it.
She will eat anything. She LOVES chocolate soy milk.....
She pretty much just eats what we eat now, and only takes a bottle at both nap times and at bedtime. So shes only having....3 bottles a day. The one at nap time she takes about 4 oz. The bedtime bottle is about 6 -7 oz's.
I'm pretty sure she'll be off taking bottles at about 9-10 months like Mya was. She just lost interest in them when she started eating primarily food.
Oh well, saves us money anyways! The ped. said its perfectly fine if she follows Myas lead...and does just that. As long as shes getting a balanced diet

[pamcrt]

Abby loves broccoli too. Man the other night when I made it she couldn't get enough of it. Now when I try to feed her baby food because I haven't made "Abby-friendly" food, she gets so mad and won't eat. She just cries and cries. So I end up having to make her something anyway... figured I'd learn huh!!

[mommyof2gurlies]

Yah, Brooklyn too. She refuses baby food now. She just will eat whatever we are eating, in smaller portions. (And cut up) And she drinks out of a cup everything but formula.