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  1. wsieving
    We absolutely LOVE Bob's corn bread mix! We made ours in a 9x9 dish and it was great! Granted, it's been awhile since we've had REAL cornbread, but from what our tastebuds remember, this was right on.
  2. wsieving
    I thought I should update you all and let you know what the culprit was. This is really stupid on my part, but it WAS the flours/spices from the bulk discount store. As soon as we threw all of them out and bought new flour and spices DD cleared right up. I think with income tax this year we are going to buy cases of the things we use most so that we do...
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    Well, I cannot help you find a ped because I am in the midwest, but I totally feel your pain. Around here it is hard to get away from the middle-eastern docs. My current ped was absolutely wonderful... at first. But he is one of those "doctors and tests are never wrong" kind of guys, and even though his caseload seems small for the area he never seems...
  4. wsieving
    Congratulations!!! I know how exciting it is . DD was 14 1/2 months, we started the gluten-free diet September 30th. So in less than 4 months she has grown 4 inches taller and gained 5 pounds!!! If one more person insists that she is not gluten intolerant I'm just gonna smack em with the growth chart over their head, haha!
  5. wsieving
    Sandie, that is really interesting. Be sure to keep us posted to let us know how what results. DD still has eczema on her cheeks, that lightened but never fully went away. Today was a good day. Only one poopie, and rash on her bum nearly gone. No crabby baby either. Last night I didn't cook in my kitchen. But I also didn't clean yesterday either (...
  6. wsieving
    It took us awhile to get the gluten-free diet completely right. Once we did, she became a completely different child. I did not get an official diagnosis, but after having her in the hospital hooked up to an IV due to dehydration I knew I had to try something. I still wondered in the back of my mind whether or not I was doing the right thing (even though...
  7. wsieving
    Thanks for all of the ideas. We still have an unidentified problem. I just can't figure it out. We have went through everything, and I mean EVERYTHING.... I just don't know what else to do. I wish someone could tell me what on earth is bothering my baby.
  8. wsieving
    We have been gluten free since september. After the first month or so learning curve, my dd started just thriving. Past couple of weeks however, we have thought she was possibly getting gluten regularly somewhere. Well, now this weekend, it's like stepping back 6 months into what our life was like before going gluten-free. DD is cranky, bm's 3-4 times...
  9. wsieving
    We noticed a change in DD's sleep pattern instantly. Probably because she wasn't being glutened anymore and no longer had to wake up to tummy aches in the middle of the night. Other things were more slow going. We have been gluten free for a couple of months now, and in the past few weeks we have noticed more growth/weight gain than in the beginning. ...
  10. wsieving
    Try not to beat yourself up over it. It took us a solid MONTH to quit glutening DD every other day (or so it seamed that often to me...). We pretty much avoid fast food all together now. The only place we will go is Wendy's to get baked potatoes, and we always ask that the food prep gal/guy put on a fresh pair of gloves before handling our baked potatoes...
  11. wsieving
    *doing the happy dance* I am so thrilled to hear stories like these!!! Yaaaaaaaay!
  12. wsieving
    My pediatrician would not test my older two children for Celiac because my 15 month old daughter tested neg. Those of you who have read my posts know that we put her on the diet anyway and it has worked wonderfully. Our entire house is gluten-free, but the boys eat breakfast and lunch at school so are not gluten-free. Well.... we had a long weekend this...
  13. wsieving
    Ok, maybe DD is just sensitive to apples (because of the level of sorbitol?), but she can't even have a normal serving of apple juice or a small cup of diced apples. Is she so sensitive because she is still healing? Will she ever be able to eat apples? One serving gives her water diarrhea. It doesn't seem to effect her otherwise, but you can guarantee...
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    We had the same experience here. First we thought she had colic. Then we thought maybe she wasn't getting enough of my breastmilk so we pushed solids even harder.... At 1 year, she STILL wasn't wanting to eat ANYTHING. 4 months later we began a gluten-free diet, and her appetite picked up within a week. It would be worth a try especially if it runs in...
  15. wsieving
    I am so excited!!! I try not to buy anything that does not specifically say "gluten free" if it comes out of a can. I was picking up some Dinty Moore Beef Stew today for the rest of the fam to eat for lunch, and noticed a new Armour hash can. On the back it now says Gluten Free!!! I know, most of you will think it's yuck, but I grew up on the stuff and...
  16. wsieving
    Thank you for your all of your support. It is nice to know that I'm not the only one that made mistakes in the beginning. On the bright side of things, now that we have identified the culprit she seems to be recovering more quickly than she did in the beginning. She ate better today and seemed a lot less cranky. Hopefully this was only a minor set back...
  17. wsieving
    I would be leary of them "force feeding" her also. Of course I'm not a doctor, but I would think if, and I mean IF, it did work, couldn't that cause her to develop an OVER eating problem? I would think that would be along the same lines as "you must clean your plate before you leave the table." KWIM? My DD didn't eat either. We felt like we were...
  18. wsieving
    So I guess I win this year's worst Mother of the year award. We can't get more than a week and a half without ME glutening my daughter. The past couple of days DD hadn't had much of an appetite at all, which gradually got worse as the day went on last night. She started drinking more again, and by last night was sooooooo super cranky. After she refused...
  19. wsieving
    I totally feel for you! It is really hard in the beginning, but you'll get the hang of it. We are only about 3-4 weeks gluten free here. The second week DD was gluten free, I bought a box of cocoa crispies. I had read the label, didn't see anything listed that was a no-no (so I THOUGHT)..... It took a couple of days for a reaction from DD for some reason...
  20. wsieving
    I wish that were an option... they have the largest selection of gluten-free food in the state . Her boss was there though, and promptly got in the gluten free freezer and warmed up a delicious chocolate chip cookie to give me. I think she was pretty miffed. Hopefully that crazy lady got an earful after I left...
  21. wsieving
    I dunno, I started reading on the other canker sore thread, and it seams that canker sores are more from a weaker immune system? It was probably just a coincidence. Did seem really odd to me though.
  22. wsieving
    Ok, the health food store lady glutened me today. About an hour later I noticed a canker sore inside my mouth, on the same side I was chewing the cracker... coincidence? I've only been gluten free for about 2 weeks, and I was never confirmed Celiac, but we suspect that I am the culprit for my DD's troubles since I was more symptomatic than DH. Do you think...
  23. wsieving
    Ok, I was at my health food store today buying my weekly goodies (they have the largest selection in the state, and boast about it... supposed to be VERY knowledgeable about gluten-free). Anyway, I'm checking out, and there was a lady behind the counter who said, oh! are you Gluten Free? I told her that yes I was, that my entire household is a gluten-free...
  24. wsieving
    all I can say is.... WOW WOW WOW WOW!!!!! DH says the pizza today was even BETTER than it normally is! This stuff is the closest thing I've found to normal in my baking ventures so far. I love it, and highly recommend it!!!
  25. wsieving
    I KNOW how frustrating this is. I have recently been through the exact same thing myself (DD is also close in age, she is 15 months). After all the negatives, but the reaction we knew she had from gluten, we took her off of it. She has been gluten-free for a week and a half now, and has already gained 12 ozs! It IS frustrating, I felt like I wasted a...
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