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Introduction of Foods & MAJOR Sleep Disruption
« on: April 14, 2008, 02:53:33 am »
Hello,

DS has a very sensitive system: "multiple food allergies"/GERD?Moderate Colitis. 

We started treating him with Previcid and an elimination BF diet at 6 weeks. We also started adding rice ceral to his bottles. Strickly eliminating milk, soy, peanuts, and wheat provided no change. After 3 weeks of this diet, I abandoned BF and he has been strickly drinking a Neocate and rice ceral mix with success. Around 4.5 months, I attempted to reintroduce BM (from the freezer) that was free of the above allergens. I gave him 2oz for 6 days and was able to notice a subtle negative change.

DS with be 6mo (physically, 5mo gestationally) next week. Because of the physical clues he has been giving me, I decided to try solids before our 6mo check up next week. On Saturday, I gave him some rice ceral from a spoon.

Today, I gave him 1/2oz of pears in a.m. Since then, he has hardly slept. He normally sleeps 6 hours during the day. Today, he has taken 4 1/2 hour naps. Other than being tired and not sleeping, he is not showing any signs of distress.

Could the introduction of the solids be effecting his sleep??

Please help.
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Re: Introduction of Foods & MAJOR Sleep Disruption
« Reply #1 on: April 14, 2008, 03:44:24 am »
Yes!  Solids can take a little while to introduce as the digestive system isn't quite ready to digest the new food groups.  It is quite common that sleep is disrupted as a result.  You can keep at it (watch him closely and if he shows any signs of a negative reaction..I would stop) for a week or you can stop and re-introduce solids a little later.  It can take a while to introduce solids.  Don't feel under pressure to do so though...milk is still the primary source of nutrition at this age.
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Re: Introduction of Foods & MAJOR Sleep Disruption
« Reply #2 on: April 14, 2008, 03:50:07 am »
Oh thank you. I was hoping there was a connection.

Do you think it would still be bothing him 13 hours later, though?

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Re: Introduction of Foods & MAJOR Sleep Disruption
« Reply #3 on: April 14, 2008, 04:11:47 am »
Yes I do.  I introduced solids at 5 months (one month earlier than recommended) and we ended up with NWs and EWs which took me 3 months to fix!  If I knew then what I know now...I would have stopped and tried again later.  A lot of babies don't seem to be able to handle cereal..you'll be able to find lots of threads about this.
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Re: Introduction of Foods & MAJOR Sleep Disruption
« Reply #4 on: April 14, 2008, 04:30:13 am »
OH NO!! I hope if I stop the solids soon enough, I won't have much to fix. Now I am wondering how he would have done if we had stuck to spoon feeding ceral instead of adding pears, but for now, I don't think I want to find out

You have been a big help.
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Re: Introduction of Foods & MAJOR Sleep Disruption
« Reply #5 on: April 14, 2008, 04:47:14 am »
WOW Wendy 6hrs of day sleep what is your secret? We have 4hrs here and i though that was alot at this age  :o
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