Jenn, I had another random thought - are you by chance eating bananas still? Those can cause constipation, even through BM
Jutka - You're supposed to juice raw. pg 303/304 in the GAPs book goes into it in more detail.
As for hunger, well, I can say this. I can't remember what part of the book NCM talks about it, but she mentions taking a tbsp of ACV (or lemon juice) first thing in the morning with a glass of water to restore the alkalinity of the body. Have you ever tried this? It actually makes you not hungry at.all. It's bizzar. I was giving Ds1 a tsp of ACV in the morning but then he refused to eat breakfast, so I stopped. But I remember reading in the book NCM talks about the body being it's its main detox phase between the hrs of 4am - 10am, so when we first wake up if we take the ACV with water and then have fresh pressed juice soon after your body finishes the detoxification process from the previous day/night and then is ready for a "real" breakfast closer to 10am. TBH, we do our juicing first thing, then we cook breakfast which takes about 15 minutes, and eat after that. I know *ideally* you're supposed to wait about 20 mins between juicing and a meal, or even wait until closer to 10am but that's what we do. Our breakfast is still closer to 8:30am (depending on when the boys get up)
I think you're probably right to juice things you know she's generally ok with. I would definitely try juicing a bit of broccoli again when you think she's ready if it's a fibre issue. Funny about the carrots. You know, about 2 months into starting GAPS I randomly got a weird rash on my hands for about 4 days every time I peeled carrots. Then it mysteriously went away!? I just figured it was die off related, but who knows.
Fats, yes I would introduce them slow. Specifically the ones that can cause strong die off (like coconut oil). Make sure you're getting unrefined virgin coconut oil. (there's a lot of refined, heavily processed ones that aren't good for you) Also FCLO I would introduce slowly too, since it is from a fish afterall. So far I have only given Arthur a bit of coconut oil, but I might back off until his rash calms down a bit. I think Cold Pressed Olive Oil is probably a good call too.
Your sauerkraut sounds just fine
That white layer and bubbles are the fermentation process.. it's normal. Yes, it smells.. lol. As long as it's completely submerged in water and theres relatively no mould you're ok. (and even if you do see a bit of mould floating in the water you can just skim it off and the actual sauerkraut/juice is fine.) The fermenting process takes a bit of getting used to, but once you get the hang of it it's pretty easy.
I agree with switching more of the HAF for soup stock. I keep thinking you're doing the baby 'intro' diet, but really what you're doing with Julia is moreso the regular version of intro, silly me. I would just keep up what you're doing and gradually increase the stock until you have no more HAF as NCM says.
Sleep - I'm fortunate Arthur is a good sleeper. He had some nap troubles due to a sore tummy/gas back before we started GAPS when he was around 2/3ish months, but since then he's doing really well. For him, the gas, constipation, cramps ect seem to be all gone.. it's just him tolerating any food and still somewhat abormal poops that's the main issues with him atm.
Kim - I know you have cow shares, have you done beef stock yet for Henry? How does he like it? Do you get as much fat from it as chicken stock? I'm thinking about trying beef stock instead of chicken. I still don't understand the chin/mouth/cheek rash he's getting. I mean, I guess it really could be die off, but it just gets so red as soon as he eats it and soup drips on his chin I just don't know
Has anyone made Coconut Milk Kefir yet? I think that's next on my list. Anyone have a good link as to where to buy Kefir starter?
After a full day of no fibre for Ds1 yesterday, today his poop was pure liquid. (it killed his cloth diaper during nap!)*sigh* I guess it's still flushing him out. Can't wait until we get some more normal poops from him again.
I don't know how much longer I can keep food away from Arthur. I accidentally dropped a piece of avocado on the floor tonight when I was making dinner and he scooped it right up before I even noticed. Next thing I know he's sitting there gumming away
He kept it down though, so that's progress I suppose.
