Neocate trial

George has been solely on formula for a couple of weeks now as we wanted to give his tummy and gut time to settle before our first food trial (which will be pumpkin). 

Unexpectedly George accepted a sippy cup of neocate on Sunday after weeks of refusing it. So we decided it was time to trial neocate to see if we could get any improvement with George's constant wet cough and runny nose. 

Sunday evening, day one: drank 150mls neocate. Woke very frequently overnight but top teeth have finally come through.

Monday, day two: eczema flared. Drank approx half his usual volume of pepti jnr in neocate. Mostly happy. No poos. Windy/gassier than usual. Small bottle of pepti Jnr consumed at midday.

Tuesday, day three: eczema extremely flared, especially behind ear and neck (found blood on his cot sheet this morning) gave cetrizine this afternoon for itching. Eyes red. Drank about half usual volume of pepti jnr in neocate. No pepti jnr consumed today. Poos twice, once at 10am (small amount) and again at 3pm (large amount). Generally happy today. Had a very big sleep from 11am-2:30pm.

Update: It has now been a week since George has been solely on neocate and things seem to be improving all the time. His cough and congestion is still there at times, however his runny nose appears to have dried up completely. He's only waking once a night and is happy, calm and settled during the day. Some mornings George has even woken up very happy and chirpy in his cot, content to play until I get him up.

We decided to start the pumpkin trial after his birthday party on Sunday. So Monday is day one of the pumpkin trial and I'll cover that in a new post. 

Coconut oil trial

Started 30th June 2015.

Day one: 1/2 tsp in rice and pears for lunch

Refused sleep for carer Kirsty in the morning. She ended up doing a big drive around for George to sleep. Strange green poos reported by Kirsty. Screamed a lot in the afternoon from 4pm onwards. Slept poorly, waking at 7, 9, 10, 12:30, 1 and then 6:15. Eczema badly flared around temples.

Day two: 3/4 tsp in rice and pears for breakfast/lunch

Refused any more after only a few bites (but not unusual) at breakfast. Ate very little for lunch. Very unsettled late afternoon/evening. Refused to sleep. Much crying. Eczema badly flared around temples. Woke at 10, 12, 6.

Day three: Lamb slices fried in coconut oil

Poos this morning - large amount, quite pale and fluffy. Much screaming during poos, much crying. Refused sleep (cried) at Kirsty's so she popped him in the car for a drive and he went to sleep for an hour. Very very very upset all afternoon at home with me. Wouldn't settle even with bunny. Went to sleep in the car within a minute of leaving the driveway and slept for 20 minutes, Woke very upset. Drank more bottles than usual today. Ate a very small amount of pears and lamb for dinner.