When we decided to have a second baby, my very optimistic family and friends all said, "I wouldn't worry about Lilly's protein Intolerance, I bet your next child won't have those same problems." Having read blogs and developed relationships with other MSPI moms, I knew that having a family full of kids who all had Protein Intolerance was a legitimate concern.
The question was, could I do anything to make a difference? I have readabout Moms taking extra supplements, and eliminating foods from theirdiets for the 1st, last or all 3 trimesters of pregnancy. Some said these things helped, others still had babies with PI. Without enough research, there is no way of knowing if these children would have been MSPI free regardless of this exposure. After what we had been through with our 1st child, I was willing to do all of those things, if I had any reason to believe it would help. When I talked with my OB she suggested I talk with Lilly's Pediatrician, who in turn suggested I talk to a lactation Consultant. I spoke to a very helpful lactation consultant who had friends with MSPI babies, she suggested going off Dairy and Soy during the last 6 weeks of pregnancy! With an MSPI 2 yr old at home, my consumption of Milk and soy is already drastically reduced. I worried about getting enough calcium, if I restricted my diet for the whole pregnancy, so I decided the Lactation Consultant's advice would be my strategy.
This strategy is unlikely to actually affect whether or not this baby has MSPI, but I do feel confident that this baby will have an easier first few months of life than my Lilly had. If my milk is clear of these Proteins, we will be able to see our babies actual temperament and get to know him/her. This clear milk strategy combined with my knowledge from helping Lilly through MSPI is giving me visions of pleasant, sleeping babies, and cuddling a cooing newborn (something I did not experience much the first time). For this baby's sake, I hope to have good news to share in January, when he/she is a couple months old and we try some Milk or Soy to see If all of this was even necessary! When we decided to have a second baby, my very optimistic family and friends all said, "I wouldn't worry about Lilly's protein Intolerance, I bet your next child won't have those same problems." Having read blogs and developed relationships with other MSPI moms, I knew that having a family full of kids who all had Protein Intolerance was a legitimate concern.The question was, could I do anything to make a difference? I have readabout Moms taking extra supplements, and eliminating foods from theirdiets for the 1st, last or all 3 trimesters of pregnancy. Some said these things helped, others still had babies with PI. Without enough research, there is no way of knowing if these children would have been MSPI free regardless of this exposure. After what we had been through with our 1st child, I was willing to do all of those things, if I had any reason to believe it would help. When I talked with my OB she suggested I talk with Lilly's Pediatrician, who in turn suggested I talk to a lactation Consultant. I spoke to a very helpful lactation consultant who had friends with MSPI babies, she suggested going off Dairy and Soy during the last 6 weeks of pregnancy! With an MSPI 2 yr old at home, my consumption of Milk and soy is already drastically reduced. I worried about getting enough calcium, if I restricted my diet for the whole pregnancy, so I decided the Lactation Consultant's advice would be my strategy.This strategy is unlikely to actually affect whether or not this baby has MSPI, but I do feel confident that this baby will have an easier first few months of life than my Lilly had. If my milk is clear of these Proteins, we will be able to see our babies actual temperament and get to know him/her. This clear milk strategy combined with my knowledge from helping Lilly through MSPI is giving me visions of pleasant, sleeping babies, and cuddling a cooing newborn (something I did not experience much the first time). For this baby's sake, I hope to have good news to share in January, when he/she is a couple months old and we try some Milk or Soy to see If all of this was even necessary!
The question was, could I do anything to make a difference? I have readabout Moms taking extra supplements, and eliminating foods from theirdiets for the 1st, last or all 3 trimesters of pregnancy. Some said these things helped, others still had babies with PI. Without enough research, there is no way of knowing if these children would have been MSPI free regardless of this exposure. After what we had been through with our 1st child, I was willing to do all of those things, if I had any reason to believe it would help. When I talked with my OB she suggested I talk with Lilly's Pediatrician, who in turn suggested I talk to a lactation Consultant. I spoke to a very helpful lactation consultant who had friends with MSPI babies, she suggested going off Dairy and Soy during the last 6 weeks of pregnancy! With an MSPI 2 yr old at home, my consumption of Milk and soy is already drastically reduced. I worried about getting enough calcium, if I restricted my diet for the whole pregnancy, so I decided the Lactation Consultant's advice would be my strategy.
This strategy is unlikely to actually affect whether or not this baby has MSPI, but I do feel confident that this baby will have an easier first few months of life than my Lilly had. If my milk is clear of these Proteins, we will be able to see our babies actual temperament and get to know him/her. This clear milk strategy combined with my knowledge from helping Lilly through MSPI is giving me visions of pleasant, sleeping babies, and cuddling a cooing newborn (something I did not experience much the first time). For this baby's sake, I hope to have good news to share in January, when he/she is a couple months old and we try some Milk or Soy to see If all of this was even necessary! When we decided to have a second baby, my very optimistic family and friends all said, "I wouldn't worry about Lilly's protein Intolerance, I bet your next child won't have those same problems." Having read blogs and developed relationships with other MSPI moms, I knew that having a family full of kids who all had Protein Intolerance was a legitimate concern.The question was, could I do anything to make a difference? I have readabout Moms taking extra supplements, and eliminating foods from theirdiets for the 1st, last or all 3 trimesters of pregnancy. Some said these things helped, others still had babies with PI. Without enough research, there is no way of knowing if these children would have been MSPI free regardless of this exposure. After what we had been through with our 1st child, I was willing to do all of those things, if I had any reason to believe it would help. When I talked with my OB she suggested I talk with Lilly's Pediatrician, who in turn suggested I talk to a lactation Consultant. I spoke to a very helpful lactation consultant who had friends with MSPI babies, she suggested going off Dairy and Soy during the last 6 weeks of pregnancy! With an MSPI 2 yr old at home, my consumption of Milk and soy is already drastically reduced. I worried about getting enough calcium, if I restricted my diet for the whole pregnancy, so I decided the Lactation Consultant's advice would be my strategy.This strategy is unlikely to actually affect whether or not this baby has MSPI, but I do feel confident that this baby will have an easier first few months of life than my Lilly had. If my milk is clear of these Proteins, we will be able to see our babies actual temperament and get to know him/her. This clear milk strategy combined with my knowledge from helping Lilly through MSPI is giving me visions of pleasant, sleeping babies, and cuddling a cooing newborn (something I did not experience much the first time). For this baby's sake, I hope to have good news to share in January, when he/she is a couple months old and we try some Milk or Soy to see If all of this was even necessary!
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