Parker Week 5 – I take it back…
February 20, 2009So a few weeks ago I blogged about Parker being a pooper. Well, apparently he took my comments to heart, and he’s been holding it in now for 3-4 days at a time. Unfortunately, by day 2 or 3 he is really uncomfortable, and not shy about telling us. Sunday through Wednesday if he was awake, he was crying. It made for some very long days for Zach and me…
I attribute this change to the increased amount of formula he’s been having. The addition of formula was anticipated. Once I started working again, he’d had to eat something while I’m gone, and I haven’t been able to produce enough to save up a supply. Parker figured out the bottle like a champ. We’ve been lucky enough to have two kids now who are ok with cold formula (such a time-saver!) which is wonderful. I don’t remember having this much of a transition problem with Xander though.
Finally we called his doctor’s office. They told us not to worry unless it went past a week. They also said if we wanted to do something in the mean time, we could add up to a tablespoon of dark Karo Syrup to his formula. As soon as they mentioned this, both Zach and I thought, “oh yeah…” and remembered that we had used this trick with Xander when he was a baby as well. It’s funny the things you remember and the things that somehow slip your mind in between…
So, the Karo Syrup helped, and now at least we remember not to worry too much if it takes a few days, and hopefully Parker’s system will equalize soon and we’ll stop having these poop explosions twice a week (it’s a rather messy project…)
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