Here is our smiling Edie Baby. This is her temperment. She is loving and happy and greets you with a smile. She is our special gift.
History: In October of 2006 Edie was diagnosed with a redundant colon. Her colon has extra length wich causes her to have severe discomfort when she is trying to go potty. She suffered for some time. Her formula was changed, she was given stool softeners, laxatives, karo syrup, Probiotics, and massage, we thought we had tried everything. Finally our Gastroenterologist suggested she has a barium enema and an X ray to help in diagnosing her. There we saw her trouble and since we have been guided in the right direction. She is on Nutramigen formula and a restricted diet. She has no starches or binding foods.
Diet: Edie is doing well. She still smiles through all of her discomfort. Currently she is eating plenty of fruits and veggies. She has a healthy appetite. She eats 3 stage 2 fruits/veggies at lunch and dinner. She is still taking 3tsp Miralax/ Polyethylene Glycol powder daily. It seems to be the only thing that helps move things along for her. She still struggles, but not with the intensity we had seen.
Development: She is doing well, she can sit up for 1 or 2 minutes by herself, and is starting to 'army crawl' . We know her core strength is delayed from her gastric issues, (she was so uncomfortable when she was smaller she didn't want to move because of the discomfort). So we are making sure she gets plenty of exercise every day. She had no trouble rolling to where she wants to go!!