Curse of the cruciferous

What a day!  I think the Blairmonster and I finally had a breakthrough.... I'm thinking my diet is to blame for her absolute tirade the past couple of days.  It all started with that delicious Broccoli crust pizza.  While I highly recommend this to the masses, I would avoid at all cost if you are breastfeeding.  Broccoli may not be your "breast" friend.  I OD'd the poor little miss on all things cruciferous considering I followed up the broccoli with the cauliflower fried rice the very next day.  I will not be making that mistake again.  So, going forward, I am really going to start paying attention to the cause and effect of everything I put in my mouth.  One may think this is a simple task; however, I had a brief lapse in judgement while perusing the bulk bins at HEB and grabbing a handful of wasabi peas.... oops.

Everything I read states that dairy is the most likely colic culprit.  Also, on the list of things to avoid: anything spicy, some cruciferous vegetables containing high amounts of chlorophyll, citrus foods, and wheat products.

Given that these foods make up 90% of my diet, I need to make a few changes, to say the least, until I figure out her triggers.  I'm fairly certain that the broccoli/cauliflower combo was what sent her over the edge, and I'm certain the garlic chips I picked up the other day didn't help out either.

Since I am 100% addicted to frozen yogurt, and pretty much any other cold dairy product I had to pick up a few substitutions today.

These two fell into my cart.  So Delicious is one of my favorite brands that I recommend to all of my patients that avoid dairy.  My plan is to make a deconstructed ice cream sandwich mixed in with chocolate chips.  I may even get crazy and blend up a delicious smoothie/milkshake.

This is another product I picked up that was approved by my doctor (all of the pictures had the top cut off!) The brand is Kids Relief.  It states it is fast acting, free of side effects, drug interaction, dye and sugar.  It is just a couple of herbs.  My plan is to pop them into the Memorial Sloan Kettering Herbal database and double check their efficacy before giving to Blair, but at first glance it seems pretty benign.  I'll give this a shot the next time the Blairmonster rears her ugly (actually adorable) head.

My work out today consisted of a 45 minute spin class at Gold's.  I sort of phoned it in today.  My laundry list of excuses include: my favorite instructor was MIA, it was icy outside, and I was just kind or sluggish.  Anyway, I'm glad that I went.  No matter how uninspired I am to work out, I always feel a million times better when it's over.  After I came home and rested a bit, I completed another Nike Fit Club 30 minute workout.  This one was the Razor Sharp work out and consisted of a lot of short, high intensity explosive exercises-- tuck jumps, squat jumps, wood shops, ect.  I love it.

The Blairmonster

Good grief is all I have to say.  Welcome to fuss-fest 2014 featuring Miss. Blair Ryan.  She is something else.  The good news is that my apartment is nicely vacuumed.  Vacuuming miraculously lulled her to sleep for a grand total of 10 minutes.  Another temporary fix was letting her play on the activity mat near my treadmill while I ran.  Again, I think she likes the sound and probably the vibrations it made on the floor.  This only lasted for a mile in a half, but still it was something.  My work out today was extremely fragmented; however, I still managed to work in a total of 8 miles which met my goal for the day and left me absolutely famished.  I'll tell you working out plus breast feeding will make you one hungry mungry!

I don't know if the Blairmonster fits the exact definition of colic:  3 hrs of crying, 3 days in a row, and 3 weeks in a row, but she is definitely blazing a path there.

I came across this lactobacillus probiotic article and I think I'm going to try it out:  http://www.jfponline.com/index.php?id=22143&tx_ttnews[tt_news]=178184  The only problem is that the company it recommends no longer exists.  I'm on a mission to find some sort of reputable brand in a liquid dropper form.  Will call her doctor's office tomorrow.

Two products that have been a godsend:

This paci is the only one that she will take, and definitely helps to sooth her during the day.  This was a free one given to us at the doctor's office.  I plan on picking up at least 10 more of these (preferably in more girly colors) the next time I go to Target.

This is the other miracle worker.  When the little woman is in a fit, she refuses to sit down.  The second I sit, she screams.  So what I've been doing is bouncing/walking around with her in here while popping that paci in her mouth.

The jury is still out to decide if this fussiness is colic or a growth spurt.  I have no idea.  Probably because I can't hear myself think....