Logan's Medical History

I typed this out this morning to give to Logan's new GI specialist so that I don't forget anything. Since I know some of you have not been in the loop for everything, I thought I would post it here as well. It was written for medical purposes though, so be forewarned that some of it is probably TMI!!!  I will update everyone this afternoon after his appointment. Thanks as always for all your help and support.

• Logan has been 100% breastfed since birth. He takes four 4 oz. bottles of expressed milk each weekday while I work.

• Logan is not in daycare or any other group child-care situations.

• Logan has had all immunizations as scheduled.

• Between birth and 2 months, Logan had 6 casts and a brace to correct his right club foot.  He also had a right Achilles tenotomy at 6 weeks. He is still in the brace 14-16 hours a day under the care of Dr. Epps at Texas Children’s orthopedic clinic.

• Logan was re-hospitalized for jaundice treatment (bili-blanket and lights) at 3 days. He was released after 24 hours.

• Logan has been high-needs since birth, but because of all the issues with his foot, difficulty sleeping, etc. it took us a long time to realize that there was definitely something else going on. (tried “No Cry Sleep Solution,” “Happiest Baby…” etc. I eliminated caffeine.)

• Logan’s BMs went from the normal yellow seedy breastmilk BM to a greener version and then to a mucousy green by about 2 months.

• Beginning at about a month (and lasting for 4-6 weeks), Logan had a recurring rash on his cheeks, stomach, and chest that we thought was a heat rash and diminished each time with hydrocortisone cream. I remember wondering if it might be an allergy and dismissing the thought as too uncommon.

• At about 2.5 months, once things settled down with his foot and the brace (and as he began to stay awake longer periods) we began to realize that Logan was only happy for small, isolated moments during the day, usually totaling only about an hour out of every 24 hours. He was also forcefully spitting up large amounts at an increasing rate.

• At 2.5 months, I decided to try an elimination diet to see if my earlier inclination about allergies might have been correct. I was on turkey, rice, potatoes, and pears for 2 weeks. Within the first 4-5 days, Logan’s mood changed drastically for the better as did his BMs. He stopped spitting up entirely. He also began to sleep for at least one 4-5 hour stretch at night.

• Logan’s first round of testing, at about 3 months, a childhood allergy panel, came back negative for everything except a mild reaction to peanuts.

• As soon as I re-introduced dairy, he went back to screaming and green, mucousy diapers after about 24-36 hours.  I eliminated dairy again. I tried re-introducing gluten and then corn, soy, fruits, etc. Logan’s mood stayed much better most days and the spit-up stopped but his BMs continued to test positive for blood and gradually his stretch of sleep at night has shortened again.

• For the past 6-8 weeks, Logan has had a terrible diaper rash. We have tried all the over-the-counter remedies, Lotrimin on recommendation from the pediatrician who thought it might be yeast, and a prescription for

• In the past 3 weeks or so, Logan has been having more and more rough days and nights when he seems unable to get comfortable. He seems to be having very painful gas that is also foul smelling. He has also developed a pattern in which he appears constipated for 1-2 days and then has a huge, often visibly blood tinged (though only specks), very mucousy BM.

• Logan had more testing done last Friday based on our pediatrician’s list of foods I ate regularly. Results are not back yet.

• A week ago, after reading about Milk Soy Protein Intolerance, I tried re-eliminating soy from my diet. Logan’s symptoms have peaked in the last week. Several nights, he has only been able to sleep while being held and rocked or walked in our arms. He has also been arching his back and crying while nursing and afterwards. My only theory is that I have been eating more corn since eliminating soy.