Monday, January 30, 2012

There must be a reason

I have a three and half year old and a seven month old. My pediatrician told me the best time to potty train girls is between 16 and 24 months so I started potty training my oldest at 16 months. She was potty trained at home by 18 months and potty trained home and away by 22 months. So, my plan for baby number two was to start at 16 months, well she's only 7 months and I have changed my mind. I'm starting now, because there has got to be a better way. My 7 month old is constantly dealing with diaper rash, if I eat tomatoes or chocolate she gets a rash , if she eats yogurt, bananas, sweet potato, pears or peaches she gets a rash, if I leave her in a wet diaper for longer than an hour without diaper cream she gets a rash. I've tried switching from cloth to disposable, I've tried switching laundry detergents I've tried it all. The only options I have are to keep all of the above named foods out of the picture or attempt and hopefully succeed in potty training my pretoddler who is only one week into crawling. So my stories will follow =D I'm not sure how motivated I'll be with this process or how successful I'll be, but like everything else I do I'm gonna give it my best shot so wish me luck.
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  1. AnonymousJanuary 31, 2012 at 9:44 AM

    So this has been bothering me for you and I had an idea...do you still have the food combining cahrts from Dr wells? If not I have them and can send them to you. I thought maybe that the food combinations through out her day are making her sensative tummy upset and there for her poop is too acidy causing the rash. What has her dr said if anything? I know you pulled everything food wise and started over...have you thought about doing a food allergy test to see what maybe a cause? I am not saying these things to discourage you from trying to potty train her this early but I just don't want to see you frustrated and I know that it has to be miserable to not be able to help her. I'll keep a look out for other possibilities.

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    1. SusannaJanuary 31, 2012 at 11:32 AM

      Thank you so much no I don't have the charts, that would be helpful thanks so much. Her doctor simply said to eliminate the.foods and try again so I have done so. The rash issue is still there because I eat small amounts of chocolate and or tomatoes. I no linger feel stressed about it I just change her diaper every hour because its pee or poop that cause the issue. Thank you for any ideas you may have.

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