Supplemental halt!
Just want to comment on the previous week or so. We had SEVERE regressions from Kyler after starting him on the additional supplements. So frustrating and frightening! Loss of babbling, loss of coordination, loss of the little receptive language he had acquired. I contacted his DAN! doctor who said we should back off the supplements and introduce them one at a time. I wish they had told us this from the beginning. My gut instinct says that the enzymes had something to do with it because we were giving him 3/day (one at each meal). The research that I’ve since found says to start with 1/4 capsule and gradually increase. This is a 1 1/2 year old so obviously, we should’ve started slower but no one told us that.
Anyway, so we backed off the supplements and only added the zinc and the probiotic (and the rotating anti-fungal). He has started to “come back” but no babbling…. UGH. We did that for 4 days and today I added the P5P back in (B6 plus Magnesium). Supposedly, this one is very beneficial. Here’s to more babbling…PLEASE!!!!!!
About Kyler’s Mommy
Hello! I am 31 yrs old and stay at home with my one year old son, Kyler. After giving birth, I suffered from moderate postpartum depression. My son was born a few weeks early and had a few minor issues early on (colic, herniated belly button, breastmilk jaundice). He is now a beautiful one year old on the move!!! He has a speech delay at the moment that we are beginning to treat with weekly therapy. During Kyler’s first year of life, we made two residential moves including one across the country.
I wish that I had started this blog much earlier; however, I am still going to write about the issues that we faced early on and those that we struggle with today. Postpartum depression is something that I would like to write about for my own healing as well as to help others. The everyday life with a toddler is comedic and chaotic…so I feel I must blog about it if for nothing else but to remember it. Bare with me and my posts because I have a lot of catching up to do and many stories to tell!!
EDIT: Over the past few months since starting this blog, we have come to the realization that our child is not JUST speech delayed. Unfortunately, he shows most signs of autism. He has not been diagnosed. Although I really wanted to focus this blog on postpartum depression, it seems so pale in comparison to the struggles and pains that my son suffers daily. So, I will be focusing on his journey and his path to recovery. I do hope, however, that anyone with postpartum depression will find some relief or laughter in my earlier posts and know that you are not alone.
