TED Update

This is my son. He's 14 months old.  After nearly a year of being on TED, I am almost up to 10 foods, most of which he can eat directly. Nearly a year ago, I was eating 1.

That purple blob on the couch is his infinitely patient and loving sister. She is 5.5.  She has been amazing through every step of the way. When she was 14 months, she did not have a single safe food. When she turned 2, she had 1 safe food.

Breastfeeding has never been an easy path for us. Ties, reflux, food allergies... you name it.  But it has and continues to be worth every second, and so we fight for it.  It is exhausting to be told to use formula for babies the react to everything. Or to be told that some magic probiotic or chiropractor can fix it. Time can fix it. Time will fix it.  Until then, we wade and try to keep our heads above water surrounded by people that don't even realize we were drowning. 

This struggle is not something I discuss with anyone save maybe a handful of people because no one understands and everyone has an opinion. But lately I've thought: I could probably share it here. So I am.

After nearly a year on TED, we are up to almost 10 foods and I am excited. Nearly a year ago, I was eating 1.  I am hopeful. I am energized. For the last two weeks, we have left the house almost every day. I can let him play with minimal repercussions reaction wise. He is finally getting a little better about mouthing everything. We are finally, in these last few weeks of summer, participating the "normal" things I thought we would be doing since he was a month old, like going to the park.

Things are still complicated. And hard. And SO time consuming. But here we are.