Don't Give Up On Your Concerns

I have all of Ethan's doctor reports at the house.  I have had to go thru them several times looking for one thing or another.  Do you know what I see repeated in there over and over again is "Mom has concern about child being constipated.  Mom is concerned with possible food allergies."  Do you know that I found a journal that I had started 6 years ago logging all of his food and his reactions?  Do you want to know what the result was to those concerns?  Nothing.  Oh wait... they suggested MiraLax.  I got so furious when I read these.  I recall these moments.  The moments of knowing something is wrong with my child but that no one would listen to my concerns.  They felt that I was over reacting.  Sure lady you had a baby at 26 weeks but he if fine now.  Just calm down.

Eventually I gave in.  I calmed down for my own sanity sake.  I stopped worrying.  Just going with the flow.  Trying to be like any other mom out there.  I refused to give him MiraLax because I had a gut feeling that would not be good for him.  Which now there are reports out stating just that.  Check it out here.  The thing that kills me tho is that I refused to give him that yet I still fed him gold fish crackers, m&ms,  mac & cheese, captain crunch and fruit snacks to name a few.  I read on the internet that these were horrible things for your child but I got to the point of telling myself "just be like all the other moms." Now there is nothing wrong with any other mom I know.  I am not saying that.  But my gut feeling knew that there was an issue with food with my child but because no one heard me out I finally gave in.  Until now.  6 years later.

I still don't have an answer as to everything that is going on in my baby's belly but I do know that we are finally started down the right road to find our answer AND solution.  I can't say that I have found a perfect doctor yet but I have found some that I won't be going back to.  When I told his pediatrician that the Neurologist recommended no red dye, sugar or processed foods he responded with "Why no red dye?"  Excuse me?  This was almost a year ago at the beginning of me starting my research to find out how I can help my child.  Red dye is listed everywhere online as a concern.  Canada has it banned and the US will be banning it in 2020 (just because we need to give companies time to figure out their products without it *eye roll*.)  If a pediatrician doesn't know this is a concern he is not the right pediatrician for me.  I have kept many doctors on their toes over the last year.  Several of them have told me that I am very well informed and involved in my sons care more than most parents.  Hmmm I will take that as a compliment although I know it probably made their job a little tougher lol.  I will not sit back down and do what I am told.  There is an answer and I will find it.  Don't give up the fight!