December 17th, 2012
Having twins is hard because you are constantly making choices you wouldn’t otherwise have to make with one baby. For example, which one to feed first when both are crying. Which one to pick up and hold if they are …
Filed under: brachycephaly, laryngomalacia, reflux by ariana
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July 18th, 2012
I posted briefly about Jasper’s recent visit to the ENT and the enlarged adenoids..well, part of the ENT’s recommendation was to see the allergist to rule out allergies as the cause of the excessive throat clearing. I asked what …
Filed under: allergies, reflux by ariana
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July 3rd, 2012
I have been such a bad blogger :( Something came up with my wall guides and I’ve been working non-stop on a new project which has eliminated any “free time” I’ve had over the past few weeks.
There is so …
Filed under: allergies, reflux by ariana
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August 16th, 2011
For the past 6 months at least, Jasper has been doing this constant throat clearing thing while he eats. It sounds innocuous enough, but when you hear it -it’s a little disturbing seeing it on video actually:
My first thought …
Filed under: reflux by ariana
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October 7th, 2009

In the complete OPPOSITE scenario to when you take your car to the mechanic and it operates perfectly, Jasper picked yesterday – the day we visit the pediatrician – to get his first ever stomach bug. Poor little guy must …
Filed under: breastfeeding, reflux, solids, weight gain by ariana
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October 2nd, 2009
Sometimes, mommy intuition knocks so hard on the brick wall I call a brain and STILL I manage to overlook the obvious.
My mother was talking with an old childhood friend of hers whose daughter Ali has a son with …
Filed under: reflux, solids by ariana
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December 10th, 2008
As I posted here, I wasn’t convinced Jasper’s rash was food related. I wanted to blame it on the prevacid. Or the mother’s milk tea. I really wanted to be able to eat food and not stress that it …
Filed under: NAET, reflux, TED by ariana
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November 24th, 2008
In the milk department..
Last week my milk supply seemed to take a huge dive. This totally blindsided me because I’ve always had a bit of an oversupply problem and protecting against supply issues when on the Total Elimination Diet …
Filed under: reflux by ariana
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November 21st, 2008
So this week has been episode three of the “return of the reflux”.. you would think that by now I would have recognized the signs: the random crying, the sleep disturbances, constant hiccups, the extreme fussiness at the breast (pulls …
Filed under: reflux by ariana
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November 17th, 2008

Jasper in his “Going to Brooklyn” outfit.
But first the good: Jasper had his first overnight this weekend! We went to visit friends Sarah, Jay and their daughter Daphne and spent the night in their guest bedroom..
Jasper did really …
Filed under: colic, reflux by ariana
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