Thursday, September 22, 2011

4 Days on GAPS Intro.

We are on day four of the GAPS intro diet.  Here is our experience thus far.  Day one no real physical or emotional changes.  Day 2 my 4 children on GAPS woke up with the shakes.  Had to help them out with a little apple sauce and a date.  Emotional let downs in the morning because no one wants "soup" for breakfast.  But that is all we have. :)    My daughter was a true delight the rest of the day.  She usually as some sort of an attitude most of the time. The oldest does not complain too much and knows that we can only eat certain things so he just eats it.  My third child, age 5 melts down off and on all day.  He is the one that needs this the most due to all the food sensitivities.  My 4th, is almost 3.  We modify it for him.  He has no visible allergies so we allow homemade yogurt in the morning and homemade apple sauce.  I did notice on day 4 this morning that after he ate he had an emotional breakdown.  Not so yesterday when he didn't have yogurt and applesauce.  Have to consider what is happening....  For myself because I am breastfeeding a 5 month old I have to consume a lot of food and at night when my kiddos go to be I have two soft boiled eggs and homemade yogurt to keep my milk supply in good shape and a ripe banana.  The effect on our 5 month old is that his dry skin is getting better.  He should be the next child in line to get all the allergies.  They typically skip children.  So I am anxious to see if we can avoid this by changing my body.  Day 3 and  4 in the morning everyone woke up good with no shakiness.   The kids can't wait to add something new and the applesauce they did have they LOVED like never before.  I have also noticed that I have had no "anger/frustration" issues.  I have been able to handle all emotional challenges with my kiddos very nicely.  That feels great too me emotionally.