Things change daily in Pregnancyland, and the latest development... I am now completely lactose intolerant. I LOVE milk, cheese, ice cream, etc. I have never had a problem digesting milk before ever. Then one day I had ice cream, and my tummy hurt like it has never hurt before. Of course the next evening, I had ice cream again, and same pain. It took Jon's nurse know-how (and his own case of milk blahs) to correctly diagnose me. A few days later I drank a glass of milk, because I do that almost every day. BAM, more pain. The final straw was cheese on pizza, tummy pain all night, etc. I hope, hope, hope that this is just a result of the baby, and it will all go away on November 20 (cause I'll have the baby on my due date). But in case I'm stuck, I am wondering if baby will also be lactose intolerant. Jon was from day 1. He was on soy formula, so we will be purchasing some of that, just in case it is needed. No point in all 3 of us sharing tummy aches.
So after a week of no dairy and drinking juices with calcium additives, I decided today to buy something I've never purchased before- Silk Soy milk, unsweetened and lactose free. And I actually like it. I mean really like it. It's like I am drinking milk. I am very happy, and it has calcium, which baby needs right now as she expands throughout my ever expanding tummy. So, at least one of the inconveniences of Pregnancyland isn't so bad after all!
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That sucks! No cheese? Ice cream? Yikes. I mean I'm lactose intolerant but I can tolerate a little bit here and there. Other times I pop a lactaid pill but you probably don't want to take any extra pills while pregnant.
ReplyDeleteMy mom used to give me goats milk when I was a baby.