Monday, September 16, 2013

Some things we are trying

I have changed up some things I was doing with Morgan. First, I cut down on her B12 lotion. Since B 12 is for energy, she seemed to be having enough of that. I added in a fish oil supplement to get the good omega fatty acids for her brain. I know all the great benefits of the fish oils and had given it to her before,but I had pretty much stopped all her supplements since the surgery. Morgan tends to react differently to supplements and medications, often getting the opposite effect. At one time, she was on so many supplements that it was causing involuntary behaviors,and we never really saw any positives from them. So I am starting her out very slowly, on the ones I feel are most important. I have ordered some essential oils, that are all natural and are used for calming. You just rub them on the skin. Hopefully, this will be something we can try at least to keep her calm for school. I am trying to get alot of nutrition in her diet, rather than having to supplement. She is still on her special diet: gluten free, soy free, and dairy free, although I am not as strict on it as I used to be. Remember the issue of her appearing to be starving all the time? Well,I have started making her smoothies, and giving them to her throughout the day. They are packed with calories. She needs it,by the way, since she is so active and burns off so many calories. The smoothies are made of: almond milk, coconut oil, nut butters, fruit,and spinach. I also add a little raw sugar in there so she likes the taste. And she does love it! Anyway, it seems to help some with the constant hunger issue. And so far, the last few days, Morgan has seemed more calm. Prayers, please, for a calm day at school today.

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