Sorry if this is the way you are hearing this but it is certainly the easiest way for Mat and I to get information out.
Okay so I started Milo, part formula, part breastmilk (BM) last Monday (12/6). no reason really other than I was tired of pumping at work.
So we did that all last week. I nursed him in the mornings and in the evenings. And over the weekend. So Monday comes and I didn't want to pump so we gave him all formula in his daycare (DC) bottles.
So Tuesday we sent him to school with 50/50 bottles. around 4pm DC called Mat at work and say he has a red eye. We both head over there and we see his eyeball and part of his upper eye lid is red. Just looks irritated. Well, they have volunteers come in all the time to hold the babies. They said maybe it was just something that the volunteer was wearing or perfume or soap, anything. it was gone in a hour or so. no biggie. so we gave the kids a bath that night. after bath we noticed that both of Milo's eyeballs were red. just irritated looking again. but we chalked it up to soap maybe got in his eyes when we were washing his fo-hawk.
So Wednesday we send 50/50 bottles again. Milo didn't eat a lot. He ate a little bit and they had to trash about 2oz. They tried a second bottle and he ate even less. Strange! I even emailed my friend Karla that Milo was on an eating strike.
So Thursday we brought in all formula bottles. DC called around 11:45am.
"It looks like the rash is back. What did put in the bottles?"
"Well, I don't make the bottles, Mat does. I think it is formula. Let me call Mat and he will go home and get some breastmilk for you."
"Well, it looks like the rash looked pretty bad. And he is swelling up."
"Let me call Mat and see if he can get over there."
"Okay"
I called Mat told him to get over to DC ASAP.
Just then DC called back and said he just threw up his bottle and they are concerned enough to call 911. I told them to call 911 right away and that we were both on out way over.
rule #1 of daycare: find a daycare that you trust
rule #2 of daycare: find a daycare that is close to your work
I run out to my car and it wont unlock. key fob isn't working. I think, oh my key fob battery must be out. I unlock the car manually. Get in and try to turn it on...nothing. Wouldn't turn on. I almost lost it. I called Mat and sprint to meet him at a nearby corner (good
thing I have been working out!). DC calls me while we were driving, just blocks away, and want to take him immediately to the ER. I tell them to go go go. We get there before the ambulance has gone and I jumped in back.
I seriously think I gasped when I saw him. I will never forget the way he looked. Milo was nearly unrecognizable. Lips were like 4 times the size. Ears huge and bright red. His skin was crimson. He had all these wires hooked up to him. He was screaming. I again, almost lost it. I get on the gurney and hug him, tell him everything is going to be okay. Comfort him while we take off for the hospital. They are most worried about his breathing and are really checking him out while we are driving. I am thinking to myself, I will really lose my marbles if they have to do CPR on my son. They shoot him with bendryl.
Mat followed behind and Milo and I take a bumpy ride to Grady.
Grady. People seriously gasp when you say Grady. Not because it is a bad hospital but it is known for gun shot victims and things of that nature. But it's the closest hospotal to our home and our daycare. And don't worry, they have a brand new kids wing that just opened 6 months ago. It's
super nice.
We get there, hop out and go to a room. Mat is waiting for us. They hook him up. Steroid. Epinephrine (sp?). Some other allergy drug. Less than 5 mins after the epi, his ear start turning white. It's working. Less and less red as time goes on. Milo falls asleep in my arms. This all happened around noon. His lips didn't go back to normal till around 4pm.
Mat, myself and the doctors went over his history and my history over and over and over again. We can't think it is anything other than the formula we started 10 days ago. Possibly a cow milk protein allergy. I guess his body didn't like it and just built up some anti-bodies to fight it. And Wednesday he just couldn't fight it any longer. What now? BM and I go back to pumping 1 or 2 times a day. Or try a hypoallergenic based formula and hope that it works. Either Enfamil Nutramigen or Similac Alimentum.
It will take a can per week if I keep nursing him while at home and on the weekends. If I go all formula, it's going to be pricey. Mat and I are going to make that call and figure out what we need to do. They don't want him at daycare till after Christmas. The drugs he is going to be on, make his immune system weak. So we are going to figure that out too.
So we stayed in the hospital with him last night. The doctors watched him overnight to make sure the allergy didn't come back. They sent us home with an epi pen and directions on how to use it. YIKES!
I keep eating/drinking the same as usual. YAY cause I love milk!! You might know know this about me but I might be part cow.
So that's it. Oh! And the Turner Security gladly jumped my car this morning. I could have possibly left my interior lights on.
I coincidentally I took Friday off so Milo and I are chillin at home.
We go back for testing in about a month. Email me directly if you have any other questions. It's been a long 2 days!
**Pictures**
You can see the swelling of his lips in that picture where he is sleeping in my arms. That is about a quarter of the size of his normal lips.
The last picture was taken right after we got home. I promise he is smiling again...just not in that picture. But you gotta love the double chin!
Sunday we went to a new playground with the Navarros then to brunch. Do you know how funny it is to ask for a table for 4 adults with 4 highchairs? I should have taken a picture of the table. It was quite hilarious. 
Millie is really enjoying her bedtime routine that includes brushing her teeth. It took awhile to get her to brush her teeth and now we can't get her to stop! She brushes herself for awhile and then we finish things up. She prefers to use my toothpaste versus her kids toothpaste. She isn't the best spitter but she likes to practice!
Sorry if this is the way you are hearing this but it is certainly the easiest way for Mat and I to get information out.
So Wednesday we send 50/50 bottles again. Milo didn't eat a lot. He ate a little bit and they had to trash about 2oz. They tried a second bottle and he ate even less. Strange! I even emailed my friend Karla that Milo was on an eating strike.
I run out to my car and it wont unlock. key fob isn't working. I think, oh my key fob battery must be out. I unlock the car manually. Get in and try to turn it on...nothing. Wouldn't turn on. I almost lost it. I called Mat and sprint to meet him at a nearby corner (good
We get there, hop out and go to a room. Mat is waiting for us. They hook him up. Steroid. Epinephrine (sp?). Some other allergy drug. Less than 5 mins after the epi, his ear start turning white. It's working. Less and less red as time goes on. Milo falls asleep in my arms. This all happened around noon. His lips didn't go back to normal till around 4pm.
