Help me with what's normal!

Thanks everyone - it seems like the only thing I really have to worry about is #1. Well, that and that his molars are apparently going to be coming in forever!

I have (non scientific :) ) eveidence to cross #1 off your list. Arielle went through a diarrhea period too, also in early spring. Nearly every day for two weeks she would have diarrhea in the late afternoon, after her nap. No other symptoms, just one or two diarrhea diapers. Then it tapered down to about once a week, and then it stopped. Very odd. I asked the ped about it when I brought her in for her 2.5 year visit and he said that "Toddler Diarrhea" (yes, he used that term! :) ) is common. Apparently kids' GI tracts aren't mature enough yet. It didn't make a lot of sense to me, but she seemed otherwise fine and it went away eventually. I would mention it to your ped at the visit, but thought I'd give you my experience.

Good luck!

-Rachel
Mom to Arielle, 10/30/01
and Daliya, 10/27/03

Regarding #1, he could be lactose intolerant. Brendan suddenly became lactose intolerant at around the same age. I couldn't figure out why he had diarrhea for so long -- and again only 1x or 2x a day and the doctor suggested I switch to lactose free milk for awhile and see if it made a difference. It clearly did in our case. It probably wouldn't hurt for you to try it.

He doesn't seem to react to yogurt, so he still gets yogurt. We just make sure he drinks the Lactaid.

[MartiesMom2B]

He really could be lactose intolerant. Asians have a very high rate of lactose intolerance. My aunt was horrified to find out that when she was pushing milk on my cousin she was making her pretty sick!

Sonia
Proud Mommy to Martie 4/6/03