Crazy. That is the only word I have to summarize the last 48 hours and my new challenge is sifting through the various weird behaviors to figure what was due to our crazy schedule and what might have been caused by reintroducing wheat and dairy back into our life.
As of this moment - we are back to GFCF until I can sort through what is going on. I realized that something extra hard was on my plate when I almost abandoned my full cart at COSTCO because one of the older boys was headed into dangerous emotional territory. Not a big deal normally, but I had left a few of the older kids home to do school work and didn't have any sort of an 'escape' option for him when he started getting overwhelmed. I didn't even have the double BOB which would have allowed him a place to curl up and hide - I had the silly umbrella stroller for the preschool boys....and things were looking prime for a meltdown.
The good thing was that Barb was in the store also and able to help us get through checkout and into the van without him totally losing it. Now, an hour later, he is curled up in my bed, teddy bears all around him sleeping the hard sleep he needs after events like this. Naps are much of the solution for his brain - sometimes he needs two or three a day in order to regulate himself and stay engaged with the world around him.
I need a nap also but hear the laundry siren calling my name.......have I mentioned yet how much I miss my front loaders? These 1970's monsters have taken all the fun out of cleaning clothes but that doesn't mean the piles grow slower. (Whine, whine, whine...)
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I keep toying with the idea of having my fam go gfcf. I've started to wean out certain foods, but haven't really taken the plunge. When I read you were stopping gfcf I was actually hoping you would see no difference...thus convincing myself that it wouldn't really be worth it. I can't wait to hear if you end up deciding the "craziness" was due to wheat and dairy.
Thanks for sharing your journey with us.
I've been following your GFCF journey and I wondered how it would go when you stopped. I'm sorry about your Costco crisis but glad that you were able to get out of there with your groceries!
We stopped GFCF and I think it's time to go back. In addition to some behaviors, one of my sons simply could not stop eating when we reintroduced wheat. It was like it consumed him; I never saw him eat like that before!
We did it before and I knew we can do it again; it just gets harder as they get older. :)
I'll be interested to hear what you figure out!
Costco is one of the worst places, along with IKEA and theme parks, for my child with sensory regulation issues. I found that when I had to bring him to one of those places, it really helps to give him sunglasses and headphones with his favorite music. I also let him have them for homeschool park days when we go to a new park. Some other parents might think it rude, but you should see how rude he is when he's overloaded!
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