we have been to the gastro-specialist dude twice this week because jackson has had such difficulty eating. he was almost admitted to the hospital today because he refused to eat for so long. i cannot stress to you blog-readers enough how much this child HATES to eat…. absolutely hates it. no matter what test they have run on jackson, nothing comes back with any results (which we are thankful for). medically speaking, there is no reason why jackson should not be eating. he simply hates to eat from a bottle. paul and i are left to believe that the 5 weeks i did breastfeed jackson for were so horrible for him that he taught himself that EATING = PAIN and he therefore refuses to eat. it’s so sad…. i am left knowing that i will never breastfeed any future children because this has been such a nightmare for nearly 4 months now. his allergy to my breastmilk back then affects every single feeding he has now. we are scheduled to see a food therapist next week in the hopes of re-teaching jackson how to eat so that he breaks the habit of associating food with pain. we’ll see what happens…. til then, we’re trying anything and everything to get this child some nourishment. if you have advice/ideas, LET ME KNOW!!! enjoy watching jackson eat his first bowl of mush.

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