Well, we did it - food finally came into the picture today. Olivia decided she no longer could go with out solid food, so we've changed from the Raw milk diet to a "raw diet."
She drank milk for the entire morning and then around 12:30 p.m. she had some dried apple slices. Throughout the afternoon she had a few nuts, almonds and walnuts. She felt so much better being able to eat something. She continued drinking alot of milk too.
For dinner she had a raw salad of lettuce, tomatoe, cucumber and walnuts. For dessert later in the evening she had a small smoothie of milk, 1/2 banana and 4 large strawberries. Her stomach again started giving her problems later in the evening, but she continued with a few more glasses of raw milk and a few almonds right before going to sleep.
Again, she did not take any insulin for the entire day.
The Milk
Saturday, September 24, 2011
September 22, 2011
This is the first day of week two. It was a rainy kind-of day so we didn't get to be outside again. Olivia started milk in the morning and continued throughout the day. The evening before she didn't any insulin because she was low. I had her check again before bed to make sure she wasn't too low and she was all right.
I tried to keep her occupied all day. We read alot, painted in our nature journals, played games like dutch blitz and Quidler. We learned a new game of go fish with musical composers. The trick was to keep mind off of food. She still struggled with wanting to eat something, but continued on.
All day her meter readings were very good - right on target, so she did not take any insulin for the entire day. At night her reading was quite low, so I gave her some freshly made apple juice from the juicer. It immediately sent her stomach into a pain mode - having only had milk for so long. She still had a little stomach pain when she went to bed, but then had a good night's sleep.
I tried to keep her occupied all day. We read alot, painted in our nature journals, played games like dutch blitz and Quidler. We learned a new game of go fish with musical composers. The trick was to keep mind off of food. She still struggled with wanting to eat something, but continued on.
All day her meter readings were very good - right on target, so she did not take any insulin for the entire day. At night her reading was quite low, so I gave her some freshly made apple juice from the juicer. It immediately sent her stomach into a pain mode - having only had milk for so long. She still had a little stomach pain when she went to bed, but then had a good night's sleep.
Wednesday, September 21, 2011
September 21, 2011
Today was exactly one week of the milk cure. Can it actually be a week? Well, it has been. We had to take Joel to work this morning. Olivia continued wearing her nightgown, even while laying outside on the front porch this morning while Joel and I planted some trees in the orchard.
After returning form Town, Olivia changed her clothes for the afternoon and started a knitting project of cabled fingerless gloves. She continued to work on the gloves when we went to the Furhmans for piano lessons and more milk. 5 1/2 gallons of milk came home with us. Olivia had to drink some milk right from the jar on the way home that had cream in it. She complained the entire night that the milk tasted like butter. But she finished knitting one glove and I had the car trunk hit me in the bridge of my nose real hard when getting the milk out of the trunk. After a little blood and pain, I got the milk out - having to carry two coolers to the kitchen - with Olivia's help.
Her blood sugar level was at 74 this evening, so she did not take an insulin shot before dinner - the first time in 8 months!
After returning form Town, Olivia changed her clothes for the afternoon and started a knitting project of cabled fingerless gloves. She continued to work on the gloves when we went to the Furhmans for piano lessons and more milk. 5 1/2 gallons of milk came home with us. Olivia had to drink some milk right from the jar on the way home that had cream in it. She complained the entire night that the milk tasted like butter. But she finished knitting one glove and I had the car trunk hit me in the bridge of my nose real hard when getting the milk out of the trunk. After a little blood and pain, I got the milk out - having to carry two coolers to the kitchen - with Olivia's help.
Her blood sugar level was at 74 this evening, so she did not take an insulin shot before dinner - the first time in 8 months!
September 20, 2011
Today was another day. Olivia continues to take one unit of insulin, continues to drink milk, and continues continues. We had the reward of getting to this day of a new outfit at Goodwill. We slipped out of co-op during lunch and purchased a new outfit and ran back to co-op to finish.
We did a little more shopping after co-op, and visited Joel at Pyramid Pizza in Rocky Mount, then came home. She had alot of excitement today with classes and people and such, but after Mash she got her bath while I read to her from Lottie Moon and our Girlhood book and then a massage and went to bed.
We did a little more shopping after co-op, and visited Joel at Pyramid Pizza in Rocky Mount, then came home. She had alot of excitement today with classes and people and such, but after Mash she got her bath while I read to her from Lottie Moon and our Girlhood book and then a massage and went to bed.
Monday, September 19, 2011
September 19, 2011
Happy Monday morning. Olivia's blood sugar is now at 95. She is looking forward to that first sip of milk this morning. Joel says she should pretend her milk is watermelon juice. Do you think that is a good idea? I know she wishes it was chocolate milk for sure! Today is day number 5.
Olivia drank milk throughout the morning, taking her bath for one hour today - from 10:00-11:00. Another milk was taken at 12:30 for lunch. A project of dried beans deisgning was done after making a dried flower card for a friend to take her mind off of food.
Olivia drank milk throughout the morning, taking her bath for one hour today - from 10:00-11:00. Another milk was taken at 12:30 for lunch. A project of dried beans deisgning was done after making a dried flower card for a friend to take her mind off of food.
September 18, 2011
A very difficult day. It started out OK, getting milk in the morning, dressing and off to church. But on returning from church lunch in the crockpot smelled just way too good and Olivia became very discouraged. It took all day for her to get in the right mindset to continue this day. So we're taking one day at a time.
The afternoon was short, resting, playing with kittens, taking a bath. Once I Love Lucy came on life was a little bit better for everyone!
Awana was in the evening and she even played the games. She forgot to fill her milk cup and so we had to stop at Kroger's for some Homestead Creamery milk (a little bit better than normal pasturized milk.) so that got us through church in the evening.
When we returned home Olivia got a lovely massage and we read from our biography on Lottie Moon till bed. Good Night.
The afternoon was short, resting, playing with kittens, taking a bath. Once I Love Lucy came on life was a little bit better for everyone!
Awana was in the evening and she even played the games. She forgot to fill her milk cup and so we had to stop at Kroger's for some Homestead Creamery milk (a little bit better than normal pasturized milk.) so that got us through church in the evening.
When we returned home Olivia got a lovely massage and we read from our biography on Lottie Moon till bed. Good Night.
September17, 2011
A rainy, cold day for September. We had plans to spin wool at a harvest festival but they all fell through. Olivia started her milk, and basically kept milk in her cup all day and sipped throughout the day. That seems to work better.
It also seems to work better following the pound amount rather than height. We thought she'd need a quart of milk for every foot she was, but 4 quarts ended up being too much. So we went with a quart for every 25 pounds she ways. It seems a little better and more reasonable to have her drink 3 quarts a day. She interspersed laying with a movie here and there, a game of letter find and playing with the cats. It was another day of being indoors so that was bad. But there was her bath and after my nap, a massage.
It also seems to work better following the pound amount rather than height. We thought she'd need a quart of milk for every foot she was, but 4 quarts ended up being too much. So we went with a quart for every 25 pounds she ways. It seems a little better and more reasonable to have her drink 3 quarts a day. She interspersed laying with a movie here and there, a game of letter find and playing with the cats. It was another day of being indoors so that was bad. But there was her bath and after my nap, a massage.
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