Wednesday, July 24, 2013

Biogaia Protectis Baby Probiotic Drops: Day 1

So instead of paying $50 for this on amazon, I found them for $30 at Walgreens. Apparently Gerber has acquired sole distributorship of these drops in the USA since June 2013 and they are now sold as Gerber Soothe something or other, which is (during this transition) impossible to find and costs twice more. 

I grabbed the last two bottles on the shelf, in my state of kiasuness. From the forums, this might be smart because all over the US now there are desperate parents searching in vain for Biogaia while their colicky babies cry and suffer. 

I gave her five drops immediately. In the car. This bottle is tiny. 5 ml is supposed to last 30 days but I doubt it will. 

She ate them ok. I stuck my finger in her mouth and let her suck on it so she would get more down. The sunflower oil tastes pretty good. 

Maybe I can culture this probiotic in my own expressed breast milk. When I got the IV antibiotics for Strep B during delivery, I think that's where this problem started. What if I don't have this bacteria in me anymore? If I eat it then my own body could be a factory producing this good stuff for Meili. Right?

So far not much change and even if there is it could be due to my cutting out dairy and wheat starting yesterday. I'll keep you posted!


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