Tag: allergy mom
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Extra Activities And Food Allergies
At 18 months old, we signed my son up for his first real activity, soccer. Well, as much as soccer can be at that age. He had the energy, and we were ready! I was still a relatively new food allergy mom as my son had been diagnosed at 8 months old with a peanut…
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Our 5 Family Food Allergy Rules
These are the 5 rules our food allergy family follows to teach our kiddos how to navigate life with food allergies and stay safe. 1. We Never Eat Our Allergens This is rule number one and although this seems so obvious, it’s far from just that simple. Kids are well, kids. Food allergies are a…
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5 Ways to Help a Food Allergy Mom
“Yeah, I’m sure food allergies are hard but did you ever consider that maybe your child didn’t really react? You may just need to switch your child’s diet to improve their gut health. They will stop having trouble with that food if you do that.” Believe it or not, that has been said to Katie…
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Food Allergy Parents Are Not Overreacting
“Katie, calm down. She didn’t eat any of it. It’s really not a big deal.” We were at a family gathering and my daughter had her own safe meal. However, my toddler, fast as lightning, reached over and grabbed food off of another child’s plate. I was concerned about possible cross-contact with her allergens based…
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Feeding Food Allergens to Siblings
“How are we supposed to do this?” I sobbed. I was sitting on our bed, venting to my husband while blowing my snotty nose. We had just started introducing peanut butter to our second child, which was one of our daughter’s food allergies, and my anxiety was racing a hundred miles per hour. How long…