Tag: my child has a food allergy
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Food Labels And Food Allergies
I distinctly remember the first time I shopped for groceries after my son’s food allergy diagnosis. For the first time in my life, at age 30, I started reading food labels. Labels for bread, cheese, ranch dressing, crushed tomatoes, vanilla extract, cereal, everything. You name it, I’ve read the label. I have had two responses…
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So My Child’s Allergist Wants Blood Work
Dread. Total dread. That is what best described the knot in my stomach when the allergist said she wanted blood work for my two-year-old son. He was diagnosed with a peanut allergy at 8 months old. Tree nut and dairy allergies quickly followed. We had delayed the blood draw for as long as possible by…
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Top 9 Resources for New Food Allergy Moms
If you are a new food allergy parent, this guide is for you! Over the years, I have learned that there are a lot of resources from the food allergy community to support you. There are passionate parents who dedicate their time and resources to make the world better for their kids who are experiencing…
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The Food Allergy is Not Your Fault, Mom
It is not your fault. Read that again and let your soul rest in that truth. It is NOT your fault. If you are desperately searching the internet right now for information after your child’s recent food allergy diagnosis, then I hope you read this post. I want you to read it because I have been where…
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10 Comments That Broke My Mom Heart
“Katie, be careful with your words. Words are kind of like toothpaste. Once it’s out, you just cannot put it back in.” When I was little, that verbal reminder usually came about because I was yelling at my brother for stealing and beheading my Barbie dolls. My mother would first listen, then pull me aside…
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Food Allergies and the Playground
When your child is diagnosed with food allergies, all of a sudden, regular, everyday things, like going to the playground, become something you wonder about. I had never noticed the amount of food at playgrounds until my children were diagnosed with food allergies and we started to venture out to public parks and playgrounds. One…
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What In the World Is Food Cross-Contact?
“Dear cross-contact, I hate your stinking guts. You make me vomit. You’re scum between my toes!” Those infamous words of the Little Rascals echo through my head every time I deal with possible cross-contact of food. If cross-contact had an actual face, I’d probably punch it. For reals. All humor (and aggressiveness) aside, perhaps you are just now hearing the…
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So Baby Has A Food Allergy…5 Next Steps
It happened. However it did, you found out that your sweet baby has a food allergy. For me, my baby was just 8 months old when we experienced our first allergic reaction. I was overwhelmed, and honestly just scared. Maybe you are too. Our pediatrician was our first phone call; we called them immediately during…