Tag: sesame allergy
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Disney World with Food Allergies
We did it! Family trip to Disney World, check! Admittedly, I was very nervous. My husband and I have two young children (ages 4 & 2) and they both have food allergies. The idea of navigating food for an entire week away from our home was truly intimidating. We rarely eat out as it can…
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Self-Compassion as a Food Allergy Mom
“Self-compassion is key because when we’re able to be gentle with ourselves in the midst of shame, we’re more likely to reach out, connect, and experience empathy.” – Brene Brown Mmmm. Reread those words and let it sink into your soul for a moment. To this food allergy momma, that quote is a soft lullaby…
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The 3 Things My Food Allergy Family Needs
I am absolutely terrified of being in water. Specifically, lakes, rivers, and the ocean. I’m mostly okay with pools. Mostly. And for anyone wondering, I do promise I shower and practice healthy hygiene habits. Mostly. 😉 Kidding aside, why this fear? Well, there are many reasons. Murky waters, creepy looking fish, things with teeth, and…
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6 Food Allergy Tips for Eating Out
“Let’s just stay home.” This is how I felt during the first couple of months after my sweet 8 month old baby was diagnosed with food allergies. The amount of information I was learning about food allergies was like drinking from a fire hose. Every instinct in me wanted us to cocoon around our family…
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7 Food Allergy Safety Tips for Family
After my daughter was first diagnosed with food allergies, my husband and I grieved. But what we didn’t expect was that it would also greatly impact my parents emotionally. I think they cried and researched information as much as we were for the first few months. For all of us, it reactivated medical trauma we…
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I’m Not Sorry For Our Food Allergies
I remember the first time I ordered food for my son in a restaurant. First of all, I was terrified. Second of all, I was pretty new to the food allergy advocacy world. I was still trying to figure out what I even needed to ask for and I had not had a lot of…
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My Secret Fear as a Food Allergy Mom
“Lauren, worry comes with the territory.” I had heard this probably a thousand times before I became a parent. In my twenties, I worked with teens and their parents. Often times, the parents would say something to me along these lines in a light-hearted tone. It was almost as if they were saying, “You just…
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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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A Food Allergy Mom is Always On
What food will be there? Will they take the food allergies seriously? Does this have nuts in it? Wait, why is this label different than last time? Is the staff at kids camp trained on epis? Will this restaurant be able to accommodate us? Our neighbors invited us over for a BBQ, how can I…
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Food Allergy Grief is a Real Thing
Give sorrow words. The grief that does not speak whispers the o’re-fraught heart, and bids it break. – William Shakespeare Unlike the wise words of Shakespeare, I’m a master suppressor of emotions. I don’t usually use words to express my sorrow. Instead, I suffocate them. If anything feels uncomfortable, I bury it deep down inside…