Tag: shellfish allergy
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Food Allergies and Birthday Parties
Well, it finally happened. When my daughter was almost 3, she received a brightly colored envelope in the mail. To her excitement, (and my dread) it was an adorable princess themed birthday party invitation. I’ll never forget my daughter’s eyes lighting up and her jumping for joy around our living room, chatting enthusiastically the entire…
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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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50 Non-Food Ideas for Easter Baskets
Wondering how to make an awesome Easter basket for your kiddo with food allergies? Or maybe you would like a little less sugar this year. Either way, let the fun begin! Here are 50 non-food ideas for this year’s Easter basket, organized for you by category. Because I’m Type A and I can’t help myself.…
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4 Ways to Kick the Food Allergy Mom Guilt
Did I eat enough peanut butter when I was pregnant? How many pb&j sandwiches did I eat? On the other hand, did I actually eat too much peanut butter? Should I have eaten a lot more organic food? Did it happen because I ate at McDonalds those few times? Is it because I vaccinated her? Did I not…
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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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10 Questions For Your Child’s Allergist
One of the first steps after your child’s initial allergic reaction to food is to meet with the allergist. If you’re like me, you probably have lots of mixed feelings about this appointment. Hungry for the information. Scared at what they will tell you. Wondering what you should even ask. Overwhelmed. Emotional. All of it.…
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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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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 Allergies And Medical Trauma
“What do you think she will look like?” I asked my husband while affectionately rubbing my ginormous pregnant belly. He smiled at me, “She’s going to look just like you, Honey.” I remember that sweet comment and that perfect moment so vividly. It was February 2018, and I was due with our first child. Daydreaming…