When someone becomes a food allergic parent, this changes every single aspect of your daily routine. Allergy triggers are everywhere and must be avoided as much as possible. This means preparing ahead of time to ensure minimal risk of exposure. This may also mean that your new routines will be forced to change as your allergic child grows and goes through new stages of their childhood. One of the trickiest,...
Last updated on September 2nd, 2019 at 07:46 pmI remember the fear that ran through me during my second pregnancy. My first born has food allergies and at times, I really feel as if I am just unable to take another thing on. So being pregnant, I began to wonder how I would handle it if my second child also had food allergies. I would picture scenario after scenario of having to run from one to the...
Last updated on September 2nd, 2019 at 07:53 pm“Babies cry, that’s normal.”
“You need to let your baby cry for awhile. If you don’t they will expect you to pick them up all of the time.”
“All babies are fussy.”
Are these all things that you were told when your food allergic child was an infant? Do you remember thinking that there must be something that...
Last updated on December 27th, 2018 at 12:24 pmEach year, many of us are stressed during the holidays trying to figure out what to get for others. When a person has allergies, this can make it even trickier to find a gift that will also keep them safe. The last thing that anyone strives to do is to give a gift that will be linked to a negative memory. Holidays are very often focused on food however;...
Last updated on September 16th, 2018 at 02:57 pmParents of food allergic children dread anything that has to do with food. This includes group activities, crafts that involve food, birthday parties, recipes for school classes, holidays at the family’s house and on and on. It’s stressful for the parents and it can be stressful for the child with food allergies. It’s a simple thing that we all...
Last updated on June 22nd, 2018 at 01:50 amAfter the cooler weather subsides and winter seems far behind us, many of us are all too ready to head out into the sunshine. The feeling of freedom from monitoring our indoor allergies, the wonderful warmth on our skin during warmer days and splashing around in a pool make our days a little less nerve-wracking. For parents, watching our children run freely...
