When we first found out our youngest had numerous food allergies, we were initially overwhelmed. We found out quite early, pretty much as soon as she started eating solid foods. it started with a strange redness around the mouth and hives on her body, after feeding her baby food that had peas in it. Then [...]
Archive for the ‘allergies’ Category
8 Sep
going to school with food allergies
This past week, the Comic (our youngest) started school, and amidst all the excitement and wonderment of BOTH KIDS IN SCHOOL, the realities of navigating life at school with food allergies have tempered our elation with a little trepidation. Will she be ok? The teacher has been very good about asking us for a list [...]
18 Feb
Tofutti soy-cheese slices
Our youngest has food allergies. A lot of them. Part of the struggle with food allergic children is finding ‘normal’ foods that allow them to feel like regular kids. One of the hardest things to find is a good non-dairy cheese, but we finally found one that comes in slices. Now normally cheese slices aren’t [...]
7 Nov
T and bananas… not so much
Hmmm… it seems that T is still reacting to bananas, just not in the way she used to react to foods. sigh… it feels like a setback, but I guess we got our hopes up a bit. In any event, we are navigating our way through safe food, and so far we’ve been relatively successful. [...]
18 Oct
small victories
I almost don’t want to say it in case it’s not true, but it seems that T is no longer allergic to bananas. She’s had it twice now, and no reaction. There’s hope! (^_^)
