wow Kris! Thanks for all the info. We dont know about all this stuff, since i didn't think to ask the allergist. We have never had food allergies, no one in our families have food allergies...we just don't "realize" how bad it could be.
We were feeding Mike all kinds of stuff by now. He was eating tuna and PB. I called a nutritionist in my office, asking me when I could feed Dean tuna, since I KNOW Mike had it by now...she told me 1 yr.
I have been staying away from PB anyway since we found out about his allergies. Not for any particular reason, just because it hasn't been appealing to me. Dh didn't do it on purpose, it was just his own ignorance.
The thing that *really* bothers me, is that everyone(except my mom ) keeps saying "he'll grow out of this, it's just baby allergies....but you need to start givig him some of XYZ".
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:evil : DONT play off the serveity of his food allergies....he may seem FINE on the outside, but I can sooo tell when he dosen't feel good...and he becomes VERY clingy and only wants me....for due reason....he needs to be comforted and soothed...
Here's another exaple...I had mixed baby cereal in the pantry, next to the oatmeal babycereal. DH wasn't paying attention(he knows i only keep safe foods in the hosue) and grabbed the mixed cereal and gave it to him. I had given it to him a few nights before, and we were up ALL night with gastro issues. I didn't think about the cereal until he was spooning it in his mouth. I braught it up to the allergist, and he told me it was the barley, and to stay away from barley. Now I had given him barley cookies (from the healthfood store) in the past and he seemed fine, but now he's starting to show a little trouble with it. I threw the cereal away..yes, he was up all night after Dh fed it to him...Last night I had some multi grain cheerios, and we were up all night with gastro issues....i looked at the box while i was eating a bowl of it for breakfast, and sure enough, there is barley in it....so now i'm wondering what tonight is going to be like...
The allergist told me to start adding some dairy(cheese or yogert) into my diet. I started small with like 3 shreads of cheese, or a small cube of it every few days....he got this odor from his nose that could have knocked someone over...it made my eyes water. I called my ped, and they said the 2 weren't reltated. I called the allergist, and they told me to cut all dairy and see if it goes away...sounds like a bad sinus infection (no other symptoms) I cut my dairy and sure enough, it went away....
I just want to wear a sign on my head that says " Please refrain from giving me any dairy products or anything with egg in it. Yes it sucks, but I am breastfeeding and my son is very allergic. If you are not sure if it has these things in it, please tell me so i don't eat it. These allergies might not go away, so please don't tell me taht they will. Please remember that i'm mom, and i have my sons best intrest in mind, weather you believe it or not."
And then I want to shoot them the bird...
I'm convinced no one understands food allergies unless you have them, or your kids do....