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New to FA and so overwhelmed!

designer_wifeydesigner_wifey
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My DS is turning 1 on 8/27.  We recently had some blood work done because he had a reaction when he ate scrambled eggs.  We got the results back last week and it turns out he has high reactions to milk, eggs, peanut butter and soy.

We opted to not do a referral to an allergist and avoid the foods listed above.  Right now, fresh fruits and vegetables are plentiful in my area, (I'm in Michigan), but I'm worried about this winter and finding things for him to eat!  

A fellow bumpie referred me to this board, (I didn't know if existed and I'm so thankful!) and she also gave me a few websites to research.

Any advice or referrals to websites and books/cookbooks would be appreciated! I'm so overwhelmed trying to find "safe" food for him to eat!  Meal time has become scary suddenly and not fun like it used to be with him! :( 

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    DH and I did discuss possibly meeting with an allergist.  Can anyone tell me the advantages to meeting with an allergist?
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    exactly like us.. my son touched eggs at 7 months old, rubbed his eyes, went into ana shock and after blood work we found out he's allergic to milk/soy/eggs/peanuts (sesame at the time but he outgrew it).

    The main thing i can tell you is that it does get easier. there are going to be many stressful times.  But there is a lot of foods that your LO can have but you just have to be super careful. I suggest going to a whole foods supermarket and reading through the ingredients from as many foods as possible.

    I would still go to an allergist, even though you already had blood work done. I love my allergist and she has helped me so much with my son's allergies. 

    I grabbed this from my blog which lists all of our safe foods (there are more, but these are a hit in our house) and since we have the same allergies you might find it helpful (the links to all the brands are here)


    {Pantry}
    ~Let's Do Gluten Free Ice Cream Cones (the box with the girl on it)
    ~Let's Do sprinkles
    ~Pasta by Eden Organics
    ~Spelt pasta
    ~Ener-g egg replacer
    ~HeartSmart Bisquick (White Box) pancake mix
    ~Cereals: Cheerios, Chex, Rice Crisp
    ~Minute Rice (cooks well with rice milk) (I will be switching to brown soon)
    ~Organic Flaxseed meal (for his morning oatmeal)
    ~Earths Best Oatmeal
    ~Organic olive oil
    ~Cherrybrook kitchen cake and frosting cake mixes
    ~Oil Spritzer from Crate & Barrel (you add olive oil to it and you have a spray)
    ~Carrs Crackers
    ~Mac & Chreese (pasta and sauce)

    {Refrigerator}
    ~So Delicious Yogurts
    ~Freshly ground almond butter from Mrs. Greens
    ~Daiya Cheese
    ~Earth Balance butter (the red box)
    ~Red/Brown/White Potatoes and Sweet Yams (I have no clue if they should be refrigerated)
    ~Enjoy Life Chocolate chips

    {Freezer}
    ~So Delicious ice cream (chocolate and mango flavor)
    ~Tyson Chicken Nuggets (Dinosaur shaped)
    ~Pizza Dough (I make it once a month and cut it into small pieces. Any time i want to make a pizza for Aiden, I just de-freeze a ball of dough)
    ~Amy's products (some of her burrito platters are milk/soy/egg free)
    ~Ian's Alphabet fries
    ~Lenders frozen plain bagels

     

    Also, here are some resources that you might find helpful

    https://www.kidswithfoodallergies.org
    https://www.allergicliving.com/
    https://www.foodallergy.org
    hhttps://www.allergykids.com/
    https://www.allergygrocer.com


    good luck and it does get easier

     

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    imagedesigner_wifey:
    DH and I did discuss possibly meeting with an allergist.  Can anyone tell me the advantages to meeting with an allergist?
    I feel more comfortable going to someone who specializes with allergies than to my pediatrician (who for the first 7 months of my son's life just prescribed creams for his skin issues even though it should have been clear he was reacting to something)

    I feel more comfortable with her explaining the results to me. Allergies can be tricky and there can be false/positives and other things. I think a pedi can miss things that an allergist would not.  Unless your pedi is well trained in FA.
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    imagedesigner_wifey:
    imagemagdusia:

    OMG, thank you so much!!  I assume that's a link to your blog in your siggy as well?  I will take a look at these links later tonight.

    What stinks about my area is that we have no Whole Foods!  :(  We do have similar type stores and I will check those out and check out the products they have there as well. 

    We rarely shop at whole foods either.. we have mrs. greens near us. As long as it's a health food store you should find stuff. 

    My stop and shop has "so delicious" yogurts there.. so you might even get lucky with your local supermarket

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    imagemagdusia:

    imagedesigner_wifey:
    DH and I did discuss possibly meeting with an allergist.  Can anyone tell me the advantages to meeting with an allergist?

    I feel more comfortable going to someone who specializes with allergies than to my pediatrician (who for the first 7 months of my son's life just prescribed creams for his skin issues even though it should have been clear he was reacting to something)

    I feel more comfortable with her explaining the results to me. Allergies can be tricky and there can be false/positives and other things. I think a pedi can miss things that an allergist would not.  Unless your pedi is well trained in FA.

    this.  I find that I'm often explaining food allergy things to our pedi.  He's a great pedi for regular stuff- but not familair (yet- we're getting there) with severe food allergies.  Your allergist may also be able to refer you to a nutritionist or dietician if needed further down the line and can help you safely add foods back in when/if appropriate.

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  • Wendy1210Wendy1210

    It can be very frustrating and nerve racking. I actually have an allergy to all forms of sulfonamides which includes sulfite preservatives in foods so I am used to reading the labels and all that fun stuff that goes along with the food allergies. But I do suggest speaking with an allergist. They have the most knowledge about all of this.

    My son is allergic to milk, soy,and oats. I do a lot of my own baby food and when I don't I do a lot of organics. I will only used Earth's Best Baby food when I do buy jars. I will not use ANYTHING concentrated. I take it a little at a time. I use Earth's Best Rice Cereal, Puffed Millet that I blend down w/formula, Organic Toddler Original Mum Mums, and Natures Path Organic Whole O's. I do a lot of my food shopping at Whole Foods or other Natural Food Stores. I tried Coconut Yogurt which he may have reacted to. We're going to try a little bit again and see.

     Some Great websites I listed below:

       https://www.godairyfree.org/

    https://wholesomebabyfood.momtastic.com/

    https://www.allergyfreemom.com/Blog.php

    https://www.foodfacts.com/index.cfm

    https://www.kidswithfoodallergies.org/

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