Allergy follow up

Well, another day of prick testing reveals that Fisher is STILL allergic to oat. He's actually more allergic now to everything then he was last time. I feel like this will never end.

breakfast of champs

Oranges, Tofu, Apples and Tortillas, Yummy!

Allergy testing

Off to Anchorage today for our last visit with Fisher's allergist in Alaska.

food allergy alert....

Silk Soy products claim to be dairy free, even going a step further to say they charge more for their product because of it, but my son who is allergic to milk has a reaction to the product. It's nothing sudden. It shows itself after a short amount of time with him throwing up or gagging. I spoke with his allergist about this, suspecting a new allergy, and she said that there are several of her patients that have complained about the same thing. Ritz crackers cause the same reaction, but I'm not sure if it's due to dairy.

Here is a website I found that has food recalls due to mislabeling of allergens etc.
http://www.kidswithfoodallergies.org/faalerts.php

Breastfeeding

If your child has food allergies you'll need to restrict your diet while breastfeeding as well. When you get a sweet tooth you can have Oreos. I know there not the best thing for you but it works and there yummy!

A few things I wish I would of known about breastfeeding........

1. You will have an insatiable appetite!!!!!

2. When your nursing on one breast, the other will leak and soak your clothes or the baby if your not careful.

3. I didn't realize how much it would hurt. Try placing black tea bags on your nipples once a day before your baby is even born. I guess it's supposed to toughen up your nipples. I did this with my first son. While I was getting ready for work I would wear a sports bra and nursing pad and then put the tea bag in place. However, I ended up never really nursing him, just pumping milk and then feeding him from the bottle, so I never really experienced how painful it was. Now with my second son, I never did the tea thing and I'm actually nursing and man does it HURT! I'm going to try the tea bag thing again. I suppose it's never too late?

4. The pregnancy pounds will melt away!

5. Buy a good pump!! Nothing wrong with used. Ebay is a great way to find one and then you can just buy new parts almost anywhere.

Newest addition to Fisher's allergies

Well, every six months they retest Fisher for his past allergens and throw in a couple new ones depending on his age. We are in Anchorage now for the testing, so far we've added Rasberry and tree pollen to his long list. He's outgrown Beef thus far.

Egg Free Diet

These items should be avoided with Egg Allergies....

1. Albumin
2. Egg (white, yolk dried, powdered, solids)
3. Egg substitutes
4. Egg nog
5. Globin
6. Livetin
7. Mayonnaise
8. Meringue
9. Ovalbumin
10. Ovomucoid
11. Ovovitellin
12. Simplesse
13. Lysozyme


For baking without eggs:

1tsp baking powder, 1tbsp water, and 1tbsp vinegar
or
tsp yeast dissolved in 1/4cup warm water
or
tbsp apricot puree
or
11/2 tbsp water, 11/2 tbsp warm water, and 1tsp baking powder
or
1 packet gelatin, 2tsp warm water