An Open Letter to Our Children...
So, we thought our genetics were pretty good. You both turned out pretty darn cute and clever too. We think that there never were two such delightful and perfect little girls.
We did not anticipate that our combined DNA would result in some most inconvenient allergies. Our bad. Don't worry kids, we'll just not cook with those foods, okay?
Love,
Your Parents
So, we got the results back from Eleanor's one year appointment. She's 90% for height, 50% for weight, hitting all her milestones... and, she's allergic to eggs. That'll explain the rash she got on her birthday - all the fault of a delicious, scrumptious egg-laced cupcake! Oops.
The good news is, the allergy appears relatively mild and many children grow out of egg allergies. Truly, we feel blessed. We know there are many families with more serious allergy problems than ours.
Speaking of adorable girls with allergies, Adelaide had an appointment with her allergist a couple weeks ago. Even after 29 skin prick tests, she still wants to be an allergist when she grows up.
Based on the tests, the doctor recommended a staged introduction to tree nuts, a new treatment compared to three years ago. She's a few days into almond testing and doing well. The most challenging part of introducing her to tree nuts is finding nuts that weren't processed in factories with peanuts.
She's really sensitive to peanuts and shouldn't have anything processed in a factory with peanuts. It's unlikely that a cross-contaminated raisin will cause an anaphylactic reaction like eating a peanut would - but it will cause her to have an asthma attack, which is bad enough.
Okay cute little girls, we love you to pieces. So, off we go to find some egg substitute.
So, we thought our genetics were pretty good. You both turned out pretty darn cute and clever too. We think that there never were two such delightful and perfect little girls.
We did not anticipate that our combined DNA would result in some most inconvenient allergies. Our bad. Don't worry kids, we'll just not cook with those foods, okay?
Love,
Your Parents
So, we got the results back from Eleanor's one year appointment. She's 90% for height, 50% for weight, hitting all her milestones... and, she's allergic to eggs. That'll explain the rash she got on her birthday - all the fault of a delicious, scrumptious egg-laced cupcake! Oops.
Growing up healthy and strong!
Don't cry, you can still have the
PLASTIC Easter eggs.
Pretend cucumbers are okay.
The good news is, the allergy appears relatively mild and many children grow out of egg allergies. Truly, we feel blessed. We know there are many families with more serious allergy problems than ours.
Speaking of adorable girls with allergies, Adelaide had an appointment with her allergist a couple weeks ago. Even after 29 skin prick tests, she still wants to be an allergist when she grows up.
Officially allergic to peanuts and oysters,
though she'll probably outgrow the oyster thing before
she could ever possibly want to eat one.
Based on the tests, the doctor recommended a staged introduction to tree nuts, a new treatment compared to three years ago. She's a few days into almond testing and doing well. The most challenging part of introducing her to tree nuts is finding nuts that weren't processed in factories with peanuts.
She's really sensitive to peanuts and shouldn't have anything processed in a factory with peanuts. It's unlikely that a cross-contaminated raisin will cause an anaphylactic reaction like eating a peanut would - but it will cause her to have an asthma attack, which is bad enough.
Okay cute little girls, we love you to pieces. So, off we go to find some egg substitute.
HUG ATTACK!
Oh my goodness! Poor girls. They are both soooooo cute!
ReplyDeletethat's what they said about me, that I would grow out of my milk and egg allergy by the time I was 10. gotten better but certainly still allergic. good luck and let me know if you need any cooking/baking tips. ;)
ReplyDeleteJesse has peanut egg and milk allergies. I feel for you. His milk allergy has gotten better but the others are still bad. I would like to know more about how you are testing tree nuts. We have always just avoided all nuts. Maybe I will take him back in to have him tested for more things. I need to take our youngest in and have him tested I think he might be allergic to oranges and other citrus fruit. Good luck.
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