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[+] Did you start feeding DB cereal, then fruit, veggies, then meat/protein? Is that stil... 4 replies
- that's true, but they're always changing it. I personally think (based on the current food allergy data) that the real secret is to introduce things in very small doses, like dipping in your finger and giving a taste of stuff. And doing one food at a time....
Talk : : December 09, 2011
Did you start feeding DB cereal, then fruit, veggies, then meat/protein? Is that still the order of things when you introduce solid food? I've heard to skip the cereal, go straight to the meat, etc. Help out a first time mom!
4 replies [ Reply | Watch | More12.09.11, 09:29 AM Flag ]This website helped me a lot: www.wholesomebabyfood.com.
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[+] My anus is itchy. Do I need to check for hemorrhoids? 15 replies
- it is probably a food allergy, most likely dairy. Hemorrhoid hurt, food allergies itch. Think about it this way, if a food irritates you going in, its going to irritate coming out...
- np: this is very accurate. I'm a chiropractor who specializes in nutrition, it is a common symptom of food allergy...
Talk : : December 08, 2011
[+] Nut allergy. Ordered an item off the menu at a restaurant tonight. It came out covere... 65 replies
- the gluten free, the phenalphyaline, the nut allergy, its your problem, you should have asked....
- biology! A sizable portion are immigrant from countries where food allergies are a unheard off....
- mentioned on the menu you always MUST communicate your allergies with the waiter. Funny that you haven't done...
- if I told every waiter about my allergies someone would post on UB "This mom in DC...
Talk : : December 07, 2011
Nut allergy. Ordered an item off the menu at a restaurant tonight. It came out covered in nuts. I said I was allergic to nuts and sent it back. Said I didn't want a replacement. Everything about the place was disappointing and we just wanted to leave asap. Waiter said it is MY job to say I have a nut allergy before ordering. I think it is the restaurants job to include nuts on the menu. Who is right?
65 replies [ Reply | Watch | More12.07.11, 10:38 PM Flag ]-
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not that many people have nut allergies. should they also include all things people are potentially allergic to? you should have asked.... and you should have offered to pay for it if you sent it back --as it was your mistake. its not their job to try to forsee ever non-normal eater... the gluten free, the phenalphyaline, the nut allergy, its your problem, you should have asked.
[ Reply | More ]12.07.11, 10:43 PM FlagYou.Ordered.Off.The.Menu.Dipshit. It was absolutely your job to check.
[ Reply | More ]12.08.11, 12:04 AM Flag-
Thta's a little harsh. Menus these days are totally detailed, (fingerling potatoes from grown on orgnic fields in southern Vt. sustainably sources Mayan chocolate from Mexico, etc) you would assume that an item would say whether it had nuts, especially if it is something that doesn't normally include nuts.
[ Reply | More ]12.08.11, 07:35 AM Flag
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Buncha clueless sanctis on here. Restaurant-owning Mom here and I'd never put out a dish that ncluded nuts without a descriptor in the menu.
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That's absurd. It is possible in many, many, many great restaurants to order something that includes ingredients that aren't mentioned in the menu description. The fact that you would never do that hardly absolves OP of the burden to be more careful with her own health.
[ Reply | More ]12.08.11, 11:14 AM Flag
Did you order "off the menu? as in you ordered something they did not have listed on the menu or did you order "from the menu?"
[ Reply | More ]12.08.11, 03:58 AM FlagMy ds is allergic to multiple foods (incl. nuts). It's your job and in your best interest to say this. We're used to it b/c of his multiple allergies. Nuts are often "hidden" ingredients as well. Restaurants are not always on top of this. My peeve is even when we say he has a milk allergy there is a dusting of parmesan on the top of pasta...it's hard to eat out safely.
[ Reply | More ]12.08.11, 04:32 AM FlagYou ordered something new and didn't ask if it came with nuts and your allergic. Genius! DH is also allergic to nuts and not only do we always ask if something contains nuts we ask them to use cooking utensils that have not been used on nut products. He has gone into Anaphylaxis shock at several restaurants that did not pay attention.
[ Reply | More ]12.08.11, 05:14 AM FlagIt depends on how the item was described on the menu and what it was. If there was a description of the item that did not include nuts but yet it was covered in nuts, it's the restaurant's fault. If there was no description but the dish often includes nuts (e.g., Kung Pao chicken), then it's the diner's fault for not clarifying. That said, if it's that important a health issue for you, ultimately it's your responsibility.
[ Reply | More ]12.08.11, 06:35 AM FlagIt was a meat w/ a sauce listed. Something I've ordered 100x before at other places and it has never been served with nuts to me before ever. I rarely go out to asian food restaurants bc of my allergy, and if I do I'm very careful when ordering. This place was pretty American.
[ Reply | More ]12.08.11, 06:54 AM Flag
the waitress is there not bc of his/her knowledge of biology! A sizable portion are immigrant from countries where food allergies are a unheard off.
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I am sory but even if it mentioned on the menu you always MUST communicate your allergies with the waiter. Funny that you haven't done this ever in the past...
[ Reply | More ]12.08.11, 07:46 AM FlagPlease...if I told every waiter about my allergies someone would post on UB "This mom in DC's class seems nice but whenever we get lunch she constantly tells waiters about her allergies. Is that tacky?" I googled the dish/recipe and the first 5 results did not include making it with peanuts. Have had it 100x all over NY and other places in the world, never with nuts.
[ Reply | More ]12.09.11, 06:01 AM Flag
It's your job to tell them what your allergies are. However, I actually think this waiter is more wrong in that no waiter should be telling a customer that they failed to do something that was their job. The waiter should feel free to complain about you to his colleagues and his manager but you dont complain about the customer TO the customer. That's totally unprofessional.
[ Reply | More ]12.08.11, 08:26 AM FlagIt is your job, but having said that I can see how you might slip up, let your guard down the one time...being vigilant is a full time job and you just forget sometimes. But yeah, it is your job..and the waiter put it rudely. "AllergicGirl" has a blog that details out the 10 commandments of dining out with an allergy.
[ Reply | More ]12.08.11, 08:44 AM FlagWell, the waiter was rude to tell you it was your job, but it was your job. My DF is severely allergic to nuts and she always asks a ton of questions before she orders (what kind of oil is used, etc.). You would rather every waiter ask every patron if they have any allergies?
[ Reply | More ]12.08.11, 09:40 AM FlagI get it. But the menu listed the meat and the sauce used. This sauce has NEVER ever had peanuts in it for the 10 years I've been eating it. Oh well. Now I will be the annoying anal person at the restaurant. I hate making a big fuss about my allergies. I just try to get things that are "normal". No longer...too many close calls.
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[+] Anyone deal with a dc with exzema and you feel that the eczema is affecting their qua... 28 replies
- out what she is allergic to? my dc had milk allergy so we eliminated that from diet which did help some....dc is able to tolerate some dairy products, so the allergy is getting better. (It used to be so bad we...
- Did you have allergy testing done? From day one, I have been asking about allergies and her ped has not been inclined to believe she had any. She never exhibits signs of allergies from foods, but maybe i'm not looking for the...
Talk : : December 07, 2011
Anyone deal with a dc with exzema and you feel that the eczema is affecting their quality of life ie: causing sleep disturbance and behavior issues? I think this may be the cause of DD4's recent behavior issues, she is constantly agitated, not sleeping well, tired during the day and being really difficult at times. Ped blows me off most of the time and I am thinking of moving on to a ped derm...anyone BTDT?
28 replies [ Reply | Watch | More12.07.11, 08:49 AM Flag ]how old is your dc? my dc struggled with this horribly for about 3 years. went to so many drs, nobody gave the magic bullet. we didn't sleep well for a long time. bought an eczema sleep suit. tried some cream that did work for bout 2 months, then the FDA came out w/ a warning about it. 6 years later, it has improved. My heart goes out to your dc...it will improve with time.
[ Reply | More ]12.07.11, 08:51 AM FlagShe just turned 4. We have used Desonide on and off and it seems to help, but dd scratches herself raw during the day, and after a bath it is hell to get her to let me put any type of cream on. Most of them burn and she literally FREAKS out. This summer I did a few nights in a row giving her benadrly and that really helped, but i'm not going to medicate her every day! I have been getting so frustrated with her behavior lately and did some research and put all of this together. We had a conference with her teachers this week (routine) and they indicated some daytime behaviors that are causing me worry - she is tired, lethargic, disagreeable at times and doesn't want to participate and goes off on her own alot. This kid is amazing but lately i want to run from her. Thank you for the hope!
[ Reply | More ]12.07.11, 08:55 AM Flaghugs to you and your dc. It is very difficult. did you find out what she is allergic to? my dc had milk allergy so we eliminated that from diet which did help some. we've been using low dosage of hydrocortisone..cetaphil moisturizer and cleanser. give very quick showers and pat dry and moisturize as much as you can during the day. Six years later, dc is able to tolerate some dairy products, so the allergy is getting better. (It used to be so bad we couldn't even put shorts on him during the summer!)
[ Reply | More ]12.07.11, 08:58 AM FlagDid you have allergy testing done? From day one, I have been asking about allergies and her ped has not been inclined to believe she had any. She never exhibits signs of allergies from foods, but maybe i'm not looking for the right things. I really appreciate your advice.
[ Reply | More ]12.07.11, 09:03 AM FlagWe only had one blood test done in regards to that. But I think also these tests are not 100% foolproof. some yield false positives. When he was 2 months old, ped dr suggested switching over to soy formula and that helped. Perhaps you can try eliminating the big common culprits from her diet one at a time and see how that goes?
[ Reply | More ]12.07.11, 09:09 AM FlagMost of what we eat is "natural" ie grilled chicken, veggies, fruit etc., but she does eat probably too much mac & cheese - so I think we should start there...any other obvious ones I should try to remove? Not too many sweets, but she likes those "fruit snacks" and yogurt.
[ Reply | More ]12.07.11, 09:19 AM FlagHere are the top allergens. http://allergies.about.com/od/foodallergies/tp/topfoodallergyc.htm Also try the California Baby Calendula cream in a jar. It helps! We also used Aquafor or just petroleum jelly on really dry spots and usually lube up the feet and put socks at night.
[ Reply | More ]12.07.11, 09:44 AM Flag
Please you guys try Milk Thistle. I read about it on a mom's website who tried every medication and Milk Thistle was the only thing that worked for her child. I had an eczema rash myself on and off for years that the doctors could do nothing for at all, and milk thistle cured it. Get the liquid in the glycerin not alcohol base. I do a whole dropperful in a large glass of water for myself twice a day until it clears; but obviously give less for a child. Milk Thistle cleans the liver which is where the toxins or issues are that cause rashes. Also give Zyrtec kids liquid at night. Ask the doc but that should be safe to use nightly during big outbreaks.
[ Reply | More ]12.07.11, 09:26 AM Flag
Absolutely eczema causes this! I wish I had the website (National Jewish I think in Denver) that has a whole topic about this. See a ped. allergist--there is a method of bathing, lotions, wet pajamas and dry pajamas. Benedryl may not be the answer,but another type of oral rx. My 20 college son has this sometimes and it really is hard! Mt. Sinai ped. dept. is great for things if you need a place to start.
[ Reply | More ]12.07.11, 09:00 AM FlagI've never know a child to act like that because of eczema, your ddd maybe testing her limits with you.
[ Reply | More ]12.07.11, 09:00 AM FlagHave you tried a mild bleach bath after talking with doctor? http://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1894149,00.html
[ Reply | More ]12.07.11, 09:05 AM FlagTry this probiotic: http://www.amazon.com/Global-Health-Trax-THREELAC-Probiotic/dp/B000308BQC/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1313509333&sr=8-4 totally cleared up my son's eczema. I highly recommend it.
[ Reply | More ]12.07.11, 09:18 AM FlagMy DS has BAD eczema. He is 5 years old. We've been going to a dermatologist and she put him on cortozone, epiceram (for dryness) and benadryl. He's doing much, much better. We're also going tomorrow to see an allergist. One thing that really, really helped was that at school he has his own soap with no chemicals, etc. and vanicream. He uses only his soap and the vanicream every time he washes his hands. Also, we vasaline all the dry areas at night. GL! p.s. Tried the bleach baths and they were too drying. He only gets bathed twice a week and then heavily creamed after bath.
[ Reply | More ]12.07.11, 09:59 AM FlagTHANK YOU! I think I need to change soaps, limit baths (we do every other day) and be more diligent about lotion. I appreciate everyone's help and advice, i'm off to the healthfood store for things and will report back in a few days. It's been a BAD week, and now i'm seeing some light!
[ Reply | More ]12.07.11, 10:21 AM Flag
My DH has suffered from bad exzema since he was a baby. His parents used those special mittens to stop him scratching. No real behaviour issues, but suffered from poor sleep (still does suffer from bad sleep - I still have to wake him up to stop him scratching). He uses various lotions, including aqueous cream as a soap and moisturiser. He has cooler showers as the hot water upsets his skin. Climate is his trigger - he grew up in Melbourne, Australia but after moving to Brisbane (hot weather all the time) his skin cleared right up. We find that wherever we live, his skin reacts to the climate. Perhaps consider moving to Australia?!?!
[ Reply | More ]12.07.11, 01:12 PM FlagWell, I almost did before she was born, but unfortunately that ship has sailed!!! Last night we did an oatmeal bath followed by desonide and the threelac supplement. We did desonide and threelac again this morning and she said that she "had no itchies" when I dropped her off at school today. I let her director know that we are trying some new ideas to deal with this so I have asked her to let me know if she sees any dramatic changes.
[ Reply | More ]12.08.11, 07:51 AM Flag
Just following up for anyone who is interested. We have been using the threelac supplements twice a day since the day I posted this. My dd is remarkably more relaxed, happier, is not itching and her disposition is so pleasant. She even said outright "it's so frustrating when I have itchies, I feel so much better". We haven't really modified her diet, but I have been very diligent about not drying her off after bath and using an ample amount of desonide after the bath. Also using mustela soap / shampoo. THANK YOU to everyone who commented, you have really helped me!!!!!
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[+] Does anyone have a recipe for some sort of Reese's Peanut Butter Cup dessert? I feel... 7 replies
Talk : : December 05, 2011
Does anyone have a recipe for some sort of Reese's Peanut Butter Cup dessert? I feel like I always avoid them b/c of food allergies, but now have an opportunity to do this, but can't find a recipe that looks like fun. Any recs?
7 replies [ Reply | Watch | Morehttp://allrecipes.com/recipe/peanut-butter-cup-cookies/ Did you see this? I love them smashed into vanilla icecream. Maybe you can make a chocolate crumb crust pie, put vanilla ice cream with smashed pb cups, freeze and drizzle choc melt on top.
[ Reply | More ]12.05.11, 06:44 PM Flaghttp://cupcakesandcashmere.com/homemade-peanut-butter-cups/
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[+] What did you eat today? Exercise? 36 replies
- it but it doesn't mean they have an actual allergy/intolerance....
- need to feel special? It's so bizarre because gluten-free food is so gross....
- frozen chocolate banana, 1 pm: peppermint white chocolate from whole foods, 4pm: half a chipotle burrito, 7pm: my son's leftover...
- Hasn't the thanksgiving food gone bad though?...
Talk : : December 03, 2011
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breakfast: coffee, lunch: small bowl of ziti, dinner: soup with 1 slice toast, few bites of chocolate for dessert. ran 4 miles.
[ Reply | More ]12.03.11, 04:16 PM FlagGreen tea, vanilla yogurt, healthy English Muffin (not Thomas', some gluten-free, grain-y brand) with Smart Balance, ordering Pad Thai for dinner. No exercise, got half-dressed for the gym, but decided to go tomorrow instead (and I really will).
[ Reply | More ]12.03.11, 04:17 PM FlagI start tomorrow. I was losing weight pretty good. Down from 192 to 140 but then I finally after a year FOUND A JOB. Yay, me! But then getting use to the grind again and sucking down funyuns and orange pop from the college store, I put back on 10 pounds. Ugh. But I'm back on the proper eating and exercise wagon tomorrow. Cleared out my fridge, pantry, and giant purses and filled them with healthy stuff so I have no excuse to reach for crap. Up at 6 am to workout.
[ Reply | More ]12.03.11, 04:49 PM Flaggreen smoothie (kale, apple, strawberry); 1/2 italian wedge and 1/2 ham and provolone on hard roll; a bunch of stuff I have no idea, ate peruvian food for the first time - I know there was fish, onions, tomatoes, yucca (no idea what kind of fish or one or two of the veggies, but very good) - no exercise today
[ Reply | More ]12.03.11, 05:34 PM Flag-
breakfast: cappucino with skim, grapefruit 1/2, lunch: chicken with mushrooms and white wine sauce and polenta, spicy hot chocolate, dinner: 3 1/2 tacos (1 lamb, 1/2 steak, 1 pork, 1 fish), chips and salsas, jalapeno mixed drink, apple slice or two. no exercise other than usual city walking.
[ Reply | More ]12.03.11, 05:39 PM FlagBreakfast: oatmeal lunch: bacon sandwich and kashi Dinner one breaded chicken cutlet.
[ Reply | More ]12.03.11, 05:39 PM Flagbreakfast: 2 scrambled eggs, apple, skim latte. lunch/brunch: oatmeal with rasins & slivered almonds. snack: fat free greek yogurt, with apple and agave nectar. dinner: turkey chili. also made gingerbread cookies, and sampled cookie dough (probably too much!) ran 3 miles
[ Reply | More ]12.03.11, 06:08 PM Flag2 reese's cups and 2 fun size baby ruth for breakfast. Bowl of leftover potatoes, stuffing, gravy and cranberry sauce for lunch. Cashew yellow curry on coconut basmati rice and a whole lot of milk for supper.
[ Reply | More ]12.03.11, 06:30 PM Flag-
[+] I came home early from work today because I was sick. My nanny had told me that anoth... 64 replies
- If your child has no food allergies, it shouldn't matter, right? And if she does...
- You are cheap and super paranoid about food prepared by strangers. Guess your daughter never eats outside let...petty. If there was an issue with massive amounts of food disappearing on a regular basis perhaps you would have a...own eating habits. She should be encouraged to eat different foods prepared by different people....
Talk : : November 30, 2011
I came home early from work today because I was sick. My nanny had told me that another child was coming over for a play date in the morning, when I got home both nannies were feeding lunch to both children, my DD and the other child. The children were eating the food I had prepared for my DD this week. Do you think this is ok/normal? I dont know this child or her parents.
64 replies [ Reply | Watch | More11.30.11, 06:04 PM Flag ]yes. When kids come over for playdates I make them lunch. I always ask about food issues, but since the nanny was there I'm sure it was covered.
[ Reply | More ]11.30.11, 06:05 PM FlagI think it is fine. When you entertain at meal time, you feed your guests. Why would it matter if you knew the child or the parents?
[ Reply | More ]11.30.11, 06:08 PM FlagWell i buy fresh, organic produce and prepare the meals for my DD every few days. I guess it bugs me that this food is being shared with someone
[ Reply | More ]11.30.11, 06:10 PM Flag... I dont know. Also i like to know what my DD is eating so i dont like the idea of her eating food prepared by a stranger.
[ Reply | More ]11.30.11, 06:12 PM FlagWait... do you freeze the food? :) jk, if your kid has a friend over to play during lunchtime, you have to feed the friend. Are you really going to tell your nanny to give the friend frozen pizza while your kid eats the organic meal? You have to share during playdates or you don't have playdates (strangely, I used that exact line on my small child earlier this week...)
[ Reply | More ]11.30.11, 06:13 PM FlagYour bugged that a guest in your home was eating your food? You have issues.
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Oh lord! Children these days will never learn about sharing. My mom would feed all the children in the neighborhood if she could, and we were poor as hell.
[ Reply | More ]11.30.11, 06:15 PM Flagnp: I can't speak for OP, but I think I would secretly have an issue with this as well. It wouldn't really be about the price of the food, but the cost of my time to prepare it. After working a whole day, my time (with DC) is so precious to me. When I cook, I expect the leftovers to last a few days so that I don't have to cook again. When someone unexpectedly eats that food, it now means I have to spend an hour cooking again.
[ Reply | More ]11.30.11, 06:18 PM FlagOP, yes i think this is the issue, i hate being away from my DD and i love knowing that she is eating nutritious food prepared with love. I dont like the idea of this food being shared with a strsnger.
[ Reply | More ]11.30.11, 06:24 PM FlagThe other girl is a stranger to you, but not a stranger to your daughter- it's one of her friends. You should make an effort to meet her friends.
[ Reply | More ]11.30.11, 06:26 PM Flagpp: What if you compromised and asked the Nanny to notify you in advance of a playdate, so you can ensure that you have enough food for the rest of the week? That sounds like a fair compromise to me.
[ Reply | More ]11.30.11, 06:27 PM Flag
np: it's the cost of your child having a play date. Its give and take. Your child gets the social interaction of having a friend over, you will have to make some concessions. One of those would be perhaps having to make more food or even better: planning extra into the menu plan when you know that there will be a friend there.
[ Reply | More ]12.01.11, 12:30 AM Flag
OP... if you act this way, no kids are going to come to your house to play with your daughter. I think a few dollars worth of lunch for a child who is in your home at lunchtime is worth your daughter's social life/ friendship opportunities, right?
[ Reply | More ]11.30.11, 06:17 PM FlagOP here, ive never mentioned that the cost of the food is an issue for me. My concern is that my nanny writes up a food diary that includes the food I prepare for DD, but she must be also feeding DD other food as she'd run out by Friday.
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I guess I was confused too - there is a response above that I assumed was from you that says "Well i buy fresh, organic produce and prepare the meals for my DD every few days. I guess it bugs me that this food is being shared with someone" In any case, you need to relax.
[ Reply | More ]11.30.11, 06:59 PM Flag
Are you concerned the play date went on too long, was nanny friends hanging out? are you worried about running out of food?
[ Reply | More ]11.30.11, 06:09 PM FlagThat hadnt occured to me actually, im not sure what time they arrived, but my DD is very social and loves to have friends over. I guess my concern is that if we dont have enough of the food Ive prepared for DD then what else is she being fed? My nanny writes up a diary for DD each day and it always includes the food Ive left for her, not meals at other places.
[ Reply | More ]11.30.11, 06:18 PM Flag
If it was a lunch time playdate of course it is ok that the nanny fed the other child. If your nanny eats with your child then I think it is perfectly acceptable for her to offer food to the other nanny too. If the food was not to be eaten by the nanny she should have been told.
[ Reply | More ]11.30.11, 06:10 PM FlagNormal. Most kids don't pack a sack lunch for a playdate, so the only other alternative was to let her friend go hungry at lunchtime. If play date happens during a meal it is expected that you will serve the guest child. That's why playdates go back and forth and one person doesn't always host.
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Don't mean to be harsh but you are being pretty petty. If there was an issue with massive amounts of food disappearing on a regular basis perhaps you would have a point - but you are worrying about one little friend having lunch with your dd? Try to be a bit more gracious. You hired your nanny to take care of your child which includes arranging playdates. She is doing her job.
[ Reply | More ]11.30.11, 06:42 PM FlagIs it normal: yes. It's called being a gracious host. You would be upset to find the nanny feeding your child food that you had not prepared. So the nanny gives your little princess her treasured mommy made cuisine and then what is she supposed to give the child that is your child's guest? koolaid and cheetos? Please. I cannot believe that as a mother you would not use this as an opportunity to show your child what it means to be a good hostess. Smart nanny...dumb, socially awkward mother.
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i do. i want to be a gracious host to anyone in my home, and i want my own children to do likewise. i'm wondering if this post is for real, or if anyone really is as selfish, obsessed with her child's and her nanny's food intake and unself-aware as the o.p. If you are for real, o.p., watch out because among other things you are paving the way for your dd to have serious eating disorders.
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watch out; I hope your nanny isn't eating your dd's food too.
[ Reply | More ]11.30.11, 07:52 PM FlagI could not imagine asking my hard-working nanny to write a food diary every day! That's really outrageous. What's more, managing your DD's food consumption to this degree can't be good for her own eating habits. She should be encouraged to eat different foods prepared by different people.
[ Reply | More ]11.30.11, 08:56 PM Flag
[+] Like every parent, every good nanny should have 5-7 meals under her/his belt to cook ... 49 replies
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- or freezer. i use rice or soy cheese from whole foods, crispy bacon, marinara sauce, shredded zucchini or asparagus. the pizza...thought of being a nutritionist for people with kids with allergies?...
- is it milk allergy (allergic to milk proteins) or lactose intolerance? be back in...
Talk : : November 30, 2011
Like every parent, every good nanny should have 5-7 meals under her/his belt to cook for a child from scratch, in a hurry. If you need help in this area, give me the child's age and allergies, and I can help you right now.
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1. soft cooked, free range omelette with shredded zucchini, carrot, and cheese. + peach and mango smoothie. 2. sliced turkey on pita, with lettuce and tomato. carrot sticks and humus. sliced grapes and blueberries. 3. tuna fish on half a whole wheat bagel with carrot apple raisin salad, and grape juice. 4. elbow macaroni with cheese sauce, cubed ham, and peas. goldfish crackers and cherry yogurt or apple fruit roll-up 5. grilled cheese sandwich with tomato soup + watermelon slices. 6. spaghetti bolognese with melon fruit salad and graham crackers. 7. chicken quesadilla cut into slices with avocado (sliced or mashed) + orange slices and a couple pineapple rings. next.
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have you heard that you shouldn't serve milk with meat, as the milk blocks the absorption of iron? Anyway: 1. Spaghetti bolognese with green beans cooked in chicken broth + welch's grape juice. 2. Twice baked potatoes with non-dairy spread and rice cheese. fruit salad of grapes, strawberry, and avocado. 3. Racheal Ray's recipe for spaghetti aglio olio (super quick), a salad of grated carrot, apple, raisin, and beets. Yes beets for iron. if you grate them into the salad with the carrot, they are sweet and make the salad look red. cool. 4. Curried chicken salad on a bagel. Fruit roll-up from whole foods. 5. Whole wheat pasta wheels in marinara sauce. 6. Ground beef or lamb empanadas. Ground beef or lamb with grated veggies pressed into a ready-made pie crust and baked for 10min. Orange slices. and some ice cold Coconut water (loads of iron). 7. Fish or crab cakes with peas and carrots. plus honeydew melon.
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[ Reply | More ]11.30.11, 06:10 PM FlagThanks for the help! My dd can not have and dairy as she totally allergic. Ds is lactose intolerant but we keep them on the same diet for fear a mix up at meal time and both are allergic to beef and seafood. Never knew feeding my kids would be so difficult:(
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ok. 1. breakfast pizza. you can make this ahead and microwave out of the fridge or freezer. i use rice or soy cheese from whole foods, crispy bacon, marinara sauce, shredded zucchini or asparagus. the pizza dough is in your freezer section at the market already made. 2. BLT wrapped up in a Pillsbury crescent roll (read the label, there is no butter in some of them). Pop that into the oven. serve with cranberry apple juice. 3. chicken tacos with pineapple salsa. homemade rice crispy treats. 4. couscous with bits of green peas and ham. thin cucumber slices + thick apple slices dipped in peanut butter. 5. follow the vegans: Vegan walnut scone from whole foods. 8oz of soy/rice/coconut milk, and a fruit salad. 6. rachel ray's aglio olio a salad of grated carrot, apple, raisins. you can use golden raisins for a change of pace. 7. bilinski's chicken sausages sliced and diced. 1 cup of blueberries. a banana, trail mix, and a juice box.
[ Reply | More ]11.30.11, 06:50 PM Flag
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2 year old who will not eat a single vegetable. Picks them out now matter how small or cooked down. My only moderate success is grating carrots into bolognese
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OP: more chewy solids. at 16 months are you dealing with any constipation? Here goes: 1. overcooked stelline pasta, cooked in chicken stock. 2. pureed broccoli soup - please season it. 3. Baked Sweet Potato. 4. Carrot pumpkin soup with cheese croutons or Goldfish. 5. Fish cakes or crab cakes. 6. Mashed avocado and sliced ham sandwich. If you notice your toddler is just eating the meat, and not the bread - use cinnamon raisin bread slices instead of regular wheat. 7. Soft scrambled eggs with finely grated carrot, zucchini, and cheese. You could make your own prune puree to keep down constipation. But don't be afraid to give him a few spoonfuls of prunes from a jar like Earth's Best prunes. good luck.
[ Reply | More ]12.01.11, 06:37 AM Flag^^ oh btw. bake the sweet potato in the skin so it gets nice and sweet by baking in its own sugars. But it takes at least 45 minutes in the oven. If you can figure out how to bake a potato in your microwave (7 minutes!) you will be so happy. Also try Avocado mashed with a dollop of sour cream or Banana mashed with sour cream.
[ Reply | More ]12.01.11, 06:43 AM Flag
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OP: WTH? No way! Ok. follow the vegans: 1. vegetarian thai coconut curry. use coconut milk. not cows milk. never order pad thai though (peanuts). 2. Tom Yum - thai coconut soup - omit the chicken. 3. twice baked potatoes with rice cheese and chives. 4. make ahead fish cakes or crab cakes in the fridge + jello desserts. 5. manhattan clam chowder - leave out the bacon, and use fish stock instead of chicken - or clam juice even better. 6. tuna fish with carrot sticks + chilled peaches. 7. deviled eggs for protein, sliced cucumber and tomato + strawberry jello.
[ Reply | More ]11.30.11, 07:03 PM FlagYou are seriously good. Ever thought of being a nutritionist for people with kids with allergies?
[ Reply | More ]11.30.11, 07:12 PM FlagSadly true. DF's son is highly allergic. Seeing him eat rice porridge, carrots, brocolli and french fries everyday makes me so sad for him. I'm always looking for food ideas in hopes he can have something new. Thank you for your thoughtful and thorough reply. Sending these to DF now.
[ Reply | More ]11.30.11, 07:15 PM Flag
You are good. Can you give me some breakfast food ideas fpr 7-yr-old? We do a lot of eggs. Likes a hearty breakfast.
[ Reply | More ]11.30.11, 06:56 PM Flag1.breakfast pizza (see above) put eggs on it and serve it fiorentina style. 2. paula deen's french toast casserole (make ahead and out-of-this-world good) 3. cheesy frittata with grated veggies. 4. blueberry and/or banana pancakes. 5. make your own breakfast burrito with flour tortillas.
[ Reply | More ]11.30.11, 07:12 PM Flag
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is it milk allergy (allergic to milk proteins) or lactose intolerance? be back in the morning, friday.
[ Reply | More ]12.01.11, 05:32 PM Flagmilk allergy. he is a great eater (doesn't need food mashed, overcooked veg, soup, etc).
[ Reply | More ]12.01.11, 05:54 PM Flagop: i guess you already know that products like Lactaid won't work because they only address the lactose. I love soy/rice/almond/coconut milk. almond milk is great for baking if you're not allergic to nuts. use coconut milk or coconut cream in the place of heavy cream. check out my suggestions for a lactose 3 year old above since your 16 month has the chops to chew his food :) good luck! :)
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[+] Anyone on whose DC has food allergies? Suspecting DD has allergy or sensitivity to wh... 16 replies
- you figure out if it's celiac, which is autoimmune, or a food allergy. Do you need a name? In NYC check out Mt Sinai's pediatric allergy group....
- I'd go to Mt. Sinai ped. allergy clinic. Ds (20yo) has anaphylaxis to multiple foods. Very thorough testing and...
- NP Keep a food log for a few days before your appointment, what she ate,...
Talk : : November 29, 2011
Anyone on whose DC has food allergies? Suspecting DD has allergy or sensitivity to wheat. It runs in my family. After 4 days with no wheat her digestive symptoms (gas, bloating etc.) have abated. Would like to get her tested for allergies and (?) maybe celiac disease. What kind of dr does this? Any recommendations? Ped blew me off. TIA.
16 replies [ Reply | Watch | More11.29.11, 11:33 AM Flag ]Gastro. Columbia has a good NYC celiac center. Look up Diana Volpert. If you're going to have her tested for celiac she can't stop eating wheat until after the test is over.
[ Reply | More ]11.29.11, 11:35 AM Flagthanks. so I should let her eat wheat again in the mean time?
[ Reply | More ]11.29.11, 11:37 AM FlagI would ask the doc about that if it means DD's going to be in pain again. But I know you definitely have to eat gluten for a certain period of time before the test or else it's not valid. Then if the test comes back positive you need a biopsy of the small intestine to confirm. Look up Dr. Volpert at Columbia, we love her.
[ Reply | More ]11.29.11, 11:41 AM Flagcalling her now. and happy she takes our insurance. thanks.
[ Reply | More ]11.29.11, 11:42 AM FlagWhat type of screening test do they do? Is it a blood test?
[ Reply | More ]11.29.11, 11:45 AM FlagOR: It's a blood test, which is about 95 percent accurate, followed by endoscopy and small intestine biopsy if the blood test is positive. The reason they do the biopsy is because it's the only definitive way to know and living gluten free is not something someone should have to do unless they know for sure they need to.
[ Reply | More ]11.29.11, 11:55 AM Flag
hands down dr. scott sicherer at mt. sinai. or, for that matter, any of the pediatric allergists at mt. sinai (sicherer takes weeks to get an appt. with). i went to two other reputable pediatric allergists before going to mt. sinai and finally getting my questions answered and a solid action plan.
[ Reply | More ]11.29.11, 12:04 PM Flag
[+] Do parents who never let there kids eat sugar or treats do it so their kids are healt... 25 replies
- problem. I hate helicopter food moms. Unless they have an allergy let them have a cupcake at...balanced by a high intake of immunity boosting foods, but the amounts of sugar that the typical...
- So if someone eats junk food daily you wouldn't classify it as bad...kids who just went crazy with sugar drinks/food etc and then complained about weight gain. Get...just fueling their bodies with all the different food groups. Pizza is classified as a vegetable in...
Talk : : November 29, 2011
Do parents who never let there kids eat sugar or treats do it so their kids are healthier now or is it for the future? I am a moderation mom so my kid has treats in his lunch box everyday along with fruit. He gets processed snacks and I let him eat his Halloween candy. At 6 never hardly ever gets a cold,had only 1 ear infection his whole life, no cavities, healthy weight percentile, plays sports. Know 3 moms in his 1st grade class who won't let kids eat treats, lunches are organic no processed sugar, no candy ever. One of the boys and one of the girls have both been sick twice this year. So I am wondering if it's worth all the effort and saying no all the time. Is the point to have a healthier kid or creating a healthier adult?
25 replies [ Reply | Watch | More11.29.11, 10:36 AM Flag ]I think the point is to establish good choices early on in hopes that it will stick when through the teen and young adult years when we're not going to be around to police what they eat.
[ Reply | More ]11.29.11, 10:38 AM FlagNP- But how is saying no to everything that has sugar in it or refusing them Halloween candy helping them to make good choices. You aren't giving them a choice. You are saying no to everything and creating a good food/bad food problem. I hate helicopter food moms. Unless they have an allergy let them have a cupcake at a party.
[ Reply | More ]11.29.11, 10:45 AM Flagnp: My mother tried to do this. We ate health food for years. The minute I went to college, I was in junk food heaven. I went crazy. Even when I was single and working I did not eat a balanced diet. I knew what was good, but I had felt so deprived for so long that I felt I was owed somehow. I only corrected my diet when I had kids. Be careful how militant you are with this.
[ Reply | More ]11.29.11, 10:47 AM FlagITA - my parents were very balanced with good food/junk food (not to mention lots of sport and my mother very open about failed diets). When I left home I had a very good idea of balanced diets and exercise compared to other kids who just went crazy with sugar drinks/food etc and then complained about weight gain. Get your kids understanding balance and that some sugar food is OK in small amounts.
[ Reply | More ]11.29.11, 11:09 AM Flag
I don't think it has anything to do with kids getting sick. Germs make people sick, not sugar. I have no idea why some people don't let their kids have sweets in moderation, but it is their choice. I care most about protein and calcium myself, but people have different priorities for their kids.
[ Reply | More ]11.29.11, 10:42 AM FlagOP- I didn't mean that my choices were causing my son not to get sick or the other moms choices made the kids sick but that I don't think my kid who had cake after dinner last night is less healthy because of it. I was just wondering if all the restrictions were to create a healthier kid or are moms who really worry about his trying to create healthier adults.
[ Reply | More ]11.29.11, 10:47 AM FlagBoth I would say. I'm not militant but I definitely restrict and do not give treats daily as I don't think that is a treat, it's just giving them bad food daily. I do believe making your child eat well does have an impact now and later. They may not stick to later but you have set a good example and that's all parent need to do here.
[ Reply | More ]11.29.11, 10:54 AM FlagNo foods are "bad" except possibly those with trans fats. Even treats provide fuel for the body.
[ Reply | More ]11.29.11, 10:58 AM FlagSo if someone eats junk food daily you wouldn't classify it as bad?
[ Reply | More ]11.29.11, 11:04 AM FlagThose foods in themselves are not bad. They have their place. They have protein, carbs and fat like any other food.
[ Reply | More ]11.29.11, 11:07 AM FlagI see. So all those people who are morbidly obese, have diabetes and heart disease are just fueling their bodies with all the different food groups. Pizza is classified as a vegetable in school now so I guess thereโs no harm furthering the myth that no food is bad for you.
[ Reply | More ]11.29.11, 11:12 AM FlagYou should probably read a book or two on nutrition and eating disorders while you are at it. I see nothing about obese people in this post, only "bad" food.
[ Reply | More ]11.29.11, 11:15 AM FlagI'm not interested in reading about eating disorders, just cutting out junk that could eventually kill me or my kids. The post is about feeding habits of children now AND in the future. Do think bad foods don't create obesity and other problems in the future?
[ Reply | More ]11.29.11, 11:27 AM FlagDo you teach your kids that "bad" foods will kill them? I'm not sure those scare tactics work as you want them to, but you are their parent, so it is your prerogative. Are you really afraid you are oging to die if you eat what you call "bad" food sometimes?
[ Reply | More ]11.29.11, 11:33 AM FlagNo I'm not that dramatic but my kids know that healthy food will give them less issues in terms of their general health and dental health. But yes, I personally am concern that my health will be effected by what I eat. You are ignoring many facts about food here. There are bad thing is foods and too much fat and sugar is bad for you. I thought these facts were well known but I guess they aren't.
[ Reply | More ]11.29.11, 11:46 AM Flag
Why do you care what other people put in the lunch boxes? My kids eat everything and tons of it. People who ban entire categories of food or anything, for that matter, are foolish -but it really doesn't affect me at all. My kids are happy and healthy - they gobble up their veggies as eagerly as their ice cream and cookies.
[ Reply | More ]11.29.11, 10:48 AM FlagI don't know what eating no sugar, etc., has to do with being sick. But in answer to your question, DS gets everything in moderation and he's good about candy - came back from birthday party last week and he hasn't touched the bag of candy he got. And when he asks for an M&M and you hand him two he insists he only wants one.
[ Reply | More ]11.29.11, 10:52 AM FlagSugar compromises the immune system. Not small amounts, and less so if balanced by a high intake of immunity boosting foods, but the amounts of sugar that the typical American child consumes is definitely a problem. I am shocked at how many sugary foods are in my DC's class mates' lunch boxes.
[ Reply | More ]11.29.11, 11:01 AM Flag
NP I think one has nothing to do with the other, but I will say when I was a kid, "moderation" with treats meant, like, a few times a week -- and not during school. I am not at all saying to you not to do what you're doing, my kids in fact get a daily treat too, but I wonder if there's a sugar creep going on. (I think of it b/c I was reading a older children's book about how kids got a "peppermint drop" as a treat and I know today that is not considered some big thrill.)
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[+] Poll: what formula did you feed DB and what scores did they get? Mine, EBF for3 month... 23 replies
- I was never bf and have a 165 IQ, no allergies, and a killer immune system. My dc's are a combo bf/formula fed and,...close behind in my footsteps. Formula wasn't organic, and I feed my dcs organic food whenever possible...fish oil and then there is good fish oil. However, you can go to Whole Foods and find many options for your DC. My son eats the orange citrus chewables....
Talk : : November 28, 2011
Poll: what formula did you feed DB and what scores did they get? Mine, EBF for3 months, then regular Enfamil for 12 months. Too soon to tell, but did I make my DB dumber bc I couldn't breast feed? So much guilt from the media, I can't help but feel upset h DB
23 replies [ Reply | Watch | More11.28.11, 06:57 PM Flag ]OMG -get a grip. There's nothing wrong w/ formula and no conclusive evidence either way. I don't understand how so many women in our generation are so insecure. I nursed because it was easy and free. I did both when I went back to work because pumping was not for me. DCs are brilliant (and that has nothing to do w/ breast-milk - it's genetic) - and, more importantly - they're kind, funny, decent, and happy children.
[ Reply | More ]11.28.11, 07:03 PM FlagOp here. I know, but I am getting SUCH flak from friends and family for this. Also for not using an organic formula! Wondering if there is anything I can learn for number 2...
[ Reply | More ]11.28.11, 07:13 PM FlagLearn to ignore annoying friends and family. Regular Similac or Enfamil is just fine. Anyone commenting on your infant's meal plan is severely insecure and unhappy. Just ignore and move on. People say all kinds of inappropriate stuff about kids and parenting - you must learn to ignore. If I had a dollar every time someone told me to feed my very skinny son, I'd be one happy mamma. He eats like a horse and I have the grocery bills to prove it. They're just very active and one doesn't put on any weight. I discuss w/ my doctor only and ignore the comments. He's been less than 5% since birth and is perfectly healthy.
[ Reply | More ]11.28.11, 07:27 PM FlagRead to your children. Engage them. Realize they absorb everything, and therefore treat them with respect. I guarantee you that these things contribute so much more to brain/social/emotional development than the specific brand of formula you use. Your friends and family are wrong to do this to you.
[ Reply | More ]11.28.11, 07:40 PM Flag
formula smormula. breastfeeding smeastfeeding. fish oil baby. start in utero, then DB and throughout childhood. loads of research out there on how it is a major part in brain development. 160 SB.
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Nordic Naturals is a great brand for Omega 3-6-9 for kids. there is fish oil and then there is good fish oil. However, you can go to Whole Foods and find many options for your DC. My son eats the orange citrus chewables. Good luck. There is formula that has this stuff as well.
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Holy shit. OK, perhaps I'm jumping the gun, since my dc's are too young to test, but I will tell you this... I was never bf and have a 165 IQ, no allergies, and a killer immune system. My dc's are a combo bf/formula fed and, from what I can tell, follow close behind in my footsteps. Formula wasn't organic, and I feed my dcs organic food whenever possible... they just didn't like the organic formula. Stop doing this to yourself. We do the best we can at the time, based on what we have at our disposal. If these are your friends and family guilting you, tell them to suck it.
[ Reply | More ]11.28.11, 07:38 PM FlagOp here. Thanks. I wish I could tell them, that! All the women in my family are highly educated and then somehow found time to stay home for the early years of DB and I had to go back to work early and DD was late on some of the milestones. Rolling over, crawling, etc. blame is put on me bc I wasn't home bc didn't BF long enought! Sigh.
[ Reply | More ]11.28.11, 07:49 PM FlagOMG - just stop. If you're for real, your family has major issues. All kids hit milestones at different ages. My older DS didn't talk until 2.5 but could do 100 piece puzzles by that age. Younger one came out talking - but can't seem to figure out spatial relations. He will literally walk off a cliff, get up and laugh it off - no awareness of his surroundings. Every child is different and it has nothing to do w/ your breastmilk.
[ Reply | More ]11.28.11, 08:03 PM FlagI am sharing my experience and all you can do is make me feel like shit. Thanks. I already have that in spades from my family.
[ Reply | More ]11.28.11, 08:11 PM FlagI'm not trying to make you feel like shit at all - your family is nuts. Your post just reads like someone bored trying to stir the pot. If you're for real - you need to learn to ignore them. I'm sure your DB didn't miss any milestones and if they did - it's something to discuss w/ your ped. Early milestones have a HUGE range of normal and mean nothing. How old is DB? In any event - the cause of any delay is certainly not your milk/formula choice!!
[ Reply | More ]11.28.11, 08:15 PM Flagwe are not trying to make you feel like shit. trying to give you a reality check, which you should then pass along to your family. kids are different. kids develop at different times. remember that Einstein did not talk until he was 3 and when he finally did, he whispered everything to himself first before saying it out loud for the world to hear. what matters is giving your child a sense of security, self confidence and affection. the rest will fall into place
[ Reply | More ]11.28.11, 08:17 PM Flag
[+] Nut Allergy Mom from yesterday... I have happily NOT served nuts at my house prior to... 8 replies
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- that if you cook for someone with a nut allergy, you leave nuts out of the dish. No clue...or change. I would never even ask for special food prep. I always go out of my way to accommodate guests with food issues because I am a nice person. I just would never expect someone...
Talk : : November 28, 2011
Nut Allergy Mom from yesterday... I have happily NOT served nuts at my house prior to having kids, prior to finding out my sons was allergic when a guest in my house was allergic to nuts. It is so easy to avoid, I don't get the big deal. Someone please explain it to me...
8 replies [ Reply | Watch | More11.28.11, 10:32 AM Flag ]There are nuts in the world. Teach your kids how to manage their allergy. I don't mind avoiding nuts if I know someone is allergic - but I would never expect / ask someone to do the same for my kids. If kid is under 5 - you or another caregiver needs to be there and vigilant. Over 5, they should know never to put anything in their mouth that you didn't pack.
[ Reply | More ]11.28.11, 10:38 AM Flagdo people actually think that if you ask people if it is big deal not to have nuts at a family occasion you are NOT teaching your kids to manage their allergy???
[ Reply | More ]11.28.11, 10:42 AM FlagYour stance does not mean hosts should not at least point out what has nuts in it when they know a CHILD is attending who has nut allergies. It's called good manners. Oh and compassion. Things you've never heard of.
[ Reply | More ]11.28.11, 11:33 AM FlagI'm extremely compassionate. I am not defending evil grandma - just saying that I don't understand getting worked up about other people's behavior that you can't control or change. I would never even ask for special food prep. I always go out of my way to accommodate guests with food issues because I am a nice person. I just would never expect someone else to do the same for me.
[ Reply | More ]11.28.11, 12:10 PM Flag
I am as puzzled as you, OP. It is a reasonable thing to ask that if you cook for someone with a nut allergy, you leave nuts out of the dish. No clue why this is some huge issue for some people except I guess people freak the hell out when you ask them not to cook they way they like, esp the older generation.
[ Reply | More ]11.28.11, 11:37 AM Flag
[+] Food allergy/sensitivity question: I think DD (16 mos) might have a slight allergy or...
Talk : : November 28, 2011
Food allergy/sensitivity question: I think DD (16 mos) might have a slight allergy or even a sensitivity to something, perhaps a preservative of some kind, she has gotten a slight red rash around her face after eating some salad dressings (two kinds) and a spinach veggie hummus. She has gotten this during times where she has had a fair amount that ends up on her face and it disappears pretty quickly. Still trying to figure out what this could be. Anyone experience this? (Will bring up at a doc visit in a few weeks)
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[+] Master Cleanse Day 1: weight 138.5. Anyone else? 35 replies
- Did you buy a book on this? I have crazy food allergies since the DBs were born and I never had...been tested for everything under the sun with only slight allergies and IBS as a diagnosis. I'm trying to work...are causing the IBS. The concept is that their are foods that 99% of people can tolerate with no ill effects....) until your symptoms are gone. Then you add back foods 1 at a time for 3 day periods and monitor...
Talk : : November 28, 2011
Master Cleanse Day 1: weight 138.5. Anyone else?
35 replies [ Reply | Watch | More11.28.11, 05:15 AM Flag ]Not Master Cleanse, but I'm starting the Hypoallergenic diet today. Weight: 120.
[ Reply | More ]11.28.11, 05:36 AM FlagDid you buy a book on this? I have crazy food allergies since the DBs were born and I never had a problem in my life. What's the concept?
[ Reply | More ]11.28.11, 06:03 AM FlagI got the info off their website. They recommend working with a doctor to ensure you have no other medical problems, but I've been tested for everything under the sun with only slight allergies and IBS as a diagnosis. I'm trying to work out any intolerances that are causing the IBS. The concept is that their are foods that 99% of people can tolerate with no ill effects. You eat only these foods for 3 weeks (and it's extremely restrictive) until your symptoms are gone. Then you add back foods 1 at a time for 3 day periods and monitor any symptoms.
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[ Reply | More ]11.28.11, 05:45 AM FlagSorry but I think the Master Cleanse is honestly the silliest thing ever. IRL if someone tells me they are on it my opinion of their intelligence goes down, and from then on I pretty much assume they are an idiot.
[ Reply | More ]11.28.11, 06:30 AM FlagI did it for seven days, but I didn't ever tell anyone for just this reason. I have a PhD in math and I doubt you would think I am an idiot IRL. Worked pretty well for me in terms of making me feel cleaned out, but I only did it once.
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OP: That's funny, I also have a PhD in math. I really don't care if someone thinks I am an idiot based on this one thing in my life. What silly nonsense.
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[+] I am so angry at my mother-in-law...had thanksgiving dinner at her brother's house an... 104 replies
- being seriously passive aggressive and making her opinion on nut allergies clear in her actions. FWIW, my kids don't have...
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- can't believe his F$#% grandma used nuts. In allergies there is something called the Shocking dose-which can be fatal...
- Hundreds of people get deathly ill from food allergies every day of the year. What exactly is...
Talk : : November 27, 2011
I am so angry at my mother-in-law...had thanksgiving dinner at her brother's house and his wife called everyone in the family to let them know my son who is 7 is highly allergic to nuts and to please not making anything with nuts. I am sure you can see where this is going. Out of 19 people the only one who brought dishes with nuts was my mother-in-law, my son's grandmother. She even brought a cake with nuts chopped and sprinkled all over the top, getting nut dust everywhere. I had to give my son benydryl because he started coughing. This is not a new thing and we have asked nicely before, we thought this time the host asking would help. I am ready to refuse to go anywhere she is going to be for the holidays... am I wrong?
104 replies [ Reply | Watch | More11.27.11, 07:42 AM Flag ]Is he really that allergic? To all nuts? Maybe he was coughing from running around. I am allergic to nuts, but I still serve nut dishes for my guests at dinner parties, because everyone loves nuts. I can't touch peanut butter, but I can serve almonds, cashews, hazelnut, etc. My mom was nutty about nuts. She tried to get me to eat them anyway, because she didn't believe in nut allergies.
[ Reply | More ]11.27.11, 08:10 AM Flagit is possible that it wasn't the nuts but why should I even have to worry about it around close family- everyone else seemed be thoughtful about it except the grandmother.
[ Reply | More ]11.27.11, 08:26 AM FlagHave DH talk to her, I get that it is annoying. I also get that I am annoying. I hate hassleing everyone about nuts all the time. I've told so many people that then went on to poison me. As others have said, be prepared, always. Epipen, benadryl, and alternate food. Be prepared to leave if the meal is overwhelmingly full of nuts. There are worse things in life. Luckily this is fairly manageable.
[ Reply | More ]11.27.11, 08:30 AM FlagI agree that food allergies are dealable with but this is the grandma, and it's not like OP asked her to cook without: gluten, eggs, dairy, soy, and say, all nuts. She pretty much asks grandma to skip nuts, which, come on, is not that hard. Maybe grandma is getting a bit senile?
[ Reply | More ]11.27.11, 10:39 AM Flag
It's insensitive of her but not worth getting upset over. You can't change other people's behavior. You really shouldn't even ask. You should just ask if something contains nuts and always bring your own food if he's really allergic. He needs to learn how to manage his allergy in the real world from a very young age. With a severe allergy, that means always bringing your own food and never touching other people's food.
[ Reply | More ]11.27.11, 08:18 AM Flagit is more the principal...there were still things served that weren't safe for him to eat. Desserts with M&M's for example and other unknown bakery items. But is it really necessary to make a pumpkin pie with walnuts when you know your grandson is highly allergic to walnuts? We eat out all the time, my son know to ask about everything before he eats it but it is much nicer and less stressful when you don't have to... should he feel safe to eat things his grandmother makes.. shouldn't she be making things easier for him and want to go out of her way to have him be safe - totally selfish to me.
[ Reply | More ]11.27.11, 08:24 AM Flagchildren cannot be responsible for 'managing' a severe alleryg, you have to get rid of the offending items. YOu are a moron
[ Reply | More ]11.27.11, 08:32 AM FlagThey most certainly can - especially in the care of their parents. WTF is wrong w/ people - you're not doing your child any favors. I get why OP is upset -MIL sounds like a major PITA - but you really can't control (and shouldn't try) other people's behavior. I babysat for a girl with a severe nut allergy - and she knew by age 5 never to eat anything that wasn't out of her special backpack. By age 7/8 she could read packaging and by 10 carried her own epi pen.
[ Reply | More ]11.27.11, 05:42 PM FlagI don't understand how I am not doing my child any favors by asking family to make food that is safe for my child to eat, so should I not go to nut free bakeries or to restaurants that do not have nuts where we can feel safe eating... almost every meal and certainly every day his allergy is something he needs to think about and ask people about and will for the rest of his life, I can promise you my house will always be a place he can go to and eat anything out of my cabinets not matter how much I LOVE and I do.. peanut butter!
[ Reply | More ]11.27.11, 06:07 PM Flag
that is crazy. For one thing, the host should have immediately told them to put in back in their car, since you have a highly allergic guest at the party, didn't you know?? Also, no, I would not go back. Tell her she is welcome in your home, but she has not listened to the fact that your son has a life threatening allergy. DH should tell her too.
[ Reply | More ]11.27.11, 08:29 AM FlagI agree completely with this. Just calmly tell her it's evident it's difficult for her to remember or understand about nut allergies therefore she is welcome to come to your home but you can't visit her in her home or elsewhere. By the way, my mother does the same thing to me. I have an allergy/sensitivity to onions and have IBS and don't eat red meat. So what does she make every time I go to her home? Onions and red meat. Older generations see having a special diet as spoiled and asking to be treated as special. They're weird that way.
[ Reply | More ]11.27.11, 09:33 AM Flag^^as a very allergic person my whole life...i can't believe his F$#% grandma used nuts. In allergies there is something called the Shocking dose-which can be fatal. I took 1 lasix is school and when I took a sulfa drug 10 years later I was sick for 2 weeks. You see lasix has sulfa in it. I respect everyone's allergies. I don't even bring peanuts with me anymore while I travel
[ Reply | More ]11.27.11, 01:11 PM Flag
When I was a kid, my dad's mom and her husband smoked a ton inside the house and I ahd severe asthma. My mom finally quit taking me over for the holidays, I'm sure she was polite and made something up (I would have not been that nice) but you have to take care of your family first
[ Reply | More ]11.27.11, 08:35 AM FlagYes, you're wrong but this is the "I hate my MIL" site, so it's safe to rant. Your son has an allergy. He has to live in the real world where there are nuts. You can't expect everyone else to give up something simply because he can't eat it. There was obviously plenty of food without nuts for him to eat, so get over yourself
[ Reply | More ]11.27.11, 09:28 AM FlagShe's upset that her ds' grandmother is thoughtless about his needs- which she is. My mother and MIL would never do anything to even possibly put my dcs health at risk. That is a reasonable expectation of people who are supposed to love and care about your dc.
[ Reply | More ]11.27.11, 09:37 AM Flag
I cannot believe you are being flamed for this post. I cannot fathom a Grandmother making something dangerous to her grandchild, despite knowing not to and being specifically asked not to. It is absurd and you have every right to be furious. That said, have DH talk to her. If she does agree to never do this again, you should skip christmas. Make sure she knows why. The flamers are ridiculous, this is not a friend or a restaurant, its her MIL!
[ Reply | More ]11.27.11, 09:36 AM FlagI think your MIL is being seriously passive aggressive and making her opinion on nut allergies clear in her actions. FWIW, my kids don't have allergies to deal with and so this is not an issue that is personally close to me. But I think she has decided that you are overprotective or whatever and she's not going to let parental wackiness change her menu plans. I think you need to be ready to pull back and see her less if she's not willing to change.
[ Reply | More ]11.27.11, 09:46 AM FlagI'm usually a live and let live person - but on this one - this is what I would do. I would not say a thing at this point in time. If dc is invited to MIL house and I can't go with him - I would make polite excuses until she finally asked why he could never come and I would explain that I can't trust her with the nut thing but she is welcome to visit dc at our home. NEXT thanksgiving - I would make my own plans with my own family or friends and simply dcline the invitation to this family dinner. I would say, I'm sorry, but we've already made plans the very first time it is mentioned. If the host asks - I would explain that you can't trust mil and have made other plans and leave it at that. No drama. Just plain and simple.
[ Reply | More ]11.27.11, 10:21 AM FlagThat's incredibly passive aggressive. You're asking that the drama build over every declined invitation until MIL's feelings are hurt enough where she is forced to ask why her grandson is not visiting. Nip this at the bud now. Don't let it fester.
[ Reply | More ]11.27.11, 10:52 AM FlagYes, IA. Passive-aggressive to the nth degree, DON'T do it this way. You have to tell her - she's being a PITA but you have to either tell her right away that she can't keep doing this OR decide that it truly is a non-issue and resign yourself to having to double-check everything when you eat at her house.
[ Reply | More ]11.27.11, 04:28 PM Flag
I would be FURIOUS if I were you, OP. It's not like she sneaked him an extra few minutes of TV or let him stay up past his bedtime by 45 minutes. She deliberately (either consciously or subconciously) is doing something very passive aggressive. I think you need to talk to your dh and have him try to talk to him mom as calmly as possible. She has also proven, imo, that she is not able to handle babysitting your son since she does not take his health condition seriously. (Unless I guess you made all his food and told her not to offer him anything else.)
[ Reply | More ]11.27.11, 10:36 AM FlagI'm calling bullshit on this post. I'm an allergist and it's EXTREMELY UNLIKELY that your child started coughing from "nut dust" on a cake. And if your child really does happen to be that literally one in a million child, deal with it. Nuts are a food staple, and expecting everyone to conform to your child's high-maintenance diet borders on the psychotic.
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np. I'm a GRANDMOTHER too (I don't know why we're capitalizing the word here, but I thought I'd continue the theme). I also have a grandchild who's allergic to nuts. But the rest of the family likes nutroll. I'm not going to stop making a family holiday favorite that's been handed down now for going on 250 years because ONE of my grandkids can't have nuts. There's plenty of other food on the table.
[ Reply | More ]11.27.11, 11:01 AM FlagBut if snowflake is allergic to nutdust, you need to be more careful. However, I agree. One allergy doesn't mean that everyone should suffer. I'm the poster above that serves nuts at my dinner parties and will bring nut cakes to other parties, because I know that is what everyone enjoys, except me. I should add that my family always has a nutfree dessert for me, it is a very generous and respectful thing for them to do!
[ Reply | More ]11.27.11, 11:03 AM FlagGrandma again. No, I disagree. If your precious flower is allergic to nut dust (NUT DUST, for fuck's sake! Oy!), then maybe just being out and about in the world is too much of a risk for the child in the first place. Perhaps it's best to just keep them home, living in a bubble.
[ Reply | More ]11.27.11, 11:05 AM FlagI'm with allergist mom on this one. I don't believe in nut dust. lol How old is this dc we are talking about anyway? My friends are muslim and don't let dc's have pork. Their 4 yo knows it and tells everyone. He asks if pork is in every dish I serve him!
[ Reply | More ]11.27.11, 11:08 AM FlagTritto here. I know women like OP. They are the first women ever to have children, don't'cha'know?? Never mind that Grandma has BTDT for probably more than half a freaking century with raising children. OP was looking for a reason to be pissed off, her kid probably caught a cold, so of course she blames the coughing on Grandma's nut dust. Karma will be a bitch for OP when SHE is the MIL one day.
[ Reply | More ]11.27.11, 11:13 AM Flag
The child wasn't "out in the world" - he was in the home of a family member.
[ Reply | More ]11.27.11, 11:24 AM FlagAnd the home of the family member is somehow connected to the child's home? How did he get to this family member's home?
[ Reply | More ]11.27.11, 11:30 AM FlagPoint was "no nuts" is a pretty small accomodation to be asked to make for a young relative on a holiday.
[ Reply | More ]11.27.11, 11:41 AM FlagIt's much more reasonable to expect the young relative to simply avoid nuts than to ask two dozen people to conform to his high-maintenance diet.
[ Reply | More ]11.27.11, 11:47 AM FlagThis is her fuckin grandson, everyone else followed the directions, really is this so difficult?
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Enough of this nonsense already. Just being around food with nuts isn't going to send him to the emergency room. He knows enough not to eat anything with nuts. Just like he knows enough not to jam a screwdriver into my electric outlets. Or should I cut the house's power supply before he comes over as a precaution as well, just in case he "forgets"?
[ Reply | More ]11.27.11, 02:06 PM Flag
you are missing the point - first of all I said up above I am not saying that he starting coughing for the nut dust in the air, it was all over the table cloth and it is definitely possible he got some nuts on his hands etc, either way that is not the point. First of all it is not a high-maintenance diet is it NUTS and the host called me to ask if I preferred/ would make it easier for me if they avoided nuts - I of course said yes - it is one meal for them without nuts.. I am not asking them never to eat nuts... it was pretty simple to avoid. There is not a food in this world I couldn't avoid cooking with for one night - for anyone!
[ Reply | More ]11.27.11, 06:01 PM Flag
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I'm confused, if the host called & told everyone not to make anything with nuts, why would you do it, grandmother or not?
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And some of us don't buy into all this anti-nut hysteria since we know better.
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^^^following the house rules, even if you don't believe in them? When in Greece...
[ Reply | More ]11.27.11, 11:37 AM FlagOne day, when YOU are Grandma -- with a finely-tuned bullshit meter -- you'll understand why.
[ Reply | More ]11.27.11, 11:48 AM FlagI am a grandmother and I follow the rules to keep the peace...
[ Reply | More ]11.27.11, 11:52 AM FlagI'm impressed you're so well-trained. Some of us, however, have backbones that are difficult to break.
[ Reply | More ]11.27.11, 11:53 AM FlagNP I find it hard to believe you are truly a grandma. And if you are, I find it sort of pathetic that you are so up in arms about a child's nut allergy. You're telling me you'd whip up a special dessert for a party w/your seven year old grandson that he could not eat -- deliberately?
[ Reply | More ]11.27.11, 04:47 PM Flag
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[ Reply | More ]11.27.11, 01:33 PM FlagI actually am the furthest thing from uptight but I do find it to be a relief when I can go to someone's house and not have to worry about my son's nut allergy. Every restaurant, every snack, everywhere we go we need to read labels, talk to waitresses, etc... I think if anything my mother is proving she will not be controlled or told what to do, I think she actually thinks I am too strong and independent - both of my BIL's (my husband brother's) allow themselves to be controlled by her and my husband and I do not - this is her way of getting back at us.
[ Reply | More ]11.27.11, 06:24 PM Flag
Your MIL probably knows that nothing will happen to DS because she has been in this situation before and many times and she knows that as long as the child does not eat he is fine. (come on cough and benadryl?) She knows you talk with the host to impose this non-sense to all visitors and she decided not to follow "your orders", through a family member. Why on earth 19 ppl are asked not to eat nuts bc of your child? She may be a pest but you are actually inducing this conflict. As you said, this happen before, only this time you got another person to get to her.
[ Reply | More ]11.28.11, 09:46 AM Flag
[+] just left Macy's and there were children there with their moms shopping. saw a 9-12 ... 74 replies
- ITA DS goes with me on all my errands, laundry, food shopping, post office. If he doesn't like it, tough $hit,...just in case someone comes over who has a brother with a peanut allergy) and have your children after you are 28 but before you are...I don't remember any complaints. But I was very careful with food my 6'2'' last baby didn't get real food until he was 1...
Talk : : November 26, 2011
just left Macy's and there were children there with their moms shopping. saw a 9-12 month and a 1-2 year old both in strollers. the older child was screaming for his moms attention and younger was fussing. WTF is there any reason these children are not in their beds or at least at home. It's so sad to see this. I feel it's almost abusive, at the very least selfish, immature, and hurtful to children!!!! so pissed. I have a 2 year old and I could never ston
74 replies [ Reply | Watch | More11.26.11, 07:49 PM Flag ]that's INSANE. i'm disturbed when i see a kid bored in a store on a saturday afternoon. shopping is not a family activity. but to keep a child awake???? if you don't have a babysitter. don't go shopping or shop online.
[ Reply | More ]11.26.11, 07:54 PM Flagthis makes me crazy- I constantly see moms pushing their kids around shopping and the kids want their attention so bad. I know every moment of life doesn't revolve around entertaining your kid but what the he
[ Reply | More ]11.26.11, 07:56 PM FlagYou get disturbed when you see a child bored? You are insane.
[ Reply | More ]11.26.11, 07:57 PM Flagwhen the parents act like price comparing italian shoes is a toddler worthy activity, yeah. that is insane. and selfish.
[ Reply | More ]11.26.11, 07:58 PM Flagyou are ridiculous. I don't shop on black friday and dislike shopping in general but my children do not run my househols and if I need to do something/buy something/go somewhere they have to suck it up and deal. your children will have a rude awakening in the real world
[ Reply | More ]11.26.11, 08:19 PM FlagITA DS goes with me on all my errands, laundry, food shopping, post office. If he doesn't like it, tough $hit, I need to get stuff done and I can't afford a nanny for "me time" never mind errands.
[ Reply | More ]11.26.11, 08:23 PM FlagOR from above. We actually have a FT nanny so theoretically I could only have my DCs 'entertained' and occupied in 'fulfilling enrichment' activities, but I would prefer my DCs have an understanding of what its like to have to do things in life that you don't want to or are boring. Frankly, their nanny is for ME to have time with DH and alone if I need it, not them.
[ Reply | More ]11.26.11, 08:30 PM Flag
Wow--your kids are going to be bat shit crazy self involved little nincompoops who will probably put you in an old folks home. Family is about give and take and that lesson is best communicated at a young age. Understanding this is what's missing in many families. It's not all about the kids. It's not all about the parents. So the kid is bored for a little while during the time that their mom shops on a Saturday--perhaps she was bored during one of their activities that they just came from prior to the shopping trip. What is up with parents these days? You guys are raising potential monsters. Children are born to be a PART of life NOT to be the sole focus of life. All around the world, there are loved & cared for children up at many different hours of the evening and night. One night during the holiday season will not forever harm the child. Now, OP is the mother of a 2 year old and what? She thinks she knows it all. Come back when your kid is a little older. Really I think OP is insecure as a parent and needed something to make herself feel better.
[ Reply | More ]11.26.11, 11:28 PM Flag
My sis is here from abroad with my 6yo niece. She surprised my niece by waking her up at 1am on Black Friday to go to Toys R Us in Times Square. My niece can't stop talking about their adventure, but my sis told me tge place was full of infants in strollers, kids everywhere, at 2AM!!!! So trashy.
[ Reply | More ]11.26.11, 07:57 PM Flaga shame their adventures can't be something more enriching than buying toys at a store :(
[ Reply | More ]11.26.11, 08:00 PM FlagYou are so annoying--your kid better find the cure for cancer or AIDS or solve the national deficit...if your kid turns out to be the normal jerk that I think they will be, we all should be afforded the right to find you and beat you with as repayment for having to listen to your sancti-mommy B.S.
[ Reply | More ]11.26.11, 11:42 PM Flag
am i missing something? Why did she wake up your niece to go to Toys R US at 1 am?
[ Reply | More ]11.26.11, 08:08 PM FlagYou're giving your sister a pass but calling everyone else trashy without knowing their stories? Hypocritical much?
[ Reply | More ]11.27.11, 03:54 AM FlagThere's a difference between doing these things with a 6yo who sees it as an adventure and will remember it as such, and shlepping along an infant or toddler!
[ Reply | More ]11.27.11, 04:55 AM Flag
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This shocks you? What about modern slavery? The state of the natural environment? The failure to prosecute war criminals around the world? Seriously?!?! If a few (probably lower class and less white than OP) people are shopping with their own children at 10 PM on a Saturday is the WORST thing going on in our world, we're doing pretty damn good!
[ Reply | More ]11.26.11, 08:11 PM Flagop here NOPE all the kids and families were white as am I. shame on you! also they did not appear to be lower class as per their appearance and cost of strollers...
[ Reply | More ]11.26.11, 08:13 PM Flag
This is also a cultural thing. Some folks think kids stay up until they want to go to sleep. Not defending ignoring a screaming child,just spent years in Latin America where kids slept on chairs at parties and they were definitely not abusive.
[ Reply | More ]11.26.11, 08:03 PM FlagDH is European and whenever we visit, especially during the summer, DC never goes to bed before 11 pm. Even then I have to continually remind DH that we need to leave the restaurant or whoever's house we are at so DC can sleep. Everyone wants to sit around, have coffee and smoke after dinner and have little regard for children's bedtimes. It culturally normal.
[ Reply | More ]11.27.11, 04:55 AM Flag
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The UB parenting license requires you to tuck your child into bed at 7pm and allow him/her to scream alone in the dark for 20 minutes every two hours. That's good parenting, while a trip to Macy's is child abuse.
[ Reply | More ]11.26.11, 08:25 PM FlagNo no, the UB license says that you have to have a HHI of at least $500K to consider having children in Manhattan, SAH (or else you're just a weekend parent), hire a nanny for no less than 6 hours but no more than 12 hours per week, keep an organic, free-rance, nut free kitchen (just in case someone comes over who has a brother with a peanut allergy) and have your children after you are 28 but before you are 37.
[ Reply | More ]11.26.11, 08:30 PM Flagnp: And don't forget that you must bf for the entire first year, but absolutely not one day longer than that, that you must be actively engaged with your dc's every single minute that they are awake and that you must not let them get within 50 feet of an iPad, a Wii, a McDonald's or a soda until they are at least 12 and then for no longer than 5 minutes a week/one meal or can a year. Oh, and also that you need to have a BMI of 18.5.
[ Reply | More ]11.26.11, 09:38 PM Flag
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You have no idea when their bedtime is, what time zone they typically live in, or any of the circumstances behind the shopping trip. I don't drag my kids around while I shop for hours, but I can imagine a scenario (especially this weekend) where we ran to the store at an odd time to pick up a gift on sale. It's important to know your children's limits, and for their lives to have a certain amount of scheduling/predictability. But it's also important for them to learn they are part of a family, and the world doesn't always revolve around them. Sometimes you do things when it's not the best time for you because that's just what worked out. This is not child abuse.
[ Reply | More ]11.27.11, 06:00 AM Flagi am amazed that people care so much about how other people parent. some people shlep their kids out late on a shopping run. i can't imagine how this could possibly harm a child long-term. i do, however, see how it could harm a child long-term to be the offspring of parents who are judgmental.
[ Reply | More ]11.27.11, 10:49 AM FlagYou should just mind your own business. When I go out with my children, I yell at them when they misbehave and people look. But you know what? I'm still going to discipline in the way I feel is most appropriate for them. Every parent has the right to raise their children the way they feel is right -- which may not be the same as yours.
[ Reply | More ]11.27.11, 12:25 PM Flag
[+] What does IBS feel like? For a few months I have been having pain like I was kicked i... 12 replies
- pain was really bad. I wouldn't say it's a frequent symptom. Nausea can be more related to allergies and intolerances. Have you considered some food allergy tests?...
- diet related, in particular animal fats, heavy diary and coffee. I can still have those foods but they are treats rather than every day foods now....
Talk : : November 25, 2011
What does IBS feel like? For a few months I have been having pain like I was kicked in the gut. Not like I need to go to the bathrrom
12 replies [ Reply | Watch | More11.25.11, 06:59 PM Flag ]OP here on iPhone: no diarrhea or constipation. Doc ran some blood tests(gluten was one don't remember he others) but all normal. So she suggested it might be IBS and if it keeps up come back in a month. I couldn't even enjoy my turkey because I feel so sick. And then it will go away for a while and then come back. So what are symptoms of IBS?
[ Reply | More ]11.25.11, 07:03 PM FlagI have IBS. It's more a feeling of being so bunged up that you get spasms in your gut/stomach. You constantly feel like you need to do an enormous fart to the point that is painful. But even when you do go to the bathroom it makes no difference. You sometimes get diarrhea but not always. The only thing that helps in peppermint oil pills - try them.
[ Reply | More ]11.25.11, 07:17 PM FlagOP: thanks. It really doesn't feel like that, I would say it feels more like nausea than anything bowel related. But I appreciate the description. Doc prescribed dicyclomine-ever try that?
[ Reply | More ]11.25.11, 07:26 PM FlagI haven't. I did try a number of things a few years ago and peppermint oil was the only thing that really made a difference. I did have nausea a few times but only when the pain was really bad. I wouldn't say it's a frequent symptom. Nausea can be more related to allergies and intolerances. Have you considered some food allergy tests?
[ Reply | More ]11.25.11, 07:35 PM FlagNo I was going to try to eliminate dairy but I am not a big dairy eater to begin with so not sure that's it. I just think I need to go back to the doc and see where she suggests I go next. In the meantime I am taking the dicyclomine and I'll see if that helps. Makes me sad when I can't eat normally!
[ Reply | More ]11.25.11, 07:43 PM FlagMy advice would be to ask your doctor for an endoscopy. If that all comes back clear then itโs probably something in your diet. For me it was all diet related, in particular animal fats, heavy diary and coffee. I can still have those foods but they are treats rather than every day foods now.
[ Reply | More ]11.25.11, 07:53 PM Flag
[+] Not sure what type of doctor I need to see. Hope someone here can help. I have terrib... 14 replies
- That sounds like a food allergy or celiac. Could you see a gastroenterologist to start, then possibly an allergist?...
- based on geno and blood type, you are allergic to wheat and probably other foods, dairy, soy. this will all clear up with the right diet for you (different...
Talk : : November 25, 2011
Not sure what type of doctor I need to see. Hope someone here can help. I have terrible IBS (for 20+ years) as well as terrible constipation problems. My stomach is so distended that it looks like I'm still pregnant. A lot of time I have severe stomach pain (gas?). Who should I see? Thanks. Any help is greatly appreciated.
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[ Reply | More ]11.25.11, 12:43 PM FlagDid you see the nyt piece about the woman who had celiac--oddly short stature and all kinds of problems? They dismissed it even after she tested positive. it's got to be gratifying for your friend to know what's going on, but also frustrating to learn that something that should have been ruled out from the start has caused so much pain and hassle.
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[ Reply | More ]11.25.11, 02:23 PM Flagthe Dadamo Center in Brooklyn, their nutritionists will help you, its all based on geno and blood type, you are allergic to wheat and probably other foods, dairy, soy. this will all clear up with the right diet for you (different for everyone), it works miracles, good luck
[ Reply | More ]11.25.11, 04:56 PM Flag
[+] Need a happy story of a db growing out of digestive issues. My 10 mo old db was diagn... 3 replies
- Mine outgrew a very severe soy allergy (proctocolitis). Took forever. But she did!...
Talk : : November 23, 2011
Need a happy story of a db growing out of digestive issues. My 10 mo old db was diagnosed with FPIES (food protein intolerence). She massively vomits (down to dry-heaving) if she ingests even small amounts of dairy or soy. Also, she takes Zantac to eat even the simplist other proteins (poultry, rice, beans). That said, with the Zantac, she eats everything other than dairy/soy and is a fat and happy baby (without the Zantac, she will vomit most proteins). Doctors say babies outgrow these issues. Anyone have a db whose digestion improved?
3 replies [ Reply | Watch | More11.23.11, 06:18 PM Flag ]Not my kid but a friend who had a baby who had major digestive issues and serve heartburn. She outgrew the issues by the time she was one and is just fine now. But it was a rough road for them because the baby was in pain. I hope thinks get better for your little one soon.
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[+] Anyone have a dc with chronic constipation? I'm talking about a major issue. My 4.5 y... 12 replies
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- We've done a lot of allergy testing (he's allergic to tree pollen) but not food allergies specifically. There are no other signs of food allergy...a try. Will be very hard as his three favorite foods are ice cream, yogurt and cheese (in that order).... work, and are healthy - go to a health food store or drug store. easy to find....
Talk : : November 23, 2011
Anyone have a dc with chronic constipation? I'm talking about a major issue. My 4.5 yo had his first bout with constipation at 8 weeks - and he was ebf. The ONLY thing that has worked for him is Miralax. We've tried adding loads of fiber to no avail - the kid can down a box of Kashi & a bag of dried fruit with a prune juice chaser and still can't poop. Have also tried Benefiber but it made him really gassy and uncomfortable. Miralax solves the problem but it scares me to give it to him several times a week (although that's what we've had to resort to for the past 9 months). Anyone else btdt? What else could we try?
12 replies [ Reply | Watch | More11.23.11, 08:35 AM Flag ]Senokot works for mine, but your ds sounds way worse. Does he get enough liquids?
[ Reply | More ]11.23.11, 08:37 AM FlagTons - lots of water. I do juice sometimes too. Unfortunately he also loves dairy but I try to limit that (haven't completely cut it out - not easy to come up with non-diary nut free lunches for a kid who won't eat meat).
[ Reply | More ]11.23.11, 08:39 AM Flagwhy no dairy? is he sensitive to it? Push water with the extra fiber he is getting, he will need more fluid than normal. will he eat prunes? I would cut the random dried fruit for prunes if you can
[ Reply | More ]11.23.11, 08:48 AM FlagHe's not sensitive to dairy but it's binding, so better to limit, I've heard. He hates prunes (and prune juice) but I force 'em. I just don't know what else to do besides Miralax. Ped claims it's fine (the Miralax) but I've read scary stuff online about it and it just doens't seem natural.
[ Reply | More ]11.23.11, 08:52 AM Flag
Have you had him tested for food allergies? or inflammation?
[ Reply | More ]11.23.11, 08:41 AM FlagWe've done a lot of allergy testing (he's allergic to tree pollen) but not food allergies specifically. There are no other signs of food allergy (ie stomach discomfort, rash).
[ Reply | More ]11.23.11, 08:50 AM Flagnp. could it be related to dairy? My friend took her 6 year old son off dairy and switched to soy about 3 months ago and it has made a complete difference in how he feels and acts. He was so irritated with constipation and stomach problems that it apparently made him very cranky and unhappy, but no one realized that is what the source was.
[ Reply | More ]11.23.11, 09:16 AM FlagHmm. My dc definitely isn't cranky or unhappy and doesn't complain of stomach problems. but might be worth a try. Will be very hard as his three favorite foods are ice cream, yogurt and cheese (in that order). Also, isn't probiotic yogurt supposed to be good??
[ Reply | More ]11.23.11, 09:31 AM Flag
Fibre Gummies! Get them at any Rite Aid, CVS, etc. Natural and safe, basically just extra fiber in a gummy bear.
[ Reply | More ]11.23.11, 09:41 AM Flag
[+] My 2.5 year old was eating poorly (IMO) because she was so underweight. She is finall... 13 replies
- into a lot of things she eat (noodles, rice, etc.) and she's been gaining. If your child doesn't have an allergy, you might want to try this....
- Try a video? If she's distracted and watching something, she may just mindlessly put the food in her mouth. I do this occasionally, on days I really need DS to eat (eg before school). I also don't...
Talk : : November 23, 2011
My 2.5 year old was eating poorly (IMO) because she was so underweight. She is finally at her target weight and I have slowly started to change her diet, but now we have gotten into a very bad habit of me feeding her. She will take three bites herself and then the rest I do periodically. I don't want to regress because she is eating so much healthier. Any suggestions?
13 replies [ Reply | Watch | More11.23.11, 04:30 AM Flag ]Honestly, if she's hungry, she'll eat. She is capable of feeding herself. My almost 2 year old was in the 3 percentile, but I recently started mixed peanut butter into a lot of things she eat (noodles, rice, etc.) and she's been gaining. If your child doesn't have an allergy, you might want to try this.
[ Reply | More ]11.23.11, 04:41 AM FlagSame issue with my 18 month old. At 16 months I started mixing olive oil or butter into her veggie purses and it helped up the weight. Also, I started offering her peanut butter and houmous and guocomole to DIP her crackers and breadsticks into. She loves the dipping so it gets her to eat the higher fat spreads.
[ Reply | More ]11.23.11, 05:34 AM Flagmy friend still feeds her 5 yo sometimes. I think this is insane. She is obsessed with making sure she eats everything she makes her and finishes. Mine hasn't let me feed her since she was 16 mo. I also had a really skinny one because she used to puke a lot. Found out her tonsils were huge and she had them out and went from under 3% to 20% in weight which is great. I couldn't believe the difference.
[ Reply | More ]11.23.11, 06:14 AM FlagTry a video? If she's distracted and watching something, she may just mindlessly put the food in her mouth. I do this occasionally, on days I really need DS to eat (eg before school). I also don't insist on utensils... they can be frustrating and make the eating harder.
[ Reply | More ]11.23.11, 06:21 AM Flag-
only for some kids. Mine can watch tv and does not mindlessly eat. She always leaves her plate when she is finished and full. Of course this is not for everyone. Works for us because my child eats so slowly. I also don't always insist on utensils but if you go out to dinner she is fine with her forks and spoons so I'm not worried.
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[+] I have a bunch of recipes I bake with that call for butter but I need to find a subst... 17 replies
- You can find it at Whole Foods and many health food stores. You can find lots of recipes online that uses it in lieu of...
- health food store, vegan margarine, they will say f they are soy free...
- My dd has a dairy allergy and we use Fleishmann's UNSALTED stick margarine. It has soy oil but I was told...
Talk : : November 22, 2011
I have a bunch of recipes I bake with that call for butter but I need to find a substitute to accomodate a child with severe dairy and soy allergies. Does anyone have suggestions?
17 replies [ Reply | Watch | More11.22.11, 09:15 AM Flag ]For baking I substitute milk with coconut milk, but because it is very thick I usually use a little over half coconut milk and then the rest water. I suppose if the recipe called for cream I'd just use straight coconut milk. For butter, does Earth's Balance have soy in it? If not, you can try that in place of the butter. I have had good results.
[ Reply | More ]11.22.11, 12:56 PM FlagI always bake with coconut oil. It's awesome, and it's good for you. The taste isn't too coconutty. Also, coconut milk or even almond milk work really well as subs. Baking isn't really a science. Improvising with allergy-free ingredients usually lead to excellent results. (Signed, accomplished gluten free/dairy free baker!)
[ Reply | More ]11.22.11, 04:18 PM FlagMy dd has a dairy allergy and we use Fleishmann's UNSALTED stick margarine. It has soy oil but I was told by my allergist's office it is safe for kids w/soy allergies. Could you ask the kid's mom? Also I believe some people use Earth Best spread? Lastly, what about a mix, like hm, Cherrybrook Kitchen?
[ Reply | More ]11.22.11, 05:02 PM FlagI think some do have soy http://cherrybrookkitchen.com/
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[+] My 5 yr old dd just learned that the Turkey we eat for TG was once a live animal. She... 18 replies
- do not make her eat if she does not want too - plenty of other food at thanksgiving for her to fill up on...
- will eat chicken on occasion and a hamburger once in awhile. Since your DD has a limited diet due to allergies, I can see that eliminating one more thing could be trying. But forcing popele to east food they don't want to eat is not good....
Talk : : November 22, 2011
My 5 yr old dd just learned that the Turkey we eat for TG was once a live animal. She said she thinks it's rude that people eat animals and that she doesn't want to eat Turkey again. She is allergic to dairy, beef and most seafood. She always liked turkey and chicken but never made the connection that the turkey/chicken she ate
18 replies [ Reply | Watch | More11.22.11, 08:14 AM Flag ]Sorry..continued- was the same as one we see at petting zoos. So do I allow her to make this choice at 5 yr old or is she to young?
[ Reply | More ]11.22.11, 08:17 AM FlagLet her try. My kids all tried fasting for Yom Kippur when they were little. Often they couldn't get past lunch, but they wanted to try. Plenty of kids are raised vegetarian in this world.
[ Reply | More ]11.22.11, 08:22 AM FlagHow do you plan to force her to eat turkey? Of course, it's her choice. My DD has been a vergrtarian by choice since she was a toddler, even though we are not. She just never liked to eat meat. Now at 17, she will eat chicken on occasion and a hamburger once in awhile. Since your DD has a limited diet due to allergies, I can see that eliminating one more thing could be trying. But forcing popele to east food they don't want to eat is not good.
[ Reply | More ]11.22.11, 08:27 AM FlagOP-I'm not talking about forcing her to eat anything. I am asking do I point out that lunchmeat is also from an animal or give it to her until she figures it out?
[ Reply | More ]11.22.11, 08:42 AM FlagYour question made me smile because my vegetarian daughter loved a Lunchables someone gave her when she was 5, probably because of the little compartments, and she did eat the "meat" which probably didn't contain much actual meat. Because of your DD's limited diet, I porbably would not tell her but she is going to figure it out soon enough.
[ Reply | More ]11.22.11, 09:05 AM Flag
I have a son with an egg, dairy, nut allergy. I think they need nutrients. If she wants to eat soy beans, regular beans, lots of vegetables, I guess I would be ok. Mine wouldn't. Whence tries not to ear carrots (his only vegetable) I offer him peas. He chows the carrots right down. I am empathetic to her thoughts but she needs to get her nutrients from somewhere.
[ Reply | More ]11.22.11, 08:24 AM FlagI made the mistake of refering to the turkey as the bird when talking to my 5 you but covered up so she did not catch on that it once was alive. i am not opposed to telling her that but unsure she needs to know at 5. This may pass with her - otherwise, load her up on soy, beans and any fish she can eat.
[ Reply | More ]11.22.11, 08:45 AM FlagBTDT - DD went vegetarian at 5 y/o for similar reasons. We had a long conversation with her pediatrician about protein needs (DD loves fruits/veges, so that was never a problem). She eats eggs, cheese, yogurt, some fish, and sometimes I can convince her to eat lentils. She's now almost 8 and still vegetarian - we tell her when something has meat in it that she might not see (things with chicken stock or ground meat), and she has always chosen to not eat those things. It's her choice, but we make sure she has the information she needs to make the decision herself. Her school lunches always have a vegetarian option (cheese sandwich, pasta w/tomato sauce, buttered bagel, etc.).
[ Reply | More ]11.22.11, 09:33 AM FlagThanks for all your replies! I think do to her limited diet for now I am not going to point things she has not figured out. I will respect her choice and not serve her turkey on TG. I am not surprised that she feels this way. She is a big time nature girl and animal lover:)
[ Reply | More ]11.22.11, 10:31 AM Flag
[+] Speaking of milk: Neither #1 or #2 has any allergies or food issues, but #3 has been... 4 replies
Talk : : November 20, 2011
Speaking of milk: Neither #1 or #2 has any allergies or food issues, but #3 has been having 3 or 4 soft poops a day for the past week or so. Started on whole milk about 3 weeks ago (he's 13 months). Calling ped in the morning, but might he be lactose intolerant?
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[+] What should I make for dinner party for 10 people? Can't be pork, red meat, or glute... 30 replies
- Gluten is contained in Wheat, rye and barley (and some oats). Rice is fine as is Quinoa. You need to be careful of any prepared foods as they may contain hidden gluten, for instance, some brands of chicken broth (i.e. College Inn) contain gluten but others do not. Read labels.-signed mom of celiac kid...
Talk : : November 19, 2011
What should I make for dinner party for 10 people? Can't be pork, red meat, or gluten due to food allergies, religion, etc.
30 replies [ Reply | Watch | More11.19.11, 06:47 AM Flag ]what about something like this? http://allrecipes.com/recipe/orange-herb-roasted-chicken/detail.aspx. I would add red potatoes and a vegetable. cheesecake mousse for dessert.
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I like the paella idea. You can use various types of seafood, chicken, chicken chorizo sausage, etc. Alternatively, think about making one or two large whole fish (like Spanish mackerel), which will present nicely; roast vegetables; and salad.
[ Reply | More ]11.19.11, 07:46 AM FlagOP: I've never made paella. Think it's hard to get to come out right? And does rice have gluten? I am clueless on this gluten thing.
[ Reply | More ]11.19.11, 08:07 AM Flagnb you should google a basic celiac/gluten allergen list and not rely on answers here. Make your meal gluten free but pass bread for the rest of the guests. if you do chicken, make it 3 (hard to get 5 decent-looking servings from one chicken and for leftovers). However with that many people I might just do breasts to simplify serving (no carving) and be more relaxed.
[ Reply | More ]11.19.11, 08:26 AM FlagGluten is contained in Wheat, rye and barley (and some oats). Rice is fine as is Quinoa. You need to be careful of any prepared foods as they may contain hidden gluten, for instance, some brands of chicken broth (i.e. College Inn) contain gluten but others do not. Read labels.-signed mom of celiac kid
[ Reply | More ]11.19.11, 08:33 AM Flag
Is it a fancy party or casual? You could make chili or spaghetti sauce with ground turkey (if casual). Or chicken enchiladas.
[ Reply | More ]11.19.11, 08:51 AM FlagSo make an asian fish dish. How about miso cod or you can use other cheaper fish . salad, veggie, rice as a side dish = easy
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It is yummy and you don't have to do the original recipe with the 2 day marinading. Tastes fine doing a quick one. If you do have advance though getting the fish in a day or 2 before makes it easier than doing it that night. OP you can also do a chicken chili, corn, rice, salad and not make it fancy but fun. There are so many choices without using what you have to leave out
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www.wheatlessandmeatless.com. I meet every month with a group that has two vegetarians, one celiac, and one observant jew. This site has saved me many times.
[ Reply | More ]11.19.11, 11:13 AM FlagDo a full vegetarian menu and you'll be safe. Lots of veggies, lentils, etc. There is a great new Veg cookbook at Crate and Barrel right now.
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