Honestly, I had no idea I would be writing a post on labor, delivery, and allergies. I did not expect my allergies would affect my labor, delivery, and hospital stay with Owen as much as they did. Sure, I anticipated having to share my allergies when I was admitted, but I thought that would be…Continue Reading “How My Allergies Affected Labor and Delivery”
Well, we had a good run. Owen hadn’t been sick at all for the first ten months of his life. No fevers. No cough. No extra doctor appointments. I consider that a pretty good run – but I knew that couldn’t last forever. About two weeks ago on a Saturday night, I noticed Owen had…Continue Reading “My Penicillin Allergy & Owen’s First Ear Infection”
This blog post includes information on the two doctor appointments we had for Owen from 2 to 4 months. If you are new here, the purpose of these posts are to document my journey, as an anaphylactic mom, raising my son Owen. You can read my first post in this series on the blog as well. 2…Continue Reading “Owen & Allergies: 2-4 Months”
This blog post includes information on the first two doctor appointments we had for Owen within the first two weeks of him being born. If you are new here, the purpose of these posts are to document my journey, as an anaphylactic mom, raising my son Owen. You can read my first post in this…Continue Reading “Owen & Allergies: 0-2 Weeks”
This is the first blog post I will be sharing as I document my journey, as an anaphylactic mom, raising my son Owen. I have yet to find any information or stories about mothers with anaphylaxis raising babies and their journeys. I am excited to share a unique voice and perspective in the allergy community…Continue Reading “Owen & Allergies: Intro”
I cannot believe I am writing this post with an almost six-week-old baby boy sleeping next to me. It’s amazing how long that third trimester seemed at the time. But here I am, getting up a million times during the night to feed my sweet little boy, not to get up to go to the…Continue Reading “Pregnant with Food Allergies: Pushing Through the Third Trimester”
If you are reading this because you are pregnant, congratulations!! I would also recommend reading this, along with my first trimester post, if you know or are caring for someone that is pregnant with food allergies. I am writing this at the end of my 34th week of pregnancy, and am excited to share this…Continue Reading “Pregnant with Food Allergies: Enjoying the Second Trimester”
If you are reading this because you are pregnant, congratulations!! You are in for quite a ride! I am writing this 25 weeks pregnant, and am excited to share this time with you. Soon after I found out that I was pregnant and the fog of excitement started to clear, I realized I had a…Continue Reading “Pregnant with Food Allergies: Managing the First Trimester”
If you have food allergies, I imagine you say “no” quite often. No to food. No to events. I feel like I am always saying “no”, and I kind of hate it. As a people pleaser, I hate having to say “no” thinking that I will be disappointing someone. As a normal human being, I…Continue Reading “10 Other Ways to Say “No” When You Have Food Allergies”
I cannot tell you how many dairy-free fudge recipes I have tried, that have turned into a soupy, grainy mess. Having spent my entire childhood able to eat my grandma’s delicious fudge (with dairy), it was crushing when I realized that her fudge was something else my allergies and sensitivities were taking away. Since then,…Continue Reading “Dairy-Free Fudge (That Honestly Tastes like Real Fudge!)”
