Guest guest Posted October 9, 2006 Report Share Posted October 9, 2006 Heather, I just attended the Natural Foods and Products Expo East this weekend in Baltimore MD. This is a trade show for the industry. Since this thread of nut allergies is here, I wanted to mention the trends that I noticed. Lots of companies that are focused on foods that are allergen free. That is free of peanuts, and tree nuts. Also gluten free and wheat free are big categories this year; as well as Omega fatty acids, and organics. If anyone wants to email me I can tell you the companies that I noted that sell vegetarian and vegan allergy free items. Oh, look for new vegan items from existing companies. Vegan cream cheese, sour cream, feta cheese with trans -fat free and no hydrogenated oils. Hope this helps, Laura in MD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 9, 2006 Report Share Posted October 9, 2006 My husband and I had no food allergies in our families so we weren't worried. Peanuts and peanut butter were a staple in our home. We introduced it to our second son soon after her turned one and he had no problem. He ate it regularly for nearly a year, and then suddenly started breaking out in hives when he ate it. He was diagnosed with an allergy and now has to carry an epi-pen everywhere he goes. And we cannot buy anything that says " may contain traces of peanuts " , which knocks out a lot of good products we'd otherwise be eating (including every vegan ice cream I've found). A little girl in my oldest son's class had such a bad allergy that if people ate things near her that had traces of nuts (like a donut) she would break out in hives. Her mom told me once that she just thanks God for every day she has with her daughter. This is not like if someone ate meat near you and it disturbed you -- this is a life and death situation. If someone eats peanut butter and then touches a desk and leaves a smear, or goes and drinks from the communal fountain and touches their mouth to the spout, it could potentially kill a child with a peanut allergy. In our area every school is supposed to be completely nut free. Tthe reality is that they don't have enough staff to supervise, and parents whose children don't have allergies often don't read labels or don't realize how serious it is. These days between 1 and 2% of children have nut allergies, so it is prevalent -- and I've learned now that any nut allergy is potentially fatal, it just varies from person to person how much they'd have to consume to have a fatal reaction. But you can't know how much until it happens, and every reaction is different (there are a lot of myths around, like that each reaction gets worse, or that if you just get hives that's the worst it'll ever be). It's something I never thought would happen in my family. My allergic son was breastfed for 2.5 years and vegetarian from birth, and our family tends to be very healthy. And the jury is still out on whether waiting to introduce things actually helps, or just delays the onset. So much is still unknown. Heather Kadee M wrote: > > My husband and I have no nut allergies in our families, so really our > kids are low-risk for an allergy like that. We waited till they were a > year to introduce it, and when we did we only gave a tiny bit and > watched for a reaction. There was none, and they really like it. Not a > problem. For children who are allergic or have food allergies in their > families I'm sure it's a good idea to wait till later to try it, but > for the rest there's really no point in avoiding a food they're almost > definitely not allergic to. If schools start banning allergens even > for kids who aren't allergic, my kids won't be able to take soy > products or anything containing wheat in their lunches! Lunchtime > supervision would prevent food-swapping, not banning certain foods. My > kids aren't allergic to meat, but I'd get just as furious if they ate > that as someone else would if their child ate something they were > allergic to. I'm not going to ask the school to ban meat, but if > lunchtime isn't closely > supervised there will be problems. > > Kadee Sedtal > > MARY-ELIZA FLANNAGAN <mflannagan0705 > <mflannagan0705%40rogers.com>> wrote: I am really surprised how > many people have said they feed their kids Peanut Butter, or send it > to school with them. Here most schools are completely nut free, and I > have been told by my ped not to introduce PB until atleast age three! > Just wondering where everyone is, that PB is allowed at school. > > Mary-Elizabeth > > Kadee M <abbey_road3012 <abbey_road3012%40>> > wrote: > Hello, and welcome. That's great that you're teaching your little > one good eating habits early! I can't tell you how upset I get when I > see little children at restaurants gobbling french fries and > hamburgers! My kids have always been vegetarian, and since I am too > (and meat isn't allowed in the house for any reason) they don't have > any choice but to eat healthy... most of the time, anyway. Try > apples with some peanut butter, actually I use sunflower seed butter, > but either way they love it. And pretty much any vegetable dipped in > something will go with them. Even if they're not in the mood for > vegetables, I give them some refried beans or salad dressing and > they'll eat it, if only so they can feel all grown up dipping it. > > Kadee Sedtal > > MARY-ELIZA FLANNAGAN <mflannagan0705 > <mflannagan0705%40rogers.com>> wrote: I should introduce myself > also. I am a first time mom to a 14mo old and joined this forum mainly > b/c I'm looking for veggie ideas for my daughter. I am slowly trying > to get my dh and I off meat but have really tried to keep my dd on a > veggie diet. She's still breastfeeding too. I am slowly learning about > healthy alternatives for her, and she goes to a veggie home daycare. > So I'm interested in hearing what everyone has to say with this thread > and looking forward to learning more. > > Mary-Elizabeth > > amy heesacker <athensmommy <athensmommy%40>> > wrote: > Hello, > I'm the mother of a 5 year old and 2 year old who are > vegetarian since birth (and I've been veggie myself > for the past 12 years or so). It seems like since my > son started school and has to bring his lunch every > day I'm really struggling to come up with new options > for him. At home he eats a lot of veggie chicken > nuggets, veggie corn dogs and macaroni but he won't > eat them cold, so I've been sending lots of peanut > butter, yogurt, and cheese sticks. But I'd like to > diversify with things he'll actually try. He's a bit > picky, but if anyone has some ideas I'd love to hear > them! > Thanks so much! > ~Amy > > > > > <> > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 9, 2006 Report Share Posted October 9, 2006 Maybe the " special food needs " class someone else mentioned might be a good idea for these very allergic children, but for the other 98-99% of children it's just not fair. What if my kids ate a peanut butter sandwich at home, then got a bit on their hands, which ended up on their clothes, then they went to school and their clothes rubbed against a door, and an allergic child touched the door? Why don't they ban chicken since it's got such a high chance of being infected with salmonella bacteria, which is harmful to *any* child? That's just as easily spread around as peanut residue, only it's got a larger chance of doing harm since any child can get sick from it. I do feel for those children who are allergic, and by all means let's protect them, but I'm not going to send my kids to school every day with the same old peanut, soy, gluten, wheat, tree nut, all of everybody's allergen-free just because the school's cafeteria is unable or unwilling to make sure children don't swap food. Kadee Sedtal Hossfeld Family <jhr wrote: My husband and I had no food allergies in our families so we weren't worried. Peanuts and peanut butter were a staple in our home. We introduced it to our second son soon after her turned one and he had no problem. He ate it regularly for nearly a year, and then suddenly started breaking out in hives when he ate it. He was diagnosed with an allergy and now has to carry an epi-pen everywhere he goes. And we cannot buy anything that says " may contain traces of peanuts " , which knocks out a lot of good products we'd otherwise be eating (including every vegan ice cream I've found). A little girl in my oldest son's class had such a bad allergy that if people ate things near her that had traces of nuts (like a donut) she would break out in hives. Her mom told me once that she just thanks God for every day she has with her daughter. This is not like if someone ate meat near you and it disturbed you -- this is a life and death situation. If someone eats peanut butter and then touches a desk and leaves a smear, or goes and drinks from the communal fountain and touches their mouth to the spout, it could potentially kill a child with a peanut allergy. In our area every school is supposed to be completely nut free. Tthe reality is that they don't have enough staff to supervise, and parents whose children don't have allergies often don't read labels or don't realize how serious it is. These days between 1 and 2% of children have nut allergies, so it is prevalent -- and I've learned now that any nut allergy is potentially fatal, it just varies from person to person how much they'd have to consume to have a fatal reaction. But you can't know how much until it happens, and every reaction is different (there are a lot of myths around, like that each reaction gets worse, or that if you just get hives that's the worst it'll ever be). It's something I never thought would happen in my family. My allergic son was breastfed for 2.5 years and vegetarian from birth, and our family tends to be very healthy. And the jury is still out on whether waiting to introduce things actually helps, or just delays the onset. So much is still unknown. Heather Kadee M wrote: > > My husband and I have no nut allergies in our families, so really our > kids are low-risk for an allergy like that. We waited till they were a > year to introduce it, and when we did we only gave a tiny bit and > watched for a reaction. There was none, and they really like it. Not a > problem. For children who are allergic or have food allergies in their > families I'm sure it's a good idea to wait till later to try it, but > for the rest there's really no point in avoiding a food they're almost > definitely not allergic to. If schools start banning allergens even > for kids who aren't allergic, my kids won't be able to take soy > products or anything containing wheat in their lunches! Lunchtime > supervision would prevent food-swapping, not banning certain foods. My > kids aren't allergic to meat, but I'd get just as furious if they ate > that as someone else would if their child ate something they were > allergic to. I'm not going to ask the school to ban meat, but if > lunchtime isn't closely > supervised there will be problems. > > Kadee Sedtal > > MARY-ELIZA FLANNAGAN <mflannagan0705 > <mflannagan0705%40rogers.com>> wrote: I am really surprised how > many people have said they feed their kids Peanut Butter, or send it > to school with them. Here most schools are completely nut free, and I > have been told by my ped not to introduce PB until atleast age three! > Just wondering where everyone is, that PB is allowed at school. > > Mary-Elizabeth > > Kadee M <abbey_road3012 <abbey_road3012%40>> > wrote: > Hello, and welcome. That's great that you're teaching your little > one good eating habits early! I can't tell you how upset I get when I > see little children at restaurants gobbling french fries and > hamburgers! My kids have always been vegetarian, and since I am too > (and meat isn't allowed in the house for any reason) they don't have > any choice but to eat healthy... most of the time, anyway. Try > apples with some peanut butter, actually I use sunflower seed butter, > but either way they love it. And pretty much any vegetable dipped in > something will go with them. Even if they're not in the mood for > vegetables, I give them some refried beans or salad dressing and > they'll eat it, if only so they can feel all grown up dipping it. > > Kadee Sedtal > > MARY-ELIZA FLANNAGAN <mflannagan0705 > <mflannagan0705%40rogers.com>> wrote: I should introduce myself > also. I am a first time mom to a 14mo old and joined this forum mainly > b/c I'm looking for veggie ideas for my daughter. I am slowly trying > to get my dh and I off meat but have really tried to keep my dd on a > veggie diet. She's still breastfeeding too. I am slowly learning about > healthy alternatives for her, and she goes to a veggie home daycare. > So I'm interested in hearing what everyone has to say with this thread > and looking forward to learning more. > > Mary-Elizabeth > > amy heesacker <athensmommy <athensmommy%40>> > wrote: > Hello, > I'm the mother of a 5 year old and 2 year old who are > vegetarian since birth (and I've been veggie myself > for the past 12 years or so). It seems like since my > son started school and has to bring his lunch every > day I'm really struggling to come up with new options > for him. At home he eats a lot of veggie chicken > nuggets, veggie corn dogs and macaroni but he won't > eat them cold, so I've been sending lots of peanut > butter, yogurt, and cheese sticks. But I'd like to > diversify with things he'll actually try. He's a bit > picky, but if anyone has some ideas I'd love to hear > them! > Thanks so much! > ~Amy > > > > > <> > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 9, 2006 Report Share Posted October 9, 2006 I agree. I feel for the kids with allergies too. I have some myself though not a s serious as nuts usually are. What about the child who will only eat peanut butter? You know the phases they go through. Some schools send those children to a special table or to eat in another room. I'm sorry but that seems wrong to me. Why don't they send the kids with allergies to eat with the nurse. Peanut allergies can be life threatening and it might be better for those children to be with a professional nurse trained in emergency care. NYS is passing laws that schools have to be nut free. I am glad that my children don't insist on pb. The day care I am looking at for my little one doesn't allow nut butter. So far, the elementary and middle schools my other children are in haven't done that yet. This issue gets me so upset. In my business, I make foods that are free of some common allergens so I am not unsympathetic. I just think it's not right to have the whole school lunch setting altered. I am sure that parents of children with allergies would have a much different opinion than mine. They want thier children to have as much of a normal life as possible and I think any parent would want that. Unfortunately, there are issues that many kids have that make that not possible. My daughter has Aspergers syndrome. She has to be pulled from her class for many different therapies. I don't think the whole class should be disrupted for that though. I know that is something she won't die from but it is still my responsiblity to make sure she has what she wants. What Kadee said was right on the money. What if my child had pb for breakfast. Some children with allergies only have to smell the food or even just be near someone who had it. Do we ban pb completely and no longer sell it in the stores? I am sorry if I offended any parents who have children with allergies. I do understand your position. This is just my rant on a topic that really disturbs me. Carol Kadee M <abbey_road3012 wrote: Maybe the " special food needs " class someone else mentioned might be a good idea for these very allergic children, but for the other 98-99% of children it's just not fair. What if my kids ate a peanut butter sandwich at home, then got a bit on their hands, which ended up on their clothes, then they went to school and their clothes rubbed against a door, and an allergic child touched the door? Why don't they ban chicken since it's got such a high chance of being infected with salmonella bacteria, which is harmful to *any* child? That's just as easily spread around as peanut residue, only it's got a larger chance of doing harm since any child can get sick from it. I do feel for those children who are allergic, and by all means let's protect them, but I'm not going to send my kids to school every day with the same old peanut, soy, gluten, wheat, tree nut, all of everybody's allergen-free just because the school's cafeteria is unable or unwilling to make sure children don't swap food. Kadee Sedtal Hossfeld Family <jhr wrote: My husband and I had no food allergies in our families so we weren't worried. Peanuts and peanut butter were a staple in our home. We introduced it to our second son soon after her turned one and he had no problem. He ate it regularly for nearly a year, and then suddenly started breaking out in hives when he ate it. He was diagnosed with an allergy and now has to carry an epi-pen everywhere he goes. And we cannot buy anything that says " may contain traces of peanuts " , which knocks out a lot of good products we'd otherwise be eating (including every vegan ice cream I've found). A little girl in my oldest son's class had such a bad allergy that if people ate things near her that had traces of nuts (like a donut) she would break out in hives. Her mom told me once that she just thanks God for every day she has with her daughter. This is not like if someone ate meat near you and it disturbed you -- this is a life and death situation. If someone eats peanut butter and then touches a desk and leaves a smear, or goes and drinks from the communal fountain and touches their mouth to the spout, it could potentially kill a child with a peanut allergy. In our area every school is supposed to be completely nut free. Tthe reality is that they don't have enough staff to supervise, and parents whose children don't have allergies often don't read labels or don't realize how serious it is. These days between 1 and 2% of children have nut allergies, so it is prevalent -- and I've learned now that any nut allergy is potentially fatal, it just varies from person to person how much they'd have to consume to have a fatal reaction. But you can't know how much until it happens, and every reaction is different (there are a lot of myths around, like that each reaction gets worse, or that if you just get hives that's the worst it'll ever be). It's something I never thought would happen in my family. My allergic son was breastfed for 2.5 years and vegetarian from birth, and our family tends to be very healthy. And the jury is still out on whether waiting to introduce things actually helps, or just delays the onset. So much is still unknown. Heather Kadee M wrote: > > My husband and I have no nut allergies in our families, so really our > kids are low-risk for an allergy like that. We waited till they were a > year to introduce it, and when we did we only gave a tiny bit and > watched for a reaction. There was none, and they really like it. Not a > problem. For children who are allergic or have food allergies in their > families I'm sure it's a good idea to wait till later to try it, but > for the rest there's really no point in avoiding a food they're almost > definitely not allergic to. If schools start banning allergens even > for kids who aren't allergic, my kids won't be able to take soy > products or anything containing wheat in their lunches! Lunchtime > supervision would prevent food-swapping, not banning certain foods. My > kids aren't allergic to meat, but I'd get just as furious if they ate > that as someone else would if their child ate something they were > allergic to. I'm not going to ask the school to ban meat, but if > lunchtime isn't closely > supervised there will be problems. > > Kadee Sedtal > > MARY-ELIZA FLANNAGAN <mflannagan0705 > <mflannagan0705%40rogers.com>> wrote: I am really surprised how > many people have said they feed their kids Peanut Butter, or send it > to school with them. Here most schools are completely nut free, and I > have been told by my ped not to introduce PB until atleast age three! > Just wondering where everyone is, that PB is allowed at school. > > Mary-Elizabeth > > Kadee M <abbey_road3012 <abbey_road3012%40>> > wrote: > Hello, and welcome. That's great that you're teaching your little > one good eating habits early! I can't tell you how upset I get when I > see little children at restaurants gobbling french fries and > hamburgers! My kids have always been vegetarian, and since I am too > (and meat isn't allowed in the house for any reason) they don't have > any choice but to eat healthy... most of the time, anyway. Try > apples with some peanut butter, actually I use sunflower seed butter, > but either way they love it. And pretty much any vegetable dipped in > something will go with them. Even if they're not in the mood for > vegetables, I give them some refried beans or salad dressing and > they'll eat it, if only so they can feel all grown up dipping it. > > Kadee Sedtal > > MARY-ELIZA FLANNAGAN <mflannagan0705 > <mflannagan0705%40rogers.com>> wrote: I should introduce myself > also. I am a first time mom to a 14mo old and joined this forum mainly > b/c I'm looking for veggie ideas for my daughter. I am slowly trying > to get my dh and I off meat but have really tried to keep my dd on a > veggie diet. She's still breastfeeding too. I am slowly learning about > healthy alternatives for her, and she goes to a veggie home daycare. > So I'm interested in hearing what everyone has to say with this thread > and looking forward to learning more. > > Mary-Elizabeth > > amy heesacker <athensmommy <athensmommy%40>> > wrote: > Hello, > I'm the mother of a 5 year old and 2 year old who are > vegetarian since birth (and I've been veggie myself > for the past 12 years or so). It seems like since my > son started school and has to bring his lunch every > day I'm really struggling to come up with new options > for him. At home he eats a lot of veggie chicken > nuggets, veggie corn dogs and macaroni but he won't > eat them cold, so I've been sending lots of peanut > butter, yogurt, and cheese sticks. But I'd like to > diversify with things he'll actually try. He's a bit > picky, but if anyone has some ideas I'd love to hear > them! > Thanks so much! > ~Amy > > > > > <> > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 10, 2006 Report Share Posted October 10, 2006 <<What if my child had pb for breakfast. Some children with allergies only have to smell the food or even just be near someone who had it. Do we ban pb completely and no longer sell it in the stores?>> For three straight years, one of my children was in the same class as a child who was extremely allergic. The adults were told in no uncertain terms that no one who came to the classroom -- even if it was just to drop off their child -- could have had anything for breakfast that might have been processed in a plant that also processed nuts. Washing hands and brushing teeth was not considered safe enough. But then the kids would all go out to play in the playground that was shared by 5 classrooms. I never understood the logic of that one, either. The real question is: why are so many children's immune systems freaking out like this? Liz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 10, 2006 Report Share Posted October 10, 2006 The real question is: why are so many children's immune systems freaking out like this? Prescription drugs, over-vaccination, germophobia, insufficient diets, not enough exercise or time outside in the sun, treating a cold like the ebola virus, parents who expect their kids to be perfect... also I'm sure genetics plays some role. There's too much working against these kids' immune systems and not enough working for them, so they freak out. My dog has lupus and I believe with all my heart it's because of the cheap food she ate, being out in the weather all year, stress, you name it. It cleared up very nicely once she came to live with us, go figure, in a more favorable environment. I'm not saying that a deadly peanut allergy will go away if a child is treated differently (though I'm sure in many cases it would help tremendously), just that from the time kids are conceived they're " protected " from entirely too much good stuff like dirt and bugs and other fun things. My mom was apalled when we got pet rats. She didn't think the kids ought to handle them at all. My daughter Leah adores them, and though she might get a few germs from them it's not anything that will kill her, or even make her sick. Not that everybody ought to go get their kids rats, just everybody ought to chill out and let the kids get a few germs in their systems and stop poisoning them with medicine and silly air fresheners and cleaners and sanitizers. My sister had asthma when she was little, and her doctor told my mom to send her outside and make her play till she can't anymore, give her a breathing treatment, and send her right back out. She doesn't have asthma anymore. I think a lot of these problems could be improved simply by changing a few simple things. Not all, but some, and it'd be more than worth it. Kadee Sedtal Talk is cheap. Use Messenger to make PC-to-Phone calls. Great rates starting at 1¢/min. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 10, 2006 Report Share Posted October 10, 2006 i personally believe it's a combination of vaccinations, especially early vaccinations, widespread use of pharmaceuticals, and generations of unhealthy diets and no exercise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 10, 2006 Report Share Posted October 10, 2006 Amen! I feed my children an organic, vegetarian diet (we still use some dairy - I can't live without my decaf tea with skim milk!). They play outside, we visit farms and play with the barn cats and rabbits. We pick berries, fruits and veggies and have been known to sample a few without washing. Yes, they get dirty, but so did we when we were younger. My daughter has had three years of perfect attendance at school. My son has had two, and gets a gold star for the first one. He had ear infections for 18 weeks out of the year that ended in him having his mastoid process removed three days before the end of the year. With so few days left, he insisted on finishing the year for his certificate. Noreen On Behalf Of Kadee M Tuesday, October 10, 2006 4:38 PM Re: food allergies (was " introduction " ) The real question is: why are so many children's immune systems freaking out like this? Prescription drugs, over-vaccination, germophobia, insufficient diets, not enough exercise or time outside in the sun, treating a cold like the ebola virus, parents who expect their kids to be perfect... also I'm sure genetics plays some role. There's too much working against these kids' immune systems and not enough working for them, so they freak out. My dog has lupus and I believe with all my heart it's because of the cheap food she ate, being out in the weather all year, stress, you name it. It cleared up very nicely once she came to live with us, go figure, in a more favorable environment. I'm not saying that a deadly peanut allergy will go away if a child is treated differently (though I'm sure in many cases it would help tremendously), just that from the time kids are conceived they're " protected " from entirely too much good stuff like dirt and bugs and other fun things. My mom was apalled when we got pet rats. She didn't think the kids ought to handle them at all. My daughter Leah adores them, and though she might get a few germs from them it's not anything that will kill her, or even make her sick. Not that everybody ought to go get their kids rats, just everybody ought to chill out and let the kids get a few germs in their systems and stop poisoning them with medicine and silly air fresheners and cleaners and sanitizers. My sister had asthma when she was little, and her doctor told my mom to send her outside and make her play till she can't anymore, give her a breathing treatment, and send her right back out. She doesn't have asthma anymore. I think a lot of these problems could be improved simply by changing a few simple things. Not all, but some, and it'd be more than worth it. Kadee Sedtal Talk is cheap. Use Messenger to make PC-to-Phone calls. Great rates starting at 1¢/min. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 11, 2006 Report Share Posted October 11, 2006 He he, we used to dig in dumpsters in the alley when my sister and I were little. We had a friend who was pretty much an " adopted " sister, and we were the filthiest kids you ever saw most times... we got baths afterward, but really I think we're all three immune to *everything* now. Kadee Sedtal Noreen Davisson <davisson wrote: Amen! I feed my children an organic, vegetarian diet (we still use some dairy - I can't live without my decaf tea with skim milk!). They play outside, we visit farms and play with the barn cats and rabbits. We pick berries, fruits and veggies and have been known to sample a few without washing. Yes, they get dirty, but so did we when we were younger. My daughter has had three years of perfect attendance at school. My son has had two, and gets a gold star for the first one. He had ear infections for 18 weeks out of the year that ended in him having his mastoid process removed three days before the end of the year. With so few days left, he insisted on finishing the year for his certificate. Noreen On Behalf Of Kadee M Tuesday, October 10, 2006 4:38 PM Re: food allergies (was " introduction " ) The real question is: why are so many children's immune systems freaking out like this? Prescription drugs, over-vaccination, germophobia, insufficient diets, not enough exercise or time outside in the sun, treating a cold like the ebola virus, parents who expect their kids to be perfect... also I'm sure genetics plays some role. There's too much working against these kids' immune systems and not enough working for them, so they freak out. My dog has lupus and I believe with all my heart it's because of the cheap food she ate, being out in the weather all year, stress, you name it. It cleared up very nicely once she came to live with us, go figure, in a more favorable environment. I'm not saying that a deadly peanut allergy will go away if a child is treated differently (though I'm sure in many cases it would help tremendously), just that from the time kids are conceived they're " protected " from entirely too much good stuff like dirt and bugs and other fun things. My mom was apalled when we got pet rats. She didn't think the kids ought to handle them at all. My daughter Leah adores them, and though she might get a few germs from them it's not anything that will kill her, or even make her sick. Not that everybody ought to go get their kids rats, just everybody ought to chill out and let the kids get a few germs in their systems and stop poisoning them with medicine and silly air fresheners and cleaners and sanitizers. My sister had asthma when she was little, and her doctor told my mom to send her outside and make her play till she can't anymore, give her a breathing treatment, and send her right back out. She doesn't have asthma anymore. I think a lot of these problems could be improved simply by changing a few simple things. Not all, but some, and it'd be more than worth it. Kadee Sedtal Talk is cheap. Use Messenger to make PC-to-Phone calls. Great rates starting at 1¢/min. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 11, 2006 Report Share Posted October 11, 2006 I think that pediatricians (though I have not spoken with once since I was around fourteen) are a large part of this. They are not well educated in nutrition and do not help parents learn when foods should be introduced. Most parents do what their parents did or what their friends do and are not aware of the potential harm of introducing certain foods too soon. Kadee M <abbey_road3012 wrote: The real question is: why are so many children's immune systems freaking out like this? Prescription drugs, over-vaccination, germophobia, insufficient diets, not enough exercise or time outside in the sun, treating a cold like the ebola virus, parents who expect their kids to be perfect... also I'm sure genetics plays some role. There's too much working against these kids' immune systems and not enough working for them, so they freak out. My dog has lupus and I believe with all my heart it's because of the cheap food she ate, being out in the weather all year, stress, you name it. It cleared up very nicely once she came to live with us, go figure, in a more favorable environment. I'm not saying that a deadly peanut allergy will go away if a child is treated differently (though I'm sure in many cases it would help tremendously), just that from the time kids are conceived they're " protected " from entirely too much good stuff like dirt and bugs and other fun things. My mom was apalled when we got pet rats. She didn't think the kids ought to handle them at all. My daughter Leah adores them, and though she might get a few germs from them it's not anything that will kill her, or even make her sick. Not that everybody ought to go get their kids rats, just everybody ought to chill out and let the kids get a few germs in their systems and stop poisoning them with medicine and silly air fresheners and cleaners and sanitizers. My sister had asthma when she was little, and her doctor told my mom to send her outside and make her play till she can't anymore, give her a breathing treatment, and send her right back out. She doesn't have asthma anymore. I think a lot of these problems could be improved simply by changing a few simple things. Not all, but some, and it'd be more than worth it. Kadee Sedtal Talk is cheap. Use Messenger to make PC-to-Phone calls. Great rates starting at 1¢/min. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 11, 2006 Report Share Posted October 11, 2006 What do you think about genetically modified food, parents who once ate meat laced with antibiotics and growth hormone, pesticides etc etc.? I think our food supply is so contaminated that even the organic (like spinach and lettuce) are an issue. All this manipulation can be causing helath problems. Carol earthmother <earthmother213 wrote: i personally believe it's a combination of vaccinations, especially early vaccinations, widespread use of pharmaceuticals, and generations of unhealthy diets and no exercise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 11, 2006 Report Share Posted October 11, 2006 My mother used to say that kids need to eat a little dirt to be healthy. My grandmother used to take me out when I was a baby even if it was cold. I learned to bundle babies up and get them out in the fresh air. Kids that are kept fromever being exposed to germs are sickly. It would make me nuts when my friends would not want to play because my child had a slight runny nose. I take my kids to play with kids that have a runny nose. I try to keep them away from vomiting and diahrea but thats about it. I'm sure that a combination of all the things that have been brought up so far contribute to what is going on with allergies and kids that have issues with being sick a lot. I'm not sure if there is anything one can do about reversing allergies though. It may be something they will have to learn to live with the best they can. Carol Kadee M <abbey_road3012 wrote: The real question is: why are so many children's immune systems freaking out like this? Prescription drugs, over-vaccination, germophobia, insufficient diets, not enough exercise or time outside in the sun, treating a cold like the ebola virus, parents who expect their kids to be perfect... also I'm sure genetics plays some role. There's too much working against these kids' immune systems and not enough working for them, so they freak out. My dog has lupus and I believe with all my heart it's because of the cheap food she ate, being out in the weather all year, stress, you name it. It cleared up very nicely once she came to live with us, go figure, in a more favorable environment. I'm not saying that a deadly peanut allergy will go away if a child is treated differently (though I'm sure in many cases it would help tremendously), just that from the time kids are conceived they're " protected " from entirely too much good stuff like dirt and bugs and other fun things. My mom was apalled when we got pet rats. She didn't think the kids ought to handle them at all. My daughter Leah adores them, and though she might get a few germs from them it's not anything that will kill her, or even make her sick. Not that everybody ought to go get their kids rats, just everybody ought to chill out and let the kids get a few germs in their systems and stop poisoning them with medicine and silly air fresheners and cleaners and sanitizers. My sister had asthma when she was little, and her doctor told my mom to send her outside and make her play till she can't anymore, give her a breathing treatment, and send her right back out. She doesn't have asthma anymore. I think a lot of these problems could be improved simply by changing a few simple things. Not all, but some, and it'd be more than worth it. Kadee Sedtal Talk is cheap. Use Messenger to make PC-to-Phone calls. Great rates starting at 1¢/min. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 11, 2006 Report Share Posted October 11, 2006 Oh man, agreed completely. At my 6 week checkup after my son was born there was a very young girl in the waiting room with her baby and her mother. We were talking and she mentioned giving her two week-old baby cereal to help him sleep. My heart stopped and I said, " DON'T YOU GIVE THAT BABY CEREAL!!! " Her baby's doctor had told her it was fine. ?? Same thing happened with my husband's brother and his wife, and the wife's mother was trying to convince them that their baby, only a couple of months old, would sleep better if they put cereal in his bottle. I turned into a statistic machine, emphasizing that babies given cereal that early are more likely to be overweight and diabetic (they're big people). I don't care if it makes them sleep better! Kadee Sedtal robin koloms <rkoloms wrote: I think that pediatricians (though I have not spoken with once since I was around fourteen) are a large part of this. They are not well educated in nutrition and do not help parents learn when foods should be introduced. Most parents do what their parents did or what their friends do and are not aware of the potential harm of introducing certain foods too soon. Kadee M <abbey_road3012 wrote: The real question is: why are so many children's immune systems freaking out like this? Prescription drugs, over-vaccination, germophobia, insufficient diets, not enough exercise or time outside in the sun, treating a cold like the ebola virus, parents who expect their kids to be perfect... also I'm sure genetics plays some role. There's too much working against these kids' immune systems and not enough working for them, so they freak out. My dog has lupus and I believe with all my heart it's because of the cheap food she ate, being out in the weather all year, stress, you name it. It cleared up very nicely once she came to live with us, go figure, in a more favorable environment. I'm not saying that a deadly peanut allergy will go away if a child is treated differently (though I'm sure in many cases it would help tremendously), just that from the time kids are conceived they're " protected " from entirely too much good stuff like dirt and bugs and other fun things. My mom was apalled when we got pet rats. She didn't think the kids ought to handle them at all. My daughter Leah adores them, and though she might get a few germs from them it's not anything that will kill her, or even make her sick. Not that everybody ought to go get their kids rats, just everybody ought to chill out and let the kids get a few germs in their systems and stop poisoning them with medicine and silly air fresheners and cleaners and sanitizers. My sister had asthma when she was little, and her doctor told my mom to send her outside and make her play till she can't anymore, give her a breathing treatment, and send her right back out. She doesn't have asthma anymore. I think a lot of these problems could be improved simply by changing a few simple things. Not all, but some, and it'd be more than worth it. Kadee Sedtal Talk is cheap. Use Messenger to make PC-to-Phone calls. Great rates starting at 1¢/min. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 11, 2006 Report Share Posted October 11, 2006 The last time I took my son to his allergist we had a good talk about this. He said he believes it's a combination of the vaccinations, antibiotics and our super-clean lifestyles, i.e.all the cleaning products we use to eradicate all dirt and germs, bathing ourselves every day, brushing our teeth all the time. He also said that his own opinion is that our smaller family sizes have a lot to do with it -- he said on average he sees far fewer allergies in children from families with more than two kids. This is mainly again because of the exposure issues. I asked him what we can do in our homes -- I'm not a neatfreak, and I mainly use vinegar for cleaning -- my kids are bathed every 2 or 3 days together in the tub (by then they're usually covered with grunge because they play outside so much), and brush their teeth once a day. He said he doesn't think we can change much at an individual household level because we live in such a " clean " society. As I mentioned in a previous e-mail, our families have no history of food allergies at all. The peanut allergy is the only allergy my son has (he was tested for all kinds of things) and he hasn't had so much as a single hive since 1.5 years ago when we first figured that he must be allergic to it. I am so hopeful he will just grow out of it. And as an aside -- we were never asked about our diet through all the allergy testing stuff. Heather earthmother wrote: > > i personally believe it's a combination of vaccinations, especially early > vaccinations, widespread use of pharmaceuticals, and generations of > unhealthy diets and no exercise. > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 11, 2006 Report Share Posted October 11, 2006 oh man, i hate that. i cannot believe that a pediatrician said it was fine. maybe s/he didn't really but the girl is doing it anyway? whenever i hear people say ANYTHING about something " helping the baby sleep, " since almost everything that " helps babies sleep " is negative, i ask them, have you ever thought about WHY your baby is sleeping more? or wondered if that's necessarily a good thing? or what the repercussions of that will be in the long run? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 11, 2006 Report Share Posted October 11, 2006 Actually, the pet rats may have something to do with keeping your children healthy. I read somewhere that children who grow up with animals around tend to have fewer allergies and illnesses. My son is seven and our family has always included many dogs, cats, and birds. He has no food allergies in spite of having started solid foods at about five months, eats peanut butter every day (it's the only sandwich he will eat), and has not had a sick day from school in two years. - Kadee M Wednesday, October 11, 2006 1:03 PM Re: food allergies (was " introduction " ) Oh man, agreed completely. At my 6 week checkup after my son was born there was a very young girl in the waiting room with her baby and her mother. We were talking and she mentioned giving her two week-old baby cereal to help him sleep. My heart stopped and I said, " DON'T YOU GIVE THAT BABY CEREAL!!! " Her baby's doctor had told her it was fine. ?? Same thing happened with my husband's brother and his wife, and the wife's mother was trying to convince them that their baby, only a couple of months old, would sleep better if they put cereal in his bottle. I turned into a statistic machine, emphasizing that babies given cereal that early are more likely to be overweight and diabetic (they're big people). I don't care if it makes them sleep better! Kadee Sedtal robin koloms <rkoloms wrote: I think that pediatricians (though I have not spoken with once since I was around fourteen) are a large part of this. They are not well educated in nutrition and do not help parents learn when foods should be introduced. Most parents do what their parents did or what their friends do and are not aware of the potential harm of introducing certain foods too soon. Kadee M <abbey_road3012 wrote: The real question is: why are so many children's immune systems freaking out like this? Prescription drugs, over-vaccination, germophobia, insufficient diets, not enough exercise or time outside in the sun, treating a cold like the ebola virus, parents who expect their kids to be perfect... also I'm sure genetics plays some role. There's too much working against these kids' immune systems and not enough working for them, so they freak out. My dog has lupus and I believe with all my heart it's because of the cheap food she ate, being out in the weather all year, stress, you name it. It cleared up very nicely once she came to live with us, go figure, in a more favorable environment. I'm not saying that a deadly peanut allergy will go away if a child is treated differently (though I'm sure in many cases it would help tremendously), just that from the time kids are conceived they're " protected " from entirely too much good stuff like dirt and bugs and other fun things. My mom was apalled when we got pet rats. She didn't think the kids ought to handle them at all. My daughter Leah adores them, and though she might get a few germs from them it's not anything that will kill her, or even make her sick. Not that everybody ought to go get their kids rats, just everybody ought to chill out and let the kids get a few germs in their systems and stop poisoning them with medicine and silly air fresheners and cleaners and sanitizers. My sister had asthma when she was little, and her doctor told my mom to send her outside and make her play till she can't anymore, give her a breathing treatment, and send her right back out. She doesn't have asthma anymore. I think a lot of these problems could be improved simply by changing a few simple things. Not all, but some, and it'd be more than worth it. Kadee Sedtal Talk is cheap. Use Messenger to make PC-to-Phone calls. Great rates starting at 1¢/min. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 12, 2006 Report Share Posted October 12, 2006 Don't get me started on that! My daughter was small at birth (6lb), tiny by her first check-up (5lb on pure breast milk) and cried constantly. I got grief daily from my mother to give her a nice bottle of formula with some cereal in it so she'd sleep. After all, I'd been given that before I was a month old. Huh - could that be part of the reason that as a child I was allergic to milk, wheat, eggs, strawberries, you name it? An educated woman would never breastfeed her baby. Why would there be formula? Of course, this is the same woman who would dump bits of chicken on my daughter's high chair tray in hopes that Kate would eat it and prove me wrong. I spent more time cleaning and sanitizing that tray, while my daughter happily scarfed down edamame and organic berries. Noreen On Behalf Of Kadee M Wednesday, October 11, 2006 1:03 PM Re: food allergies (was " introduction " ) Oh man, agreed completely. At my 6 week checkup after my son was born there was a very young girl in the waiting room with her baby and her mother. We were talking and she mentioned giving her two week-old baby cereal to help him sleep. My heart stopped and I said, " DON'T YOU GIVE THAT BABY CEREAL!!! " Her baby's doctor had told her it was fine. ?? Same thing happened with my husband's brother and his wife, and the wife's mother was trying to convince them that their baby, only a couple of months old, would sleep better if they put cereal in his bottle. I turned into a statistic machine, emphasizing that babies given cereal that early are more likely to be overweight and diabetic (they're big people). I don't care if it makes them sleep better! Kadee Sedtal robin koloms <rkoloms wrote: I think that pediatricians (though I have not spoken with once since I was around fourteen) are a large part of this. They are not well educated in nutrition and do not help parents learn when foods should be introduced. Most parents do what their parents did or what their friends do and are not aware of the potential harm of introducing certain foods too soon. Kadee M <abbey_road3012 wrote: The real question is: why are so many children's immune systems freaking out like this? Prescription drugs, over-vaccination, germophobia, insufficient diets, not enough exercise or time outside in the sun, treating a cold like the ebola virus, parents who expect their kids to be perfect... also I'm sure genetics plays some role. There's too much working against these kids' immune systems and not enough working for them, so they freak out. My dog has lupus and I believe with all my heart it's because of the cheap food she ate, being out in the weather all year, stress, you name it. It cleared up very nicely once she came to live with us, go figure, in a more favorable environment. I'm not saying that a deadly peanut allergy will go away if a child is treated differently (though I'm sure in many cases it would help tremendously), just that from the time kids are conceived they're " protected " from entirely too much good stuff like dirt and bugs and other fun things. My mom was apalled when we got pet rats. She didn't think the kids ought to handle them at all. My daughter Leah adores them, and though she might get a few germs from them it's not anything that will kill her, or even make her sick. Not that everybody ought to go get their kids rats, just everybody ought to chill out and let the kids get a few germs in their systems and stop poisoning them with medicine and silly air fresheners and cleaners and sanitizers. My sister had asthma when she was little, and her doctor told my mom to send her outside and make her play till she can't anymore, give her a breathing treatment, and send her right back out. She doesn't have asthma anymore. I think a lot of these problems could be improved simply by changing a few simple things. Not all, but some, and it'd be more than worth it. Kadee Sedtal Talk is cheap. Use Messenger to make PC-to-Phone calls. Great rates starting at 1¢/min. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 12, 2006 Report Share Posted October 12, 2006 Nothing ever made my kids sleep when they were that tiny... I'd have probably worried if they did sleep. People are just lazy, they don't want to get up with the baby. It's not like anybody thinks it's natural for a newborn to sleep for 8 hours straight. Plus being so tiny I'd be afraid they might dehydrate if they went that long without drinking something. Maybe that's silly, but I got worried enough over much less when my two were tiny babies. Kadee Sedtal earthmother <earthmother213 wrote: oh man, i hate that. i cannot believe that a pediatrician said it was fine. maybe s/he didn't really but the girl is doing it anyway? whenever i hear people say ANYTHING about something " helping the baby sleep, " since almost everything that " helps babies sleep " is negative, i ask them, have you ever thought about WHY your baby is sleeping more? or wondered if that's necessarily a good thing? or what the repercussions of that will be in the long run? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 12, 2006 Report Share Posted October 12, 2006 we have 8 animals, which freaked people out plenty when we had our son, but all the research i did before he was born indicated that exposing them early and often to a wide variety of allergens (not necessarily food allergens, but things like grass, animals, etc.) was the way to go for prevention. he's never had a single problem despite all the allergies on both sides of our family and in my husband especially. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 12, 2006 Report Share Posted October 12, 2006 I've read that somewhere about kids who have animals in the house have fewer allergies. My husband has always been allergic to pretty much all animal hair and after only six months of having dogs and rats and mice he does much better, even around cats. Someone on one of the rat groups I'm on said they completely eliminated their pet hair allergies by getting a dog and a cat and sleeping in bed with them. She was a mess for a while, but eventually she became " immune " to the hairs and was not bothered again. Kadee Sedtal Terry Somerson <terry wrote: Actually, the pet rats may have something to do with keeping your children healthy. I read somewhere that children who grow up with animals around tend to have fewer allergies and illnesses. My son is seven and our family has always included many dogs, cats, and birds. He has no food allergies in spite of having started solid foods at about five months, eats peanut butter every day (it's the only sandwich he will eat), and has not had a sick day from school in two years. - Kadee M Wednesday, October 11, 2006 1:03 PM Re: food allergies (was " introduction " ) Oh man, agreed completely. At my 6 week checkup after my son was born there was a very young girl in the waiting room with her baby and her mother. We were talking and she mentioned giving her two week-old baby cereal to help him sleep. My heart stopped and I said, " DON'T YOU GIVE THAT BABY CEREAL!!! " Her baby's doctor had told her it was fine. ?? Same thing happened with my husband's brother and his wife, and the wife's mother was trying to convince them that their baby, only a couple of months old, would sleep better if they put cereal in his bottle. I turned into a statistic machine, emphasizing that babies given cereal that early are more likely to be overweight and diabetic (they're big people). I don't care if it makes them sleep better! Kadee Sedtal robin koloms <rkoloms wrote: I think that pediatricians (though I have not spoken with once since I was around fourteen) are a large part of this. They are not well educated in nutrition and do not help parents learn when foods should be introduced. Most parents do what their parents did or what their friends do and are not aware of the potential harm of introducing certain foods too soon. Kadee M <abbey_road3012 wrote: The real question is: why are so many children's immune systems freaking out like this? Prescription drugs, over-vaccination, germophobia, insufficient diets, not enough exercise or time outside in the sun, treating a cold like the ebola virus, parents who expect their kids to be perfect... also I'm sure genetics plays some role. There's too much working against these kids' immune systems and not enough working for them, so they freak out. My dog has lupus and I believe with all my heart it's because of the cheap food she ate, being out in the weather all year, stress, you name it. It cleared up very nicely once she came to live with us, go figure, in a more favorable environment. I'm not saying that a deadly peanut allergy will go away if a child is treated differently (though I'm sure in many cases it would help tremendously), just that from the time kids are conceived they're " protected " from entirely too much good stuff like dirt and bugs and other fun things. My mom was apalled when we got pet rats. She didn't think the kids ought to handle them at all. My daughter Leah adores them, and though she might get a few germs from them it's not anything that will kill her, or even make her sick. Not that everybody ought to go get their kids rats, just everybody ought to chill out and let the kids get a few germs in their systems and stop poisoning them with medicine and silly air fresheners and cleaners and sanitizers. My sister had asthma when she was little, and her doctor told my mom to send her outside and make her play till she can't anymore, give her a breathing treatment, and send her right back out. She doesn't have asthma anymore. I think a lot of these problems could be improved simply by changing a few simple things. Not all, but some, and it'd be more than worth it. Kadee Sedtal Talk is cheap. Use Messenger to make PC-to-Phone calls. Great rates starting at 1¢/min. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 12, 2006 Report Share Posted October 12, 2006 Well, and lets face it, the sleep depravation doesnt even neccessarily stop when baby sleeps through the night. My five year old daughter is going through an afraid of the dark stage and she wakes up in the middle of the night to go to the bathroom at least 3- 4 nights a week and makes me wake up and stand by the bathroom door until she is done. I am thinking of seeing if giving her a flash light to use will help, but my main point is that parenthood is for the long haul and if someone can't manage to wake up once or twice a night for the year or so that their baby needs it (and possibly at other times throughout their childhood), then maybe they need to rethink why they became a parent in the first place. , Kadee M <abbey_road3012 wrote: > > Nothing ever made my kids sleep when they were that tiny... I'd have probably worried if they did sleep. People are just lazy, they don't want to get up with the baby. It's not like anybody thinks it's natural for a newborn to sleep for 8 hours straight. Plus being so tiny I'd be afraid they might dehydrate if they went that long without drinking something. Maybe that's silly, but I got worried enough over much less when my two were tiny babies. > > Kadee Sedtal > > earthmother <earthmother213 wrote: oh man, i hate that. i cannot believe that a pediatrician said it was > fine. maybe s/he didn't really but the girl is doing it anyway? whenever i > hear people say ANYTHING about something " helping the baby sleep, " since > almost everything that " helps babies sleep " is negative, i ask them, have > you ever thought about WHY your baby is sleeping more? or wondered if > that's necessarily a good thing? or what the repercussions of that will be > in the long run? > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 12, 2006 Report Share Posted October 12, 2006 Anyone who ever put any kind of meat product out for my children, whether they ate it or not, would say goodbye to them forever. If they're that disrespectful of my parenting decisions and religious beliefs they've got no business being around the kids. Just me. I hope you've mentioned your childhood allergies to your mom! I'd hope she'd see the connection and learn! Kadee Sedtal Noreen Davisson <davisson wrote: Don't get me started on that! My daughter was small at birth (6lb), tiny by her first check-up (5lb on pure breast milk) and cried constantly. I got grief daily from my mother to give her a nice bottle of formula with some cereal in it so she'd sleep. After all, I'd been given that before I was a month old. Huh - could that be part of the reason that as a child I was allergic to milk, wheat, eggs, strawberries, you name it? An educated woman would never breastfeed her baby. Why would there be formula? Of course, this is the same woman who would dump bits of chicken on my daughter's high chair tray in hopes that Kate would eat it and prove me wrong. I spent more time cleaning and sanitizing that tray, while my daughter happily scarfed down edamame and organic berries. Noreen On Behalf Of Kadee M Wednesday, October 11, 2006 1:03 PM Re: food allergies (was " introduction " ) Oh man, agreed completely. At my 6 week checkup after my son was born there was a very young girl in the waiting room with her baby and her mother. We were talking and she mentioned giving her two week-old baby cereal to help him sleep. My heart stopped and I said, " DON'T YOU GIVE THAT BABY CEREAL!!! " Her baby's doctor had told her it was fine. ?? Same thing happened with my husband's brother and his wife, and the wife's mother was trying to convince them that their baby, only a couple of months old, would sleep better if they put cereal in his bottle. I turned into a statistic machine, emphasizing that babies given cereal that early are more likely to be overweight and diabetic (they're big people). I don't care if it makes them sleep better! Kadee Sedtal robin koloms <rkoloms wrote: I think that pediatricians (though I have not spoken with once since I was around fourteen) are a large part of this. They are not well educated in nutrition and do not help parents learn when foods should be introduced. Most parents do what their parents did or what their friends do and are not aware of the potential harm of introducing certain foods too soon. Kadee M <abbey_road3012 wrote: The real question is: why are so many children's immune systems freaking out like this? Prescription drugs, over-vaccination, germophobia, insufficient diets, not enough exercise or time outside in the sun, treating a cold like the ebola virus, parents who expect their kids to be perfect... also I'm sure genetics plays some role. There's too much working against these kids' immune systems and not enough working for them, so they freak out. My dog has lupus and I believe with all my heart it's because of the cheap food she ate, being out in the weather all year, stress, you name it. It cleared up very nicely once she came to live with us, go figure, in a more favorable environment. I'm not saying that a deadly peanut allergy will go away if a child is treated differently (though I'm sure in many cases it would help tremendously), just that from the time kids are conceived they're " protected " from entirely too much good stuff like dirt and bugs and other fun things. My mom was apalled when we got pet rats. She didn't think the kids ought to handle them at all. My daughter Leah adores them, and though she might get a few germs from them it's not anything that will kill her, or even make her sick. Not that everybody ought to go get their kids rats, just everybody ought to chill out and let the kids get a few germs in their systems and stop poisoning them with medicine and silly air fresheners and cleaners and sanitizers. My sister had asthma when she was little, and her doctor told my mom to send her outside and make her play till she can't anymore, give her a breathing treatment, and send her right back out. She doesn't have asthma anymore. I think a lot of these problems could be improved simply by changing a few simple things. Not all, but some, and it'd be more than worth it. Kadee Sedtal Talk is cheap. Use Messenger to make PC-to-Phone calls. Great rates starting at 1¢/min. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 12, 2006 Report Share Posted October 12, 2006 My daughter, age 2, currently has " daycare disease " and her ears have been infected for two months. We went to the allergy doctor today since I have a family history of allergies, allergies, allergies (but not to food) and my husband's family has bad sinuses. She came up negative!!!!! I have to get strict about a no dairy diet, as that has helped some other ear infection sufferers I know. Anyone else have suggestions? >I've read that somewhere about kids who have animals in the house >have fewer allergies. My husband has always been allergic to pretty >much all animal hair and after only six months of having dogs and >rats and mice he does much better, even around cats. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 12, 2006 Report Share Posted October 12, 2006 My allergy doctor actually called me a " trooper " today for breastfeeding my daughter, as I hoped to prevent some family- common allergies. " It all helps, " he said, " certainly doesn't hurt. " He was impressed that I breastfed until 15 months when she turned her nose up! >Don't get me started on that! My daughter was small at birth (6lb), tiny by >her first check-up (5lb on pure breast milk) and cried constantly. I got >grief daily from my mother to give her a nice bottle of formula with some >cereal in it so she'd sleep. After all, I'd been given that before I was a >month old. Huh - could that be part of the reason that as a child I was >allergic to milk, wheat, eggs, strawberries, you name it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 13, 2006 Report Share Posted October 13, 2006 I would really suggest getting rid of the dairy like you mentioned. My daughter's ear infections (she had quite a few) disappeared when we switched her to soymilk. My son has been drinking rice milk for quite some time and hasn't ever had an ear infection. They eat teensy bits of cheese now and then, but it's not often at all. Other than that I have no idea. Try it and see. Kadee Sedtal darranged wrote: My daughter, age 2, currently has " daycare disease " and her ears have been infected for two months. We went to the allergy doctor today since I have a family history of allergies, allergies, allergies (but not to food) and my husband's family has bad sinuses. She came up negative!!!!! I have to get strict about a no dairy diet, as that has helped some other ear infection sufferers I know. Anyone else have suggestions? >I've read that somewhere about kids who have animals in the house >have fewer allergies. My husband has always been allergic to pretty >much all animal hair and after only six months of having dogs and >rats and mice he does much better, even around cats. How low will we go? Check out Messenger’s low PC-to-Phone call rates. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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