Make it stop *throws big tanty*
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Topic: Make it stop *throws big tanty*
Posted By: Maya
Subject: Make it stop *throws big tanty*
Date Posted: 22 May 2007 at 2:33pm
Argh, where does the allergy thing stop? I am OVER it already. I am sick and tired of having to be totally conscious of everything I feed the gremlins, and not knowing where to even start with things to avoid. With Maya it was easy, we didn't know she even had allergies till she had a fairly varied diet, but these two...
At lunchtime Mercedes had a reaction to sweetcorn. As in a 4 mth + tin of Watties pumpkin and sweetcorn (I know it's not the pumpkin as she's had that lots of times). Hives all around her mouth and chin  One more thing on the list of things to cut out 
And then I went to Countdown to stock up on cans of baby food for our weekend away and spent 20 minutes reading labels only to end up coming home with the same boring old apples and pears that they always have coz everything else seems to have banana or corn or wheat or milk or egg or some other potential nasty. Plus I've recently started to think that Sienna may not be allergic to anything as apart from the exczema and reflux when she was on breastmilk, she has had no reactions, doesn't have the ongoing dramas with exczema that Mercedes does. So if the tests in July come back that she is clear do I put her onto standard formula and keep Mercedes on the Neocate or keep them both on Neocate to avoid cross-contamination, giving Mercedes Sienna's milk by accident etc. Argh - trust me to overthink things that might not even happen
I am so over it. I did my time with allergies with Maya. Why do I have to do it all over again? Having a crappy, crappy day  -------------  Maya Grace (28/02/03)
 (02/01/06)
The Gremlins:Sienna Marie & Mercedes Kailah (14/10/06)
Lil miss:Chiara Louise Chloe (09/07/08)
Her ladyship:Rosalia Sophie Anais (18/06/12)
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Posted By: Bizzy
Date Posted: 22 May 2007 at 2:44pm
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ohhhhh... go on throw yourself on the floor and kick your legs...it will make you feel much better.
maybe - if the hives arent too bad - you could try her on it again later on and see if it lessens or if it is just a one off. and you could try that green monkey stuff like the ark sells, that was everything free. i found the website for you... http://www.greenmonkey.co.nz/ - here tis |
Posted By: daikini
Date Posted: 22 May 2007 at 2:45pm
No ideas, no advise but lots of
 ------------- Becca, mum of 2 girls & 3 boys |
Posted By: Bizzy
Date Posted: 22 May 2007 at 2:46pm
citric acid - thats what is in the sweetcorn that would have caused the reaction...
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Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: 22 May 2007 at 3:02pm
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oooooh Em Huge I am sorry you are having to go through all of this. If there is anything I can do to help please let me know!!! |
Posted By: AlyAyde
Date Posted: 22 May 2007 at 3:19pm
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oh that sucks. But you are doing so well with your girls and they look great.
ROFL at imagining you throwing the tanty. ------------- Jayde 25/12/04 Alyssa 08/04/03 http://Alyayde.bebo.com |
Posted By: Maya
Date Posted: 22 May 2007 at 3:20pm
Is that in the corn itself, or is it added to the canned stuff? I've been suspicious of citrus for a wee while now as this bath stuff I was using seemed to make her exczema worse and it was 100% chemical free, so I was thinking it could be the citrus extract in it. ------------- Maya Grace (28/02/03)
(02/01/06)
The Gremlins:Sienna Marie & Mercedes Kailah (14/10/06)
Lil miss:Chiara Louise Chloe (09/07/08)
Her ladyship:Rosalia Sophie Anais (18/06/12)
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gandt wrote:Posted By: Bizzy
Date Posted: 22 May 2007 at 3:39pm
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citric acid is found in the sweetcorn itself.
i found lots on info ages ago when hubby first mentioned it to me and now i cant find a thing about sweetcorn and citric acid....
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Posted By: peanut butter
Date Posted: 22 May 2007 at 4:28pm
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Do you get allergies Emma? Or is it just the kids? It seems more and more kids are allergic to things....that sucks!!!!!
big hugs, I hope I dont have to go through what you are going through. |
Posted By: Maya
Date Posted: 22 May 2007 at 5:29pm
Nope, just my kids. I blame Willie 
Most of the time I am pretty pragmatic about it - it could be so much worse, at least they are healthy and happy, there are so many bubs in worse situations, but some days I get a bit down and indulge in a pity party ------------- Maya Grace (28/02/03)
(02/01/06)
The Gremlins:Sienna Marie & Mercedes Kailah (14/10/06)
Lil miss:Chiara Louise Chloe (09/07/08)
Her ladyship:Rosalia Sophie Anais (18/06/12)
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Posted By: caraMel
Date Posted: 22 May 2007 at 5:52pm
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GAH!! Poor you! More ------------- Mel, Mummy to E: 6, B: 4 and: 
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Posted By: aimeejoy
Date Posted: 22 May 2007 at 7:33pm
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You are allowed a pity party every now and them - especially with 3 of them! So know how you feel tho. Hannah has had a funny rashy thing around her mouth the past few days - can only put it down to kiwifruit, will keep giving it tho, I can handle a rash! Took her to playgroup for the first time today and realised why I hadnt done it yet - they all sat down for morning tea and on one side a kid had a Le Snak, and on the other side choccie biscuits! Eek, sorry for threadjacking, just letting you know I feel your pain (and you know I love talking to anyone else in the same boat!!. ------------- Aimee Hannah 22/10/05 Greer 11/02/08 |
Posted By: Maya
Date Posted: 22 May 2007 at 7:52pm
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We had that at Playcentre with Maya, the parents just don't seem to get it. Fair enough, their kids shouldn't have to have boring lunchboxes just coz of Maya's allergies but they never made sure the lunchboxes were closed when the kids were playing and we had one reaction when Maya helped herself to a Cameo Creme biscuit, and one near-miss when she hoed in to someone else's sandwich - luckily it had hummus instead of butter
In the end the paed have us a chart for the wall with her name, photo, allergies and action plan so that it was staring people in the face. The problem is too that so many people *think* their kids have allergies when in fact all they have is a wee bit of exczema and don't realise that even a tiny amount of dairy/egg etc. can make our bubs really, really sick. I'm interviewing the CEO of Allergy NZ next week, should be very interesting. If there's anything particular you'd like me to ask her, let me know. ------------- Maya Grace (28/02/03)
(02/01/06)
The Gremlins:Sienna Marie & Mercedes Kailah (14/10/06)
Lil miss:Chiara Louise Chloe (09/07/08)
Her ladyship:Rosalia Sophie Anais (18/06/12)
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Posted By: busymum
Date Posted: 22 May 2007 at 7:55pm
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Wait until you're calmer before you look at this list... http://www.cornallergens.com/list/corn-allergen-list.php - Corn Allergen List
Here's hoping she's grows out of it fast!
How about soft plastic bracelets for the girls (or one of them) so you don't muddle them at nights? (or any other time lol) ------------- |
Posted By: SMoody
Date Posted: 22 May 2007 at 8:31pm
Hope she grows out of it really fast for you. Yip I blame all the men genes for anything that goes wrong in babies too. 
Hubby keeps on telling me that it is my impatience that McKayla inherited. And I keep telling him my part of it just brought her to the hill. Your bit that you added pushed that child straight over. And the egg was there before the sperm so your fault mister. ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: Bubbaloo
Date Posted: 22 May 2007 at 8:33pm
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Sorry your having a crappy day and of course you allowed to throw yourself a pity party. Your doing a great job too. ------------- http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow">  Was danni-chick Mum to James My Angel 28/07/08 |
Posted By: luna
Date Posted: 22 May 2007 at 8:59pm
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Emma ... you are so allowed a pity party occasionally! You are doing a great job with all of your girls - just remember that during the hard times!
Have you tried the Only Organics range of food - in jars? Bit more expensive, but NO egg or milk in the 4 month range (as far as I can remember). I am doing no dairy (cheese, milk, egg .. the list goes on) until Amelia is 12 months, and sometimes it's really hard. Especially with age appropriate bought food in cans/jars. She also can't seem to tolerate onions, so that just about rules out everything containing veges .... sorry for the thread jack there, but just wanting you to know that I commiserate in some small way .... ------------- Selina http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: Bombshell
Date Posted: 22 May 2007 at 9:19pm
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oh hun BIG BIG HUG your way
BTW I blame Willie too....LMAO just cause!!! |
Posted By: Maya
Date Posted: 22 May 2007 at 9:31pm
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Aww, thanks for indulging me you lot - but really, you shouldn't encourage me or I'll start making a habit of feeling sorry for myself
Luna - I had a look at the Only Organics stuff but a lot of them contain wheat, which stumps me as Maya was allowed wheat. Am hoping these fat gremlins will be able to have it too after they have their allergy testing done in July. Will be nice to have some concrete answers. Teresa - they still have their engraved name bracelets on, I don't trust myself without them yet  . It's more that I'll have to keep two separate lots of bottles/teats/spoons/plates etc. to avoid cross contamination. PITA. Twins, huh? Who'd have 'em? Thanks for the corn link tho, will check it out now!
------------- Maya Grace (28/02/03)
(02/01/06)
The Gremlins:Sienna Marie & Mercedes Kailah (14/10/06)
Lil miss:Chiara Louise Chloe (09/07/08)
Her ladyship:Rosalia Sophie Anais (18/06/12)
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Posted By: Maya
Date Posted: 22 May 2007 at 9:34pm
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I kinda wish I hadn't looked. Talk about overwhelming, that list is huuuuuge! At least I know I'm not imagining it tho, as corn wasn't on the high risk list the dietician gave me. Will bookmark that site and check it out more when I'm in the right frame of mind. ------------- Maya Grace (28/02/03)
(02/01/06)
The Gremlins:Sienna Marie & Mercedes Kailah (14/10/06)
Lil miss:Chiara Louise Chloe (09/07/08)
Her ladyship:Rosalia Sophie Anais (18/06/12)
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Posted By: james
Date Posted: 23 May 2007 at 8:58am
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i have a no adive for you emma as i have never had to deal with this but huge hugs for you ------------- <a href="http://lilypie.com"><img src="http://b4.lilypie.com/nLJ5p13.png" alt="Lilypie 4th Birthday Ticker" border="0" /></a> |
Posted By: nikkitheknitter
Date Posted: 23 May 2007 at 10:19am
| Emma - can you get someone to make you up a whoooooole lotta baby mush with just veges that you can shove in the freezer... atleast then you know exactly what has gone into it...? |
Posted By: Maya
Date Posted: 23 May 2007 at 10:37am
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I make up baby mush with veges etc. at home for them, so thats no probs, it's more when we're out and about it's hand to have a jar or two of baby food just in case, and when we're away this weekend it's not really practical to take the frozen stuff. ------------- Maya Grace (28/02/03)
(02/01/06)
The Gremlins:Sienna Marie & Mercedes Kailah (14/10/06)
Lil miss:Chiara Louise Chloe (09/07/08)
Her ladyship:Rosalia Sophie Anais (18/06/12)
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Posted By: SquishysMum
Date Posted: 23 May 2007 at 11:06am
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I don't know much about it, but could you 'preserve' baby food? thinking along the lines of sterilising the old baby food jars and boiling the lids to re-seal them. If the food is hot, the jars are hot and the seal soft, as long as there is no air left in it, the jar should reseal again and you can keep it in the cupboard.
Don't know how well it would work, just thinking aloud. All the best
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Posted By: Jay_R
Date Posted: 23 May 2007 at 2:09pm
| You poor thing Em - I don't have any advice either, but I hope things get better soon. BTW - PM your number, I darn lost it!! |
Posted By: Bizzy
Date Posted: 23 May 2007 at 2:13pm
| and you cant even carry a banana around either...how bout avocado?, food in its own jar... |
Posted By: Maya
Date Posted: 23 May 2007 at 8:34pm
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Avocado and banana are related My poor baby, her life sucks so much it's funny ------------- Maya Grace (28/02/03)
(02/01/06)
The Gremlins:Sienna Marie & Mercedes Kailah (14/10/06)
Lil miss:Chiara Louise Chloe (09/07/08)
Her ladyship:Rosalia Sophie Anais (18/06/12)
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Posted By: nikkitheknitter
Date Posted: 23 May 2007 at 8:45pm
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She's still smiling, I'll bet!!!
Poor you tho Emma
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Posted By: Maya
Date Posted: 23 May 2007 at 10:50pm
Little wench, she played up a shocker last night, and I felt sorry for her thinking it was a combo of the reaction and maybe teething, and so I got her up and gave her cuddles and she starts smiling and giggling, put her back in the cot and the next thing I hear the pair of them chattering away in there, she'd woken Sienna up too Lucky they're so cute and snuggly!------------- Maya Grace (28/02/03)
(02/01/06)
The Gremlins:Sienna Marie & Mercedes Kailah (14/10/06)
Lil miss:Chiara Louise Chloe (09/07/08)
Her ladyship:Rosalia Sophie Anais (18/06/12)
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Posted By: aimeejoy
Date Posted: 24 May 2007 at 1:52pm
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Cute!! But Emma, you are doing a fab job and I'm sure they wont notice the lack of variety in their food. Fingers crossed for their tests... ------------- Aimee Hannah 22/10/05 Greer 11/02/08 |
Posted By: Andie
Date Posted: 24 May 2007 at 4:02pm
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Oh Emma - allergies SUCK the big kumara!! (ooohhh... is Kumara not allowed?!? He ha). It's stressfull enough having one with a proper allergy (don't get me started on people who's child has an intolerance and they call it an 'allergy'.... ggrrrrrrr!!!), but THREE?!?? That's a heck of a lot of work and so much more stress! Did you throw a tanty in the end? I'd have done it. Might I suggest some crying, the occasional shreak through gritted teeth, then some chocolate and wine Ooohhh - I like your idea, Cathrine. Anyone tried it? Did it work? ------------- Andie |
Posted By: Mazzy
Date Posted: 25 May 2007 at 6:29pm
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Oh Emma, it sounds like you're having a tough time. to you. What a little rascal waking up and playing! They are both so cute though, I have to smile thinking of them talking away to each other.
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Posted By: aimeejoy
Date Posted: 25 May 2007 at 8:04pm
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totally OT Emma, but was talking to my sis today and she has twin boys just turned 2, one of them has learnt to climb out of his cot but he goes from his one to his brothers and they go to sleep together! ------------- Aimee Hannah 22/10/05 Greer 11/02/08 |
Posted By: Maya
Date Posted: 25 May 2007 at 10:54pm
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Awww, that sounds so cute! I can just picture my two tho -there'd be no sleeping going on! Miss Sienna is a wee pixie, she has mischief written all over her! ------------- Maya Grace (28/02/03)
(02/01/06)
The Gremlins:Sienna Marie & Mercedes Kailah (14/10/06)
Lil miss:Chiara Louise Chloe (09/07/08)
Her ladyship:Rosalia Sophie Anais (18/06/12)
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