My Son Julian was born April 1st … I call him my April fool’s day gift. A gift he was indeed. He turned my life inside out and showed a side of me that i never imagine existed. I think every woman that is ready to have kids understands this feeling.
When he was born he was covered all over his body with milia- they are little whit cysts , they typically occur in infants due to the oil gland in the infants still developing. After that rush dissappeared he developed exczema.
I was exclusively breastfeeding Julian…Then i started to notice rashes occurring when i ate certain foods. Well that is when it all started…
I kept track of what i was eating.. these were my cuplrits.. wheat, soy, milk , eggs, and fish. I told his Dr about it she didn’t believe that it could be possible.. i pressed her for a referral to an allergist , finally she gave in to just shut me up, and Lord behold.. he was allergic to all these things and peanuts and tree nuts.. we left there with an epipen.
He was diagnosed at 4 months old with the above allergies. His pediatrician said that i needed to stop breastfeeding him…I chose not to, and i gave up all the foods, and substituted for everything. I ate meats, fresh fruits and vegetables.. and learned there is a whole lot of people out there living without, and doing just fine.
I breastfed my son for 25 months and I think i could have never done it any other way . Personally, It was the best decision i ever made.
At 2 years, he outgrew wheat and soy allergies and now at 3 years we still cannot have him touch milk, eggs, nuts or fish.
It was hard at first then you
1. Educate yourself about the allergies,
2. Learn different recipes that out there without the allergens.
3. Always be prepared for those reactions
4. Turn one of your kitchen cabinets into your medicine counter.. stock up with Benadryl, Epipens etc.. for easy access.
….Have any questions how we made, or are you going through this and would like to share… please let us know..
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