We have a new food allergy to add to Samuel's list. Eggs. I had made "forgotten cookies" yesterday (basically a meringue cookie) and we gave a bite to Samuel last night. Well, he threw it up and broke out in hives on his face. He had had a similar reaction to a pastry I had made last week. But I was unsure at the time if it was just his stomach or if it was eggs. Our fears were answered last night. I was hoping that we would just have to worry about milk. Now we will have to be even more cautious with food. As far as I know, he's done okay with eggs in baked goods. But I guess now I will have to learn how to bake without eggs. As if cooking without milk isn't hard enough sometimes (we have adapted quite well to it, though) now we will have to make a whole new adjustment. When will it end?!?
I guess a plus side (if there is one) is that we eat healthier. We can't eat processed or boxed foods because most of them have milk in them so we eat everything from scratch. It's definitely made me a more versatile cook. I'm glad that I enjoy cooking since I have to do it so much! We are praying that he will grow out of all of the allergies and especially that he won't come up with new ones. Although nuts are off the list for now, since he has a high chance of being allergic to them. It's very disheartening/depressing (pick an adjective) to have to deal with all of this. I have to be on guard constantly and it makes going to different gatherings harder. We can't trust the food and so sometimes it's easier to just not go than to have to deal with figuring out what he can or can't eat or bringing his own food.
Sometimes I wonder if I'm to blame for his food allergies. Maybe if I hadn't eaten so much dairy when I was pregnant with him or eaten so much of other things that he wouldn't be allergic to them now. I love dairy products and peanut butter and so maybe I ate too much of them and gave his body an overload so now he can't handle any of it. I hope not, but I guess I will never know.
3 comments:
A mother's diet during pregnancy has NOTHING to do with allergies the child has. If it did both of mine would be allergic to chocolate, coffee, and milk as well! Hang in there, Evan Eusey was just as allergic to the same things, so if you want to talk with someone who understands, I can find Lucie's number for you!
Oh, and I heard on the radio that cashews cause more of an allergic reaction than peanuts if you have that allergy. Just so you can know, too.
A lady in my Bible study said that you can use Egg Beaters as an acceptable replacement for regular eggs. Hope this helps!
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