tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4819792531084587529.post7912189178089888340..comments2024-03-26T11:59:42.533-05:00Comments on Allergen Free Please: Trust and Food AllergiesRachel@AllergenFreePleasehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11910210124604036412noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4819792531084587529.post-85128085940311862532010-03-16T10:01:29.504-05:002010-03-16T10:01:29.504-05:00Just catching up on posts and this one hit a nerve...Just catching up on posts and this one hit a nerve. This last weekend I left my allergic 2 y.o. with a church nursery for the first time ever. Now, she goes to daycare every day - but that is a controlled environment and the provider is thoroughly on board with our allergy plan... but the church situation was new and scary. I called during the week to talk with the director at the church, that helped. Then on Sunday morning I met her and the room volunteers and went over the action plan, talked about symptoms, showed them how to use the epi pen, reviewed snacks in the room, etc. <br /><br />They agreed to wash all the kids hands as they entered the room (with wipes) and would only serve ritz crackers (safe for Avery). They would only give water.<br /><br />I didn't see any kids with sippies of milk, or I might have had the same anxiety as you did. I was actually proud of myself for trusting as much as I did and that I am now at the point, over 1 year later, that I could leave her and let go and trust that everything would be okay. whew.<br /><br />I hope the next couple of weeks went better for you and that you are feeling more confident now.Marketing Mamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01092466674384204546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4819792531084587529.post-54925326848803125552010-02-25T08:40:39.300-06:002010-02-25T08:40:39.300-06:00Juanita, I brought in a picture of Brody right aft...Juanita, I brought in a picture of Brody right after he had his reaction to milk and showed it to them. I think this is such a great visual to show people what actually happens, along with having the food allergy action plan, the benedryl and the epi pen. Also, showing them how to use the epi pen with the trainer is great proof to show them, "look this is for real." I know for me, if I was a child care worker and someone dropped their child off and showed me all of that...I would be kind of freaked out. I have had people tell me, "oh no, I do not want to adminster an Epi Pen" and pick Brody up and hold him the entire time :)Rachel@AllergenFreePleasehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11910210124604036412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4819792531084587529.post-19525205777292655502010-02-23T13:29:26.938-06:002010-02-23T13:29:26.938-06:00This post was hard for me to read because I strugg...This post was hard for me to read because I struggle with the same fears. I am so terrified of leaving my son anywhere because so many people think food allergies are a minor inconvenience. How do you manage to convince people that they truly are life-threatening?Juanitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09294341876892580353noreply@blogger.com