Wow, how many potential allergens could DS2 be exposed to at once.....[rant]

[mawbroon]

Ok, I will start by saying, he's ok, no harm done etc etc......

but

we were at a party yesterday and I found ds2 in the other room being fed stollen by someone who shall remain nameless, but should bloody well have known better.

Now, I don't know exactly what was in it and he didn't eat that much of it, but it was likely to have dairy, egg, citrus (juice or rind) and almonds amongst other things in it.

DS1 was allergic to egg and intolerant to dairy (now both resolved thank goodness) and almost everyone on my side of the family has some sort of allergy, so we have been doing the allergy cautious weaning with DS2and are holding off until he's a year on most of the common allergens. With DS1, this same person, who shall remain nameless, was forever trying to feed him stuff that he was either allegic to, or was just completely unsuitable for baby/toddler.

I doubt if she could have picked anything with more allergens in it if she'd tried.

No point to my post really. I guess I will just have to turn back into helicopter mother when she's around.

Some folk just don't get it, do they?

mil by any chance? Sounds like mine..........

Rubbish! Poor you.
My pils gave egg allergic dd egg custard this Xmas. She was Ok as i dosed her with piriton but her poor little legs are now covered in eczema and she is in a lot of discomfort.
Not a word of apology from them

Nope some people do not get it. You are right.

I think there's a certain mentality among that generation that allergies are just a fad and if we stop being so precious about it then the 'allergies' will go away.

Unfortunately, unless they actually witness first hand a full on anaphylactic reaction I don't think they'll ever change their attitude. Less life threatening reactions seem to be 'co-incidental' in their minds.

Helicopter away, sounds like you are more than justified.

LOL, I will neither confirm or deny that it was MIL.....

Apparently nobody was allergic to anything back then

I knew it

I can believe it pixie I have a bit of a theory about it too.

You know how packets of nuts always say "warning young children can choke on nuts"? Well, young children can choke on just about anything, yet nuts are the only food labelled with that warning. My theory is that it stems from children having allergic reactions, but them being mistaken for choking

I may be way off the mark, but it kind of makes sense.

I instantly thought MIL too when I read your post.