My DS starts school in Sept and is severely allergic to milk, wheat, egg and nuts. I'm meeting with the school nurse and Reception staff tomorrow afternoon to talk about his allergies and how to manage them. I've made lots of notes to take with me but the bit I'm not sure how to deal with is lunchtime. I really like the guidelines on the foodallergymums website EXCEPT the options for lunchtimes - I don't like any of them! I don't want my son to sit on his own, the school obviously can't exclude all of his allergens (they do exclude nuts) and I can't use the buddy system as I can't expect even a small number of children to bring in packed lunches free from milk, wheat and egg! So, I was wondering what your children do at lunchtime to avoid reactions. DS is touch allergic to milk and egg so it is a tricky one. I was thinking about asking them to sit him with the same 2 or 3 children each day but making sure he has plenty of space around him and also that the children are reminded regularly about not swapping food or touching/kissing DS during lunch/snack times until they've washed their hands and faces (I know from experience that a chocolatey kiss is all it takes to cause a reaction!).
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Allergies and intolerances
What does your child do at lunchtime in school?
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freefrommum · 20/07/2011 15:43
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