How should I try my --multiple allergic child with new foods?

[mumat39]

Me again. Sor
DD eats tomato puree cooked in food but hasn't ever had raw tomato, and lots of other foods that I've never tried for fear of her reacting to them.

I'd like to try to start introducing things into her diet. She's 4 and has lots of allergies, and due to a complete fear of bad reactions I've never tried her on so so many things things. In the early days after I started weaning her, she seemed to react to everything I tried and I became a bag of nerves about it. So I've played it safe but feel like enough is enough and I have to try some new foods just to improve her diet.

So I bought a punnet of cherry tomatoes a couple of days ago and would like to try her on these but don't know how.

So can anyone help me with this please? What is the process you follow to try a new food? Do you test on the arm in the first instance and then rub onto the lips or go straight to the mouth? I really am clueless. Before allergies I had good common sense but these allergies have just really knocked my confidence, so please don't judge me. I just need alot of handholding and advice. Please.

Many Thanks in advance.

*Sorry, not Sor

I personally try new things (example avacado hed not had before) on his foot. 20 mins later his lip, 30 mins later eating. I consider that his first exposure so the next day I repeat the above just in case his body decided it didnt like it as it often is ok until after 1st exposure.

We were advised by the hospital that a gap of around ten minutes counts as enough between first and second exposures. Personally, I try the back of the hand, cheek, lip and then in the mouth. When ds was exposed to raw egg white, he got some on the back of his hand which showed no reaction at all. However, when his hand went up to his face he was covered in hives where it touched. For this reason I am fairly cautious about going through these stages before putting anything in his mouth, particularly with the more allergenic foods.

I really feel for you, I have found weaning such a nerve-racking process this time around. I look at my friends shoving any old food into their dc's mouths and I feel so on the outside if it all. No-one who has not been through this can ever understand what it's like, and certainly no-one on these boards will judge you. I don't have time to look now, but if you google something like 'allergenic foods' there are loads of lists around of the most and least allergenic foods which might help you in deciding what to introduce first.

Good luck

We're much the same here. I make sure I've got piriton, epipens and a phone to hand and then proceed to rub a bit on his arm, then cheek, then lip, then tongue, before allowing him 1 bite only. Repeat the same on day 2. Also, I only do this with foods I'm quite sure are not normally classed as 'high allergens', and I don't attempt a home challenge with any foods I know he has had a positive RAST to (or foods within related family).

The other popular approach is to do it in the A&E carpark .

Yes I was told A&E car park by our dietician! We do much the same and have everything ready including phone with 999 already typed in!