Just when I was starting to relax here we go again..

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Dd2 who will be 4 next week has suffered from various allergies (egg,sesame seeds, peanuts,5 trees list goes on) since she was a baby.
She has epipens and piriton which travel with her everywhere.

Last year she was in nursery for a year with her older sister and although I found it hard I knew she had her sister there to go and tell the teacher if she was too shy to.

She got through the whole year only being given piriton 2 or 3 times and now hasnt used the epipen since last summer.

Dd1 started Reception class today and Dd2 will be in the nursery at the same school which is not the same nursery as last year.

Yesterday we went to the science museum for a last pre school outing and she started to have a reaction which may or may not have had anything to do with a bubble popping in her face.

She was starting to go very red and blotchy in the face and lips and eye beginning to swell. Also going very quiet and drowsy.

Gave piriton and was about to call for help then do epipen when she snapped out of it as the piriton must ve kicked in.

Now I'm feeling all panicky again about hergoing to nursery.

Reassure me please someone!

hi there

It's so tough isn't it? I often think as soon as I think or feel positive about my DD's long list of allergies, something happens, which is like a big slap in the face to remind me to not get too comfortable, not that I ever do.

It's such a shame that your DD's big sister isn't there anymore, but at some point she wil have to be able to deal with this herself, and although that sounds harsh, maybe a nursery environment, where the staff are caring and kind might help her to deal with things herself. Maybe?

The only thing I think you can do is to just make sure the nursery are completely aware of he allergies and reactions and what they need to look out for. Make sure they have a care plan in place that is posted up on the walls of the nursery and on the doors into the nursery so any new staff coming in are aware. If you don't have a care plan, maybe ask you DD's allergy team to help with one. I'm sure you're aware of this already so apologies if I'm being obvious. My DD would also not ask anyone for help, including me, so it's always a case of watching her and making sure she's ok. I think she's like this because she knows I'm anxious and doesn't want to worry me.

Basically it's a new nursery so you'll have to start again. I had to go through this last year with my DD at a nursery where I was never confident that they 'got it' if that makes sense. But we got through it despite a few little hiccups. I think initially I felt bad that I was repeating myself all the time, but after asking for advice on here and on the allergy uk forum, the concensus was to ask for help from DD's allergy team and to keep reminding the staff and check things with them everyday. I didn't want to 'trouble' the allergy team but wish I had.

This year DD started reception, and I had a meeting with the new school and the allergy nurse attended with me. That gave the meeting a bit more of a meaning rather than just me being a paranoid mum on my own, there was a medical professional with me and it really has taken alot of pressure off me. And I believe that the new school are taking this more seriously than the last place did.

Anyway, so sorry for my rather long ramble. I hope your DD is okay after her reaction. Fingers crossed that as she's already had some time at a nursery before she understands that she'll need to ask for help and that the staff are able to encourage that.

Not sure if this helps, but I hope your DD has a safe year at nursery and that your older DD is enjoying her new year too.

take care
xxx

Thanks so much for replying
It's the big day tomorrow - after an itchy weekend for her we ll see how it goes.
I went in last week and had a meeting and gave in the care plan plus her school box of epipens and creams so all set in that respect.

Hello OP

Just wondering how the first week went?

It sounds like you did what you could by having the meeting so I hope that everything went well and that your DD2 was ok and that she enjoyed it.

Hope you have a lovely weekend.
Xxx