u/StarlingM1818

My baby is 7 months/6 months adjusted and EBF. She had FPIAP symptoms starting at 8 weeks. I’ve since cut out dairy, soy, wheat, eggs and corn and we’ve not seen blood in her diapers. The restrictions suck for me but I’m in a groove now and don’t think about it much anymore. We’ve had a really rough start to introducing solids. We’ve only given her avocado and peas, and she’s had reactions to both (not anaphylaxis, but hives and swollen eyes about 8 hours after). She tested negative for an avocado allergy and yet still reacted. She test positive for an egg allergy (has never had eggs) so we now have an EpiPen.

I’m terrified to feed her. We’re already delayed on solids and it feels like everything we give her is going to trigger a reaction. I feel totally stumped between the intolerances through my milk, confirmed IGE allergy to eggs and some sort of sensitivity to avocado and peas. Her allergist can’t see her again for two weeks. Anyone have a similar experience?

My 6 month old had her first day of daycare today and it went GREAT. She drank all her milk (we’ve had some bottle issues so this is amazing), only cried a little bit in the morning according to the teacher and was incredibly happy when we picked her up. I spent months agonizing over the decision to put her in daycare - lots of tears, late night googling, etc. I’m sure there will be bumps in the road to come but I couldn’t be happier with her report from day 1. Sharing in case this helps ease anyone’s anxiety.

Hello - my 6 month old is starting daycare in two weeks. She’s EBF with one bottle of breastmilk a day to prep for daycare (we just overcame bottle refusal a few weeks ago). Prior to her start date, we have to fill out an infant feeding schedule. It’s a grid asking for time, amount and what (milk or purees). I feed on demand and times are super variable based on when she woke up, how many times she got up in the middle of the night, how long naps are, etc. Her routines are changing pretty frequently. She generally eats every 2.5-3 hours and I plan to send 3-4oz bottles at first to see how she does.

My question is - how would teachers like to see this form filled out? If I write something like “she eats exactly at 10, 1 and 4” I doubt she’ll actually be hungry at those times. I’d much rather write up a routine and tell the teachers what time she last ate and how long she’s been awake at drop off each morning. Any advice?