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To a skin prick test.

Asking here as I would like a sense of how bad it is. I know it’s bad enough for our allergist to have prescribed an epipen.

Hi there, I’d love some advice. My 8 month old has just been confirmed for a walnut and pecan allergy. Our allergenist was encouraging OIT, but having just sat down to read the information he gave me about it I’m quite stunned by the level of commitment involved and can’t see how any parent makes this work.

If I’m reading correctly:

- at least 2-3 year commitment

- Child couldn’t run around for two hours after each dose (my little boy? sit still???? not likely..)

- No daycare during this time

- 20% chance he’d need the epipen administered at some point during dosing (!)

- Cannot miss a day

Seems like we’d have to rearrange our entire lives around this, including one of being off work each day or coming home from work early each day to dose.

Obviously it’s a personal decision and to be honest my gut is screaming NO. But I would love to hear from anyone who’s had to make this choice about what they chose and why. Do the benefits really outweigh everything else? For a walnut and pecan allergy would it be far easier to just avoid the allergen?

FTM to 8mo here. Today i’ve noticed a distinct off milk/cheese type smell coming from my bub…

He is bathed every day, it’s not the clothes as the smell persists even in brand new ones. What… is it?

Someone mentioned maybe he’s teething. My guy has no teeth yet so idk, is this rank smell an early teething symptom?

Anyway pls help. I’m at a loss with this one..

Feeling worried and a bit defeated and would love to talk to anyone in a similar position.. our 8 month old landed in the ED this week after experiencing hives and facial swelling from his third walnut exposure. He’s had a similar (but less severe) reaction to brazil nut in the past as well. He also seems to have had some eczema on his arms, which I know goes hand in hand with food allergies.

We are booked in with the specialist for formal allergy testing in a couple weeks so will get more info then on how to proceed. Has anyone else been down this route before? I don’t feel surprised per se because I had a kind of mum sixth sense that he had a tree nut allergy, but I am a bit shell shocked and stressed thinking about what the future will be like raising a kid with a nut allergy. Neither me nor his dad have food allergies… in fact I have never even known anyone with a nut allergy.

Anyway, I don’t know, just looking for camaraderie or a bit of hope I guess. Anyone out there?

Today our 8 month old had an allergic reaction to walnut — hives and swollen face. Took him to the ED who visually confirmed as allergic reaction, and we are booked in with a specialist in a couple weeks time for formal testing.

I’m just wondering if other parents of little ones with tree nut allergies can share their experiences, tell me what to expect. What happens from here? Has it impacted your lives a lot? Any advice for managing it? Thank you.

Our 8 month old had an allergic (but not anaphylactic) reaction to walnut today. We went to the ED, then to the GP, and are seeing a specialist in a couple weeks.

I’m not seeking medical advice, I’m just wondering if anyone can share a hopeful case of their baby outgrowing a tree nut allergy. I know the odds are against us, but I could use a little optimism..

I am at breaking point and need help. I have started work again at 8 months pp, working from home (but in a seperate-ish space so I can't hear bub when I'm working). I initially thought I would come down to feed him when he needs it but a few days in, I am realising how utterly unrealistic that is. It is completely disruptive and I cannot get anything done in windows between feeds. I am so frustrated I could cry.

We tried to give bub formula before but he's not taken it. I am aware you can transition them over to formula with bottles that are 25% formula and 75% milk and slowly upping the formula percentage from there. My question is, would I be able to do that for daytimes and still BF at night? Or he's still getting that sweet breast milk at night is he not gonna want a bar of the formula during the day? I am looking to hold onto night feeds for a few reasons (easier to get him back to sleep, I want him having extra calories, the connection and immunity benefits of BFing during winter). Or would I have to completely give up the boob?

I'm sure lots of other mums have been in this position when returning to work and I would greatly appreciate any advice you can offer on how you made it work.

I have the Muse Edition playpen for home, which is great. But it’s quite large and I need to get a smaller one for the grandparents. And I need to be able to put a thick playmat inside otherwise baby will donk himself on the head crawling round.

Any reccs??

Hellooo from mum of a 7mo old who is just starting to crawl. We’ve started baby proofing our home but one thing I’m stuck on right now is the TV.

Are we all mounting our TVs to the wall? I’d really rather not mess up my art deco walls like that… is there another way? Are people just leaving them on low TV units? Help!

Guys. I have a 7 month old and we have now ticked off all the allergens (except for tree nuts, which I am slowly working my way through..). I know the advice is once they've had an allergen, keep giving it to them every week to maintain tolerance.

Butttt. There's SO many allergens. Am I really meant to make sure my baby has every single tree nut every week? Shellfish every week?! This would require a truly intense level of organisation and meal planning..

I plan to make sure has peanut butter every week as that's easy and the big one with allergies, but am curious how others have handled this? is anyone really giving their baby every allergen every week?!

Hey y’all, I am getting ready to go back to work when bub will be about 7.5 months and seeking some tips on how the hell to organise your life / get everything done / etc when you are adding work on top of having a baby.

I’m talking hacks you’ve found for your own dinners, baby’s food, general life organisation, balancing you and your partner’s work etc…. Type A mums out there get at me!

For context partner and I are both freelance creatives who will each be doing roughly part time hours but there’s no set schedule. We aren’t doing daycare yet and don’t have family nearby which is why I really need to run a tight organisational ship! On my work days I’ll be WFH or the library across the road so I’ll still be available for breastfeeds.

Anyway, pls tell me what worked for you!!

My guy is 6.5 months. Two nights in the last few days he has woken up after about 3 hours of nighttime sleep absolutely HOWLING. Screaming, inconsolable (but not the pain cry I’ve heard during vaccines etc… just very upset).

This has never happened to us before (at least not since newborn stage) - usually, he gets on the boob and straight back to sleep. Both times he’s been up about an hour and we’ve got him back down after some panadol (given in case he was teething) and being rocked and patted by mummy. He is usually a super social and extroverted baby who did have his first ever instance of stranger anxiety last week (absolute meltdown after a bearded man came to our house, never seen him react that way to anyone. So sad!)

Is this teething? Is it overtiredness? (He dropped from 3 naps to 2 this week and is newly consolidating more sleep overnight). Is it separation anxiety? Is it gas? (He’s really started solids properly in the last couple weeks). I’m really at a loss, worried about my bub and don’t know how to help him. I feel like the baby we had all figured out a week ago has left the building!