I don't agree with a mostly nutritionally void milk alternative being a "need" rxbeth, especially at daycare when there are other hours of the day it can be provided.
Breastmilk is not permitted at our preschool (youngest age is 18mos). They took water and other sources of calcium in their lunches. I'm sure there were times it would have been very comforting for them to nurse while they were there but that wasn't a realistic option.
Poor girls, cut off from nutrition and comfort. lol jnoellee.
I was saying it would be that way for Rose and Jane, if they weren't allowed to have any milk at all because they're now one and it isn't considered necessary. I also think there's a difference from just turning 1 to 18 months. My girls still needed milk at 1 and it would have been a rough transition to not give them any.
jg183 Does your allergist plan on challenging L with any of his allergens before elementary starts?
yes, we can do an egg challenge whenever but the allergist would prefer to wait until the test results start to decrease (instead of increase like they did between 1-2-3 years old). Also once we do the challenge, if we pass we need to commit to serving egg very often (almost everyday) and with us working and him in daycare it's challenging to find the right time.
My allergist wont do a nut challenge until 4. Our tests show severe allergies to all nuts so I have no clue which one we would challenge first especially with cross-contamination of nuts. Possibly peanuts since tree nuts are more closely related.
Our allergist is also leading a big desensitization trial that we could join after he's 4 but I'm not sure if we will.
Kid A doesn't need any kind of milk. if his mom insists there are plenty of other hours of the day it can be served outside of school. Kid B needs to be safe.
This. I feel like there's really not an amazing amt of nutrition in almond milk that you MUST SUB it - the great thing about dairy milk is the protein, it's just an easy source and there's lots. Almond milk, as much as I love it, is not the greatest in terms of sustainability and if it's a nut free class then it's not worth having.
I disagree that toddler a needs to be tested for a true allergy. My DD is dairy and soy sensitive - eczema and gas are her two biggest symptoms and all our docs have said to avoid. Allergist didn't want to see us til she was 2 either.
BUT that doesn't mean A should have an accommodation that puts others at risk. A could transition to another milk substitute or just drink water during the school day. Mom of A needs to figure it out since life threatening allergy (or medical need) trumps all.
A sensitivity or intolerance is different clinically from an allergy. I can't stand the term "true allergy", sorry. It's my soap box issue because it makes people not be able to wrap their head around the fact when L is exposed to nuts he can die. It's one of the reasons his allergy gets dismissed even by some family members with intolerances like Celiac's. Someone either has IgE mediated food allergy or they don't. You are either allergic or you are not allergic. There is no other type of allergy.
Well, I know. That's why I referred to someone with a sensitivity not needing to do the full allergy testing. I suppose what I should have added is that they definitely shouldn't call it an allergy without a diagnosis though. It's misleading and unfair to 0providers and kids like yours.
I'll say that it was difficult for me to convey the difference to DD's daycare though. I absolutely called it a sensitivity and made sure they knew it wasn't life threatening but all the signs on the fridge (that they wrote and posted) say allergy. :/. I actually found that irritating too due to all the raised eyebrows as we eventually reintroduced dairy. I was like "It was always a sensitivity!!!" And had a lot of repetitive discussions with individual teachers so they didn't have to panic if DD stole someone's cheese or whatever.
@mabillion I don't get your responses. I referred to the child that "seems to be allergic to milk and soy". If your kid seems to be allergic to something you should see an allergist and have them tested. She didn't write sensitivity. Of course, toddlers don't need to be allergy tested for intolerance or sensitivity without clinical allergy reactions. I think I'm pretty much the most vocal proponent of children NOT being allergy tested without symptoms....
jg183 Does your allergist plan on challenging L with any of his allergens before elementary starts?
yes, we can do an egg challenge whenever but the allergist would prefer to wait until the test results start to decrease (instead of increase like they did between 1-2-3 years old). Also once we do the challenge, if we pass we need to commit to serving egg very often (almost everyday) and with us working and him in daycare it's challenging to find the right time.
My allergist wont do a nut challenge until 4. Our tests show severe allergies to all nuts so I have no clue which one we would challenge first especially with cross-contamination of nuts. Possibly peanuts since tree nuts are more closely related.
Our allergist is also leading a big desensitization trial that we could join after he's 4 but I'm not sure if we will.
I have to serve E peanuts at least 2 times a week. I totally get that stressor being over your head with the eggs.
We were given the option to do challenges with Brazil nuts, pistachios, cashew and maybe almonds in March. It became too much of a challenge to try to find non cross contaminated nuts and I wasn't even sure if he would eat them any way, so we haven't attempted.
Hoping the ViaSkin patch trials go successfully. I have high hopes for it!