Egg Allergy Update

EGGS

No eggs for this kid...
Luke was doing great with his eating since we've avoided eggs completely. I've gotten used to scouring labels for the "CONTAINS EGG" disclaimer and he hasn't had anything with eggs in it. The challenging part has been that some products will not have egg whereas other similar brands will (pastas, pizza dough, etc). So it's not as easy as just cutting out an entire food.

But on Thursday night... Luke was Egged. We went out for my best friend's birthday to a popular Italian place. I told the waitress he's allergic to eggs and had her check what had eggs in it. She said she thought the pasta didn't but she would check. So we waited, and she came back and told us the spaghetti doesn't have egg. I believed her because the pastas I buy are egg free- most dried pasta is ok, it's fresh or homemade that has egg.

Luke got his kid's meal of spaghetti and meatsauce and he was excited. He ate about 3 bites then stopped eating and started fussing. We blamed it on bedtime and teething but he knew something we didn't (at the time). He'd been egged. That night, he vomited a few times and woke up crying every few hours in pain. His stomach was gurgling- you could hear it. In the morning, he refused his bottles and breakfast and his cheeks were dry and red. He ate a little bit of lunch to vomit it up soon after.

We were able to get him into the pediatrician and she told us we did what we should- zyrtec, benadryl, inhaler, monitor him closely. She gave him a dose of zofran (anti nausea) so he could eat again. Then we just had to wait for it to leave his system (usually 24 hours).

That night he felt fine and was back to himself. Silly and eating again. His eczema flared up a bit and his breathing is a little off but he'll be ok... as long as he stays far away from eggs.

the freezer is empty...

My freezer is empty. I have decided to donate my frozen stash to a baby who needed it.

I worked very hard to pump 400+ oz to get Luke to 1 year on breastmilk when I stopped pumping. However, with all his sensitivities, I realized his face was clearer on 100% formula than on the breastmilk. The pediatric dermatologist assured me that his eczema wasn't a food allergy but his face was clearer.

I found a lady who is the foster mom to a precious 9 month old. This little girl was born at 31 weeks addicted to meth. She was taken from her mom and is in foster care. This tiny baby is still only 15 lbs at 9 months but is thriving since she was given the state's approval for donor milk.

I'm sad Luke isn't getting breastmilk to a year but I know he's thriving on the organic formula. I also know that this little girl needs it more than him.

10 months!

Our little guy is 10 months old already! He has a huge personality and loves to be silly. He also likes to pretend to be shy then laugh!

This month has been the most fun. He knows what he wants and can get there to get it. He crawls, stands up and is opinionated. He also will eat anything and loves food.

He has 7 teeth and an 8th one coming in already! I feel like we've been teething forever... oh wait, we have.

Updates:
Cloth Diapering: We are still using a combo of both cloth diapers and 365 brand disposables (daycare, travel and while we are out). I still love our CD and particularly like the charcoal inserts. I use a variety of our pocket diapers but Dave still prefers fuzzibunz.

Formula: I stopped pumping at 9 months and for the past month Luke has been thriving on formula. We use Earth's Best brand. I was giving him a few bottles of breastmilk a day but his skin is super clear lately and we've been formula only. Maybe the eggs in the breastmilk were flaring his eczema. I'm considering donating my stash of 400ish ounces!

Teeth: Luke has 7 teeth already! I love his little toothy grin!

Food: we started with a baby led weaning approach and he's eating a lot more lately. He loves food. His favorites are fruit, cucumbers, yogurt and beans these days but those change regularly! He still can't quite figure out the sippy cup or straw cup!