Reidun’s Story and Gathered Information

[Anonymous]

Thank you! I’ll take bananas off my list 🙂

[Anonymous]

Good luck. I can imagine that he food trials are difficult.

[Anonymous]

Has anyone read this book? “Is This Your Child” by Doris J. Rapp, M.D.

It looks really good, and seems to be getting good reviews. I just stumbled upon it.

IS THIS YOUR CHILD?

These are the major symptoms of potentially unrecognized allergies. Does your child suffer from any of the following?

• Allergic Nose Rub • Eye Circles • Red Ears • Red Cheeks • Eye Wrinkles • Aggression • Lack of Alertness • Mottled Tongue •

In this breakthrough book, Dr. Doris Rapp offers a simple yet effective approach to handling “problem” children. Is This Your Child? shows parents how to identify the common foods, chemicals, or common allergic substances that could be the culprits that cause some children or adults to feel unwell or act inappropriately. If your child is always sick, hyperactive, a slow learner, or cranky, the first question you should ask is not “What drug should be prescribed?” or “What have I done wrong as a parent?” Instead, find out the cause.

Dr. Rapp gives sensible suggestions about how these reactions to foods and environmental factors can be recognized, prevented, and treated. With this information, many affected children should feel, act, behave, and learn better. If you can detect unsuspected environmental illness in your child–or yourself–you can change your lives so you’re more content, happy, and free of illness.

More info at http://www.amazon.com/This-Your-Child-Doris-Rapp/dp/06881190 77/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/103-5560709-5751837?ie=UTF8&s=books&a mp;a mp;a mp;qid=1173505014&sr=8-1

Heidi T.2007-3-10 11:26:5

[Anonymous]

Food Products:

Fleischmann’s Light Margarine (Milk/Dairy and Soy Free)

Ingredients
“Water, Canola Oil, Partially Hydrogenated Corn Oil, Salt, Propylene Glycol Monostearate And Vegetable Mono- And Diglycerides (Emulsifiers), Xanthan Gum, Potassium Sorbate And Sodium Benzoate And Calcium Disodium EDTA (To Preserve Freshness), Citric Acid (Acidulant), Artificial Flavor, Vitamin A Palmitate, Colored With Beta Carotene (Source Of Vitamin A), Vitamin D3 Added.”

http://www.amazon.com/Fleischmanns-Light-Margarine-Tub-16/dp /B00032BEBO

Rice Works, Salsa Verde, Brown Rice Chips

Look like Doritos, but taste even better. Yumm.

http://www.riceworkssnacks.com

thatsanice bacio “Sicilian Kiss of Garlic Spread”

Ingredients
“Extra Virgin Olive Oil, Roasted Garlic, White Wine Vinegar, Salt, Chives, Onion, Parsley and Spices.”

http://www.thatsanice.com

I use this on steamed veggies, in place of butter, adds a great light garlic taste, looks great and is healthy for you! Also can use to make garlic bread.

Enjoy Life Foods

“Allergen Free Foods”

http://www.enjoylifefoods.com/cart/department.asp

Allergy Grocer

http://www.allergygrocer.com/id1253.html

Kettle Brand Potato Chips

My favorite flavors: Lightly Salted, Salt & Pepper, Spicy Thai: Ginger with Attitude (Sweet & Spicy)

http://www.kettlefoods.com/

Heidi T.2007-3-26 23:27:10

[Anonymous]

I just watched the Martha Stewart Show BabyCakes episode where they made brownies and cinnamon coffee cake. Yumm, it got me interested….

“BabyCakes offers all natural, organic and delicious alternatives free from the common allergens: wheat, gluten, dairy, casein and eggs” and more. It looks like they also deliver anywhere in the states too!!

Unfortunately, it’s pricy….

$11.00 for 12 brownies + $49.85 for shipping from NY to Eugene, OR= $60.86!!!

Here is a link to their calculator, http://babycakesnyc.com/shipping-calculator.html, they also have a menu posted with ingredients.

If anyone is lucky enough to try their sweets, let me know…

[Anonymous]

I just wanted to give an update. We decided to stop grains with Reidun. After reading what one mother posted that either her allergist or nutritionist said about not giving grains to MSPI/MFPI babies until a year of age, combined with her limited success with rice, we decided to hold off. We also aren’t going to worry about adding meat. I think she is getting enough protein from breastmilk for now. She is doing really good with the veggies!! So my goal for right now is to do the rotation diet I posted earlier with just veggies and fruit. Heidi T.2007-3-27 13:11:46

[Anonymous]

i dont know how i missed this thread earlier. im really concerned now, because Trace has always had dark circles and really strong lines under his eyes. his cheeks get red sometimes but i cant pinpoint it to anything.

nataliachick72007-3-27 12:52:40

[Anonymous]

hmmm i am wondering about the oatmeal now since you posted that about the oats…

[Anonymous]

Natalia, I was just going to mention the oats . Perhaps a no grains trial would be helpful? What other foods is Trace on? Good luck!

[Anonymous]

Good luck, Heidi! Glad to hear she’s doing well with veggies.

[Anonymous]

If any of you have problems with the links in my posting, please let me know. I have copied and pasted all of them to one page–so they will never be lost . I did this after finding a link to one of the articles had “expired.” I would post it, but it is sooo long.

[Anonymous]

Here is a good article. Titled “Allergies and the Breastfeeding Family” http://www.lalecheleague.org/NB/NBJulAug98p100.html

[Anonymous]

Infant Meal Pattern Chart from: http://www.isbe.state.il.us/%5C/nutrition/pdf/infant_meal_pa ttern.pdf

Lists how much babies should be getting from different groups, and when it might be best to give to them. Like give the meat (1 to 4 T/day) before bed–helps them stay fuller longer, and then hopefully sleep longer

Breakfast	Birth through 3 months	4 through 7 months	8 through 11 months
	4–6 fl oz formula1 or breast milk2, 3	4–8 fl oz formula1 or breast milk2, 3 When developmentally ready 0-3 T infant cereal1	6–8 fl oz formula1 or breast milk2, 3 and 1–4 T fruit or vegetable or both and 2–4 T infant cereal1
Lunch/Supper	Birth through 3 months	4 through 7 months	8 through 11 months
	4–6 fl oz formula1 or breast milk2, 3	4–8 fl oz formula1 or breast milk2, 3 When developmentally ready 0–3 T infant cereal1 or 0–3 T fruit or vegetable or one of each may be offered	6–8 fl oz formula1 or breast milk2, 3 and 1–4 T fruit or vegetable or both and 2–4 T infant cereal1 or in place of infant cereal you may serve a meat/meat alternate 1–4 T meat, fish, poultry, egg yolk, cooked dry beans or peas; or ½–2 oz cheese; or 2–8 T cottage cheese; or 1–4 oz cheese food, cheese spread or you may also serve both the infant cereal and meat/meat alternate
Supplement	Birth through 3 months	4 through 7 months	8 through 11 months
	4–6 fl oz formula1 or breast milk2, 3	4–6 fl oz formula1 or breast milk2, 3	2–4 fl oz formula1 or breast milk,2, 3 or fruit juice4 When developmentally ready 0–½ slice bread5 or 0–2 crackers5

Another good article “Nutritional Management of Pediatric Food Hypersensitivity”

http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/cgi/content/full/111/6 /S2/1645

Heidi T.2007-4-14 0:18:26

[Anonymous]

http://www.allergysa.org/foodall.htm has a list of foods that are related to each other, so if your child is allergic/intolerant to one food in the group, you might want to avoid it’s relativesHeidi T.2007-4-3 19:24:42

[Anonymous]

We had our 9 month check up today. Reidun’s weight has dropped to the 15th percentile, her height has dropped to the 30th percentile. The ped said not to worry as she is developing appropriately and is VERY active and burning more calories than most babies her age. Lately she has been showing more interest in solids than milk (her only source of fat and protein)–she wants to eat! Unfortunately, I have been limiting her solids to only fruit and vegetables. I’ve noticed her skin is getting drier, I think primarily from her low fat diet. So, I have decided to grow some cohonies and stop being overly cautious with her foods. She really needs fats and a greater variety of foods for good brain development etc.!

So, I have been working on upgrading her menu. Using the “Sequence of Adding Solid Foods for the Allergic Infant” Table, I have added foods listed for infants 9 to 12 months. Here it is:

Day 1 Chicken, Carrot*, Sweet Potato, Beet, Pear, Apple, Rice*
Day 2 Veal, Broccoli, Brussel Sprouts, Cabbage, Cauliflower, Pineapple, Barley*
Day 3 Turkey, Asparagus, Winter Squash, Avocado, Blueberry, Cranberry, Millet*
Day 4 Lamb, Green Bean, Potato, Raisin/Grape, Banana,
Prune/Peach/Apricot*, Oat*

*I am not going to use these foods yet. Reidun has shown some intolerance to carrots, I will eventually substitute spinach for carrots. Spinach is not on the table to be introduced until 12 to 24 months, but I think it might be worth introducing a little early due it being high in iron and other vitamin and minerals. She is on no iron supplements, and is not consuming any iron fortified grains due to her intolerances to them. She is most likely going to getting enough iron from meat and the other veggies that I am going to introduce, so we are in no real hurry. I am also holding off on prunes, peaches and apricots due to these fruits relation to almonds–Reidun has either an allergic or intolerant reaction to them.

I am going to try to only use dark turkey and chicken meats since these meats are higher in iron, free range meats and organic fruits and vegetables when possible.

From Dr Sears: “Variety, variety, variety. The less children eat of one particular food, the less likely they will become allergic to it, since most food allergies are dose related. Encourage your children to eat a variety of foods. Continuing to bombard the body with the same food risks turning on the food- antibody response. Rotation diets make good sense for every eater, and especially for the allergic person.”

Heidi T.2007-4-11 19:57:18

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