Middle School: Epi
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Peanut Allergy and School
Asked by J.C. from Champaign
on May 7, 2010
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Is anyone familiar with Illinois food allergy legislation law?
Or have experience dealing with public school on managing food allergy in school? My daughter is ready...
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- Definatly work with the school. In michigan, there is no law, but up to the schools. where my stepson goes, they are not allowed peanut products in the classroom. A...
- educate your child, child's teachers and school!!! a peanut free table is imperitive. my children only eat peanut butter and jelly at lunchtime. they do not eat any me...
- Unlike a previous poster, I do expect them to go peanut free, I want my child to live and not be at risk to die in any setting. My daughter has anaphalaxis to just be...
Peanut Allergy Precautions in School in Florida...
Asked by T.M. from Tampa
on April 1, 2011
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Have you all read about the school in Edgewater Florida that has been making accomodations for a girl with a severe peanut allergy? Apparently, the kids were being re...
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- I feel that every REASONABLE effort to accommodate should be made to keep this child safe. Requesting kids wash their hands is reasonable (it's also essential for pre...
- Practically speaking, I don't know how a public school would be able to ensure a nut-free environment. To think all parents would comply with their kids' packed lunch...
- If a child is that allergic, homeschooling is the way to go. Takes up way too much classroom time.
How Did You Cope with Labor? How Do You Manage 3 Under the Age of 4?
Asked by E.M. from New York
on June 14, 2011
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I'm days away from delivering baby #3 and could use some advice on how to keep it together.
My first two children were late-term premature. In fact, my water broke...
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- I've known a lot of women who would do positional changes, keeping energy up by eating and drinking as needed, low loud humming, kissing/fondling their husband/partner...
- My 3rd child came so fast that I didn't have time for meds/epidural which made the recovery was so much faster and easier than with my first 2 (epidurals). My doctor's...
- We're about in the same point in pregnancy! I had a fairly quick natural birth with my first and so now I wonder about how this birth will go. I want another natural...
504 Plan?
Asked by P.K. from Denver
on August 13, 2011
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In a recent allergy question mamas were giving advice about a 504 plan for a new kindergarten student with a nut allergy. What is it? My son is starting a preschool in...
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- Section 504 is a well kept secret. But it is often necessary to ask for a Section 504 plan if your child will need accommodations based on medical need. I highly rec...
- http://specialchildren.about.com/od/504s/f/504faq1.htm This explains it for you, and it specifically mentions food allergies.
- A 504 plan is an educational plan for children who have a medical condition that impacts the ability to be successful in the classroom. An allergy to certain foods is...
Why Is My Son Getting hives...had Allergy Testing for Food Came Back Negative
Asked by C.C. from Philadelphia
on February 17, 2011
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Ok now for about 6 months very sporadic my middle child is getting hives. He had blood test on some food yesterday he he bad the skin test everything came back normal....
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- My son got hives once after I shampoo'd the carpet... he was allergic to a certain chemical in the carpet cleaner. He couldnt rough house on the carpet for about a mo...
- Usually, effective supplementation can provide the necessary elements to reduce these reactions. The wheezy cough and the hives are classic signs. He's just missing ...
- First of all, your son needs to go to an allergist (specialist). Next, find a new pediatrician. If they think hives and whezzing is ok, they aren't too good. Good l...
Dairy Free/Nut Free Classrooms
Asked by T.L. from Detroit
on September 7, 2011
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Many of us parents are going to address this at the school today, but I wanted to know if this means that our kids cannot bring yogurt, cheese, or milk to school? If...
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- As the other responders have mentioned, it depends on the severity of the allergy and the age of the children. In daycare and pre-school, where the kids are too young ...
- Sorry 8kidsdad, once again your analogy doesn't make sense. They are not taking nuts out of the school because they are "offended" they are taking them out because ch...
- As a friend who saw a child go into shock after touching a child who just at a pb and j sandwich I am all on board with no peanuts. in fact it surprises me that the sc...
My Doctor Wants to Induce Me a Week Early.
Asked by L.S. from New York
on June 8, 2009
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Hi Moms,
My doctor wants to induce me a week early, I was all for it at the time we spoke about it, but after doing some research I am having second thoughts. My do...
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- I was induced 1 day early because the sonograms were showing that the baby was gaining weight very quickly and the doctors, knowing that I wanted to do a vaginal birth...
- Just because your first was nine days early does not mean thhis one will be. If you live very far from a hospital and you are really worried you would not make it,...
- I was induced with my first because for some reason they measured my baby and thought that she was 10lbs at 36weeks. They suggested that I have a c section but I was ...
My Daughter Thinks She's Psychic....
Asked by S.D. from Burlington
on November 3, 2010
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My 11 yr old daughter thinks she's psychic and I don't know how to deal with it. She's always been interested in ghost stories and all those "ghost hunter" type shows...
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- I'd just tell her you love all her special skills and mention some of her more concrete skills. It's a phase and it'll go away. A lot of kids go through a " special po...
- It is most likely a stage she is going through and the less attention she gets maybe the less she will focus on it. I wouldn't ban her from shows out loud maybe just...
- Where would Lisa Williams be if no one had supported her differences? :) Support her. Her experiences are real, even if only to her. Help her to smudge the house ...
"How to Read Labels for Risk of Nut Allergy"
Asked by K.D. from Wheeling
on August 25, 2008
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My son's immune system is weak so he's been assigned to a disinfected table in the school cafeteria with two children who suffer from nut allergies. I need to be caref...
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- Here is a terrific website(Kids with food allergies): http://www.kidswithfoodallergies.org/ Check it out. It's a terific organization with plenty of support and info!
- It's really silly that schools will separate children like that. You should talk to the principal. A lot of schools nowadays have gone peanut free because of the inc...
- ANY reference to nuts on the label could be deadly to a person allergic to nuts. The label may show that it "Contain nuts", "may contain trace amounts of nuts," or "pr...
NUT Allergy Prevalence & Accommodations
Asked by F.B. from New York
on May 4, 2012
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Mamas & Papas -
Growing up, I can't recall people having nut allergies, there were no rules against nuts at school, no nut free tables, in fact, if you chose to or...
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- I have a nut allergy. A very serious one. I can have a reaction from touching someone, who has touched nuts. Mine was less extreme when I was young, but each reaction...
- I am 44, I figure if a kid had a peanut allergy back then they would have died and I am pretty sure they would have labeled it an allergic reaction but wouldn't have a...
- I cannot remember anyone growing up that had a peanut allergy. My child's school is not nut free...in fact pbj is on the lunch menu some days. I cannot imagine how d...
