"he's an allergic little dude." that's what dr. mcknight, the pediatric allergist, told me about Van yesterday at his appointment. he is very allergic to eggs and milk. slightly less allergic to peanuts. again less to soy. and he's allergic to cats and dogs.
i asked him what makes some kids allergic and others not. is it something i ate when i was pregnant? did i pass the milk allergy to him genetically (i was deathly allergic to milk as a baby and i'm still mildly allergic, if you didn't know)?
here's what he said: there is some (non-definitive) research that shows that eating large amounts of high allergy foods when pregnant can lead to the baby being allergic to those foods after birth. i definitely could have passed milk to him genetically. maybe.
he also gave a disclaimer: you could go to the best doctors at each of the best 3 allergy research facilities in the country and get 3 different opinions on the subject.
here's the funny part - when i was pregnant with Van, i ate at least 1 egg a day and had a bowl (not a serving - a bowl) of ice cream every night of the last half.
not so funny to Van i guess. note to Britt - careful what you eat next time around. :) the doctor said not to blame myself. i think he's just being nice.
sorry, Vander. mommy loves you! 
but you have to admit. that is one seriously cute allergic little dude.
Wednesday, February 2, 2011
for you pregnant girls out there
Posted by BrittWilk at 9:30 PM
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Aw, poor cute little guy! And don't blame yourself! I ate a peanut butter sandwich everyday for the last half of my pregnancy with Cohen, and I ate bowlfuls of ice cream each night like you when I was pregnant with Sandler... So that research may not be entirely valid... Maybe some kids just have allergies and it's not your fault and you couldn't prevent it!
With Pip I cut down on milk b/c Bobby asked if drinking too much milk would create an allergy. No real research to back it up, but it makes sense that if you eat too much of one thing, the baby might not learn how to properly metabolize it in utero since it's never gone without. Kinda like a vaccine. Anyway, point is-maybe some merit to it, but some kids just have allergies. Pip is a sweet kid, is she sweet b/c I devoured an entire Krispy Kreme shop while pregnant with her? Hmmm...
Yes, he's very cute. Pretty interesting about passing on allergies.
Hmmm, then I guess chocolate milk daily (and in large quantities) really IS the culprit for Ben's allergy! Big Ben has been teasing me for years not that that is the cause! Oh boy.
Hey did the little guy break his arm?
He is a cute little man! Strange findings about the allergies--wonder if there is more merit than what his pediatrician said. Things are always changing! I consumed A TON of cottage cheese and blueberry yogurt (yes, BLUEBERRY--nothing else) and Bridger would eat that stuff any day (and in copious amounts) without any problems. Wonder if it is just all a bunch of correlation and NOT causation. Hmm.
Ohh man! I hope that he will grow out of it. I heard that is common. He is very cute. I love that picture.
wow crazy- thanks for sharing! I'd better watch myself-
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