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Invasion of the Cheesy Crackers: an Allergic Mom on Playdates
As a woman with multiple food allergies, I’d navigated pregnancy, delivery, hospital food issues, and doing early allergen introductions with… Read more »
Allergic Mom: How I Introduced My Baby to My Food Allergens
Yogurt from a cow – how could I, a dairy-allergic mom, give this to my own infant son? I posed… Read more »
Food Allergies, Pregnancy and the Newborn: Busting 4 Key Myths
Almost seven months into my pregnancy, one evening I found myself torn over whether to use my epinephrine auto-injector. This… Read more »
Allergic Women: Here’s Why to Embrace the Messy Bits of Birthing
Did you let your husband see anything?I’d be so embarrassed if mine saw anything. Did the nurses wash her right away? Did… Read more »
Allergic and Giving Birth: My Hospital Food Plan Goes Awry
When giving birth, should you pack your own lunch? There are countless minor logistical details of labor and delivery that… Read more »
Women with Food Allergies: Why Many are Afraid to Get Pregnant
The fear of pregnancy is one that many women living with anaphylactic food allergies hold deep inside their chests. It’s… Read more »
Food Allergy, Celiac and Asthma Awareness Month Tool Kit 2025
May is Awareness Month for food allergies, celiac disease, asthma and EoE. It’s a great time to educate others about… Read more »
Lapland’s Magic: Northern Lights, Reindeer and Allergy Awareness
As the plane descended into Ivalo, Finland, I peered out of the window at endless pine trees covered in a… Read more »
Huge Need for Support as Study Reveals High Food Allergy Anxiety
When families come in for an oral food challenge at Children’s National Hospital in Washington, D.C., Dr. Linda Herbert asks… Read more »