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mandyhaigh9
Nov 18, 20211 min read
My FREE FROM Advent Calendar Finds
So every year can be stressful trying to find an advent calendar for Jasmine. It not only has to be dairy, egg, soya and gluten free, but...
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mandyhaigh9
Nov 17, 20213 min read
Food Allergies and Social Isolation
Jasmine finished school yesterday and came home upset, it took me a while to get her to open up and talk about what was wrong. Earlier in...
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mandyhaigh9
Nov 9, 20211 min read
Food Allergy Vs Food Intolerance: What is the difference?
Over the years getting Jasmine the right diagnosis has been an uphill battle. More so because her GP was adamant that she was intolerant...
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mandyhaigh9
Nov 2, 20212 min read
Social Events: Halloween
Halloween has been our busiest time in the calendar so far this year, with lots of gatherings and parties for Jasmine. Any event that is...
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mandyhaigh9
Oct 15, 20211 min read
Cinnamon Allergy
Following on from Jasmines most recent consultation with her allergist at the beginning of October, it has come to light that she most...
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mandyhaigh9
Sep 8, 20212 min read
When eating out becomes an achievement!
Last week we were on our summer holiday and paid a visit to Whitby. As usual I would pre pack lunch and extra snacks for Jasmine because...
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mandyhaigh9
Sep 7, 20211 min read
Back to School Care Plan!
Most children in the UK will find themselves returning to school this week. If your child has severe allergies and or anaphylaxis, it is...
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mandyhaigh9
Jul 28, 20212 min read
Managing new allergies
The past two months Jasmine has suffered with her health in terms of developing an unidentified allergy. Being under the care of several...
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mandyhaigh9
Apr 29, 20212 min read
Positive relationship with food
Over the past seven years we have had a very volatile relationship with food, due to severe and life threatening food allergies. Jasmine...
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mandyhaigh9
Mar 26, 20212 min read
Living in fear of food allergies
As a parent of a child with life threatening food allergies, I live in a world filled with fear, severe anxiety, worry and stress. A new...
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mandyhaigh9
Mar 18, 20211 min read
Alternative to Eggs
Whether you're a vegan, intolerant or allergic to eggs I am sure you will agree that swapping eggs in recipes is no easy task!! We have...
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mandyhaigh9
Jan 15, 20211 min read
Happy New Year!!
I know its a little late on but as the saying goes 'better late, than never'. Things were very hectic for us as a family as 2020 drew to...
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mandyhaigh9
Aug 3, 20202 min read
Staycation with Food Allergies
We have just got back from a wonderful four night break on the East Yorkshire Coast, a lovely little part of the country called...
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mandyhaigh9
Jul 7, 20202 min read
Food Allergies Below The Surface
Living with food allergies or looking after a child with food allergies is a hard task. Sometimes we can appear to be like ducks on...
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mandyhaigh9
Jul 6, 20201 min read
Hidden names for Peanuts
Having a child who is anaphylactic to peanuts through contact, airborne and ingesting, reading labels on EVERYTHING is imperative to...
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mandyhaigh9
Jun 17, 20201 min read
What is CMPA?
CMPA stands for Cow's Milk Protein Allergy. CMPA is one of the most common food allergies in babies. The body's immune system wrongly...
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mandyhaigh9
Jun 16, 20201 min read
Food Aversion Explained!
Many of us have heard the term food aversion used to describe a pregnant woman going off her food or even feeling sick at the thought of...
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mandyhaigh9
May 11, 20203 min read
Food Allergy Shopping in COVID-19
As if food shopping wasn't hard enough for us already, reading labels, trawling the aisles searching for something safe only to pick up...
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mandyhaigh9
May 9, 20201 min read
Food Allergy Awareness Month
According to the Food Standards Agency UK - In the UK an estimated 2 million people are living with a diagnosed food allergy and 600,000...
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