Category Archives: Our story

‘Life with my allergic toddler’

Posted on March 23, 2013 by

SO TODAY I have a small piece in The Times’ Weekend supplement, ‘Life With My Allergic Toddler’, about the pain in the arseness of trying to shop, cook and cater for a food allergy tot when everything you try to buy ‘may contain’ … Continue reading →

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She’s here, I’m back!

Posted on March 22, 2013 by

SADIE Old Lady is in the house. Which I hope explains my blogging slackness over recent weeks. But the chaos has – ha! – subsided and I will be back, with recipes and angry foot-stamping, in a jiffy. To come: … Continue reading →

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Can probiotics prevent food allergy?

Posted on January 10, 2013 by

LATELY I’ve been channelling Makka Pakka, minus the energy and enthusiasm. Mostly it’s just the bum, because I am currently eight months pregnant, and counting, with our second. Worries about how Sidney will take to a new baby in the … Continue reading →

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A dirty weekend

Posted on September 3, 2012 by

THIS weekend, for the first time in nearly two years, my husband and I had a whole night away from Sid. I’d booked a surprise hotel stay for his birthday, so we deposited the prodigal grandson for a sleepover at … Continue reading →

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Labelling labels doesn’t help, much

Posted on August 8, 2012 by

I SHALL share a very quick gripe, something that made me groan if not (this time) break down blubbing in the supermarket. Browsing the shelves for some olives fit for Sid to eat (not easy, given the plethora of “nut” … Continue reading →

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A rare treat

Posted on August 7, 2012 by

FELLOW food allergy parents will know what a rare treat it is to go out without a sackful of pre-prepped meals for the tot. You get so used to it, it barely registers sometimes – until that moment when you … Continue reading →

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Bearing up

Posted on April 14, 2012 by

Fame at last! As you can see, Sidney is bearing up remarkably well despite his Food Allergy Ordeal. Billboards and front pages of the Hackney Gazette, no less. I hasten to add, despite the headlines, he can eat birthday cake … Continue reading →

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Yes! Bananas!

Posted on April 14, 2012 by

Hooray! We’re through banana probation! And I’ve never seen anyone shovel one in so fast; think he knows what he’s been missing. One allergy down, nine (ish) to go…

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Yes, er, yes bananas?

Posted on March 31, 2012 by

I can’t quite believe it but it looks as if we may have beaten this ridiculous banana allergy. Yesterday was hospital taste test day and, for the first time ever, Sidney passed if not with flying let’s at least say … Continue reading →

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Nursery will have to wait – for now

Posted on March 5, 2012 by

  While there’s no way I’m sending Sidney to nursery until he’s old enough to communicate how he feels, there are crazy waiting lists in our area (I’ve heard of otherwise sane women putting their prospective babies’ names down virtually … Continue reading →

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