Allergy mom

Sometimes I really hate that I am a allergy mom.

Olivia is allergic to dairy (not lactose intolerant). She cannot have anything containing milk (in any form), whey, casein, butter, cheese, yogurt, sour cream, ECT.

In large quantities it makes her throw up for days, her stomach aches, and would cause the WORST diaper rashes ever.

As she has gotten older I feel like she's not as sensitive. As a baby if I had one goldfish and nursed her, hours later she would be vomiting.

Now, if she eats one goldfish it won't cause vomiting. But still we don't let her have ANYTHING with dairy. Because we don't know the threshold for how much won't cause vomiting, because small amounts cause stomach aches, and not so great behavior.

I don't mind, because in general I feel like it helps all of us eat healthier.

Times like last night are when it sucks.

Olivia LOVES chocolate, dark chocolate since she obviously can't have milk. We buy these specific dark chocolate chips because they don't contain any dairy (most dark chocolate has a small amount of dairy) and occasionally special dark chocolate bars that don't have any dairy.

I bought John some heart shaped Dove dark chocolates yesterday, because the quotes are cute. Olivia saw them, that it was chocolate and wanted some. I figured one would be fine. Well, over the course of the day she ended up having 6 or 7. Last night she woke up with her stomach hurting so much. She woke up this morning with a rash on her face, and man has she been making some really bad choices today.

It's seriously not worth it. It's not worth her not sleeping well because she's in pain. It's not worth her face being itchy, and it's not worth the behavior. I am a firm behavior that diet effects behavior. Lots of junk and sugar and kids behave worse than normal. Give them something they have a sensitivity to, even if it is something healthy, and they behave worse than normal.

No thanks.

Here's hoping the dairy passes through her system quickly and my funny, helpful, kind girl returns.