Took my Quinny to the Pediatric ER last night
So, this is a little break from my stroller reviews and just a real life story from last night. All of my kids have food allergies and we have been dealing with them since my oldest daughter was seven months old. My four year old son who is severly allergic to dairy, sesame seeds, peanuts and tree nuts, got a few bites of oatmeal last night that had milk as an ingredient and two seconds later he started crying that his throat hurt. This was pretty old hat for me and I immediately knew it was a reaction. I gave him Benadryl, had my mom over within minutes to watch my girls and hopped in the car to drive to the ER which was a few minutes away (with my Epi Pen literally in my hand).
My poor little thing fell fast asleep in the car (who wouldn’t after a full day of camp followed by swimming lessons and a big dose of Benadryl?) My stroller tie in here is that I then squished him into my Quinny Buzz (which my 19 month old uses) to roll him into the ER. Not a great fit for him but, hey, it did the job!
After some monitoring, a dose of oral steroids and several long hours, a very exhausted toddler (and parents) made their way back home. Food allergies can be overwhelming at times so I thought I would just give a shout out to all of you parents out there that deal with them like we do. Also, I thought I would pass along some information for those parents who would like to learn more. Here is a fantastic Newsweek article about food allergies in the classroom that actually featured my daughter and our family (quite an honor for us!) as well as a link to the Food Allergy Network which has tons of information about food allergies.
