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Pumping At Work and The Essentials

What It Takes First and foremost, pumping at work takes true commitment. It is hard enough to juggle work on its own and pumping on its own, but doing them together…WHEW!!! And depending on your line of work, getting time to pump can be hard to say the least. For me, going back to work meant a 10hour day packed full of patients to see…without any scheduled breaks!! I know, I know… but truth be told I did that to myself. I chose to work four ...
July 18, 2017 0
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The Not So Fun Day of Allergy Testing

The day had finally come. We were meeting with the Pediatric Allergy Specialist. This had been a long road since our initial diagnosis of MSPI. We clearly had more going on than just MSPI given our extensive list of problematic “allergy” foods. I was so excited to know the results of the test, but dreaded the tests themselves. Our son on the other hand; he absolutely knew that his day was not going to be routine. Today, he ...
July 7, 2017 0
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High Risk for Serious Food Allergies

So after confessing to my pediatrician like I was back in the confessional at my Catholic School, about not feeding the little one as much “real food” as I should have been… I was pleasantly surprised to hear her response. She more than agreed with my decision. She was also impressed with the progress we had made so far with food. I know I know, you know this already ☺ What you don’t know yet is that she may have agreed a little too ...
June 27, 2017 0
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Baby Needs to Eat the Food

From the day our little man was born I kept saying I can’t wait until this and I can’t wait until that. One of the main things I was excited for was feeding him “real food.” I couldn’t wait to see him eat and to learn what foods he liked and didn’t like. But, then the big bad food allergy diagnosis had the audacity to crush my dreams. From that point on, I was too scared to eat food myself let alone ...
June 26, 2017 0
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Going Back to Work After Baby

For me, even the thought of going back to work and leaving my son with someone other than ME brought me to tears. It devastated me. As my first work day back slowly approached, I found my mind racing with horrible thoughts. The pain of being away from him already started to weigh heavy in my heart. And somehow I could not believe that this was happening to me. I always knew I would have to go back to work. Staying home was just not an option ...
June 20, 2017 0
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Dealing with more than MSPI

When I started the MSPI journey, dairy and soy elimination seemed doable, leaving me “plenty” to eat. As time went on, I started noticing that his diapers were not getting better and occasionally were getting worse. To be fair, I understand that it can take about 4-6 weeks to clear all of the milk and soy proteins from both of our systems. However, I did not understand how his symptoms could worsen if these foods had long been ...
June 19, 2017 0
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Life with a MSPI diagnosis

It can be a terrifying moment that leads you and your little one to a Milk and Soy Protein Intolerance (MSPI) diagnosis. The moment may leave you frantically searching for your phone to call your pediatrician. Followed by some serious Formula 1 driving to get there! You will also most certainly find yourself repeatedly telling your baby that everything is going to be fine, while trying to convince yourself that it really will be! For us, it ...
June 19, 2017 0
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Mom’s Happy Hideaway

Hi Friends!  So I thought that I would start off by giving some background on why I a decided upon “Mom’s Happy Hideaway.”  Let’s break it down…   Mom Because…YAY, I AM FINALLY A MOM!!!  My earliest memories of myself almost all consist of wanting to be a mom.  I could not wait for that day to come.  And it is finally here!! I have been blessed to be the mom of the most amazing little baby boy.  I ...
June 11, 2017 0