CMPA Sadness!

Ever since Bears initial diagnosis, his allergies have not bothered me. He never missed out on anything, always having a bag of treats on hand if others had things that he couldn’t have…..it wasn’t until we kept creeping up the milk challenge ladder that I have started to feel sad about Bear spending 18 months dairy free. We had a special day out this week, and for lunch we had pizza….the look on Bears face was pure happiness, he loved it all. He also loves cheese on toast, cheesy leeks, chocolate and now we are on day 2 of stage 9, we have discovered he also loves yoghurt (could not have come at a better time after a rough few days with teething pain making eating a little painful!) Seeing how much he enjoys all these things makes me a little sad that he has been missing out on them. Maybe he likes it so much as it is new, and obviously, never having been allowed it before, means he hasn’t really been missing it. I am just really glad we are doing well on the ladder and that he can have a more varied lunch box, with cheesy snacks and a little chocolate treat and a yoghurt too. Will also make the shopping cheaper and taste better (still shuddering at the vile taste of ‘wot no dairy’ and the dent it made in my pocket!) Just a quick note today, feeling a little sorry for myself. Fingers crossed we will be writing a post about Bears first bottle of milk 🙂

Greg Wallace – opinions?

as many people may have read, Greg Wallace made some some-what asshole comments recently about allergy sufferers…..he said that they should ring up and give 2 days notice if they want to visit a restaurant, that they cannot expect to turn up and make the whole place change the way they do something just for them…..now, I am not one of these parents who jump down the throat of anything slightly anti-allergy, I don’t take offence to stupidity very easily and don’t feel ‘victimised’ if someone won’t change what they do it suit my child, but this has riled me greatly. With stupid comments coming from such a high profile person in the food industry allergy awareness doesn’t stand a chance….if he had his way I would have to plan every time I wanted to go out for food with my child days in advance, no chance of a last minute treat for him! And for what it is worth Greg, I don’t expect the restaurant to change their ways to suit me, I simply ask to switch mash for chips, or ask to check the ingredients before feeding my child, surely this would be preferred to feeding him incorrectly and have him vomit or have violent, horrendous poos in the middle of a busy restaurant. Think before you spout utter shite Mr Wallace, your actions, unfortunately carry weight….for unknown reasons, after all you got famous by eating food, not actually cooking it!!

Stage 6!!!!

we have made it to stage 6!!! Half way through the ladder. We can now enjoy cottage pie and the likes for dinner, it is so nice to not have to cook 2 separate meals. Bear is loving his daily pot of custard, it is very messy business. Being half way through the challenge means that I have started to think of life beyond CMPA, and what it would mean for us as a family…..no more hovering over bear at functions, no more sneaky ice creams for me and daddy during bears nap time, no more standing in the kitchen to enjoy a bar of chocolate, and the shopping will take me no time at all! We are excited x