There is a brief article in today's Parade magazine (that comes with many Sunday newspapers across the U.S.) by Dr. Isadore Rosenfeld entitled "Moms - Don't Go Nuts." It explains how peanut protein passes through breastmilk and says that "moms of babies at risk for peanut ...read more

My first-grade PA son's school has a "Meet the Teacher" night in about two weeks. However, his teacher has decided to also have a potluck dinner one night next week where all families bring covered dishes and "meet and greet" and talk about the upcoming year. Before I became ...read more

My PA son who has no other food allergies once apparently reacted to eating ham. There was no mention of peanuts on the label. I've seen other posts and heard stories of other PA children reacting to meals containing ham. I know people from "hog country" and know that peanuts ...read more

My 6 year-old was diagnosed PA 13 months ago after perioral hives and lip swelling from a PBJ sandwich. We were shopping at an outlet mall about 1 hour from home the other day and I made a mistake, let my guard down and we ate at a Sandwich shop at the mall. I explained to the ...read more