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I have a friend whose son has Eosinophilic Esophagitis due to many (I think at last count 11) food allergies. I know for dairy, he eats Teese, which is soy and dairy free. There are lots of good vegan recipes out there too. Instead of peanut or tree nut butters, they eat Sunbutter and there are a lot of good wheat/soy/barley free breads out there. I can see if she has any recommendations. He also drinks a special formula (Elecare) to get the rest of his nutrients. He's recently tested out of his egg allergy, so the amount of safe foods he can eat are slowly rising.

My 9m old has some allergies too (egg and tree nuts for sure) plus she's mspi so I've eliminated soy and dairy for 8 months now. I'm hungry a lot but I use pinterest for food ideas. For her, I just give her fruits and veggies (we did BLW). And I just found these chicken and apple meatballs that she gobbles. There are lots of gluten free options these days to help you avoid wheat.

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Whole foods has a few lines of baked goods, etc, that are free of the top 8 allergens, and so is the Enjoy Life candy brand, so as long as they are also barley free you don't have to live without Halloween treats since those other allergies are all in the top 8

@extrasprinkles I eliminated all those things and more for my BF babe. I've been able to add a few things back into my diet (eggs, gluten) but he's only 7 months so no allergy testing yet. On my phone so can't write too much. But you can do it! It seemed impossible when I started.

Yes, Enjoy Life brand has awesome cookies, rice milk chocolate, etc that's safe and tasty. Amy's makes a "mac and cheese" that's free of all the allergens and tastes amazing.

Also I eat a lot of Chipotle, it's the only place I can safely eat out.

It gets easier!!! I've been doing it since September!

Oh my gosh, I am so sorry! My son is allergic to peanut, wheat, and a couple of nuts and I thought that was overwhelming. Your LOs poor little back

Thoughts:
1. Make sure you love your allergist. Ours has made all the difference in dealing with this stuff and is proactive about retesting and food challenging at a young age
2. Enjoy life products are a good suggestion, as are King Arthur flour gluten free mixes ( just may need to do some vegan substitutes when eggs or dairy are called for)
3. My son mostly eats meat and fruit anyway. He outgrew an almond allergy at age 2 and that was huge (Barney butter is not peanut contaminated). Did your allergist test for specific treenuts? We have all loved having almonds back.
4. I also worried about holidays and being a normal kid but my son is so happy eating what he knows and doesn't realize he's "missing" anything. I have my moments that I wish he could eat cake and pizza at parties but we bring our own and it goes fine. We even made an elletgy friendly cake for my husbands bday and my son just wanted to eat the strawberries!
5. Have you checked out the various products at whole foods / sprouts / natural grocers if you have those stores? Lots of good things there as far as prepackaged goes.

And all of that said, everything is going to be okay! There are so many allergies these days that I have found school and other parents to be amazing help in keeping my little guy safe

Just wanted to give you hope. My DS tested allergic to eggs, soy, and fish at 8 months old. We eliminated and then retested at 14 months (he had big hives despite elimination, was worried about nee allergies. Showed current ones had resolved and they thought the hives were early signs of fighting off the norovirus. Apparently kids w allergies have histamine type reactions to viruses sometimes). Avoided for 3 more months, then did food challenge at the allergist- all clear. So hopefully he grows out of it soon. I'm sorry though. There are tons of great suggestions about food for you as a BFing mama. Just also want to say that there is no shame/guilt if you stop BFing. I weaned at 7 months and initially felt guilty about not making my one year goal, but it was what worked for us.

My nephew was allergic to a bunch of different nuts-tree nuts I guess, eggs, and sensitive to dairy and tomatoes. He got retested at 2 and was cleared for everything. Just wanted to throw it out there that your babe might grow out of some of those things! Hopefully.

One other thought: you may want to check into Paleo/Whole 30 recipes. W30 in particular is an elimination diet that gets rid of dairy, soy, legumes, wheat, and sugar. There are lots of recipes on Facebook/Instagram/Pinterest that are labelled Whole30. HOpefully that gives you some more ideas for things to eat! And BONUS: you don't have to give up sugar, which is required on W30. So yay for that.

Hang in there. My LO had MSPI and gluten sensitivites, and I was a wreck at first. But it gets better!

You can do it momma. I've been dealing with allergies for my babies for almost 5 years now. My son came out screaming 12-15 hours every day for nearly the first 6 months. I eliminated milk and soy (and back then it was one obscure online reference nothing like today). He was still reacting to stuff and I still don't know what. I was down to eating 6 things. It was insane. We breastfed for 2 years. I swear for him a week of formula was the turning point. He still comes up with soy as an allergy and something new each test (typically what he just ate). Oh yeah and he was failure to thrive.

Fast forward 4 years to pregnant with number 2. I eliminated milk and soy in the third trimester. She is a much happier baby but at 8 weeks hubs comes home and says "what did you eat?" It was obvious she was reacting. She is allergic to corn. It is in everything (even more than soy). She also hasn't found a fruit she can tolerate and apparently can't do zucchini (found that out on Monday). She's nearly a year old. I'm working with a nutritionist now to try to pinpoint her other triggers. But I'm back on an elimination diet. Luckily breastfeeding has been much easier and she is a chunker. So somethings working out for us.

All that to say, you are not alone. You will survive and at some point you both will thrive. My son is turning 5, still allergic to soy but going into kindergarten in the fall. He is small but smart as a whip. He is already doing addition and programming. My daughter is much more independent and has a personality. She is so easy going most of the time. It takes up all of our time but it doesn't define us.

LO1 is allergic to tree nuts, so not as complicated as your case, but I've found FARE (foodallergy.org) to be a good resource.

And don't worry about Halloween, there are lots of normal candy that are free of the top 8 allergens - skittles and starburst, ring pops, smarties (US-not Canada), lemon heads, gummi Bears, jolly ranchers, jelly belly, sour patch kids

@LulaBee: try eliminating dairy. Eczema and allergies are usually related.