We went to Whole Foods today and Lala loves to try all the different samples while we're there. We try to be very careful with anything allergenic. She is highly allergic to cashews and pistachios. There was a dip that they made today and she had a bite. Turns out that there were hidden cashews that weren't labeled at the display table. She had a severe anaphlyactic reaction requiring multiple meds and a trip to the ER.
Please be careful with store samples in kids with allergies!!!
blogger / pineapple / 12381 posts
She looks awful, but we're home and she's watching Sesame Street. Throwing up all the stuff in her tummy all over mama seemed to really help her.
I've earned my mother's day tomorrow. It totally interrupted my moms' day out!
bananas / 9628 posts
oh no!! poor lil lala! did you tell the store yet? they should really be more careful
GOLD / wonderful coffee bean / 18478 posts
Poor girl! So glad she is recovering. Thank you so much for the PSA. We have a nut allergy here, too. So scary!
hostess / wonderful persimmon / 25556 posts
How scary. I'm so glad you were with her and able to help her immediately!
blogger / pineapple / 12381 posts
@mrs. bird: We called them to find out if she was exposed to anything there, because we just couldn't imagine that she'd have an allergy to something new. When we asked if there were cashews in the dip she ate, the guy was like, "Uh oh!"
honeydew / 7916 posts
That is scary! I hope she recovers soon, and that your WF retrains their employees after that mistake.
cantaloupe / 6164 posts
Oh geez! I'm glad she's better. So sorry that happened. Must've been terrifying! 
blogger / nectarine / 2010 posts
@Mrs. Jacks: Oh no! I hope she's feeling better soon. Nut allergies are so scary.
honeydew / 7488 posts
Omg!!!! Your poor LAla! It is so hard with these nut allergies! I'm glad she is ok but oy... You would think WF would know better! Did you have to epipen her? I am so afraid to have to use ours...
hostess / wonderful apple seed / 16729 posts
@Mrs. Jacks: oh no! So scary! Poor Lala. I'm glad she's out of the hospital and okay now. Did you have to use an epi pen on her? Do they even make a pediatric epi pen?
coconut / 8681 posts
Aw poor sweetie!!! What a good reminder! I'm so glad she's feeling better
GOLD / papaya / 10166 posts
@Mrs. Jacks: omg!!!! So scary! I'm glad to hear she's ok now but I can't imagine going through that.
honeydew / 7444 posts
That's so scary!! Glad she's feeling better. Sorry you had to go through that.
blogger / pineapple / 12381 posts
@T-Mom: @bluestriped bee: Mr. Jacks didn't feel comfortable giving her the epi pen (they do make a Jr. form which we have). He did give her benadryl and steroids and albuterol for the wheezing. The best thing though was throwing up and getting all of the allergen out of her tummy. Once she did that, she got better fairly rapidly.
If I was home, she definitely would have gotten the epi pen. I would give it anytime there is airway involvement.
honeydew / 7488 posts
@Mrs. Jacks: the epipen is really intimidating... The one we just got at the pediatric allergist this week talks to you and does a countdown.. 5 seconds feels like an eternity.. I'm hoping my mommy superpowers kick in if and when I ever have to use it on DD. glad everything is ok now for you guys!
blogger / eggplant / 11551 posts
OH NO!!!!! Noelle has a peanut allergy so I know exactly what this is like. What a scare, I'm SO glad she's doing ok now - you definitely deserve a relaxing mother's day!!!
blogger / eggplant / 11551 posts
@Mrs. Jacks: i'm always relieved when the vomiting happens too.
blogger / pineapple / 12381 posts
@T-Mom: I want to find a way to have Mr. Jacks practice it to get more comfortable. We really should have used it today and need to get over the barrier of inflicting pain on our baby.
@Mrs. High Heels: I think I forgot that Noelle deals with this too. I've always thought it's not a huge deal, but after two incidents in two weeks, I'm soooper nervous!
Medic alert bracelet was ordered this afternoon and we're going to have to make sure her teachers are up to speed on the epi pens too.
GOLD / pomelo / 5737 posts
Oh my gosh, how scary! Glad she is ok now!
Some schools have some strict rules with dispensing medications but yeah her school definitely needs to know, including those who supervise her at times where teachers may not be there... So important for her safety.
Whew!
coconut / 8430 posts
Oh my gosh, poor Lala! I'm glad she is feeling better now.
How do nurses/doctors/medical professionals learn or practice giving shots? Is it on fruit? Maybe Mr. Jacks can practice on an orange!
honeydew / 7687 posts
That's scary so glad she's feeling better and I hope whole foods makes changes to avoid something similar happening to anyone else!
pear / 1548 posts
@Mrs. Jacks: my school nurse has a practice epi pen that she uses to train teachers how to use an actual epi pen. It made me a lot more comfortable when I had a student with a severe food allergy! I never had to use a real epi pen but just having the practice made me feel more confident in case I ever had to use it
ETA: The practice one has no needle but pushes down like an epi pen.
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