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How can I make people aware that my 7 year old have severe peanut/nut allergies at our family reunion? |
My husband's side's family reunion is coming up on Saturday and I'm concerned because it's a pot-luck and everyone is bringing something. They sent out a card in our invitations that has the dish we should be bringing on it and ours just so happened to be 5 lbs of peanuts in their shells. My concern is, fruit salads or even chocolate covered items (which sometimes have a peanut butter base) or any other goodies that might contain a nut and I'm not really going to know it until after my daughter has a reaction. I'm of course bringing an epi-pen and everything but how can I make people aware that this kind of needs to be a family awareness thing that they need to let us know what is in the food? I was thinking of buying a button pin and putting on it that it she has peanut/nut allergies and maybe putting a poster board by the food table that has a sign up sheet thing on it "--- dish has nuts in it" any ideas? Even if they tell you the ingredients, are you going to trust that there are no hidden peanuts or peanut ingredients in there, somewhere? I wouldn't. I don't trust that any food is safe for my milk allergic son unless I can read the ingredient list myself (or have made it myself). When we go to family gatherings like that (and we have lots of them), I simply bring him food that I know is safe for him. He's OK with that. He knows that his life is at stake & that it's no big deal if he misses a treat here & there. We make up for it at home, with safe treats. I do have a few family members who take the extra time to bring me the ingredient list from everything that they make to bring to a potluck. That's nice. But, not expected in any way. This is our child, our responsibility. Put a button on her in red saying severe peanut/nut allergy. Then do the poster board thing. I would get there early too. Bring her epi pen just in case. I would contact the organizer and tell her you can not bring nuts because if people see YOU with nuts they will not realize how serious her allergy is. Bring something else instead. The organizer should also be aware of the allergy. Too bad there isn't time to have sent a note telling people ahead of time to label all food with nuts. y dont u simply ask what the dish has before u serve your daughter. If someone asks why you asking tell them about the allergic reaction. Soon the word will spread and people will begin offering plates without any peanuts. Dont limit people to what they can bring. dont you have to be careful every where you take her? Just treat it like any other place. what else would you do? Your daughter is the one with the allergy that no one else has. So you could try to make everyone else accommodate her, but to be fair, since she's the only one, your most polite solution is to let the host know and then make it your own problem. Follow her around, and make sure you know what's in every dish before you let her eat it. Perhaps you could ask the host to identify a few "safe" dishes for her? If there is enough time in advance, call everyone and tell them. If not, make an announcement once everyone is there. Bring some index cards and if something has nuts in it, write NUTS on it and tape it to the dish. Make sure they understand the seriousness of a peanut allergy--a lot of people don't understand or just poo-poo it and think the parents are overreacting. Then the poor kid winds up in the ER. I wouldn't chance it. I would bring your own meal for her. If anyone asks, just tell. Someone, might not know that the oil they used contained just a tiny bit of peanut product. The pin/button is a good idea, in case anyone tries to feed her something. Next time, alert the host/ess and have them put it on the invitation that there is someone allergic to peanuts. Good luck and have fun! |
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