Momma against the milk wielding world

Is Piper allergic to milk? I wish I had been the one to go to the doctor.  I would have come home with a more definitive stance on the issue.  I would have said she is allergic but we have to see how severe her reactions are.  However Jake came home directly quoting the doctor which is accurate, but not the stance allergy momma needs to take with well meaning bystanders.

Piper is allergic to milk protein.

"I have seen her eat ice cream she loves it!" says milk wielding bystander.

You should have seen Sary eat egg that one time she loved it until two hours later when she was getting sick and she looked up at me with these accusing eyes "Momma why did you have me eat egg? I hate egg!  I don't want the bucket!" 

Mommas needs to protect their kids from anything that will hurt them.  Piper gets hives from milk protein.  I don't want her to suffer with hives. As her momma it is my job to protect her immune system and not constantly inundate her with a substance that causes her body to react and to get hives. I need to avoid all milk products for a couple of weeks to get a full understanding of her reaction.  Fingers crossed she will be able to tolerate small amounts of milk.

In our milk free two weeks she has eaten:

• A few licks of Sary's creamy lollipop (blotches on face)
• Two bites of mac and cheese (legs got rashy)
• Nibble of Heath bar through the wrapper (no reaction but damn she is sneaky)
• Cupcake at school contents unknown (rashy legs again)

I like all you milk loving people want her to be able to enjoy ice cream but it won't be the end of the world if she has to eat toffuti ice cream. 

I actually did some research and bought her all kinds of stuff to try this week:

• Toffuti Chocolate Ice Cream
• Toffuti Cream Cheese (quite good actually)
• Vanilla Silk (I hear original Silk is not very tasty)
• Rice American Cheese (that are made for melting)

Piper can decide when she is grown if she wants to suffer with hives to be able to eat regular ice cream. 

Please take all allergies seriously. The more a child/person is exposed to an allergen the more severe the reactions can become.