Albie’s current TV favourite is Hey Duggee – and the notorious Stick Song is a hit. For the uninitiated, the Stick Song is largely based on the lyrics ‘Stick, stick, stick, stick (x2), sticky, sticky, stick stick’. But in our house at the moment, it’s more a case of ‘sicky, sicky, sick sick’. Our old…
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Milk ladder progress and turning a corner?
If I’d penned this post just a couple of days ago, the tone might not have been overly positive. I’m nearing the end of my first week of annual leave, which was much needed after the three of us spent recent memory swapping infectious diseases. The week didn’t start well, with Albie losing weight yet…
Worrying start to Milk Ladder, the dietitian and allergy test pain
It’s been just over a week since we began our second attempt at the Milk Ladder – and on an allergy front it’s been a super-busy period. We kicked off with a Heinz apple biscotti, on the same level as the malted milks he coped fine with before our aborted attempt at the ladder before…
What it’s like to have a baby with a cow’s milk allergy
As we embarked on our journey on the Milk Ladder this week, it was a time to reflect on the journey we’ve had with Albie to date. In the early days, we had a baby who was clearly uncomfortable at what should have been one of his happier times of the day. Feeding was heart-breaking,…
The Milk Ladder: Albie’s journey to his first milkshake
We were sitting in the dietitian’s office learning about a really important step in Albie’s allergy journey and all he was trying to do was reach the tempting mountain of toys behind us. Of that meeting, I can tell you far more about the contents of the brightly coloured plastic house than the words of…
