Unpleasant Surprise

Forgive the lack of artistry in this post - I'm typing one-handed.

As of last night I am certain Baby is sensitive to both dairy and gluten.  I have already ruled out peanuts, so I figured today I would try an experiment to see if soy should also be avoided (found out that soy milk has dairy in it! Why??).  So, I had part of a sandwich on gluten free bread that had soy in it with mayo (also soy based).

THEN I read the label of the mayo.  I had assumed (dumb!) the mayo was safe because the mayo I usually get is.  But this stuff was left over from when my sister was here, and "May have traces of" a bajillion potential allergens, including wheat, dairy, and almonds (which I was also hoping to rule out today).

POISONED!  I am so careful I'm not eating enough - I know that's wrong, I am trying to find a balance - so I can be sure what allergens are a fault for which reactions, and then I trip and fall on my face. Grrr! (Shaking fist in Walmart's general direction.)  Really it's my fault for not being more careful.

Fast forward about five hours to me startling a nearby Charlotte with the noise I make as I try to contain yet another explosion of spit-up as it shoots out. Then I hurry to the sink in case she has any more where that came from, because there is no absorptive capacity left in the shirt I was wearing.  I had taken it off after she creamed it twice so I could use it as a burp cloth through the rest of the feed.

Now she's filling her pants, which makes sense.  I think I've figured out that gluten causes her to puke and gives her a rash, while dairy causes some spitting up and gives her the runs.  Yuck.

Lesson learned, I guess.  If you want to eat the right things, you've got to create them yourself!