I do benadryl with my son for immediate reactions. Zyrtec can help with continuing ones at least with skin reactions/hives which is his issue. If things continue on consider prednisone--we had to do that once with him. This is a one body system reaction, right? If not, you may need an epi pen.

Did the doctor tell you that the test has a significant false positive rate? In my mind the low positives are suspects rather than certain allergies. I'd pull them (and northern and anything else unsure) first. Do safe foods. Let his skin get cleared up. Then add them in (northern beans and any others unsure without true positives) one at a time with time between them. Look for skin reactions. If you don't see it assume it's safe even if he was a low positive on the test. They aren't likely all allergens. To answer your question I don't think there is known cross-reactivity between his allergies and white beans. And the allergy itself would be rare. You can google white bean allergy and find lots of cross reactivity information. Avoid anything on his list that is highly crossreactive to peanut or tree nut. I know walnut (my son is anaphylactic to that) is cross reactive with coconut. And a tree nut allergy to any tree nut is considered an allergy to all. I mention because otherwise coconut milk and flours might be suggested. I wouldn't use them in your case because of his nut allergies. I would not feed him nor eat nuts or peanuts unless he has another negative test at some point for those because of the high anaphylaxis risk. Eggs are high allergens and that is likely (and he very well may outgrow that one if you avoid). I'd continue to avoid garbonzo and lentils as they are peanut cross reactive I think. The other common allergens on his list are the wheat and soy. So leave those out too for a while at least before you trial. Seeds are more allergenic than some other things. Don't eat dairy if you're allergic if you can help it. He may respond to your allergic reaction. There are rice and potato milks. Just looking at your list and knowing you're vegetarian I see you've got a major protein problem so I can see why you're tempted to do dairy and need the beans. Trial in the Northern when his skin is cleared. I suspect you'll be ok with them. If you can you might rotate the safe foods so you're not eating anything more than every three days. That may prevent a new allergy and keep you from getting tired of the same thing all the time too. Quinoa is a high protein grain you might look into. It's corn cross-reactive I think but I don't know of other cross-reactions to it and corn isn't on your list. Corn is an absolute nightmare allergy so don't eat that day after day. You don't want him sensitizing to it. Add fat to your diet directly (say oil on salads and such) because that will help you get calories and feel full. Fats themselves are low allergens (not nut oils of course) s the protein is removed. Even my coconut allergic child does ok with coconut oil. Consider (allergen free) probiotics for him and yourself too if you can. There is evidence of connections between intestine issues and food allergies. :grouphug: I know this is hard. There is a website (pay unfortunately but a low yearly rate and I do it) called kidswithfoodallergies It might be helpful both in answering your questions and also in getting ideas for foods. They have a recipe database and lots of people dealing with multiple food allergies. It's good not to feel so alone in this. Oh, did the doctor suggest an epi pen for him? I'd want that becuase of the peanut and tree nut allergies. My son had anaphylaxis on his first known walnut exposure. There is so much cross reaction that even if you carefully avoid (and especially as he's eating his own food) there is a risk.

I saw a pubmed (medical journal) study of Hawaiians with significant (average 30 hours a week) sun exposure. This included people of a variety of skin tones and nationalities. More than half in the study were vitamin D deficient. That means they were below that insane 20ish mark that is way low. In reality many more were likely in the 30's range which is also deficient. Clearly there is more to vitamin D than just sun exposure for many people. In reality, skin wise, those with pale skin who don't tan probably make more vitamin D than those who easily tan given equal time in the sun. My mom who spends tons of time gardening and actual has had several (non melanoma) sun cancers was extremely (and surprisingly) low. So I think it's good for everyone to find out their levels. I suspect a lot of people need supplements instead of relying only on sun. You wouldn't know unless you test.

Congratulations!!! It probably depends on how low your progesterone is (if it is even low this pregnancy). Usually progesterone causes issues very early in pregancy. It did for me. However, if you discovered it during pregnancy last time you aren't dealing with what I was. In my case pregnancy progesterone issues weren't corrected with natural creams. I'd give the call now. Surely the midwife would call something in for you?

I do think this is learning style. I've got to see something to remember it. It never held me back in college lecture courses though. I took good notes. So if it just doesn't come naturally to a child there are ways around the issue.

Hits close to home here too with my son. I'm praying for Olivia and her family.

Her lack of rest may be a huge part of the issue in terms of her immune system. I'd consider trying melatonin with her (smallest effective dose...start with .5 a mg even if you need to cut a pill or divide a capsule). She needs rest. If that doesn't work I'd look into other solutions. Is the insomnia new? The best immune system boosting supplement in my mind is vitamin D. Do you know her vitamin D levels? The test is 25 (OH) D. Give her at least 2000 IU of D3 per day. She may need more particularly if she's deficient.

All kinds of things eliminate you from target group samples. In this case I'd think they are looking for people who are sending snacks to school...so you wouldn't fit that target group. I think it's that simple (and legitimate).

You take a probiotic 3 hours after each dose of antibiotic. It's nearly impossible to repopulate the intestines with good bacteria when you have an overgrowth of bad going (or of yeast) and so the probiotics between doses prevent the bad from taking over until you are done with the probiotic and can repopulate. I like Culturelle with antibiotics. It's widely available and good with the really bad bugs that heavy duty antibiotics can bring. One capsule three hours after each dose. Then do one or two (split doses) a day for two weeks after the antibiotic is over. Then you can rely on your regular probiotic or yogurt to take over and repopulate. I've never had an issue when I've done this with antibiotics. But skipping probiotics even three days into the antibiotic has made for a losing battle here. Take them from the outset and keep going after each dose.

Fatigue, nerve, muscle then. That was me too. Hugs to you. Things we considered (and many found) in me: Lyme (are you in a lyme area?) MS (are your eyes ok...did she look at your eyes?) I suspect they will do an MRI. Vitamin D levels (get this done; you want 25 OH D) Carnitine and coq10 levels. These are not normally run because doctors (and even too many neuros) aren't aware but there are several relatively common adult onset metabolic conditions that cause what you're describing that can cause low levels of either of those. Get these levels if you can. I had very low coq10 and two other adults I've talked to that had similar symptoms to you had the same finding. Nerves, muscles, and energy are often affected. B12, B6, Magnesium though I don't suspect any of those would cause all of what you're describing. You would want thyroid and CBC too and it sounds like she did that. Parathyroid disease can do lots of damage..that would cause an elevated calcium level (10 or above). But it's rarer than the others and I've not heard of the nerve stuff in connection to it.

I'm glad you're seeing a neurologist because you're describing nerve related issues. And it sounds like muscle involvement too given the pain. Something similar happened to me and it took a while to sort out as there are lots of things that affect nerves. Any fatigue? Can you find out what they tested and what the results were. Did they check vitamin D (25 OH D)? B12? Any metabolic labs? I might be able to suggest further tests (in addition to lyme which should be done if you're in a lyme possible area).

This was our VT experience too. My son clearly needed it and he made drastic and quick progress. I was very committed to doing the prescribed home therapy with him. We also did light therapy/phototherapy. It might have made the VT part faster in terms of progression for us. I'm not sure. But our VT clearly made a huge difference. He did get prism lenses too and they also had an immediate effect for him.

My reading of the WTM seems to de-emphasize formal K--at least in any time consuming way. I agree with that and believe this age of child does best with lots of play, exploration, interacting with the parent in household stuff, and good books. But it does recommend reading (phonics), everyday as you go type math, and handwriting in K. For those I like Headsprout for beginning phonics when a child is ready, Handwriting without Tears for handwriting, and RightStart A for math though I don't think you actually need a formal K math. My goal is love of reading and books more than early (4/5 year old) reading. I believe you can turn off a child, especially a boy, to reading if you introduce formal instruction heavily before they are ready. So I tread lightly there in K, especially the beginning of the year. In that way I differ from WTM. They also advocate dropping it until a child is ready when it's not working but they describe introducing it pretty formally at a young age. While I think that works for some kids it can backfire. However, I think most parents naturally sort that out as they go. We use other things including Heart of Dakota (which is more Charlotte Mason than classical) and Discovering Great Artists others have listed for art exploration. I've used a variety of science curriculums and none stands out as a favorite. I prefer hands on stuff at this age. Most of the time in K here is play and read alouds and exploring life and nature so the curriculum I use at that age is selected with that in mind.

I'm a former PS teacher. This is the "homeschooling" that PS teachers and adminstrators most often see around here. I saw it time and again over the years. So the view held may be incorrect--at least her assumpton of most--but it comes from negative experiences repeated over and over. That is most of what is seen in many areas. I understand your frustration OP but I think you could have corrected her assumption with a little more grace. I'd extend some understanding now with a dose of appreciation for what public school teachers are trying to do for kids. It's a hard job and most do it because they love children and want to see them flourish.

http://www.optometrists.org/eye_doctors.html My other link isn't working now but the doctor's we used were on both sites. It made a huge difference for my son who had tracking and focus issues. We did glasses and daily vision therapy and office therapy as well. Worth it here. I also did light therapy which I do think helped though I can't prove it!

My kids do play in my room with permission. They like to play on the "big bed" mainly. You don't believe the friend is allergic to pollen? Why? If it's because you don't see symptoms when he is outside you should know that many pollen allergic people react the next day after exposure. It can be entirely miserable even with antihistamines. My child is suffering today because he was outside yesterday. He takes zyrtec routinely or it would be worse. If the child is a horrible influence or if the friend was a manipulator I think I'd limit contact no matter the amount of other kids. Friends do matter and you have to protect your son. However because your kid will always be around other influences if the friend isn't horrible (nothing your wrote sounds atypical to me) it might be a chance to work on his ability to stand his ground? It's hard to tell from what you wrote the exact character of this child. My kids look guilty over stuff that was equally (or soley) their idea. But if you are certain this was entirely the friend's idea and your son somehow didn't have what it takes to say "no, it's against the rules" maybe this is an opportunity for growth for him? If alarm bells are going off that your child is actually in danger because this child is manipulative and might coerce him into something far worse than going into your room listen to that. Is your son happy when the friend comes over or resistant?

Ah! Sometimes the solution just isn't right...even in new bottles. I'd think that was the issue. It can be dry in a house too but not so likely in the summer, at least not around here!

If the bubble mix is good I'd think weather. Was it hot/in the sun or very dry today (or windy of course)? If it was good weather wise I'd try a different bubble solution.

Romans 7 and 8 were extremely meaningful to me spiritually. I memorized Romans as a teen. That would be my pick for my kids at that age I think. Last half of Galations 5 is the fruit of the spirit which is well worth committing to memory. Matthew 7 has a lot I'd want committed to memory as does Matthew 6. Other thoughts are James 1 and 2 (faith and deeds) and I Corinthians 13 (love chapter)

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I've never used it one for one and I do think it would change the recipe some though I'm sure it would still taste good. But I use sugar and molasses to make brown sugar routinely. It's about 1 cup sugar, 2 tbs. molasses though you adjust to taste and level of darkness (I taste and add a bit more if needed but start at 2 tbs. per cup).

How do you balance a Wiggly Willy and a Perfect Paula? Mine are the same age. No wonder it's hard to to do school stuff with them both at the same time.

I wouldn't drop it completely. If you feel you must do that consider a high deductible plan--something that kicks in if something catastrophic happens like a car accident or cancer or the like. I wouldn't go without anything. You never know what might come to you in life and wipe you out financially.

I'm trying Motivated Moms. It's half price now--$4--so worth it to try it for me! So far it's really helping here.

Crystal and all the other natural type things didn't work for me. But Funk Butter does! I've used it since last year this time. It does take me a week after going from aluminum containing stuff to this to work. I think the body over-produces when you first take that away. But then this works no matter the heat for me. http://oyinhandmade.com/oyin/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=7 http://centralfloridagreenguide.com/2008/07/28/funk-butter-natural-deodorant-that-works/ I got this blog hit when I googled to find the website. I'm linking it because the only complaint I've ever heard about this (I did a lot of research because I was having so much trouble finding one that worked for me) was that some people with sensitive skin get a rash from the baking soda and this blog has lots of replies with ideas for that if someone has sensitive skin. I've never had that issue but looks like it's still workable for senstive skin types too.