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What is FPIES | FPIES Explained

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WHAT IS FPIES – HOW TO GET AN FPIES DIAGNOSIS – AND WHAT TO DO NEXT

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It was this picture, this day, that we finally realized Sweet Baby had FPIES. She was eating her usual breakfast of yogurt and banana, however this morning I added some oatmeal cereal which she never tried.

I’m often asked, what is FPIES?  I get several emails and messages on Facebook asking about FPIES, so that is why I wrote this blog post.  If you don’t know what FPIES is, or just recently received an FPIES Diagnosis, please know you’re not alone.   

Food Protein Induced Enterocolitis Syndrome (FPIES)

is not your typical food allergy where you would see hives, fast reaction, anaphylaxis, these are IgE-mediated.

FPIES is Non-IgE-mediated,

meaning you can’t do skin/blood tests, it’s typically an internal manifestation, however, more people are saying their children also suffer some external symptoms like eczema.

What’s the difference between FPIES and a Nut Food Allergy?  

This is a question I’m asked all the time.  There are two types of allergies.  IgE-mediated and Non-IgE-mediated.

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Pumpkin Patch Pictures Abma’s Farm

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Pumpkin Patch Pictures

Last year Sweet Baby could barely keep her head up, this year she running around and picking pumpkins! We haven’t gone on to get her official pumpkin yet, instead we only went to look at the little pumpkin patch at Amba’s Farm.

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Peg Perego Rialto Booster Chair

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We needed a space saving highchair for on the go.  Something compact and functional and of course safe for baby.  So when Peg Perego sent us the Rialto to review we knew it would be a perfect fit for our needs.  We already love our Peg Perego Siesta Highchair so much – we knew that the Rialto would also be another favorite baby gear item.

Peg Perego Rialto
One of them main reasons we wanted the Rialto was it offers so much for it’s tiny size.

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Exergen Temporal Artery Thermometer with Smart Glow

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When Sweet baby was just a little newborn we had the pleasure of reviewing the Exergen Temporal Artery Thermometer.  They recently came out with a new and improved model that has a lot of new features.  We’re honored they asked us to review this new one as well! It works just like the previous model, […]

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Peg Perego Pliko Mini Stroller

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Finding a lightweight stroller that can keep up during vacation wasn’t hard thanks to Peg Perego sending us the Pliko Mini for review.  push to open – pull to close – couldn’t be easier. Excellent for traveling and even grows with your child.  Weighing in at only 13lbs it’s extremely easy to tote around.  The […]

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