Preschool/Daycare Does Not Allow Peanut Butter to Protect Children With Allergies (1 Viewer)

[AcerFC]

I have a kid in 8th grade this year who is allergic to nuts and has a 504 which states that I need to wipe down his desk when he comes to class with gloves and sanitizing wipes. 

Asst principal said, nope. That is not happening. They are reopening the 504. 

 

[Ilov80s]

 I understand that the allergy can be severe, but I don't really understand why we should be restricted by a need that another child has.  I feel it should be the responsibility of that child's parents and the school to arrange for that child's safety.

One of your neighbors has a child that wants to attend school but also has a potentially dangerous allergy. Be decent. 

 

[Ilov80s]

I always thought about this too.  Like when on an airplane and someone packs a PBJ sandwich in a cabin that recirculates air and the plane  is nowhere near a medical facility if a reaction happens.

It's not always about breathing in peanut dust. Kids will trade food, give other kids leftover food, etc. We had one kid that did have a really serious breathing problem and could not handle strong smells like body spray, cologne, etc. We were a no spray zone or whatever but it wasn't really enforced so much as highly highly encouraged.We weren't confiscating cologne from lockers but we did explain why we were doing it and how it would help someone. Kids were fine with it. The student moved after a freshman year and we went back to dousing ourselves with Axe Body Spray between every other class. 

 

[jhib]

One of your neighbors has a child that wants to attend school but also has a potentially dangerous allergy. Be decent. 

That's nice. But also, find out what the kid likes to eat most days and then report to the school that your kid has a serious allergy to that food.  You know, just to be fair. 

 

[PIK95]

I have an epi pen but I have no clue where it is.

 

[parasaurolophus]

Preschool i totally get. The only time i hated it at other grade levels was when they did field trips and i had to pack a lunch. What do you pack that you dont have to worry about spoilage if it sits in a warm bus? 

 

[JB Breakfast Club]

Without thinking I give him a bite - immediately I remember I'm not supposed to give him PB but I figure, what they heck.  Big mistake - within a minute or so he's breaking out in hives and I'm freaking the #### out.  I call my wife - she thankfully stays calm and asks how his breathing is, which is fine.  She says give him Benadryl and call the pediatrician.  I do and they tell me to bring him in immediately or if he's having trouble breathing take him to the ER. 

I'll never forget how I felt when he first started having that initial reaction - I don't wish that feeling on anyone.

My story is similar. First exposure around 20 months old. Ate some PB on bread. Within 2 minutes his lip doubled in size. 2 more minutes later his eye swelled shut as we frantically drive to the hospital. 

We were told that kids shouldn't react to first exposure, but my wife ate PB&J almost everyday late in the pregnancy. Doctor said those are all little exposures to the fetus. 

 

[Mister CIA]

It's not always about breathing in peanut dust. Kids will trade food, give other kids leftover food, etc. We had one kid that did have a really serious breathing problem and could not handle strong smells like body spray, cologne, etc. We were a no spray zone or whatever but it wasn't really enforced so much as highly highly encouraged.We weren't confiscating cologne from lockers but we did explain why we were doing it and how it would help someone. Kids were fine with it. The student moved after a freshman year and we went back to dousing ourselves with Axe Body Spray between every other class. 

Axe body spray, et al, gives me homicidal tendencies.

 

[Ilov80s]

Axe body spray, et al, gives me homicidal tendencies.

Smells better than sweaty teenager so I've gotten used to it. There is always one kid that overdoes it and gases a hallway. 

 

[Mister CIA]

Smells better than sweaty teenager so I've gotten used to it. There is always one kid that overdoes it and gases a hallway. 

Male cologne is a big problem for me (Ladies perfume, not so much). It makes me want to come out of my skin. Fortunately it's a rare occurrence, but if I do encounter it, I don't say a word and immediately I walk away. It's vile.

 

[Ilov80s]

Male cologne is a big problem for me (Ladies perfume, not so much). It makes me want to come out of my skin.

Noted. 

 

[Mister CIA]

Noted. 

Yeah, back to peanuts.

 

[Brony]

My wife is allergic to deez nutz. 

 

[El Floppo]

 so stupid

 

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Just like people that need glasses.

I KNOW, RIGHT?!

 

[glumpy]

I'm not one of those conspiracy nuts (no pun intended), but I can't explain this one. Some say that doctors got wind of how severe the very few cases of peanut allergies there were and warned parents about feeding the kids peanuts until they were older so they could handle the shock better, but that turned out to be the cause of why so many developed an allergy to it because they weren't exposed to it early enough. That sounds fishy to me. But so does that they have fundamentally changed the peanut to cause this. 

I know they have peanut free days at baseball stadiums so kids with the allergy can go to a game. The little skins blowing off the nuts once the shell is broken open can hit kids with allergies and be a huge problem. That's crazy to me!

The bolded pretty well describes how I was raised. We were exposed to everything, with the idea I think that if there were issues at a young age we would develop a tolerance to it. Whether true or not I seem to have always been unphased by many of the irritants that seem to affect most others.

 

[ClownCausedChaos2]

One of your neighbors has a child that wants to attend school but also has a potentially dangerous allergy. Be decent. 

So don't break into the school and smear peanut butter on the walls?

 

[AAABatteries]

My wife is allergic to deez nutz. 

 

so dumb but I wish I had posted it

 

[Ilov80s]

So don't break into the school and smear peanut butter on the walls?

You sure that's peanut butter you are smearing all over the walls?

 

[whiskey7]

Pediatrician told us not to give the kids honey for the first year IIRC but never said anything about peanuts. Thankfully, neither child has had any issues so far :knocksonwood: 

Nephew is allergic so when we have family over for a b-day party, holiday, etc, wife will make a small batch of cookies he can have if the cake/desert is a no go for him. No biggie.

 

[RokNRole]

Truth. 

Back when My Dad, Brother and I would go, there would be a couple/few inch bed of shells on the ground under our seats by the 7th inning. 

Sounds like one way for everyone to keep these kids off their lawns.

 

[NorvilleBarnes]

I would probably comply just for my own peace of mind. If I sent my kid to school with a peanut butter sandwich and it ended up killing or hospitalizing his playmate, the first thing I'd think is I wouldn't have done it if I'd only known. Probably traumatize my kid. And the other kid dying - well that would just ruin his whole day.

 

[TheFanatic]

When we had my daughter in 2010 pediatrician was strict about no peanut butter until 2.....when we had my son in 2015 we were told by the same pediatrician, no pb restrictions because the new science says they need to be exposed early.

Same here. First son was told hot to give it to him till he was 2. He shoved a peanut in his mouth about 6 months old and was fine. Second son they said to expose early. 

 

[TheFanatic]

I've probably told this story somewhere in the FFA over the years....our first was born in 2001.  Our pediatrician told us to not give him peanut butter for the first couple of years.  Sounded odd to me but hey, he's the doc.  Just about everyone we tell this to think we are crazy for not giving him peanut butter but we decide to listen to the doc and not give him any once he starts eating real food.  Fast forward about a year - he's around  18 months and I'm watching him alone one day and make myself a PB&J.  He's running around acting crazy and I'm eating my sandwich - like a normal 18 month old he runs up and wants a bite of sandwich.  Without thinking I give him a bite - immediately I remember I'm not supposed to give him PB but I figure, what they heck.  Big mistake - within a minute or so he's breaking out in hives and I'm freaking the #### out.  I call my wife - she thankfully stays calm and asks how his breathing is, which is fine.  She says give him Benadryl and call the pediatrician.  I do and they tell me to bring him in immediately or if he's having trouble breathing take him to the ER.  By the time I get to the doctor the hives aren't as bad.  They check him out, basically say he's allergic and to not give it to him again until he's tested.

He's (accidentally) had it twice since - both times when he was younger and someone gave him something that had peanuts in it without thinking.  Both times he projectile vomits everywhere and empties the contents of his stomach out.

I'll never forget how I felt when he first started having that initial reaction - I don't wish that feeling on anyone.

When my four year old was 2, we were at a birthday party for my cousin who was in the hospital. My aunt brought a birthday cake that had these pretty disks on it that were edible. While they were edible, they were not soft. They were quite hard. He put one in his mouth and swallowed it without chewing. He started choking. And choking is not like we would see in old movies where people are telling other people they are choking. The whole point of choking is the airway is blocked and the person choking is suffocating and at the same time can't utter a sound. I will never forget him looking up at me with complete and utter fear on his face. It took me a second to realize what was going on and get him turned around and just as I was trying to figure out how hard to slap him on his back, I heard him cry and stopped mid swing of my arm. The fact that he could make noise meant he could breathe. Probably the scariest day of my life. That being said, we were at a hospital. Probably the best place in the world to start choking.