So as I have said, I had to self educate to help my son to grow and thrive. In those days, there were naturopaths but not many and they were considered "quacks" by most people. I had been to one myself to help with my allergies and most people thought that it was a bunch of nonsense. It really helped me however, and I applied much of what I went through to how I fed my son.
Why didn't I take him to the naturopath? Excellent question. I think that it was because I was young and broke and had no medical coverage. Perhaps, I believed that he needed a medical doctor or people would think that I was a neglectful mother. Lots of people called me a "hippy" (thank you) anyways because of the fact that I tried to avoid medication. People scoffed at my belief that he was allergic and rolled their eyes. To my face. I think that I believed that I knew to eliminate all allergens from him and that that in truth was the only solution. Reflecting back, I wish that I had taken him for the vitamin and mineral support as well as the natural healing. I would not hesitate with my other children now.
From the time he started eating to now, food was a source of joy but also became a life threatening experience. We are still frightened to this day.
Soon after I stopped nursing my eldest son, he had his first anaphylactic reaction. He was eating a pretty good varied diet at that point but that soon came to a screeching halt.
What an utter shock.
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