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Originally Posted by matey  If you have to go to formula, like no soy no dairy formula, where do you get it from?
When is a good age to do the RAST?
When should a known priblem food be trialed? like dairy, how long should I tell people to wait?
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You're a nut.
We got Neocate through the Pediatric GI doc. Prescription. Insurance covered it (7 years ago it was $650/month -- don't know what it is now).
Any food should be at least 6 months from when they reacted last (I think a year is better).
We've never done RAST.
Do you know that they're allergic to peanuts or shellfish or fish? Even though my kids were intolerant (not allergic), I trialed those just like I trialed everything else. Though some people recommend waiting until at least age 3 for the highly allergenic stuff.
Do you have the names, phone numbers, and addresses/directions of all your doctors?
Do you have all your password information so that DH can get into mothering.com to ask us all questions?
Do you have all your account information (insurance, bank, etc.)?
Do you have blood types, drug allergy information, vax (if applicable), illness information?
I actually have a spreadsheet with our whole family's health history (including DH and my brothers and sisters, parents, and grandparents -- it's got blood types, hereditary diseases, date/cause of death (for grandparents), stitches and broken bones for my kids, etc.)
I also have an emergency bag in my car with 2 sets of clothes and 1 set of pjs for each person, plus 2 pullups (I guess I could take those out now), dye free benadryl, hand sanitizer, rice milk, and a few food items. I did that one after New Orleans. But it's come in pretty handy when my kids have gotten all muddy somewhere or we stayed too late somewhere and they needed pjs.
) I have this enormous car safety kit in my car. It has those metal blankets, snack, water, flares, gloves. I also keep 2 flashlights in the car, with another set of gloves. A phone book. And A mini car battery powered air compressor.
