peckhambelle

If you are still looking for one of these chairs, I have a Red Kite wooden feeding chair that is similar to the Tripp Trapp here is a link to one exactly the same http://www.babyworld.co.uk/information/reviews/product.asp?id=706 It is light beech wood, with harness and hardly used, I'd like ?35 for it. PM me if you are interested.

My son has been seen through the allergy clinic at St Thomas' Hospital and they are excellent, but you might find there is quite a wait to be seen. To speed things up (and put our mind at rest) we saw Dr George du Toit privately for one consultation and then got referred back into the NHS clinic, which has worked really well. One tip is to start keeping a diary of when your daughter's itches come and go, and what you suspect caused it at the time, because it is impossible to remember it all when you are in the consulting room. And keep a bottle of Piriton handy. Good luck.

Hi Trish, my 2 year old son was diagnosed with a severe allergy to peanuts and tree nuts a few months ago after having an anaphylactic reaction at a family gathering. I've spent the last few months trying to get to grips with it and have found some excellent resources are available. We are with the allergy clinic at St Thomas', and the care we've had has been excellent, despite the waiting lists. The Anaphylaxis Campaign was our first port of call for information, they have excellent resources and helpline, plus they have an allergy alert service. I also found the British Allergy Association really helpful for advice on managing our son's other allergies to dust mites, animals, grass and tree pollen. Kinnerton's is the brand of nut-free chocolate (Morrison's stock it), but I'm just trying to remember that while I think of chocolate and ice cream as a treat, my son prefers fruit and rice cakes and won't know any different. Like you I've been dealing with nurseries, carers and teaching friends to use epipens, educating family members (yes, 'just a little bit' will harm him) but we've survived a family holiday to France with the help of translation cards explaining his allergy, so it is feeling a bit more manageable now. It does seem a lonely road sometimes, so would be great to be in touch for local moral support. Happy for you to PM me to set something up.