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Navigating Food Reactivity During Illness Season: When Symptoms Blur and Trials Should Wait
Cold season hits differently when your baby already has food reactivity. One day you're confidently tracking symptoms, the next you're staring at concerning diapers while your little one runs a fever. Is this a food reaction, or just another virus? The frustrating truth is that viral gastroenteritis and food reactivity produce remarkably similar symptoms. Learn how to distinguish between them, when to postpone food trials, and how to protect your elimination diet progress dur


When Blood and Mucus in Baby's Diaper Signals Food Protein-Induced Allergic Proctocolitis
Blood and mucus in your baby's diaper can signal FPIAP, a non-IgE food allergy affecting the colon. Unlike classic allergies, FPIAP causes delayed reactions 6-48 hours after trigger foods, making it hard to identify without systematic tracking. This comprehensive guide covers symptom recognition, elimination diet strategies, breast milk protein transfer timing, and the encouraging prognosis that many babies achieve tolerance by age 1.


When Lunch Fuels the Itch: What Science Really Says About Food‑Triggered Eczema in Little Ones
About 1/3 to 1/2 of young children with stubborn eczema flare when they eat certain foods—and it's not parent intuition, it's proven science. Some kids react to crumb-level exposure, others don't flare until 24 hours later. If you're connecting dots between meals and relentless scratching, this research breakdown is for you.


How Do I Know if My Baby Has Food Allergies?
When something is wrong with your baby, it feels like the world stops. Research shows that reactions breastfed babies most often experience are non-IgE mediated food allergies, which operate differently from classic reactions. Your baby isn't allergic to your breast milk, they're reacting to specific food proteins that pass through it.


8 Tips for a Successful Elimination Diet
This article covers the top 8 tips for a successful elimination diet by Registered Dietician & Allergy Expert, Taylor Silver.


10 Best Non-Dairy Milk Options for Toddlers
As a parent of a food allergic child, finding suitable alternatives to traditional dairy milk can be a challenge.


Helpful Information on Reflux For Your Food Allergy Baby
When your baby suffers from reflux, all you want to do is help. Food allergies are one cause of reflux, and at Free To Feed, we give parents


Infant Food Allergy Reaction Timing: When They Start & What To Look For
When your baby has food allergy reactions, it’s not only scary, you’re counting down the minutes until it’s over. Explore resources here.


Your Mental Health During Elimination Diets With a Food Allergy Baby
Free to Feed supports food allergy families with resources and guidance on your journey. Your mental health matters...


Hidden Food Allergens: The Sneaky Culprits Making Your Life Harder
Whether you're new to food allergies or seasoned, discovering "hidden" allergens feels like a gut punch. You've sacrificed everything to keep baby safe, then find out your "safe" protein powder contains dairy or your medication has soy. Natural flavors, confusing protein names, and unregulated "free from" labels make this journey harder. You're not going crazy - the system wasn't designed for sensitive infants. But thousands navigate this successfully, and you can too.


All-In-One App For Tracking Baby Food Allergies and it's FREE!
Floundering with your baby’s food allergies? Free to Feed’s gotcha covered. Download our FREE food allergy app to track intake, symptoms, re


The Slippery Slope of Food Elimination When Trying To Get To Baseline
Having a baby with food allergies will make you cut food groups left and right to continue breastfeeding. Learn more now.


Your Nutrition: Breastfeeding Babies with Food Allergies
Important supplemental nutritional information for parents eliminating foods to continue breastfeeding food allergy babies. Free to Feed is


Eliminating For Two While Breastfeeding: Important Nutritional Information
Many breastfeeding parents with littles experiencing infant food allergy symptoms begin systematically removing foods from their diet. ...


Food Allergy Timing: Watching the Clock For Triggers & Reactions
Free to Feed helps parents navigate breastfed babies with food allergies. When you’re trying to figure out a reaction to a certain food, it’


Top 3 Tips for Traveling on an Elimination Diet
One of the largest challenges while breast/body feeding through an elimination diet is navigating travel. Issues with milk storage, TSA,...


5 Facts You Need to Know About Breastfeeding
We know breast milk an amazing option for our babies – yet the support and guidance are lacking significantly.


Liquid Gold & Liquid Energy: Can Coffee Cause Reactions in My Child When Breastfeeding?
If you believe coffee consumption is the source of your infant reactivity symptoms this article is for you!


Egg Allergies in Babies: The Complicated History and How Free to Feed Can Help
You've cut dairy and soy from your diet, but your baby is still showing symptoms. For many parents, egg is next. The research on egg allergies is complicated. Some studies were stopped early due to reactions, while others show early introduction can prevent allergies. Here's what the science actually says about navigating egg reactivity in breastfed babies.


Reintroducing Trigger Foods: Your Evidence-Based Timeline and Action Plan
Your baby is finally symptom-free after eliminating trigger foods. But how do you safely expand their diet again? We break down the research on reintroduction timing, explain why direct introduction works better than through breastmilk, and show you how the ladder system helps identify exactly what your baby can tolerate. Whether you're doing confirmation trials or ready for trigger trials, here's your evidence-based roadmap to growing your family's food freedom.
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