Comments on: Lousy Treats

By: kellyrudnicki

kellyrudnicki — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 15:54:48 +0000

Thanks Jessica for the candy tips! Very handy indeed when it comes to Halloween! I will be posted a special candy post around then, so am very thankful for your ideas!

By: Jessica

Jessica — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 19:19:51 +0000

We eat Safe-T-pops, they are the ones where the stick is actually looped around. My son loves them and I can buy them in a big bag in the candy section at my local Wegmans store. I’m sure you can find them online too. But we originally had one of these at my sons allergist’s office and I was so glad to find a lollipop that he can have. Thanks for the info on the dum dums I will have to try those too. We also buy smarties for halloween since they are “safe” for him. The other halloween treat we get is twizzlers. He is allergic to milk, egg and peanuts and twizzlers are ok for him.

By: Allyson

Allyson — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 19:29:15 +0000

Kelly,
I go everywhere with a secret stash of dum dum “pop pops” as my two-year-old calls them. I still do consider them mother’s little helper, but I was reminded how important it is to keep a close eye on your young ones until they have finished ANY brand of lollypop. Last week Ellery vomited clear mucus for about 24 hours, until, finally, an intact lollypop stick came up. We were perplexed by the the sporadic wretching, clear oderless fluid and absence of fever. In between vomiting, she would return to her happy, playful self. We are extremely lucky the stick made it’s way back up in one piece. When I think about the damage it could have done had it became lodged in her airway or digestive tract, I am just sick. In my busy clan of four kids, it’s easy to rely on quick fixes. Just make sure you retrieve the stick when they are finished.