Medic alert bracelets
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Topic: Medic alert bracelets
Posted By: Andie
Subject: Medic alert bracelets
Date Posted: 22 July 2008 at 4:12pm
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I've ordered one of these for Ella after being advised (no, told) to at the hospital. I hadn't wanted to get her one, or any of the allergy 'products', but I think that was more part of my acceptance of her condition rather than anything else - I didn't want my daughter to be that kind of "special", but hey, it is what it is and so "special" she may be. Since a scare in a public place where by a complete miracle she didn't ingest any of the yogurt she was trying so hard to eat, and since most Sundays in church she'll be offered random food by some well-meaning person, and since Ella can climb onto any surface and will taste anything she can, I've realised I need to do something about this. I never expected strangers to be aware of her allergy and how dangerous it is, but we're at a point now where thanks to Ella's curiosity (and the fact that some people are compelled to feed stranger's toddlers like they're ducks at a pond) she needs something to alert people to this.
I've ordered an "allergic to dairy" badge and stickers (for her lunchbox, etc) too. Has anyone else used any of these products, and did you find them helpful? Did they actually make your child safer? Do you think seeing them stopped kind old ladies from chucking peanut brownies their way? I'd hoped to wait until she started Kindy before needing any of this stuff, but turns out we need it now. ------------- Andie |
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Posted By: mummy_becks
Date Posted: 22 July 2008 at 5:34pm
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You should get a t shirt that says "don't feed the Ella please" Is it just dairy she is allergic too?? (I can't remember sorry). Coz if it is more than that I would be inclinded to get them all. ------------- I was a puree feeder, forward facing, cot sleeping, pram pushing kind of Mum... and my kids survived! |
Posted By: busymum
Date Posted: 22 July 2008 at 7:10pm
No personal experience Andie, but for what it's worth I totally support you getting the bracelet for her. She'll probably like it anyway (like Hannah always hated wearing a hat for any reason until Ella's age when it became a fashion accessory!!). I think you'll still find people not connecting the bracelet with a food allergy though, not sure why but I always thought that medic bracelets were an alert to emergency staff and might mention a drug they were allergic to 
Do you have a printer? I wonder if it would be cheaper for you to make and print your own stickers? You'll probably go through a lot, I'm guessing. -------------  |
Posted By: Andie
Date Posted: 22 July 2008 at 9:43pm
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I thought that about the medic alert bracelets too, T. I didn't get her one of the standard ones because a) it's too big and chunky for her tiny wrist, an b) you have to flip them over to read them - and if I saw a child wearing one I'd think the child maybe had a heart condition or something, I don't think they'd be associated with allergies. So I have ordered a kid's one from an allergy resource place, which has the medic alert logo on the top and space to engrave the message also on the front. ------------- Andie |
Posted By: aimeejoy
Date Posted: 23 July 2008 at 8:44am
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Where did you get that from Andie? We need to get one for Hannah now that she has drug allergies as well. ------------- Aimee Hannah 22/10/05 Greer 11/02/08 |
Posted By: ElfsMum
Date Posted: 23 July 2008 at 8:50am
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Hugs to you Andie..i will be the same if it turns out E needs one.. and I'm also like above I associate them with heart conditions or whatever but as you say if they need it they need it....how awful that people feed her all the time..I hadn't realised that happens....how rude:( as far as the stickers we will get them if we need them but i totally sympathise with not wanting to make her 'special' like that!! :( ! ------------- Mum to two amazing boys! |
Posted By: hooper
Date Posted: 23 July 2008 at 3:19pm
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hey andie i wear a medical alert, and iam always asked what am i allergic too not if i have a heart condition. ------------- Desiree 
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Posted By: soph
Date Posted: 23 July 2008 at 8:40pm
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have you try this? ..
http://www.kiwikidswithallergies.co.nz - http://www.kiwikidswithallergies.co.nz this where i got my products from to put on my children's food bag, my baby's cup (to remind NOT to put cow's milk in it!!!) and on the top of their medication bags (also help me to work quicker which bag belong which child during reactions!) Soph |
Posted By: Andie
Date Posted: 24 July 2008 at 9:54am
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That's reassuring, Hooper. Thanks. And Soph - yep, that's where I ordered Ella's gear from. They look good, don't they! Glad to hear they're of use after all. ------------- Andie |
Posted By: soph
Date Posted: 24 July 2008 at 10:54pm
I love them as bright colour did helped to attract adults' attention to read it as well as my 5 years old love to show off to people that make more people aware of his allergy 
Soph |
Posted By: 2girlsandaboy
Date Posted: 25 July 2008 at 8:09am
| Ive just checked out that website. It says that the stickers are microwave and dishwasher safe so I might not go through as many as I thought. |
Posted By: Andie
Date Posted: 25 July 2008 at 9:13am
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Yeah I thought that was pretty cool! They arrived today so now I need to decide exactly how to word the engraving and we'll be sorted. choice! ------------- Andie |
Posted By: Maya
Date Posted: 25 July 2008 at 2:03pm
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Yay Andie! I *should* have a Medic Alert for Maya's sulpha drug allergy but like you I just don't want her to be that kind of special right now, and she's not likely to be in a situation where she'd be given sulpha meds without me being there to say hold up. ------------- Maya Grace (28/02/03)
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The Gremlins:Sienna Marie & Mercedes Kailah (14/10/06)
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Her ladyship:Rosalia Sophie Anais (18/06/12)
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Posted By: mummy_becks
Date Posted: 25 July 2008 at 2:07pm
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I am the same as Maya and I know I should have one. Whats putting me off - the cost. ------------- I was a puree feeder, forward facing, cot sleeping, pram pushing kind of Mum... and my kids survived! |
Posted By: busymum
Date Posted: 25 July 2008 at 8:15pm
"Please don't feed me - I'm bolemic"
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Posted By: DJ
Date Posted: 29 July 2008 at 9:47pm
I wore a medic alert bracelet for sulpha drugs when I was a kid and I enjoyed the attention I got for it (I'm a leo ) and the looks on the other kids faces when I said I would die if I had sulpha...
and then they asked what happened if I went to Rotorua.... ------------- http://lilypie.com">  http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: Maya
Date Posted: 30 July 2008 at 9:01pm
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What would happen DJ? I've been asked that about Maya but I have no idea. ------------- Maya Grace (28/02/03)
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The Gremlins:Sienna Marie & Mercedes Kailah (14/10/06)
Lil miss:Chiara Louise Chloe (09/07/08)
Her ladyship:Rosalia Sophie Anais (18/06/12)
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Posted By: mummy_becks
Date Posted: 30 July 2008 at 9:36pm
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I go into shock (the one beginning with A). ------------- I was a puree feeder, forward facing, cot sleeping, pram pushing kind of Mum... and my kids survived! |
Posted By: DJ
Date Posted: 03 August 2008 at 9:32pm
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Emma - Maya will be fine in Rotovegas!
Sulphur is what stinks up Rotorua, and the sulpha drugs/ sulphonamides are totally different ------------- http://lilypie.com"> http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: BuzzyBee
Date Posted: 10 August 2008 at 9:29pm
Anaphylactic shock ....argh something I'm all too familiar with 
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mummy_becks wrote:Posted By: Mum2L
Date Posted: 27 August 2008 at 5:13pm
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Andie - I had a medic alert bracelet when I was a kid for my dairy allergy. My dairy allergy was pretty bad when I was kid, so I needed it.
I don't have one now, as I know what I can and cannot put into my mouth, but IMHO I think it is worth it. ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: Andie
Date Posted: 27 August 2008 at 8:59pm
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Thanks. Ella's had hers for a few weeks now and wears it when we're going to something public like her kid's activities, church, etc. She calls it her "pretty" (which is what she calls all jewelery), and so far it's eased my anxiety some and provided some protection for her. It just reads:
"ALERT ANAPHYLAXIS Allergic to DAIRY" Yes, the engravers swapped the first 2 words around to make them fit next to the medic alert symbol! But hey, it still does the trick. ------------- Andie |
Posted By: busymum
Date Posted: 27 August 2008 at 9:10pm
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Haven't seen it yet but it sounds like it does the trick very nicely and YAY that she likes it!! ------------- |
Posted By: Kels
Date Posted: 28 August 2008 at 11:52am
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Ooo I just ordered one for Alize. I think they are very cute and I will be stealing your wording for the engravers Andie and replacing the dairy with Egg. I have also ordered the asthma wristband. ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
Busy mum to Miss 15yrs, Miss 10yrs and Master 4yrs |
Posted By: mummy_becks
Date Posted: 28 August 2008 at 12:17pm
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One day when I have money I will get one for me. I have an anaphylaxis to sulpha drugs and me and morphine don't get on at all so when evern I have been in hospital they have been told no morphine. ------------- I was a puree feeder, forward facing, cot sleeping, pram pushing kind of Mum... and my kids survived! |