Dear FPIES Parent: You Don't Have To Stress Out Over Your Child's 1st Birthday Cake

To the FPIES parent dealing with multiple food allergies, your child will have a wonderful bday even if there is no cake. I know many mamas get super stressed out over making a “safe cake” for the kiddo’s first bday. If you are up for the challenge, by all means...power to you! But if the whole cake thing is causing you a lot of grief and anxiety….just remember this is more than your kiddo not having a cake.

This is about YOUR grief. FPIES robbed you of the freedom that most of us take for granted - the need to meticulously plan new food trials, constant waiting and worrying about a potential reaction, unable to eat out spontaneously like other families. These feelings are completely normal.

FPIES has robbed you of many things and you have the power to stop FPIES from robbing you of a memorable bday celebration. A one-year old really does not care about cake, your child only cares that you are spending time with him/her and having a ton of laughter! So go ahead and have a blast!