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No One Told Us

Episode 43: Food Allergies and Sensitivities in Babies and Toddlers with Dr. Trillitye Paullin

No One Told Us

Rachael Shepard-Ohta

Society & Culture, Kids & Family, Parenting

4.9590 Ratings

🗓️ 13 June 2024

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Summary

Episode 43: Food Allergies and Sensitivities in Babies and Toddlers with Dr. Trillitye Paullin If you have ever had a baby with food allergies, chances are you experienced many challenges with feeding your baby. This week Rachael is joined by Dr. Trillitye Paullin, a molecular biologist and mother of two. Rachael and Dr. Trill discuss food allergies and sensitivities in babies and children. Here’s what they discuss inside this informative episode: Dr. Trill’s personal experience with infant food allergies  Find out how proteins from breastmilk transfer to babies  The different types of formula available and the reasons WHY your baby may need a certain formula Guidance for parents on when and how to switch formula Looking for food reactions in your child The difference between food allergies and intolerance The symptoms of food reactions in toddlers and older children Whether or not your child may grow out of an allergy How to find support resources available for navigating feeding challenges  And so much more! Dr. Trill Paullin is a molecular biologist and mother to two beautiful daughters who had severe infant food reactions to proteins transferred from her diet to breast milk. While struggling through elimination diets to continue breastfeeding, she discovered that many parents experience the same troubling situation. Dr. Trill wanted to create a place for parents to find answers to their questions about infant food reactivity and empower them to reach their feeding goals. Her online platform Free to Feed was born to provide the research, resources, and support she wished they had early on. They have started this mission by creating an educational support package, tracking app, personal consultations, and an allergy friendly postnatal multivitamin. Free to Feed’s team is working hard towards launching an at-home test kit that will allow parents to analyze their breast milk for allergens. Mentioned in this episode: Dr. Trill’s Website Diaper Decipher resource Free to Feed Ap  Instagram: @free.to.feed COUPON CODE SLEEPYBABY for 20% off anything! If you enjoyed this episode, please rate 5⭐️ and write us a review! ⬇️ ✨For sleep support and resources, visit heysleepybaby.com and follow @heysleepybaby on Instagram! 😴☁️🤎✨ Rachael is a mom of 3, founder of Hey, Sleepy Baby, and the host of this podcast. Instagram | Tiktok |  Website  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

Welcome to the No One Told Us podcast where we tell the truth about parenting and tell you about all the things you should have known before having kids.

0:10.9

I'm your host, Rachel Shepard Otaugh, and today I'm speaking with Dr. Trill, molecular biologist and mother of two beautiful daughters who had severe infant food reactions to proteins

0:22.6

transferred from breast milk. So while struggling through the elimination diets to continue

0:27.9

breastfeeding, Dr. Trill discovered that many parents experienced the same troubling situation.

0:33.8

She wanted to create a place for parents to find answers to their questions about infant food reactivity and to empower them to reach their feeding goals.

0:42.4

Her online platform, Free to Feed, was born to provide the research, resources, and support that she wished she had had early on.

0:50.1

Free to Feed has started this mission by creating an educational support package, a tracking app,

0:55.1

personal consultations, and an allergy-friendly postnatal vitamin.

0:58.7

Free to Feed's team is working hard to launch an at-home test kit that will allow parents

1:02.9

to analyze their breast milk for allergens.

1:05.2

And as a mom who dealt with this with my first baby as well, I am just so, so glad that

1:10.2

your expertise and information is

1:12.0

getting out there because it can be such a difficult journey. So thank you so much for being here.

1:16.4

I'm so excited to ask you all of our questions today. Yes, thank you so much for having me, Rachel.

1:21.1

So can you tell us, I just mentioned it a little bit in the intro, but can you tell us a little bit

1:25.8

about your personal experience with

1:27.7

allergies or reactions through breast milk and how it led you to where you are today?

1:33.9

What is spot on for your podcast is that when we had our daughters, I had no idea that things that

1:42.7

you ate could transfer to the breast and elicit

1:45.2

in a larger response.

1:46.5

So that was a big shock when our oldest daughter was born.

1:51.6

She was absolutely beautiful and amazing and wonderful and that she would not stop streaming.

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