Upped to 12

12 peanuts, twice a day!

Upped to 10

Almost done!  This week Beck was upped to 10 peanuts 2x a day.  No reactions at initial dose in the office.  It took him a long time to eat that many.  I have a feeling this week is going to be full of lots of time getting the dose down.

For those of us that have grown up eating nuts, I know what you're thinking.  Just take the dang handful and put it in your mouth, chew and swallow!  Not that hard.

For some reason...it is not that simple...

He seems to hate the feel of the nuts in his molars so he chews them with his front teeth.  This has caused mouth sores to form.  He's also got a patch of eczema that is coming on strong.  He had severe eczema as a baby, so I am confident this is coming from the peanut dosing.  But, we can handle eczema.  I'm curious to ask the Dr. next week about it.

Upped to 8

Well, we are finally back to where we were at Christmas time!  It's been good to take it slow.  I think it's given his body a chance to get used to the peanut.  He's really not loving peanuts.  As he does his dose, I have to remind him to smile - it tastes better with a smile.  He often has this look like he's about to throw it all up, just from the taste.

He also doesn't like the peanuts getting mushed into his molars, so he chews them up really fine with his front teeth.  To me, it seems like why not just take the handful, pop them all in your mouth, chew and be done?!  Oh well...I'll let him do it his way.

Today Beck was upped to 8 peanuts, and had no issues at all.  yay!

Only about a month left to go if all goes well (knock on wood)

Upped to 7

Upped to 7 peanuts today.  No issues at appointment.