My son is 1 year and 4 months old. He has severe eczema since the day he’s born brought on by food allergies (exposed through my breastmilk initially). His allergies were confirmed by a specialist’s examinations. Now we think he may have more allergies than they tested for bc his in constant state of flare up. Tbh it’s very upsetting and I struggle to help him, it’s been a journey. Him and I have been dairy and egg free for 1 year and 1 month since he was diagnosed (he’s still breastfed so I have to eat how he does)

If you know anything about eczema, especially due to allergies in babies, it’s primarily an issue of the gut. Because of that, first and foremost, I feel the need to rly monitor his diet.

Additionally, why should I feed him junk even if he didn’t have eczema? I live in USA and I have no desire to feed my baby extremely detrimental random chemicals like Red40 and Yellow5. I also try to avoid seed oils in his diet (bc of his eczema + basic health too). I don’t feel the need to give him added sugars (mostly bc of his eczema but also basic health). With sugar, he could technically have vegan cupcakes but why? Sugar is terrible for his already broken gut + bad for his teeth and everything else.

The thing is, He’s literally just a baby. On top of all this stuff worsening his eczema - which has him up scratching and bleeding all hours of the night - it’s just not good… If he were older and also didn’t have eczema I would be way looser!

My husband insists I’m depriving him. Mind you my son eats good! I cook well, all types of delicious cuisines (I’m Latina, husband is Arab Africa, we also love different region Asian foods). I invest tons of money in delicious unique fruits, fancy snacks for him, etc. I don’t shame anyone at any time for their food choices, and I don’t label foods “bad” in front of my son. I totally believe in eating baked goods (not rly candies - the chemicals aren’t worth it to me!) regularly it’s just that his condition and his age are so fragile right now. I want him to have a healthy relationship with food but eventually also have knowledge to make good choices for his health.

We went to the park and a truck was selling slushies- synthetic chemical dyes, ice, sugar. We got into an argument that I don’t let my son live his life or have fun. Meanwhile my son was having the time of his life playing. Soon he’ll be old enough to reach for my vegan cookie and I think at that point I’ll have to expose him more to sweets, bc then he’ll personally feel deprived if I always say no. But for now he has no care.

AITAH bc I don’t want my son to consume ingredients that harm him while he’s still so incredibly young and dealing with a gut/skin condition?