Hi, I’m Heidi, Clinical Nurse Specialist in childhood allergy, paediatric nurse of 17 yrs and founder of The Nest!
Over at The Nest we do 3️⃣ things…
1️⃣ We support allergy families (we know that you live with a level of fear that most families don’t have to deal with)
2️⃣ Not sure how to introduce those scary allergy foods to your baby, like peanut butter?
3️⃣ We teach baby and child CPR, first aid and allergy management and prevention classes all over Sydney & Canberra. C’mon and click below to see ⤵️
So take a quick watch of this 90 sec video and then take a tour of the rest of our website where you’ll find…
A ton of published articles on all things child health and allergy
Public and private classes
The Nest, Kids CPR & Allergy Flock private FB group
Our FREE Virtual First Aid Kit download!
We hope you enjoyed this! Our mission to to help parents cut through the clutter of anxiety and worry when it comes to their child’s health and wellbeing.
We want you to trust yourself, know that you have all the tools in your nest to keep your child safe and well, so you can stop googling, and coming away more confused than when you started, you have landed in our well feathered nest and we’ve got your back, every step of the way!
Here are some further resources you might enjoy!
{FREE} Your Virtual First Aid Kit – https://thenestcpr.kartra.com/page/firstaid
Book a baby & child first aid class – https://www.thenestcpr.com/book
The Nest CPR & Allergy Flock FB Group – https://www.facebook.com/groups/thenestcpr
The Nest Allergy Membership – https://www.thenestcpr.com/allergy-membership
Follow us on Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/thenestcpr and
Facebook https://www.facebook.com/thenestcpr
Keep in touch and email us with any queries!
![🌟 VIDEO: SKIN PRICK TESTING IN ACTION 🌟
Skin prick testing is something that’s really important to diagnosing an allergy.
However it is also important to know that it is also just a part of the larger puzzle that is diagnosis.
So what you’re going to learn in today’s blog is that you can’t always take the number on the skin prick test and act on that number alone when it comes to feeding your child a food that they have shown an allergy to.
Skin prick testing (SPT) can sometimes appear to be done slightly differently depending on where you get it done, but essentially it is about getting a tiny amount of allergen just under the skin.
As well as SPT and sometimes a RAST blood test, it is essential that the doctor gets a good history.
If the child is already successfully eating a food, the specialist is unlikely to do a SPT on it because.... [READ & WATCH MORE HERE]----> https://thenestcpr.com/2021/02/24/skin-prick-testing/ OR Link In Bio 🌟](https://thenestcpr.com/wp-content/plugins/instagram-feed-pro/img/placeholder.png)
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