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What Types Of Allergy Identification Items Would Be Good For A Toddler? (Such A Bracelets, Stickers)

A MyFoodAllergyTeam Member asked a question 💭
Nashville, TN

We have a toddler boy who has very sensitive allergies. He has many interactions outside of our home such as daycare, Sunday school, and the zoo.

What allergy identification products/labels would be good to help others know he is high allergy?

July 11, 2016
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Members offered practical solutions for identifying a toddler's severe allergies in public settings like daycare and Sunday school, with... Read more

Members offered practical solutions for identifying a toddler's severe allergies in public settings like daycare and Sunday school, with popular recommendations including Allermates bracelets for their bright colors and fun designs, MedicAlert subscriptions that provide emergency medical history access, and custom options like ICOE bracelets or DIY paracord bands with letter beads. Several members emphasized visibility as key, suggesting layered approaches such as combining bracelets with bold allergy alert t-shirts and stickers to ensure caregivers take the warnings seriously. A recurring theme was finding options durable enough to stay on young children while being eye-catching enough to prompt adults to ask questions and read the allergy information.

A MyFoodAllergyTeam Member

Allermates makes a lot of fun, cute, brightly colored products. I've seen some in stores, but lots of neat things on their website.

August 5, 2016
A MyFoodAllergyTeam Member

Check out ICOE Bracelets. They are completely customizable and they have a small size that is perfect for little hands. I know the owner and she is fabulous.

www.icoebracelets.com

July 23, 2016
A MyFoodAllergyTeam Member

I think the more visible the better, since it's adults running the show, we used bright contrasting t-shirts, that said Allergies- Don't feed me and stickers that were on everything, also a mediAlert bracelet to help people visually see this was to be taken seriously.

October 9, 2016
A MyFoodAllergyTeam Member

I always wear a medic alert bracelet, the have medic logo and are highly recognised in au. You can get them in great styles too ranging from Velcro to gold plated

July 21, 2016
A MyFoodAllergyTeam Member

Oh forgot to add that you should factor in the size of the closed buckel when measuring aswell. The buckel is great because it keeps it on when it needs to be on and easily taken off when needed without fumbling.

July 19, 2016

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