How Would You Feel If I Left Dog Poo In The Park?

Dear parents

How would you feel if I left dog poo in the park?

Disgusted? Worried your child might put their hand in it? Concerned it could make them ill?

That is exactly how I feel about your child’s chocolate chip cookie on the roundabout, or the dripping ice cream sticks by the swings. Instead of dog poo, I found discarded chocolate smeared all across the grass.

You see, my two-year daughter has a severe milk allergy.

When she ran ahead to get on the roundabout, I was only a few seconds behind her but by the time I got there, she had already poked her finger in the melting cookie.

‘Can I have this Mummy?’ she asked innocently.

Next time you visit the park, please take your litter and unwanted food with you. Let my daughter play safely without the dangers you have left behind.

It might be ‘only a cookie’ to you but it’s poison to my baby.

Thankyou

Emma

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Cow’s Milk Allergy is one of the most common food allergies to affect babies and young children in the United Kingdom, between 2 and 3 percent of children younger than 3 are allergic to milk and many do not out grow of it and will be allergic to milk all their lives.

Milk Allergy Symptoms

• Hives

• Stomach upset

• Vomiting

• Bloody stools, especially in infants

• Anaphylaxis, a rare, potentially life-threatening reaction that impairs breathing and can send the body into shock.

Cow’s milk allergy is managed by completely eliminating cow’s milk protein from a baby or childs diet, as even a small amount of cow’s milk protein could potentially trigger an allergic reaction so even a seemingly harmless discarded biscuit at a park can cause problems and pains for a child.

It doesn’t take two minutes to clear up after yourself or your child and make parks a happy and a safe place to play for all.