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SAHM2one Contributor
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I think I already know the answer to this but I thought I would come here and ask all of you anyway.

I really want to take my son in a few weeks to this farm that has some great Christmas lights. Problem is that you have to see the lights by the hay ride and they use wheat straw.

So is there a safe way to do this? He is 2!

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There's no way I would take the chance. My dd had to skip her field trip last week because the farm they went to uses wheat straw everywhere, and she's had a violent reaction in the past. You could look up other areas in your town that may have a "parade of lights", there are a lot of neighborhoods that do this. You could also try calling the farm, talk to the person in charge to see if there is an alternative. Never hurts to ask...

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There's no way I would take the chance. My dd had to skip her field trip last week because the farm they went to uses wheat straw everywhere, and she's had a violent reaction in the past. You could look up other areas in your town that may have a "parade of lights", there are a lot of neighborhoods that do this. You could also try calling the farm, talk to the person in charge to see if there is an alternative. Never hurts to ask...

That is what I figured. I called today and talked to them and they said the only accommodation they could make was to let us lay a blanket down for us to sit on. The parade of lights is a great idea, I may do that next year, I am not sure how well he would be able to really see the house RFing.

Thanks again

Amyleigh0007 Enthusiast
Amyleigh0007
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Is all hay bad? I didn't even think about a hay ride being off limits. My son has been on two hay rides in the last two weeks. How do you know if it's wheat hay?

momandgirls Enthusiast
momandgirls
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My daughter is a sensitive celiac, works at a farm and handles hay all the time. She's never had a problem.

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celiac-mommy
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not all hay is wheat. I use the term "hay" but it can be straw, which I've heard is usually wheat. It depends on the farm. I just call and ask what kind of hay or straw they use in their bales, if it's wheat, we don't go. Most of them here (Portland OR) use wheat. The dust gets into your nasal passages and mouth when you breath, you swallow and it gets into your digestive system. It makes my dd vomit for 2 days. She's also very sensitive and has an immediate reaction to gluten.

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not all hay is wheat. I use the term "hay" but it can be straw, which I've heard is usually wheat. It depends on the farm. I just call and ask what kind of hay or straw they use in their bales, if it's wheat, we don't go. Most of them here (Portland OR) use wheat. The dust gets into your nasal passages and mouth when you breath, you swallow and it gets into your digestive system. It makes my dd vomit for 2 days. She's also very sensitive and has an immediate reaction to gluten.

I called to see if the hay ride used hay or straw and then asked what the source of the straw was.

I don't know how sensitive Jackson is. he has had gluten 2 times since he went gluten free but that was during the first week we pulled him off gluten. Now that he has been gluten free for around 6 weeks I am not sure what he will do and I really don't want to find out. I know when I accidentally eat gluten the pain is awful.

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Thank you for posting that question. For some reason, I never associated gluten with hay rides. Thanks for giving me another thing to consider.

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