New mom with HFI son

[kcchater]

My son is 21 mths old just recently diagnosed with HFI. I'm not really sure how this webiste works any advice would be great.
Having hard time with meals....

Is Vanilla safe? Has anybody used Stevia?
what are your thoughts?

[lisa]

We use both vanilla and stevia here and have had no issues. I don't know that everyone else will say the same.

If you do decide to try it, a lot of vanillas are prepared using some sugar based solution and that is not OK. Some stevia mixes also use a fruit fiber and those are also a no go. I use packets from NOW and Trader Joes and both have worked just fine.

[Tammy]

hi and welcome to the board. My daughter was diagnosed HFI at 2 1/2 yrs of age. The best thing to remember is that it DOES get easier. It'll just become a habit to read labels.

My best advice is to make the time to sit down here and read through a lot of the old posts on this site. You'll get a lot of helpful info here. And then when you're totally confused, just ask your questions.
Tammy

[kcchater]

Thanks everybody for the messages. I will have to do some exploring on the site.