EXCLUSIVE: Former Hollyoaks star Ali Bastian speaks to OK! about navigating her daughter's allergies and why she hopes to help other families like hers grow in confidence
As she looked at her daughter Isla’s eczema covered skin and saw her discomfort, doting mum Ali Bastian knew that something wasn’t quite right. Despite Covid-19 restrictions stopping her from seeking reassurance from other parents, the former Hollyoaks star’s maternal instincts kicked in and she knew that something needed to be done.
“We were encouraged to do early weaning with her and when we started the weaning journey, other allergies started showing up. Unfortunately she had a very severe reaction to wheat,” she says. “The treatment for that is IV fluids. But when it's a baby with those symptoms, they also assume it might be sepsis, so she was being treated for sepsis too. Luckily she did bounce back quite quickly from that. But it was absolutely terrifying.”
“As a parent, you're often in a state of real hypervigilance that can be quite exhausting and can lead to its own sort of burn out.” Given the toll that looking out for allergies takes on a daily basis, for Ali it’s all about celebrating the little wins and building up the confidence to do ‘normal’ activities that other families may take for granted.
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