How Food Allergies Changed My Life—and Why I Started Lush & Luna

I never imagined food allergies would change the course of my life.

Not when I became a mom.

Not when I held my daughter for the very first time.

Not even when she developed eczema as a baby.

At five months old, everything changed.

I had been eating eggs.

Without thinking, I wiped the corner of my mouth with my finger before picking her up.

A few moments later, hives began spreading across her tiny body.

I remember staring at her, completely frozen.

"What is happening?"

"What did I do?"

As a first-time mom, I had never even considered food allergies.

That day was the beginning of a journey I never expected to take.

I remember sitting in the allergist's office holding my five-month-old baby while they performed skin testing.

Blood work.

Food challenges.

New words I'd never heard before.

Anaphylaxis.

Cross-contamination.

Epinephrine.

When the appointment ended, I walked to my car, buckled my daughter into her car seat, and just sat there.

Quiet.

I remember calling my mom.

"I don't know what to do."

Because I truly didn't.
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Fast forward six years.

Now all three of my children have food allergies.

If you had told that terrified first-time mom this would become our life...

I don't think she would've believed you.

But she also wouldn't have believed how much strength she'd find along the way.

Lush & Luna wasn't born because I wanted to sell clothing.

It was born because I wanted another parent to feel less alone than I did.

Yes, we create thoughtfully designed apparel.

But more importantly...

We're building a community.

A place where stories are shared.

Questions are welcomed.

And no parent ever has to wonder if they're the only one carrying this invisible weight.

Because I promise...

You're not.

If you're here because you've just received a diagnosis...

Welcome.

If you're here because you love someone with food allergies...

Welcome.

If you're here because you're simply trying to understand...

Welcome.

I'm so glad you found us.

I hope when you leave this little corner of the internet, you feel just a little less alone than when you arrived.

With love,

Sarah

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💛 P.S. If stories like this speak to your heart, I'd love to write to you every Sunday. Sunday Notes is where I share the quiet moments of motherhood, food allergies, resilience, and everything in between.