Thursday, August 18, 2011

Baby Medical Mystery

So I am calling out today to all you mamas with kids with allergies, mamas who have some experience with mysterious skin issues, namely-hives:
This is what it looks like at first, then they get bigger and redder, then they fade out...

 Poor Miss Moira has been getting hives very randomly for the last 5 days. We can't figure out a common trigger and there is no rhyme or reason to the time or severity. It is driving me NUTS!
They don't seem to bother her at all and most of the time disappear as fast as they come. What is crazy is that nothing in our daily life or diet has changed. No new foods, no new household products... nada. And it has happened when we were out at a museum, at the park, 10 mins after nursing, after playing on the floor, etc.... I thought at first that she got bit my something but there are no bites, just lots of hives. They usually start on her legs, then the arms, and face- never any on her stomach or back or under her hair.

I thought that maybe it was a reaction to me eating a ton of cherries and her eating cherry puffs, but I stopped that days ago to see if the hives would stop and they keep on coming strong.... AHHHHH!!!!
Poor kiddo looks like she has the plague when they are full force!

So..... any thoughts on how to figure out what is the root cause? I have been writing down every episode and there is no pattern to the hives, no linking factor. Help!!

Sorry for the bad pics, it was late and photo composition was definitely NOT on my mind!

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It could be something like food dyes. Allergies are weird like that, they can just show up overnight.
Do you have any pets?
Take her to the doctor, you'd be amazed at what they might tell you.

I hope it gets better.
Hi, I don't have children but my husband has severe allergies and breaks out into hives. He has a condition called chronic urticaria which is basically being allergic to combinations of things. It is very hard to figure out the root cause because of the combination. He has had skin tests and read lots of things. Some of the common triggers are nuts, berries, and citrus. He is also allergic to potatoes and tomatoes (but I think that is just him) Where it gets weird is that he is also allergic to pressure. If she had pressure on her legs from a toy or swing that could have caused it. There are also cases where people are allergic to cold or heat. After years and years of testing different medicines, his doctor has finally found a combination of 2 medicines that keep it under control. I am certainly not a doctor but I just thought I would share the information with you in case it helps. It is very painful so I hope you can find what is causing this problem for your sweet baby soon :) Oh and we also wash our clothes in All Free & Clear.

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