OK, yesterday, I asked a question in regards to my 14 month old daughter and giving her some peanut butter. An hour afterwards, her cheeks got red. Lots of people commented on what I should do and many people basically scolded me for giving it to her. Well, I just wanted you to know that I took her to the doctor and she is on a perscription allergy medication cause he said it could be anything cause it is allergy season now or it could be the Peanut butter. He said it was not that severe cause her face just got flushed. He said to wait a few more years and introduce it again.... especially with exzema or asthema in the family history. What I am going to do also is when she goes to her next wellbaby visit, I am going to talk to the doctor about getting her tested for the allergy. So, just wanted to thank you all for your advice and stories. And for those people who are wannabe doctors telling me what I should and should not have done, thanks but no thanks.
2007-03-19 08:37:42 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Allergies
Hey- one more thing. I don't know if your doctor mentioned this, but sometimes they overlook things so I'll share in case you don't know. TONS of stuff is made with peanut oil so until you get her tested read labels like a madwoman.
No one should tell you what you should have done- it's stupid to give advice for the past. You can't do anything in the past. Advice is what to do NOW, and isn't that what this site is for?
2007-03-20 22:12:49 · answer #1 · answered by imjustasteph 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I didn't respond to your original post because you had received some good advice, but I think if you took the time to do a little research, you'd see that the cautious ones were correct. The belief now is to WAIT on giving peanuts and shellfish until age 2 or a full 24 mos. It's more if you have food allergies in the family.
As a mom to a son who has a peanut allergy, I can tell you that you can scold those of us in the know, but until you've had to epipen your kid, watch them swell up and hope that the EMTs get there in time or have to leave the last restaurant on the turnpike with hungry kids because there's nothing for them to eat, you'll wish you had stopped being lazy when they were 1 and just waited!! I don't mean to be nasty, but you did post your question here on Yahoo answers and you got EXCELLENT advice. Why don't you call a pediatric allergist and see what they think.
When it comes to your child's health, you don't have room to be defensive. Put your pride aside and do what's best for your child. You were told to wait "a few years" and I hope you do that.
2007-03-20 13:05:10 · answer #2 · answered by marina3029 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
I didn't see your question yesterday, but there is always a risk introducing new food to your kids...fortunatly very few food allergies in children that young are ever fatal..my kids by 1 yr old have all tried peanutbutter....my son has food allergies, and regular allergies and a slight case of asthma..I always just keep childrens benadryl in the house...good luck with your daughter.
2007-03-19 08:45:22 · answer #3 · answered by MyDreams2Be 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I know the idea of having them take blood from your baby isn't a pleasant one, but go for the RAST test. It's a blood test that determines what your sweetpea is allergic to and it only takes a little bit of blood, one tube.
It will make your life so much easier if you know what the baby is allergic to, rather than finding out the hard way. I'm so glad we followed the allergists suggestions and did the RAST test.
We found out what our kids are allergic to and were able to AVOID the allergans all together, which was great for all of us.
Best of luck to you and your senstive baby. All of my kids have grown out of so many of their allergies, it does get better with age most of the time. Take care.
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2007-03-23 03:24:52 · answer #5 · answered by Richard Z 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yeah, i agree that scolding isnt really answering the question or being helpful. I see that a LOT here. One woman had a question about bottlefeeding her baby and was scolded for not breastfeeding. That did not give her the info she was seeking! Give me a break.
2007-03-19 08:43:23 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋