Allergies: Infant

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Allergic to Baby?

I've had stress hives off and on (rarely) since 10 years old. I became higlhly allergic to dust mites, pollens, molds and animals with fur after the age of 18. I take alternating doses of zyrtec and claritin. Even with my 13 cats, this allergy med regime works 98% of the time. Since the baby has come home (1.5 months, baby is 2 months), I've had hives spring up at east 2 times a week, if not more. It's mainly hives over and under my breasts, underarms, and lips would swell. The last few times, it was more widespread... crease at...

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Infant with Allergy?

My 6 month old seems to have some kind of allergy from the weather. We went...

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Allergic to Enfamil?

My 3 month old has had feeding issues since he was a month old. He gets a...

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Allergy or What?

When getting my 2 year old ready for dinner i took her shirt off and found...

Allergist Referrals

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Need Pediatric Allergist

Can anyone recommend a Pediatric Allergist in the Twin Cities. Looking for someone very experienced to do a full testing of my son. He has severe eczema that has not been helped by the elimination of dairy, wheat, and peanut (alredy tested allergic for those). I think we're missing something and would like to find a good allergist who will be very thorough. Thanks!

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Need an Allergist

Hi! My almost 3yr old son has a dairy allergy and I am looking for a new...

Detergents

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Best Laundry Detergent

I use the kirkland laundry detergent from Costco, but it doesn't seem to get stains out of the clothes. What detergents get the stains out the best?

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Detergent for Baby

Hi My baby is three months old and does not have sensitive skin so I am...

Dust Mites

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Pets and Dust

I just had a baby 2 weeks ago, and my in laws want us to bring her up to their place, the only problem I have is that they have 3 hyper dogs and two cats in house. The house isn't cleaned on a normal basis so theres dust covering everything. I've also heard that cat dander can be really bad for babies. I don't know how to appoarch this subject with my husband. I'm worried about taking her up there. Any suggestions?

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Dust Mite Allergies

Hello everyone . . . I was wondering if any of you have children that are...

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Infant with Allergy?

My 6 month old seems to have some kind of allergy from the weather. We went...

Egg

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Daughter Is Allergic to Milk and Eggs

My 16 month old daughter was "officially" diagnosed with an allergy to milk and eggs the other day. Even though I was pretty aure about the milk allergy, it was an overwhelming appointment! Now that my brain has settled down a bit I was wondering if any other moms out there have recipe/food ideas for little ones who have a very restricted diet! the allergist gave me several websites to look at and names of books, so I will be heading to the library this weekend. Just wondered what other moms were doing out there! Thanks!

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Allergy to Eggs

Hi, my daughters school does valentines party and there is a girl in her...

Allergies Medications

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Breastfeeding and Medications

Hi, just wanted to see if anyone else has this problem and what you did about it. I currently have an almost 4 month old daughter. I am nursing and it is going great! Since I had my baby, my sinuses have been giving me problems. It came to a head about two weeks ago and my nose completly closed up. Because of this, I could not breath and could not sleep. After about two weeks of this and taking over the counter medications I broke down and went to an allergist. He has me on oral steroids, nasonex, zyrtec and 20 days of anitbiotics. ...

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Allergic to Baby?

I've had stress hives off and on (rarely) since 10 years old. I became...

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Infant with Allergy?

My 6 month old seems to have some kind of allergy from the weather. We went...

Milk, Dairy & Formula

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Allergic to Dairy

My one year old is allergic to dairy. This was easy when he was on formula and baby food because I didn't really worry about. Now I am feeding him Rice Milk but I am having a hard time with snacks and table food. Most of what I make for my family has milk or cheese or some other dairy product in it. He will not eat any fruit. So that is out as far as snacks go. Also, the doctor said to go with the rice milk but why not soy? Does soy milk contain dairy or what is the issue with that? I know I should have spoke with the doctor...

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Allergic to Formula?

I have been pumping and feeding my 5 month old breast milk up until now, but...

Nut

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Nut Allergic Child and Sports

Hi! I have a nut allergic son who has been having severe reactions. Recently, he had a reaction from touching my daughter's new basketball that was handed to her by an assistant at the school. I could only speculate that she may have had some nut product for breakfast and then touched the ball, which my son then touched. So, my question is how do you handle sports activities with a severely nut allergic child? If he plays any sport where he is touching equipment (ball, bat, mat, etc.) that other children are contacting and those other...

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Tree Nut Allergy

My almost 2yr old has an egg and tree nut allergy. I've had success using...

Pets & Dander

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Could I Be Allergic to My Dog?

Please help me ladies! I have battled hives on and off. Last spring was the first episode and I think it was caused by stress. I took Zyrtec and although it basically knocked my out (I was so sleepy and groggy for 24 hours), it took care of the hives. On occasion since then, I have taken it when the itching is unbearable, but the sleepiness really is an inconvenient side effect. Lately, I have had hives on a daily basis (I use dye free soaps and detergents). My legs look horrible due to the itching/scratching. I have started to...

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Allergic to Dogs????

My son(5 months old) is allergic to something, his doctor thinks it might be...

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Allergic to Cats

We just got confirmation that my step daughter is allergic to cats and my...

Pollen

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Seasonal Allergies and Allergy to Fish

My son is 14 months old and has been diagnosed with a severe egg and peanut allergy, and mild allergy to soy and wheat. We are quite careful about the foods we give him, mostly things he's had previously to avoid reactions. Last night, we gave him salmon for the first time and he had a serious reaction. He's had plenty of flounder/cod/white fish over the last 7 months so I didn't expect him to have a problem with any kind of fish. Has anyone heard of someone being allergic to one kind but not the other? Also, he's had a runny nose...

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Infant with Allergy?

My 6 month old seems to have some kind of allergy from the weather. We went...

Seafood

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Is Shrimp Safe for Toddlers?

I want to cook a meal with shrimp but wonder if it is safe for a 2.5 year old because of mercury or something else I should know about it? She has eat salmon and loved and didn't have any reaction. Also wonder where you buy your fish from? I get it from Shop Rite but not sure if this is the best place to get it from. Thanks mom. PS: Shrimp would be full cooked.

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Allergies to Fish

I think my 15 month is allergic to salmon. He has vomited the last two...

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Allergy to Ibuprofen

Last week I had to give my daughter who is 6 some ibuprofen. I do not give...

Wheat, Gluten & Oatmeal

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Cream of Wheat or Oatmeal

Hi, i want to feed my one year of cream of wheat and or oatmeal. i 've tried feeding it to her plain, mixed with different types of fruit. she doesn't like it. (neither did i). with the cream of wheat i also tried mixing it with cheese ham and eggs. no luck (even with some salt). any ideas on how to make it taste really good?

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Allergic to Wheat

I just found out that my daughter is allergic to wheat.All these years and I...

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Allergic to Gluten

My allergy test from a blood sample finally came in . . . as suspected, I am...

Find an Allergist

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Looking for a Pediatric Allergist

Hi - I have a 7 week old baby and have been switched to a formula for milk protien sensitivity and/or allergy... I was interested in talking to other moms who've been through this AND finding out if there's a pediatric allergist in this area to confirm this... we wonder if our little guy just has a bad case of GERD which he's also being treated for or if it's truely BOTH issues at hand. Please respond - I'm loosing my mind here trying to give my baby the best formula. I could kick myself for not breastfeeding at this point, but my Ped....

Insect Bites

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What to Do If Baby Is Stung by a Wasp or Bee

I was out for a walk this weekend with my twins ( they are allmost 8months) and a wasp landed on the front of the stroller, thankfully it flew away and noone was stung, but i was wondering if it had stung what should i do? Do i need to take them to dr asap? or do i wait to see if there is a reaction?

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Allergic to Baby?

I've had stress hives off and on (rarely) since 10 years old. I became...

Medicine

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Help, My Son Won't Take His Medicine!

Ben, 2 1/2, is on antibiotics for a possible staph infection on his cheek (again). I'm having the hardest time getting him to take his medicine. He wont take it willingly, he will just spit it out. I have to have him take it, else he will end up in the hospital like last year for 5 days on IV antibiotics. I've tried bribing him with lots of different candy, but he still wont take it. I've tried mixing it with applejuice, but he still tastes it and wont drink it. I've tried doing it very slowly while he is sleeping, but he will just...

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"OTC Meds or Not"

Lately there has been alot of talk about not giving children under 2 over...