At the beginning of November, I fed the little guy a bit of formula with dairy. He broke out in a rash and got some hives on his face. I assumed he was allergic to dairy like his sister, despite the fact the skin test last summer had indicated he was not.
I made an appointment with the allergist for January. When we got back from the Holidays a few weeks ago, the little guy went in and had some blood testing done. The results came in last Friday.
Negative:
-Dairy
-Soy
-Peanuts
-Eggs
I was elated. A child without food allergies. What a joy!
I was instructed to go ahead and give the little guy some cow's milk (keep in mind I have been waiting to wean him until I knew what the test results were).
This morning I gave him 10 ml of milk (in a syringe to make sure he actually got some). He drank it back fine.
Within a few minutes his face turned red, swollen looking and a lot of little hives sprung up all around his mouth. My heart sunk.
Apparently blood tests aren't as accurate as I had thought.
I gave the little guy some Benadryl and he cleared up in half an hour. I spoke with a nurse at the allergist and will chat with the doc tomorrow.
Next step is soy milk, I suppose. But now I'm nervous that may not work. I suppose I will just take it step by step. Perhaps both my kids were destined for soy.
More to come...
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