https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sun, 19 Apr 2026 01:04:07 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/breastfeeding-and-allergies#post-379881 Mon, 05 Nov 2012 17:08:38 +0000 pastemoo 379881@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Maysprout: Yeah, I get that, too. The research community is very very interesting and very very bizarre. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/breastfeeding-and-allergies#post-379827 Mon, 05 Nov 2012 16:37:48 +0000 Maysprout 379827@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@pastemoo: Everything in research is so expensive though. I think right there's a couple reasons the research isnt done, there's no incentive for anyone to make money and funding is so focused on mechanism at a very microscopic level right now that the bigger picture is often neglected. Where I used to work there were several labs in our building basically competing with each other on the same signaling pathway and they were competing wiht many other labs. It's a weird setup </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/breastfeeding-and-allergies#post-379757 Mon, 05 Nov 2012 16:04:15 +0000 pastemoo 379757@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@spaniellove: I put some of the baby's rash cream on it. :P It helped a bit. I can't figure out what I ate. It's much less bad today.</p> <p>@Maysprout: Yeah, I've heard that the price of breastmilk makes it extra hard to do research on it! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/breastfeeding-and-allergies#post-379059 Mon, 05 Nov 2012 12:15:03 +0000 Maysprout 379059@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Allergy research is all over the place.<br /> But I think the trend is going towards exposure to food in breast milk is good and makes the baby less likely to be allergic (even if the mom is allergic).<br /> While some of the immune components causing your rash will be passed along in breastmilk, I haven't heard of that being able to cause a rash in baby. But there's a lot of unknowns, there's lots of breastmilk research left to explore. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/breastfeeding-and-allergies#post-378964 Mon, 05 Nov 2012 11:41:16 +0000 spaniellove 378964@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@pastemoo: If you're not going to take Benadryl at least get some calamine lotion! I am itching just thinking about you! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/breastfeeding-and-allergies#post-378959 Mon, 05 Nov 2012 11:40:18 +0000 pastemoo 378959@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@spaniellove: not taking any meds, just itching and drinking water. Thanks! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/breastfeeding-and-allergies#post-378937 Mon, 05 Nov 2012 11:32:05 +0000 spaniellove 378937@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Although I don't have a baby yet I've tried to read up as much as I could about BF and allergies b/c I have so many food allergies, and haven't come across anything about this. The food itself wouldn't affect your baby unless he/she coincidentally happened to also be allergic, although they can't inherit a specific allergy from you. I also haven't heard of histamine itself (which is the chemical you produce during an allergic reaction) crossing over. Are you currently taking an antihistamine like Benadryl? I hope you're feeling better soon! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/breastfeeding-and-allergies#post-378913 Mon, 05 Nov 2012 11:25:34 +0000 T.H.O.U. 378913@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@pastemoo: Man that really stinks. I think for breastfeeding you should be fine! Hope you figure it out soon. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/breastfeeding-and-allergies#post-378905 Mon, 05 Nov 2012 11:23:49 +0000 pastemoo 378905@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Thehistoryofus: I don't know what I'm suddenly allergic to. I just know I'm all covered in rash--hasn't happened since the last time I was allergic to a food (I tested it and it's not that same food).<br /> Looks like LO has no skin reaction so that's a good start...</p> <p>Thanks for responding! I hope to figure this one out soon. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/breastfeeding-and-allergies#post-378548 Mon, 05 Nov 2012 09:03:44 +0000 T.H.O.U. 378548@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Hmm Not sure. </p> <p>So for example, you suddenly are allergic to seafood?<br /> - Obviously, the mom shouldn't' eat seafood anymore<br /> - I don't think the reaction would hurt the breastfed baby since food poisoning doesn't hurt the baby unless mom is REALLY sick (like in the hospital)<br /> - I don't think the baby will necessarily have the allergy to seafood </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/breastfeeding-and-allergies#post-377464 Sun, 04 Nov 2012 11:40:01 +0000 pastemoo 377464@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Alright parents... I have searched and read and all I can find answers to is *taking allergy medication* or *baby* showing allergies...</p> <p>What if mom develops a food allergy (coincidentally mom is still breastfeeding baby)?</p> <p>I know you are never supposed to eat foods you are allergic to but what if you develop a new allergy?</p> <p>Can the baby be affected by either the food or the chemical's mom's body produces in response to it? </p>