https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sun, 26 Apr 2026 12:48:13 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/taking-lil-cb-to-the-allergist-tomorrow#post-219582 Thu, 12 Jul 2012 21:19:46 +0000 Mrs. Cowgirl 219582@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@erwoo: hahaha! no worries! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/taking-lil-cb-to-the-allergist-tomorrow#post-219572 Thu, 12 Jul 2012 21:09:49 +0000 erwoo 219572@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Cowgirl: So embarrassed... you did say he had hives on and off. :D Yeah, that's different than eczema. Dur to me! :P </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/taking-lil-cb-to-the-allergist-tomorrow#post-219569 Thu, 12 Jul 2012 21:07:39 +0000 Mrs. Cowgirl 219569@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@erwoo: aww, thanks! his hives are actually all splotchy and swell...one time he got them so badly, his eyes were nearly swollen shut! it all went down with benedryl, though, so we weren't terribly worried... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/taking-lil-cb-to-the-allergist-tomorrow#post-219561 Thu, 12 Jul 2012 21:05:44 +0000 erwoo 219561@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Cowgirl: You too! And don't worry, the docs will figure out what it is and then you can adjust to help with the eczema. I Aquaphor my oldest still after every shower and he's 3 now. It really helps a lot. Regular Vaseline didn't do much for him... Weird, huh?! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/taking-lil-cb-to-the-allergist-tomorrow#post-219542 Thu, 12 Jul 2012 20:59:29 +0000 Mrs. Cowgirl 219542@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@erwoo: whoa! glad your oldest outgrew those allergies! good luck with your littlest...hope everything turns out okay! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/taking-lil-cb-to-the-allergist-tomorrow#post-219518 Thu, 12 Jul 2012 20:55:08 +0000 erwoo 219518@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Cowgirl: Yes, environmental allergies run on both sides of our families so our kids have a high chance of having some kind of allergies. My oldest had blood in his stool at 8 weeks so they pretty much tested him in every kind of way (prick, blood, GI specialist) to rule out other allergies outside of milk and soy protein allergies which is common for blood in the stool. He outgrew his milk and soy protein allergies (confirmed by all of his doctors) at 15 months and can pretty much eat anything now. It's very common for babies to outgrow protein allergies, I believe. </p> <p>My youngest, now 3-months-old, has really dry eczema-like skin only on his arms and legs... so I'm suspecting he has something. I'm going to address it to his pediatrician at his upcoming 4 month check-up. *Sigh* Hope it's nothing serious... His pediatrician did say to keep an eye out b/c his CBC (complete blood count) at 2 months did show elevated EOS which means he might have food allergies. I believe it's different than protein allergies. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/taking-lil-cb-to-the-allergist-tomorrow#post-219467 Thu, 12 Jul 2012 20:44:38 +0000 Mrs. Cowgirl 219467@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Andrea: i know, right? all from a little peanut!!</p> <p>@Rubies: omg...that is hilarious! and sad!!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/taking-lil-cb-to-the-allergist-tomorrow#post-219461 Thu, 12 Jul 2012 20:43:57 +0000 Mrs. Cowgirl 219461@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrs. bird: thanks!! me, too!</p> <p>@erwoo: 10 weeks! wow...do you or your DH have a lot of allergies that they thought he would have, too? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/taking-lil-cb-to-the-allergist-tomorrow#post-219379 Thu, 12 Jul 2012 20:23:04 +0000 erwoo 219379@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yep. My 3 y.o. had 21 pricks on his arms when he was 10 weeks old. Bring a good distraction while they are doing it and a yummy treat for afterwards. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/taking-lil-cb-to-the-allergist-tomorrow#post-219365 Thu, 12 Jul 2012 20:18:34 +0000 mrs. bird 219365@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had to have one done on my back when I was little, it wasn't bad at all! Hope LO does well &amp; you guys figure out what's causing the hives:( </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/taking-lil-cb-to-the-allergist-tomorrow#post-219349 Thu, 12 Jul 2012 20:13:33 +0000 chopsuey 219349@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>aww.. hope it goes well! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/taking-lil-cb-to-the-allergist-tomorrow#post-219346 Thu, 12 Jul 2012 20:11:53 +0000 Andrea 219346@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Cowgirl: @Rubies: I'm so happy to hear that people do actually outgrow it. Apparently the percentage is only 20% of kids that do so I am not that hopeful. </p> <p>@Mrs. Cowgirl: That is so scary! What a deadly little nut. </p> <p>@Rubies: omg that is crazy!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/taking-lil-cb-to-the-allergist-tomorrow#post-219335 Thu, 12 Jul 2012 20:05:28 +0000 Rubies 219335@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Cowgirl: @Andrea: Random story - my friend has a nephew who was deathly allergic to peanuts but by the time he turned 8, somehow outgrew the allergy. After several controlled tests, the doctors confirmed that he was no longer allergic. But in order to ensure that he did not redevelop the allergy, mom had to feed peanut butter (sandwich, Reese PB cupts, etc.) at least twice a month. This 8-year old boy had been told his whole life that eating this stuff was bad so when his mother tried to feed it to him he thought his mom was trying to purposefully kill him!!! Could you imagine how terrifying it must feel to think your own mother is trying to kill you??? When my friend told me this story I laughed but then cried. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/taking-lil-cb-to-the-allergist-tomorrow#post-219330 Thu, 12 Jul 2012 20:02:11 +0000 Mrs. Cowgirl 219330@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Andrea: yes, hopefully it will get better as she gets older. one of my students was HIGHLY allergic to peanuts and had to go to the hospital when a student who had peanut butter for lunch BREATHED on him. so crazy! but, he's now in fourth grade and has almost totally outgrown his allergy. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/taking-lil-cb-to-the-allergist-tomorrow#post-219321 Thu, 12 Jul 2012 19:59:57 +0000 Andrea 219321@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Cowgirl: ack! that is my big worry now. I just picked up her epi-pens. I hope I never ever have to stick a needle in her little thigh! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/taking-lil-cb-to-the-allergist-tomorrow#post-219312 Thu, 12 Jul 2012 19:57:05 +0000 Mrs. Cowgirl 219312@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Andrea: oh no! i hope the nut allergy isn't too severe! i've had several students with bad nut allergies and i had to send one to the ER once!</p> <p>@Rubies: @Andrea: @Mrs. Bee: thanks for the reassurance! feeling lots less nervous now! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/taking-lil-cb-to-the-allergist-tomorrow#post-219309 Thu, 12 Jul 2012 19:56:27 +0000 Rubies 219309@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Bee: I got the same one done when I was 10 and I remember it feeling good - like, baby acupuncture or something! LOL. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/taking-lil-cb-to-the-allergist-tomorrow#post-219301 Thu, 12 Jul 2012 19:54:03 +0000 Mrs. Bee 219301@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>charlie got 80 pin pricks on his back for environmental allergens when he was 9 months old. he didn't cry and seemed to kind of like it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/taking-lil-cb-to-the-allergist-tomorrow#post-219300 Thu, 12 Jul 2012 19:54:02 +0000 Andrea 219300@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Rubies: It was sad. Her peanut test swelled up a ton and the doctor was like "yeah, that's bad. We can stop the test early". Sad! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/taking-lil-cb-to-the-allergist-tomorrow#post-219296 Thu, 12 Jul 2012 19:52:43 +0000 Rubies 219296@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Andrea: Oh no! Poor thing! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/taking-lil-cb-to-the-allergist-tomorrow#post-219292 Thu, 12 Jul 2012 19:51:49 +0000 Andrea 219292@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Rubies: we did peanuts, tree nuts and sesame seeds. She is allergic to peanuts and tree nuts. I haven't given her shellfish yet so I'll probably take her back at some point to test for that, too. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/taking-lil-cb-to-the-allergist-tomorrow#post-219287 Thu, 12 Jul 2012 19:49:46 +0000 Rubies 219287@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Andrea: Is LO allergic to something? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/taking-lil-cb-to-the-allergist-tomorrow#post-219285 Thu, 12 Jul 2012 19:49:07 +0000 regberadaisy 219285@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Awww hopefully they find out the cause! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/taking-lil-cb-to-the-allergist-tomorrow#post-219281 Thu, 12 Jul 2012 19:47:55 +0000 Rubies 219281@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>LO went when she was 9 months old. They did a scratch test on her arm (6 pokes!) and she loved it! Well, not loved...She was very interested in what was going on, just watched intently. Didn't cry! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/taking-lil-cb-to-the-allergist-tomorrow#post-219280 Thu, 12 Jul 2012 19:47:54 +0000 Andrea 219280@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We just went two days ago! It wasn't that bad and DD didn't care at all while they were doing the skin test. They played her a movie so maybe bring that along in case they don't have it. Good luck! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/taking-lil-cb-to-the-allergist-tomorrow#post-219274 Thu, 12 Jul 2012 19:46:49 +0000 Mrs. Cowgirl 219274@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>and kinda freaking out about getting him prick-tested. he's been getting bouts of hives on and off for almost a year and we can't figure what's causing it. he also has wicked bad reactions to bug bites, so we'll see what the results are...i will be bringing several lollipops with me...</p> <p>has anyone else taken their LO to the allergist before? </p>