Nut Allergy

Most doctor's recommend that you avoid certain foods until your child is at least a year old. Honey, peanut butter, cow's milk, etc. With all of the troubles we have had with James' allergies, we were in no rush to test these out on Randi. Though she had never drank cow's milk, she obviously has dairy in things that she eats. When we got the all clear to take her off of formula at her one year checkup, we decided to give Almond Milk a try instead of cow's milk. While in Kerrville last month, Randi developed a severe diaper rash that would not go away, and the pediatrician was no help at all. We decided to take care of it ourselves. We have been using a prescription yeast creme on her bottom and we decided to take dairy out of their diets again all together, and we put her back on her soy formula. Within a few days, her diaper rash was gone completely, along with most of the 'excema' that she had on her knees & elbows.

Today for a snack, I let her have some peanut butter ritz crackers. (she is a very picky eater so we were trying to figure out ways to get more protein in her little tummy). She loved it and was doing great. All of a sudden she spit it out. Then within a couple seconds she had a red rash around her mouth & on her eye where she had been rubbing. I immediately gave her benadryl and a bath and changed her clothes. Needless to say, we will not be trying anymore nuts of any sort for quite a while! And, as soon as JJ's benefits kick in at his new job, she will have an appt with an allergy doctor to confirm.