Hes currently anaphylactic to eggs and milk, possibly nuts.
Hes been having weekly reactions for the last 3-4 weeks and we've been buggered if we can figure out what to. Today they have stepped up a gear.
People have been suggesting pollens, Ive been saying no because I just cant contemplate it.
Except today, he had two reactions which were worse (but still mild, they are definitely mild so far), we took DS1 to the doctors, so the baby was in the buggy only getting out when we were in the surgery. By the time we were home, his mouth was red with reactive allergic rash, as were his hands.
This afternoon I put the kids outside, he was on a blanket on the grass (but he bum shuffles so was close if not on the grass at times) for about 10 minutes, maybe less. Then his face really reacted. He had hives this time but not big ones, small Ive never seen small ones before clusters of them Usually they are fairly big, but not this time. Typically, 20 minutes after anti-histamine it calms to exzema- which was not there before.
Hes 10 months old, so he is at the age where he moves and puts everything in his mouth. We havent yet been to friends houses with babies since the whole allergy fiasco began, Ive been putting it off a little as friends have babies and toddlers and they know theres milk, yoghurt and butter fingers on their toys and furniture. Ive said its not a problem, the weather is warming up soon, when it does we'll come over and take the kids outside in a more controlled environment, with select rinsed toys.
How can we do that now? How can a child have any kind of fun life if they cant go outside in the summer months? Does it come to that? Do you have to keep them in all summer? How does this work?
We were supposed to go camping this year, we were all really excited about it, but I guess thats gone out the window?
Help, please because Im feeling very bleak about the whole thing.
(For info in case it is needed, the allergy specialist was terrible, really bad. So Im waiting on a referral to Eastbourne. Thats was 3 months ago, and I chased it up yesterday, told to call the surgery on friday see where they have got with it. He see's a dermatologist, so can contact her if necessary).