Toddler has allergies- how can they see grandparents?

[Catherine8485]

Hi all, my 3 year old suffers from bad rashes and itchy skin when she is around animals. Her Grandparents have 3 cats and when she visited she would be relentlessly itching her skin. To the point we stopped visiting.

We have now realised that piriton before and after the visit helps. They can come to us sometimes but struggle to find a way as Grandma doesnt drive. They are a 30 minute drive away.

Would you avoid going? If not what frequency knowing the double dose of piriton.

Any side effects of antihistamines abate soon after stopping taking.

You're talking a max of 2 doses once a week. It's an antihistamine not crack cocaine. I would bet that fiube given more calpol /nurofen in her lifetime that is known to have far more chances of side effects, yet on mumsnet is somehow viewed safe than ad hoc antihistamines usage.

Meet them outside for a play date

Does she want to visit? DS, DSIL and DN are highly allergic to my mum's house (cats and dust, there a lot of both) but two types of antihistamines beforehand are a great help. We try and have windows and doors open as much as is praticable.

DS has many allergies so we've gone for the medicate and do it anyway else he would literally be sealed in a bubble. He had always wanted to go though, if he was having a flare up or saying he didn't want to go we would not have forced him. Also, he is highly allergic to pollen so meeting in a park is even worse, pollen can go along with cat allergy so wortg keeping an eye.

Caveat is he is on far more medication than ad-hoc antihistamines, but you need to think why you are happy to curtail their activities and potentially make them fearful for something that could be eased by a little bit of medicine. It is a learning to live with not learning to avoid scenario.