Last week Khéna had his first bits of solids… a few pieces of puffed rice which he seemed to enjoy playing with more than actualy eating…. He has had a few since then also but probably only a dozen have actually entered his system…
Two days ago we were having supper and I gave him a bit of mashed potatoes to play with and he got a bit in his mouth too.. Not thinking though… I had mashed them with a bit of milk….
The morning after….Yesterday… Khéna started having bumps on his skin… and today full blown hives…
I am 90% sure that it is an allergic reaction to milk… I think in my gut I kind of knew because he would get green mucous stools when I would drink cow milk when he was younger…
Ah… I think I am about to enter more into the world of food allergies…
by kim, on October 2 2007 @ 1:58 pm
Poor guy..that looks SO uncomfortable! My guess would be milk allergy, too, although I recently spoke to a naturopath who informed me that potatoes are members of the nightshade family (same as tomatoes) and have a tendency to be highly allergenic. Just something to consider
I hope he’s feeling better soon!
by Christina, on October 2 2007 @ 6:26 pm
The same thing would happen to Jacob until he was around 3 or 4. They would be all over his stomach and back. No one believed me either!! My Mom grew up on a dairy farm so she thinks everyone HAS to drink milk and there is no other way to get calcium, lol. I don’t drink too much now because the same thing happens to Owen when I have too much and he would get gassy. Hope they go away soon!! Poor guy!
by paxye, on October 2 2007 @ 7:54 pm
Kim… thanks for that information… I will keep that in mind…
they are looking better now thankfully but it was really hard to look at for a little while…
by Jessica, on October 3 2007 @ 12:07 pm
Oh, wow. Poor little guy! I’m glad he’s looking better.
I had no idea about the potatoes being allergenic.
by birdie, on October 3 2007 @ 4:15 pm
Aw! Poor guy. Sadly food allergies are now my area of expertise. I would be happy to point you toward some useful sites or answer any questions for you. Just email me. I think you should have the email I registered with…