Allergic Reaction Question - Help! (Eggs)

amanda31H

The girls have red patches on their face (mouth, cheek, nose) and I gave them a scrambled egg for the first time this morning.  They've had eggs that are baked in products like pancakes, but never just an egg.

The problem is, they are drooling a lot from teething and are getting chapped and it looks very similar.  They have super sensitive skin, like me, and it gets even more irritated if their wet face rubs against the wool rug I have in the LR and in their room. I can't tell.

Called the Pedi- no doctor in, but the nurse said if it got worse to call in an hour and the dr would be in.  If they have trouble breathing to go to the ER.  They are napping now, which she said was fine.  (They didn't have trouble breathing.)

I feel like such a dumb Mom because I don't know if the red marks are from eggs.  I really can't remember if they had them before I gave them the egg or not.

Should I try it again tomorrow morning, so long as they don't react further (if it is a reaction) or should I wait? 

 

sunnybrook.

Eggs baked in products doesn't cause the same type of reaction that eating an egg will.

I would hold off on giving them eggs until the redness clears up. Once that clears up, I would try an egg again. Make sure you have children's Benadryl in the house in case you call the doctor and they want you to give them some.

Did you give them the whole egg or just the yolk? Its the egg white that causes the reaction. Our pediatrician didn't want us giving the whites until they turned one. If you're really hesitant to try it again, you can try just giving them yolks. Hope its not an allergy and they're just irritated from something topical.

 

aet0706

my girls are allergic to peanut butter...they both had red splotches all over their bodies, not just their face. they never had trouble breathing but i had no idea what to do so i took them in to the er. i really dont think i would worry about it unless it is in more places than just their face and if they are in obvious discomfort(which if they are sleeping it sounds like they are fine). I would probably try a little egg again tomorrow....but I am no doctor!!!

hunt2005

Have they been around anything else new today? Did you wash clothes with a new detergent or sprinkle something on the carpet before vacuuming or something?

I would probably wait a few days - see if it clears up, and then try it again (again, with Benadryl). Maybe even just try yolks first and see if theres a reaction and then try whole egg

amanda31H

They woke up from their nap with no marks.  Well, B still has a small one by her mouth, but really small.

Yes  - it was a whole egg (whites too). 

I think tomorrow I'll try the yolk only and see.  Then try the whole egg again and be VERY careful to look at them closely before. 

I'm very confused on the Benadryl thing.  I couldn't find an infant Benadryl - is there one?? I have children's benadryl (the generic version b/c Benadryl was recalled) - but I have no idea how to dose it.  It says not for children under two- but do you go by weight if you need to use it?  My dr never instructed me since we've had no reactions so far. 

Ugh sorry- another dumb new Mom question........

lisa&andy

My understanding is that the "white" part of the egg is what most often causes an allergic reaction. When we did eggs, I did just the yolks first and then added in the egg whites once I saw that there was no reaction. Either way, I would give it a couple of days and try again, also when DS had a reaction to PB, it was all over his body, not just his face.

aet0706

amanda31H:

I'm very confused on the Benadryl thing.  I couldn't find an infant Benadryl - is there one?? I have children's benadryl (the generic version b/c Benadryl was recalled) - but I have no idea how to dose it.  It says not for children under two- but do you go by weight if you need to use it?  My dr never instructed me since we've had no reactions so far. 

There is no such thing as infant benadryl....when we went to the er they just told us a smaller dosage of childrens benadryl to use. I would just call your dr and ask how much to give...or maybe a pharmacist? 

AlishaMay

amanda31H:

They woke up from their nap with no marks.  Well, B still has a small one by her mouth, but really small.

Yes  - it was a whole egg (whites too). 

I think tomorrow I'll try the yolk only and see.  Then try the whole egg again and be VERY careful to look at them closely before. 

I'm very confused on the Benadryl thing.  I couldn't find an infant Benadryl - is there one?? I have children's benadryl (the generic version b/c Benadryl was recalled) - but I have no idea how to dose it.  It says not for children under two- but do you go by weight if you need to use it?  My dr never instructed me since we've had no reactions so far. 

 

Sounds like an allergic reaction to me.  Having had allergic reactions in our house, we were told not to reintroduce the new food for at least a week as a food challenge.  If it were me, I'd just hold off on eggs all together until after a year - something magical seems to happen at a year in terms of babies handling foods (as our pedi GI puts it)

As for the Benedryl - as a pp suggests just keep the children's on hand.  If you see a reaction, call the doctor and let them know what you have on hand.  This is what I was told to do - if they want you to give it, they can calculate the correct dosage to give based on symptoms.  But we were told to always call first, because they may want to see the child before anything is given.

Good luck - food allergies definitely suck - but from what I understand they tend to outgrow them.

shellshavintwins

If the splotches appeared within 15 minutes of starting the eggs it was most likely an allergic reaction. Since an allergic reaction can quickly turn from some splotches, to full blown hives, to Anaphylaxis very suddenly. My daughters have multiple food allergies, and their reactons vary from slight rash, to severe hives, and mild gastro pain to full blown projectile vomitting until passing out. I would wait until they are at least 1 before trying again. My Lilly (the projectile  vomitter) can not have egg in anything. Just a cookie with egg in it triggers her. The benedryl dose depends on age and weight, our ped gives us their dose at check ups.

amanda31H

Thanks ladies for all your input.

I think I'm going to hold off on the eggs until they're a year.  I wish I paid attention more to whether they had the marks on their faces before they ate this morning.  Ugh..feel really stupid about that.  They just have such sensitive skin that red marks are the norm...

I'm going to keep making their pancakes, etc. with the eggs since that hasn't been an issue so far.

Also thanks for the Benadryl info. 

praying*4one

shellshavintwins:

If the splotches appeared within 15 minutes of starting the eggs it was most likely an allergic reaction. Since an allergic reaction can quickly turn from some splotches, to full blown hives, to Anaphylaxis very suddenly. My daughters have multiple food allergies, and their reactons vary from slight rash, to severe hives, and mild gastro pain to full blown projectile vomitting until passing out. I would wait until they are at least 1 before trying again. My Lilly (the projectile  vomitter) can not have egg in anything. Just a cookie with egg in it triggers her. The benedryl dose depends on age and weight, our ped gives us their dose at check ups.

 

this  exactly...my 5 yo has many  food allergies  including egg.  the important thing to remember is that each successive reaction is more SEVERE so next time it could be a more pronounced rash or all over hives or even Breathing problems. You can make an appt for an allergy consult and they can safely test in their office. This way if either has a problem they can administer an epi pen in a controlled setting.

I used EP on my son at age 2.5 when he ate a pnut butter cracker at the sitters. It was accidentally given to him but he had an severe reaction and thank God I got there in  time.