My baby has hives...again

MrsCodeMonkey

DD woke up this morning with hives. The doctor's line is busy. I gave her benedryl 1.5hrs ago, but she was still scratching like crazy. It's all over her arms, legs, face, and a tiny bit on her belly button.

What worries me is that she didn't have anything but BM before the hives started. We changed her shampoo about 3 nights ago. It's still CA baby, but it now has scent. There is no new detergent.

Does anyone know how long after contact, do hives start? I'm guessing it's not from food. She had minestroni soup last night at 5.

synchrosally

Is she sick or have a fever? My son got hives once when he had an ear infection and fever. He's a sensitive kid.

It could still be the shampoo. It usually takes 2 or 3 exposures to see a reaction.

If the Benadryl isn't working try children's Claritin.

Manateearmz

synchrosally:

Is she sick or have a fever? My son got hives once when he had an ear infection and fever. He's a sensitive kid. It could still be the shampoo. It usually takes 2 or 3 exposures to see a reaction. If the Benadryl isn't working try children's Claritin.

 

all of this. Hope she gets better soon. 

MrsCodeMonkey

synchrosally:

Is she sick or have a fever? My son got hives once when he had an ear infection and fever. He's a sensitive kid.

It could still be the shampoo. It usually takes 2 or 3 exposures to see a reaction.

If the Benadryl isn't working try children's Claritin.

She is sick. She has a runny nose, coughing, and sneezing. She finished a 10 day dose of amoxixilin for ear infection. They said that sometimes it's viral. We were told to continue Benedryl and wait it out. 6 hrs later, there are even more hives. Poor itchy baby! I was hoping for a lotion or cream to stop the itchies.

keags5496

We have a hydrocortisone cream we use for E's eczema...could you use something like that on hives just to relieve the itchiness?

tarebear9891

It could be a late reaction from the antibiotic she was on.

My youngest had hives after a few days of starting a new medicine. Call the pedi line again.

chardonnay24

I broke out in hives 9 days into a 10 day penicillin course. Could it be a reaction to the antibiotics?

MrsCodeMonkey

That's what the nurse thought too at first, but she was on the same antibiotic last winter with no hives. She thinks it could be viral. It did sound like they were just guessing.

synchrosally

MrsCodeMonkey:

That's what the nurse thought too at first, but she was on the same antibiotic last winter with no hives. She thinks it could be viral. It did sound like they were just guessing.

If its viral the hives will stick around for a few days then clear up on their own. See if you can find children's Claritin if the Benadryl isn't working. Poor kiddo. I hate seeing them uncomfortable.

MrsCodeMonkey

synchrosally:

MrsCodeMonkey:

That's what the nurse thought too at first, but she was on the same antibiotic last winter with no hives. She thinks it could be viral. It did sound like they were just guessing.

If its viral the hives will stick around for a few days then clear up on their own. See if you can find children's Claritin if the Benadryl isn't working. Poor kiddo. I hate seeing them uncomfortable.

Thanks, I'll look into it! The Benedryl made the itching stop, but they have multipled. Her legs are absolutely covered. Last time she got them it took about 3 days to clear up. We never figured out the cause.