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Anyone have experience with hives on their toddler?
DD has what are clearly hives breaking out periodically on her face. I can't figure out what is causing them! No new foods, although she is drinking whole milk lately instead of 1% like she usually has (because DS is drinking it on occasion) but I can't imagine that's the culprit - she had whole milk for well over a year with no problems. We did change body wash recently but it doesn't seem like hives are really a topical issue? Ugh.
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Re: Anyone have experience with hives on their toddler?
Jake gets them if he is given something with a high content of egg/egg white. His egg allergy has not decreased much.
Does her school use hand sanitizer or sunscreen that might be the culprit? Is she putting something on her hands and touching her face? Poor thing!
It doesn't have to be something new. I got hives 10 days into a 14 day course of antibiotics.
Poor thing. Hope you figure it out soon.
Mason breaks out in hives when he's crying hysterically. Something about the flood of hormones causes a reaction & his face & neck break out.
He also gets them occassionally when he's fighting off a cold. Depends on the strain, but it happens.
I was thinking this might be the issue with S, she is fighting a cold right now and has been for a little while. Do Mason's come and go? Hers seem to flare up at certain times, I can't figure out the link though.
Now we just expect it, but the first time a HUGE hive showed up on his thigh. We took photos & emailed to his Pedi. By the time we saw the Pedi, only 3-4 hours later, it was gone. Another hive showed up the next day in a different place and not as big. It's just the influx of antibodies that cause a similar reaction to an allergic one. For kids with allergies it's more likely to happen, but not necessarily a common occurance - according to our Allergist.
You can treat with Benadryl, but if they aren't bothering her or itchy I would just let them run their course if they are a symptom of her cold. Cool towels, calamine lotion, and hydrocortizone cream can provide some relief too.
I would take some pictures of them and refer to your Pedi on how best to handle it. Like I said, it depends on the strain of the virus - sometimes we get them, sometimes we don't.