amyfelice

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• alyssa7

  January 2012

  **sorry to butt in. I just wanted to let you know we had Charlie tested at 3 months (blood test) after he kept breaking out in hives after I nursed him. I used to eat trail mix all the time while nursing and the poor guy was highly allergic to peanuts I'm sure Amy will have great advice to you. Sorry to hear this - allergies are no fun.

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• soon2Bkranz member

  January 2012

  Thanks! I saw the doc today and we ordered the RAST

  
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• amyfelice

  January 2012

  It's a tough one, allergy testing is not always so helpful. I would have done the same but it can be hard to interpret the results. There are not really "normal values" perse. RAST test results are more like probabilities that someone is allergic to something, not a sure bet, also a high value does not indicate a BAD allergy, just a probably allergy. There is some research that helps, a guy named Sampson has established some levels for common antigens that indicate a very high likelihood of allergy so I usually test for those since I have something that will help me interpret it, like milk, eggs, wheat. 

   the best thing would probably be for you to keep a log of what you eat and what he eats and when he breaks out maybe you will notice that you had peanut that day, or oranges, something really common to cause allergies.  

  Some times hives can be from cold, heat, or from nothing at all. It is not always an allergy but it certainly can be so it pays to look for one. I am so sorry your poor little baby is doing through this. I hope you figure out what it is soon. 

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