Hives June 20, 2009
Yesterday at the pool party, I noticed Kendal’s back was covered in little red spots. By the time she woke up from her nap, they spread to her arms and tummy. So, I called the Dr to ask if it could be a reaction to her antibiotics – even though she had been on them 7 days. I was told it could definitely be the antibiotics, to stop giving them to her immediately and come back in 2 weeks to have her ears rechecked.
I hate to say that’s it – she is allergic to penicillin (she was on amoxicillin) because it is possible the rash is something else. But obviously, if it is the antibiotics, I don’t want to give them to her again and risk a worse reaction. Allergies are such a fickle thing – it is so hard to pin point what a reaction is to sometimes! With her eczema already, I am not even sure if the red bumps on her legs are hives or new eczema patches!
This morning when she woke up, she looked better. There didn’t appear to be as many red dots and her knees looked less red too. But as the day progressed, the spots reappeared in full force. They aren’t really bad on her back and tummy any more, but her legs and arms look really bad. Tonight, I think she even has little red spots on her face too. So, now I really don’t know. It could still be the antibiotics and taking sometime for the build up of the antibiotics in her system to dissipate, or it really could be something else she is allergic to. I am hoping that by tomorrow they will be better, but right now I am just frustrated.
In addition to the hives, she is continuing to suddenly be difficult to feed. Over the past few weeks, she has gone from eating almost all baby food with samples of everything Bobby and I eat to almost no baby food and very little anything else. I know part of it is that she was sick, then an ear infection, now probably the hives are affecting things. But it is starting to make me a little crazy, and I am so worried that she is a) not eating enough good-for-you stuff and b) will become one of those toddlers that is impossible to feed permanently.
Go away little red bumps, and feel better little Kendal.
My 12 month old has exactly the same looking bumps. He is not on any meds, but did have a fever a couple days ago I’m guessing had to do with teething. Did you ever find out exactly what this was?
Hi Brandy – sorry to hear your little one has hives too. We never really figured it out. The Dr told me to hold off on penicillin based antibiotics ntil she is 2, just in case, but we don’t really know. They went away in a few days, and they never came back… It was strange and yucky looking, but it never bothered her! Good Luck!
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