A Not So Exciting Event

After some discussion, and Hallie having a constant runny nose, and watery eyes, we decided it was time to take Hallie to the allergist. Though, we knew it would not be a very exciting trip, we are glad we now know what we do. The doctor told us that it is not very common for a baby to have hay fever type allergies, it is possible. But we decided not to test for them in particular (except dog and cat), and so we just give her children's Zyrtec once a day. Food allergies on the other hand we decided was the most important to test, based on her history, as well as mine. This way we could see really what we were dealing with, and how to avoid major issues. So they did a scratch test for egg white, egg yolk, wheat, peanuts, milk, dog, and cat.

This is the look I got after they started the scratch tests,

I'm sure her back was VERY itchy

Here are the results:

Looks like fun doesn't it? Ya not so much. Poor girl! I guess that is what she gets for being related to her parents. :) We both had food allergies when we were little, and mine were especially bad, and I still have to be careful. Milk showed up as not a true allergy, but said to stay off it for awhile longer, because it probably is some sort of intolerance or sensitivity that we need to work through. Eggs were the worst by far, so for now nothing with eggs in it, of any sort, ever. Peanuts were pretty bad. Wheat was bad, but the least of the four that reacted badly. Cat and dog didn't really react, but he said that is possibly because she has not been exposed to them, and that she could still easily develop that too. The top left one I can't remember what it was, and he didn't write it down for me. She had enough reactions that were strong enough, that the doctor prescribed her an Epi-pen Jr. to carry around with us, so that if she does have a serious reaction we could be able to do something about it.

So now the hunt begins for snacks and foods she can eat. Snacks are by far the hardest. We've found a few, but nothing too exciting. Hallie can have rice rusks, Cheerios, and apple wagon wheels. Though this week we found her some organic maple teething biscuits, and some organic teddy rice puffs that she does okay with.

I don't know why we were talking about her first birthday party today, but we realized that odds are she won't be able to have cake on her first birthday. How sad is that? I'm sure we'll figure something out though.

Anyway, I'll quit rambling, but I thought we'd document this not so exciting event. :/