My 10 mo just got a red rash with bumps all over his face and his little eyes were red and puffy. He didn't eat anything new this morning. Has this happened to anyone else? Was it a one-time thing or did it signal a long-term allergy?
Thanks for your concern about my little guy! I guess I need to remember that things don't always come across the way I think they will once they're written and that I need to be specific in asking questions. I had already spoken with someone about the rash, but there was no way for you all to know that if I didn't tell you. I know that this is not the place to get medical advice, and that was not my intent. I was just wondering if this had happened to anyone else, and what the outcome was.
His little face and eyes are looking much better now and we're going to be careful with the strawberries. :)
Get to the pediatrician or ER NOW. Document with photos in case anything changes.
A rash is impossible to diagnose sight unseen. Allergy or disease, either could be life-threatening for a baby. And there are so many factors that could indicate whether it's allergy or illness. Without an exam and history, how on earth could we know?
there are lots of great reasons to come to MP to check and get advice and perspectives. medical issues that could involve life-endangering situations do not fall into that category.
i'm not looking at your baby, nor have i any idea of what his history entails, and even if i were right there with you, i'm not a trained medical professional. this could well be something serious, so as TF says, i'd be keeping the ER or a trip to the clinic on speed-dial. is he having trouble breathing? eating? is there a fever? a change in bowel movements?
allergic reactions can be fleeting, or deadly. my kids got a butt-ton of no-big-deal rashes, and my younger also developed a sudden and severe allergy to eating apples and a few other fruits.
what i wouldn't do is trust my child's life to the opinion of some people on the internet who've never laid eyes on him.
khairete
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We have no idea if it is an allergy or not. Rashes are very hard to diagnose and need to be examined by a Dr.
I personally would not run out to the nearest ER unless he was running a high fever but I would be running to the nearest 24 hr Care Now, "Doc in a box" type place to have him checked. Of course 1st preference is your pedi but since it is Sunday, that is probably out of the question right now.
This is not something to self diagnose.
Red and puffy eyes are worrisome, you should take him to the ER right now.
Allergies are unpredictable, a person can be allergic to something for a long time and then the reactions just lessen or disappear without explanation. It works the other way, too, sudden allergic reactions can happen at any time, and you have to be vigilant with the ones that cause anything to swell, like eyes and other mucus membranes. In children, this type of reaction can escalate to anaphalaxis quickly, it's always best to take them in to be seen.
My daughter started developing eczema around the age of 10mos. Severe rashes were only the beginning. We've taken her to the ER at least 3-4 times with face swelling and never figured out what it was from. She has had many different food sensitivities over the years and we have to keep switching her meds and vitamin supplements every year or so, trying to find the appropriate combination to keep her from having reactions. So, I've been through this, she's 12 now, and we are still dealing with it. I hope you find a simple explanation and are able to avoid the culprit in the future, but I have a feeling this may simply be one reaction in a long line of others. Watch what kinds of foods you introduce from now on, you may not want to introduce anything new for a month or so.
At 10 months old it's hard, they are needing a bit more than straight formula but baby food is nasty for babies. It's nothing more than flavored goo and nothing good.
If you want to feed your baby food to supplement the formula then please consider just giving him the same foods you eat and chop it up very well.
But overall at this age kids still need 100% of their formula since it has all the nutrition they need. Food is only to teach them to chew and swallow and accept new flavors. Once they start going off the formula at 12 months that's when the food portions will go up to full meals.
Years ago I use to make stained glass sun catchers.
One day I was cleaning off my work table and even though I washed my hands afterward, I didn't wash them off well enough.
I still had flux residue on my hands when I wiped sweat off my face off later that day.
My face swelled up til my eye lids were almost shut.
The Dr gave me steroids for the swelling and it went away in a day or so - my skin did peel though (like from a sun burn) about a week later.
So I guess it was like a chemical burn.
The skin on my hands is thick enough where they don't get irritated but skin on my face is much more sensitive.
Take him to a doctor.
Sorry I initially thought he was 10 yrs old not 10 months old.
Always have a doctor take a look at a rash - it could be so many things.
I second ER. Rashes or anything that happens spontaneously like that needs to be examined. Especially in small children. I hope you already have gone to ER and not waited for us to respond.
I'd give the doctor a call to see what to do next. You can develop an allergy to something you've never been allergic to before. It may be something he breathed in rather than ingested. But give a call so you can get some direction.
