Our road with allergies and suspecting that its allergies causing the problems has been long and rocky!!
With our oldest it was a relatively fast process..... She had always had eczema and breakouts and about the time she was 4 1/2 we had gotten her soft and her skin well. Her mother and I worked tirelessly during the summer months keeping her moisturized and making sure she had plenty of sunscreen on. She begins school in August of 09, I always packed her lunch and baked for all the parties at school... her lunch was always always a PB&J. That was her request. Her first Halloween party she had a extreme rash go crazy on her skin. Her mom called and informed me ( I was laid up pregnant and was sick for months lol). I met her at the doctors office and we saw the doctor they suggested getting the allergy test. A week later she was tested and we knew her allergies were Tree nuts and Peanuts. Simple Right??
You would think it would be that easy every time, I'll let you know its not! J was born May 2010, yay after fertility meds and a long wait we finally had our little bundle of joy:) I breastfed for 18 months yay me!! About 9 months J began having tummy issues.... first it was like she had gas, then it became difficult for her to poop..... the longer this went on the worse it got! Anyone who has raised a baby knows every time you turn around you are at the doctor. I began asking them to check her for allergies ( when I was breastfeeding I had to stop eating dairy because it irritated her), they refused telling me nothing was wrong because she was still breastfed....always an escape goat for the doctors is blaming it on something that benefits the baby!
2 years later I have finally reached my wits end!!!! This baby is screaming like she is in labor and the poop she tries to pass is entirely too big to come out....we had to give suppositories:'( Horrible when she looks at you and says "please not in my butt mommy".
The last straw was her saying that to me in the bathroom of an ALDI's in Fredericksburg and I ended up completely breaking in that bathroom that day! I came home and that Monday morning I called our insurance agency and found a new doctor affiliated with a different hospital. One appointment later they have given her blood test she should have had as a 1 year old and never had. Also have referred her to an AWESOME allergist 15 minutes from our home (so great since I drive a large suv ;)) and to a GI doctor. All it took was one doctor to listen! I was soo happy I cried after 2 years we were finally beginning on a road to getting my baby better!!
Long story short in February we got referred to the allergist and as of today she has been diagnosed with 17 total food allergies and its only been 5 days and she's completely changed!! No more grumpy, belly ache baby who doesn't want you to even look at her! She goes to the bathroom normally, loves on us, and is in a great mood!
Tip of the Day: If your gut is telling you something is wrong with your child no matter what the doctor tells you or if it is a normal symptom of whatever it is find another doctor that will listen! Never hesitate to seek a second opinion!!
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