1 step forward, 10 steps back

Ok, so I'm thinking of changing this blog to the daily trials of allergies. Yesterday we had to take Isabella to her doctor as an emergency. I tried a new formula that was lactose free. Unfortunately that doesn't mean milk free. She started getting red around her mouth and for the 1st time ever she broke out in hives. I had my mom put her in a cool oatmeal bath (which has helped before with rashes) and I put a call into the doctors office. Thinking it was like every other rash she's had before, I went to the store to get her other formula that didn't give her problems, and when I got back my mom was holding her in a towel. She thought Isabella was having trouble breathing. Fortunately her breathing was fine. She was so miserable she was holding her breath but her ears had begun to swell. We loaded her up in the car and I sped to the doctors office. After taking one look at her they were able to get her right in. They gave her a dose of benadryl and her symptoms quickly went away. They kept us for an hour to make sure she got better. I'm normally pretty calm about things, but this freaked me out!! How horrible I felt for her!

I've always been taught to look for the blessings in life and the blessing that came out of this is that we now know that she has a true milk allergy, not a sensitivity. The reason the lactose free formula didn't help was that lactose intolerant people are sensitive to milk sugar. Isabella is allergic to the protein in milk. She has an appointment to see a pediatric allergy specialist on May 4th. Before, her doctor wanted to wait until she was over a year old but given the severity of her reaction he wants her tested before she starts foods. My prayer is that she will only have an allergy to milk and not other foods and that it will be something she will grow out of.

Oh, and if she didn't have enough going on, she started cutting a tooth the same day!!! I swear, I knew from the day she was born (remember c-section) that this child would not do things the easy way!