Allergic Reaction - Fort Worth,TX

I know you were scared and shaken by that experience. Food allergies are so sudden to healthy children (and adults) that we forget how vulnerable we are to what we eat. I agree with the others that it could be something you ate or the potatoes. At this age your baby really gets adequate nutrition from your breast milk and a little cereal. Perhaps you can hold off on the potatoes until your little guy is somewhat older and if you are happy with vege's and cereal, then go with a blander solution like carrots, peas or green beans for now. Also look at the preparation, was there peanut oil in something you or your child ate? That tends to have a very sudden and severe reaction. The other things you can look at is any family allergies that perhaps you didn't now this baby may have inherited. You really have to put on your Dr Watson and Sherlock Holmes hat sometimes so it is good to work thru this with your pediatrician.
Good Luck to you and your little ones. Have a very merry christmas.
K. @ The Nesting Place

When we first started on baby foods, the doctor suggested giving the same food for two to three days. That way if he was allergic to something we would know what it was. Also, you may want to question what you had eaten because he did have the breastmilk, but more than likely it was the baby food. I would definitely talk to the pediatrician to see what he/she suggests. Probably stop with the baby food until you talk to him or her.

I'm so sorry. It's really hard when your baby is hurting or uncomfortable because they just don't understand, and they can't tell you what hurts. :o( Poor baby. I hope he's feeling better.

I also want to add that my little angel had trouble with sweet potatoes and carrots at first. We always had orange spit up on our carpet (yeah cute, huh?). We didn't start giving baby food until 6 months, though, which I think was helpful. I think the sweet potatoes were too harsh on my sweetie's tummy.

I am so sorry this is happening to your sweet boy! I wouldn't give him any more baby food until you speak to his pediatrician. Be persistent when trying to get in to see the doctor. Something is not right and your mama's intuition knows this!

the baby food might not be the problem. you need to evaluate what you have eaten as well since what you eat affects your breast milk. That could possibly be the culprit. Once, i ate salsa at a restaurant and when i nursed several hours later my daughter screamed in agony so i pumped and threw away the milk as she was fine with the milk i had frozen before, the milk i was nursing her with had been tainted by the salsa. Something worth looking into.

are you introducing the baby foods slowly (like every 5-7 days). this helps tremendously with figuring out if a certain food is the culprit. my son was allergic to sweet potatoes when i first started him on them. the first time i gave them to him he threw up but i thought maybe he had a virus or something and wasn't sure. so i waited a while and when i tried them again, he was even sicker the 2nd time and threw up until he had completely emptied his tummy. i've heard lots of people say their little ones couldn't tolerate sweet potatoes for some reason. i finally tried them again when my son was about 2 or 2.5 and now he does fine on them and loves them.