On Monday we went to the allergist and it appears, for the time being anyway, Emma has no real allergies! Basically they wrote on her back with marker and then pricked about 15 different allergens into her back — two of them, avocado and raspberry, they had to drop some kind of liquid essence onto her before pricking. She didn’t seem to notice much, she didn’t cry or fuss at all. They only tested for things she had already eaten, and mostly the top allergens plus the weird ones (like avocado) that we have noticed specifically. And they did some environmental allergens and dog, since we have one. Thank the lord she is not allergic to Aiko! He said her food sensitivities (egg, dairy, raspberry and a new one, sadly, avocado) were "intolerances" and that kids often grow out of these by 18 months or so. Yahoo! He said there was no harm in reintroducing the offenders occasionally to see how she responds.
We have already retried avocado, as it is one of her favorites, and the rash that she was getting on her face from it (for months and months and months, before we figured it out) did not reappear. We are thinking if we give her small bits, instead of large slices, she gets less on her face and has less of a reaction. We still have cut back quite a bit, though. Which is sad, as it was her main sources of healthy fats! Not that she is in need of them as much as before for wieght reasons — just brain development stuff. Luckily, she is still getting that from breastmilk.
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