Help! My son has a new strawberry allergy…

You can give Benadryl. But in small amounts.

I remember when my daughter had chickenpox they told me to give her Benadryl and she was only 10 months.

I called Ask a Nurse and they gave me the correct amount for his weight. He’s doing just fine now. Thank you!

I’m so glad!!!
Allergies are no fun!!!
If you haven’t already, ask your doctor to do a blood test for other allergens.

My daughter is allergic to peanuts and other nuts and my son will have his blood taken this weekend to see if he has an allergy as well.

And stock up on Benadryl. We carried it in the diaper bag and had a bottle at home and both grandparents homes for when we would visit.

And as soon as your little one can talk start teaching him about his allergy! My daughter could tell you when she was 2 that she was allergic to nuts. She would says it made her tummy hurt and she had to get a shot. (I figured if she thought she had to get a shot she’d remember it better since kids are afraid of shots, lol). Good luck!

Cetirizine. Childrens zyrtec.
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Everything is going to day 2+, but you’re supposed to give him 2.5ml of Benadryl! Asap

any tips for teaching them about their allergens? My son is 14 months and has a ton of allergies.

Benadryl in the dose provided by your doctor for allergic reactions. Zyrtec for allergies but it will not help in the case of a reaction. See an allergist ASAP to have testing done and determine if an EpiPen is needed. Benadryl will only help in a mild reaction. If more symptoms present themselves epi is needed as well as ER visit.

glad your little is doing well and you got info from your doc. Best wishes, allergies are so scary 😟

oh no! Allergies can be hard on everyone. My daughter is 14 and we still deal with them from time to time.

For her environmental allergies, there isn’t too much you can do except remind them to take an allergy pill or keep on them while they are out of the house.

For my daughter’s nut allergy, I started when she was two. Showing her the candy she couldn’t eat and granola bars. On Halloween we would go through her candy and for every candy she could identify as “bad” I would let her eat a “good” candy. Not a great solution but it worked. She could identify all the candies with nuts by 4.

At 14 she’s only had a reaction a few times. But those were mostly due to homemade foods she ate at school that had nuts and the child who gave it to her didn’t know