Possible Food Allery

Yes, this is probably a food allergy. This sounds like hives and eczema. I would stop feeding any kind of berries, if this is what you have been doing. I don't think that berries are usually recommended until after at least 1 year, especially strawberries. Nuts and nut butters should also be withheld for some time. I would watch dairy and soy, too.

Skin tests and blood tests are usually not that helpful on children this young, so if you are seeing ANY signs of an intolerance, I would STOP with that food untl she is at least 18 months old.

Wanted to add that according to Dr. Sears, berries are among the MOST allergenic of foods, and the symptoms you describe can absolutely be food allergy.

It could be an allergy. You are not supposed to give babies under 12 months berries due to the allergen factor. My husband gave our daughter a strawberry as her first food, before I could say something, and she broke out in a HORRIBLE diaper rash that took a week to go away. I would suggest waiting on the berries until September.

It does sound more like an irritation from drooling, etc - maybe she sleeps more on that side? I'd keep putting a vaseline type product on it throughout the day, but esp at night. You can eliminate berries for a couple of weeks until this clears and then reintroduce the berries later to be certain.

My son had the same thing on his cheeks that turned out to be eczema from an allergy to sweet potatoes. After seeing a couple doctors for the eczema I had a feeling it was from an allergy, eliminated the food and then tried it 2 weeks later and the eczema came back!! The doctor said to try it again in a year or two!
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I don't know if it would be a food allergy or not (my son is only allergic to everything in the air!) but its also possible that she has/is developing eczema. It ranges in severity from all over your body to patches in some places (which is what I have) and can be aggravated by certain foods, weather, clothing and laundry/bath soaps. I would definitely speak with your pediatrician though. They will want to know of any new foods you have introduced to your daughter. If you'd rather wait before seeing the pediatrician, try taking the new foods you've introduced out of her diet for a few weeks and then re-introduce them to her, one a time, and see if you get the same reaction.

I hope I have been of some help.

Why don't they show other responses before you respond so you know if you are repeating yourself of not!

it could be excema. My son has that and you described the type of dry patches he gets on his skin. i would have you ped look into it.

It sounds kind of like eczema...which can or cannot be triggered by foods. Have your doc check it out.

If it were more of a food allergy, it typically won't be located in one area (more like rash/hives all over the face/body). She could have a little excema patch. Or she could tend to drool more on that side so it's easily irratated. I would put some aveno or other heavy duty lotion on that area. If it continues, mention it to your pediatrician. Good luck. :)

My son always has this. It is from drooling at night, during the day, all the time!! If your daughter uses a pacifier at night you could put Vaseline or aquafor on it and it will soak into the skin overnight. This always clears it up for awhile. It always seems to come and go though. I don't think it bothers them.

Despite what some have said, an allergy could be excema in a localized patch. My dd had it. Different parts of the body/organs etc have different IgE recepters. 50% of excema is food allergy related. Eliminate what food you think it is. It may take a while to go away. Reintroduce for 3 days (2x a day). It may be what's in the food or cross contamination with the food product (allergen on same production line or facility). Does she nurse? Could be something you're eating if it's allergic.

Trust your gut. We saw ped for her 1 excema patch. Dr. said it was nothing. Turned into various dots/pimples on her face...that changed daily. Happened for months. Dr. said it was nothing. Saw dermatologist, dr said it was nothing. Saw allergist...same response. She had dairy, vomited (fluid/blood) 4 hrs (literally nonstop) until passing out almost. Ped said to try dairy again in month. Tried again, same response. Also full body hives w/ egg. Saw allergiest again, confirmed food allergies, but gave us no support, info or epi. Saw Children's dr and loved them! Support, info, treatment plan etc.

Do a search for my posts to find a lot of info on resources dr's etc. PM me if you want more info.
Dr. Kim at Children's (glenview annex) is amazing. www.kidswithfoodallergies.org is the best resource for info, support etc. www.foodallergy.org is premeire world wide org for FA"s w/ great info, tools etc.

Good luck! I hope it's not food, but if so, there's a lot of help out there.

it completely sounds like a food allergy to me. My son has allergies and he gets a parch on his cheeks whenever he has the "bad" food. I would look at her diet and see what is new. Check ingredients in foods too - it might be something hidden!
Good Luck!
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Stop the berries and see if it goes away. Otherwise, look into the laundry detergent. When they drool, they activate the detergent, or fabric softener. Those products are made from harsh chemicals and she could be reacting.

Maybe it could be exzema or ringworm, both are common in babies and are both easily treatable...my thinking is that if it were a food allergy it would be more widespread. My 13 mo. daughter has had bouts of exzema on her legs and cortizone usually clears it up pretty quickly.

Usually a food allergy would not be so localized. It would be all over. It sounds more like dry or irritated skin. Try keeping it covered with petroleum jelly.