My poor little guy got the hives this weekend. :( I noticed a few little bug-bite looking spots on him Saturday morning, and thought maybe something bit him while we were on our walk the day before. Then by Saturday evening they seemed to spread and multiply. We gave him a baking soda bath and put him to bed, but Sunday they were even worse! He was itching and I just felt so bad because he looked miserable. We gave him Benadryl and watched as they seemed to disappear from one spot on his body and appear on another. I remember learning about hives in school, but I didn't remember much about them. So on Monday when they looked especially bad, I decided to take him in to the doctor just to make sure it wasn't something else. The doctor confirmed that they were hives, and he said we just had to give him the Benadryl and wait for them to go away. He said usually they go away after 3-5 days, but sometimes they last for up to 6 weeks! Crazy! Especially since we are leaving this week for Idaho for Christmas. Well, when I got home from work today, Eli looked a lot better and the hives seem to be getting better. So we are crossing our fingers that they will be gone soon.
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:( Poor guy! Hope you guys have fun in ID!
Oh no! Sorry for Eli, I'm glad he sounds like it's improving. Have fun with the fam and give Eli a Christmas squeeze from us!
just a note-- jakob got hives when he was little- like eli. We figured out that he was allergic to amoxicillan. He had had amoxicillan previously and not reacted, and he had been on his prescription for over a week the second time before he broke out. But, they still said it was a medicine reaction. Anyway, not sure if Eli has been on drugs lately, but just something to think about.
Holy cow...poor Eli! That looks so miserable. I'm glad he is feeling better, nothing is worse than a sick or hurt child.
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