And I started laughing.
"You can't give a baby peanut butter, dude...you have to wait until they are like 2 years old." I said amidst my giggles.
"Why? She's my kid, I can give her whatever I want."
"Except peanut butter. It is like the #1 kid allergy. Plus they could choke on the peanuts."
"Oh, that makes sense." I knew he'd see it my way.
So tonight, BJ called me from Columbia (he's doing a lot of travel this summer so it can be slowed down once Caroline comes) and he says, "I was thinking about that whole peanut thing. What happens if she eats something she's allergic to?"
"Well," I say calmly, "she'll stop breathing and we'll have to rush her to the emergency room."
"Will we need to stick our fingers down her throat or put a straw in her mouth and try to suck it out?"
"No. We'll call 911 and rush her to the emergency room."
"But what if she's not breathing that whole time??"
"Maybe we should get a book...I'm sure there is one this subject."
BJ's response to this: "Well, you need to ask Dr. Nix at your next appointment."
Lori please let BJ know when Caroline starts to eat baby food you introduce them one at a time so you can see if she has any allergies to them. I think some baby books talk about allergies in the feeding section about 4 months. Unless they are highly allergic to something then it normally stats as shortness of breath and you give them benadyrl and call your pediatrian or 911 and go to the ER. Now once you have had a reaction or you have an allergy scratch test and they determine the allergy needs an Epi pen or Epi Pen Jr. is perscribed. The Epi Pen is used when the airway starts to fully close up. You give the Epi pen as directed in the thigh and call 911 and go immediatly to the ER you will be there for 4 hours till the Epi wears off to make sure a second shot is not needed.
ReplyDeleteAnother idea to think about is a CPR certification class. Classes are a couple hours for a night and you learn adult and infant CPR, how to deal with choking, and to use and to use an automatic defibrillator.
ReplyDeleteNot that I'm a mom and know anything, but Mandy keeps those benadryl strips that melt in your mouth around for Hannah. She won't take a pill and trying to get a five year old to drink nasty liquid isn't easy, so Mandy will pop one of those things in and it's gone before Hannah knows it.
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