Allergies

Last Monday, Eli and I paid a visit to the Allergist where he had the traditional allergy testing. They pricked his little back 12 times.... but he didn't make a peep! Whew! He showed a reaction to wheat and corn, so they had to do a blood test that would show if he truely has an allergy to corn and wheat. They had to draw blood.... ughh.... but guess what? He didn't make a peep!

The main reason we went to the Allergist was to dig deep and find out why this little guy has had a cough off and on for so long. We thought allergies, but the doctor said that Eli has an aversion to cow's milk right now. It is actually very common and many babies just need to wait until they are 2-3 years old until they are ready for cow's milk. One of the side effects of his aversion is Acid reflux, which causes him to cough, puke, runny nose, etc. It will take a while for the cough to go away, but we have since switched Eli to Soy (He has to be completely Dairy Free). He loves the Soy milk that we give him at breakfast and dinner!

Oh, you are probably asking what the results were for the wheat and corn testing... the blood work showed negative! So we don't have to eliminate corn and wheat from Eli's diet! Yay!