In a message dated 1/7/2002 9:42:07 PM Eastern Standard Time,
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<< Sharon said,
 > Today she went to mom's allergist and had
 > skin testing done...she is positive for beef, chicken, pork, fish, shrimp,
 > potato's rice and apples.  Not dairy.  Mom has recently started her on
rice >>

I am certainly  in line with Jan Barger on this one - I work in a peds office
and we do not send kids out to allergists (pediatric ones) usually until 3 or
4 yrs of age.  I have NEVER heard of skin testing in a baby.  I question
validity as well.

My guess is that mom may be overproducing - I often see upper resp sxs in
babies getting too much milk or refluxing - saline nose drops, upright after
feeds and elevate head of bed for baby might help those sxs....

Sincerely,
Holly McClain RN IBCLC
Takoma Park, MD

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