> In addition, does anyone have experience with allergy testing for a  
> baby
> under one year?
> Jessica Billowitz, IBCLC
>
> Israel
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> jessica,
>
> my 5th baby was born reacting to dairy and went on to become  
> allergic to many other foods before he was 1 yr old.  the dairy we  
> suspected b/c it is  such a common allergen to start with and we  
> confirmed that diagnosis by eliminating it shortly after birth and  
> having his main symptom (stool that was totally blood) clear up  
> within 2 wks.
>
> however, as he continued to manifest other symptoms between 4 and 7  
> months, we asked about testing. the pediatric allergist warned us  
> that testing is not very accurate for children under 1 (and i've  
> since learned it's not very accurate in general, for anyone - trial  
> and error and watching the child's symptoms and keeping track w/ a  
> food diary is the most accurate way to pinpoint allergies), but we  
> tried it anyway.
>
> the test results were very accurate for my child, luckily - starting  
> at 7 months and continuing to today when he is 3 yrs. if something i  
> suspected didn't show up as positive on the skin scratch test, it  
> would show up on the blood test and vice versa, but in general, both  
> tests always confirmed each other.
>
> i also have a daughter who had an anaphylactic reaction to peanuts  
> before she was 1 and we had her tested and the tests were very  
> accurate for her, also. i have a theory that the stronger the  
> allergy in children under 1, the more likely the tests are to pick  
> it up. hth!
>
> ~jacqui gruttadauria, bsw
> near detroit, michigan
> (where i am now faced w/ the devastation that is my house after over  
> a week w/ 5 ill children and am now seeking to divert myself online  
> to hide from the drudgery that awaits me!)
>
>
>

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