I GAVE MY 11MONTH old DAUGHTER CHEDDAR CHEESE (mainland tasty brand) FOR THE FIRST TIME THIS WEEK AND ON THE SECOND DAY SHE CAME OUT IN A RASH ON BOTH OF HER CHEEKS WAKING UP AND SCRATCHING AND CRYING AT NITE EVENTUALLY HAD TO GIVE HER ANTI-HISTAMINE AND THEN SHE SLEPT THRU THE NITE.
has anyone had this experience with cheese before? maybe tasty cheddar is too strong and should have tried something milder?
i was looking forward to giving her cheese cos then i can add it to her pasta, her main foods are veggeis, chicken and rice very bland - cant do any annabel karmel if she cant tolerate cheese
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Is this the first time you have introduced cheese and when you did, did you introduce other new foods in the same day - you need to ensure that the cheddar caused the reaction. What other dairy products have you given her before?
Cheddar was probably the first cheese I introduced to my son, I gave him some new zealand mild cheddar. If I were you, I would stop and wait for her rashes to clear completely before thinking of trying again.
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Has your daughter had other cow dairy products before this? Might be a dairy sensitivity. But yes, make sure there was no other new foods, no other new cleaning products/laundry products, aerosol sprays etc. and wait a couple of weeks before giving her dairy again. Try other kinds of meats and fish, and tofu perhaps to give her more protein.
There are soya cheeses in the HK shops.
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thanx for your replies, wheelymate and ruth, yes, this is the first time i've introduced cheese and its the first dairy product(i should have given her mild cheddar cheese, tasty cheddar is strong). i didnt introduce any new foods on the same day. As soon as she got the rash on the 2nd day i stopped giving her cheese nor introduced any new foods. i'm giving her NAN-HA 1 formula.
she's had eczema on her back and chest since about 5/6 months, and she scratches her head alot (its worse when she's tired or she doesnt get what she wants-so i've always thought that it's a behaviour thing and she has a head full of hair so may its the hot environment which makes her scratch). in any case, i've asked drs before and they cant tell me why she scratches her head as she does. one dr. says she's allergic to milk and recommended goat's milk (but i've heard negative comments on the nutrition of goat's milk) and another dr. syas its not milk allergy otherwise her symptoms would be worse. - it's quite frustrating when the drs cant tell me why she scratches her head so much. i'm not allergic to dairy products and i thought milk allergy is rare so is my daughter really sensitive to dairy products? And how can you tell whether it's milk allergy or lactose intolerance?
i was told not to feed tofu with milk (chinese concern i think). if i were to give tofu how should i cook it with her other veggies/rice/meats?
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soya cheese also contains casein or whey which are diary components. I would think that it is quite important to determine if your baby is diary allergic.
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flowers-daffodil, my baby boy is 7 months old and he had the head scratching problem back when he was 5 months. It only recently got better. He isn't scratching now. He too has lots of hair and is very fair skin. His determatologist precribed him some antihistamine to reveal the skin sensitivity. Also what is the shampoo that you are using? If you are using commercial ones such as J&J, I suggest u stop. Sounds like your baby has sensitive skin, and commercial products are not suitable. My baby uses Derma which is for sensitive scalp.
I will come back to you on the milk allergy and lactose intolerance qn. My baby boy had similar problems when he was much younger and I did some in depth study on that problem together with a nutrionist.
Try steaming tofu.
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germaine ws - thanks for your comments. why didnt i think of the J&J that we're using to wash her hair! i will check out derma tomorrow at watson's tho not sure if derma is the brand and is it a shampoo for young children. my daughter is also very fair and yes she does have sensitive skin, slight scrathcing, salivation she will go red.
can you clarify what you mean when you say that the antihistamine was used to reveal the sking sensitivity? are you saying that since scratching stopped after giving antihistamine it's deduced that your son has skin sensitivity but it doesnt tell you the cause of the sensitivity?
a dermatologist told me that eczema is not caused by food as many people think(such as the chinese culture) but rather it's due to the environment and allergies (not just ezcema but also hay fever etc...) in the family. he also said that taking allergy tests are not very useful as even if you stop eating a particular food the ezcema may not go away.
i do appreciate you coming back to me on the milk allergy and lactose intolerance. i do hope my daughter doesnt have either as it would be so nice for her to enjoy the variety of recipes using cheese and other dairy products.
how long do you steam the tofu for? have you tried the japanese tofu available from citysuper? maybe those would be better than those in the cooler at wellcome and pns
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hi, the brand is dermaveen, It is an oatmeal shampoo. Avaliable at Watsons in Causeway Bay. I have not checked out other Watsons.
Yes, the antihistamine was given to him to relieve the scratching. But his skin sensitivity was not deduced from this. My baby boy also has slight eczema, his skin gets red easily such as a slight rub. It is hard to pinpoint causes of skin sensitivty and you are right to say that food is not the cause of eczema but taking some foods will aggravate an existing situation of eczema such as shell fish. Eczema is also herediatry.
Weather, the environment all are factors when considering eczema cases. In Hong Kong especially where the level of humidity is so high, it definitely does not make it easier. But eczema in most children does get better with age. With the scratching, what I find is by keeping my son dry mostly, it reduces the irritation for him. So I keep the house cool at 23 degrees for the whole day. Expensive !!! But it pains me even more to watch him scratching.
You should also moisturize your daughter well. Are you using Physio Gel? If not, worth trying it.
I will PM you on the milk question.
I usually steam tofu for 10mins. Yes I have tried the Japanese Tofu at City Super, they are fresher than the local brands.
you can also grill tofu.
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hi germaine ws
thanks for the info on dermaveen.
i'm using aveeno baby moisture cream, i put it on after her bath and in the morning when she wakes up. for the face i use vaseline tho her face is still very rough from the cheddar cheese reaction. i dont think the aveeno cream is that great because she still scratches so i'll also look for physio gel.
sorry to keep asking you so many questions but are you using an emollient cleanser for your son's baths? i'm using one i bought through the dr and it seems to be ok her skin is not dry like it was when i was using j&j
i know what you mean about the a/c tho i sometimes feel that she's not getting enough fresh air at home, its a/c when she's asleep, eating & playing so more or less 24/7 unless we go out. but you're right its heartbreaking to see the bb's scratching and you cant seem to help them any other way.
we're going overseas next week so it will be interesting to see how her ezcema goes then.
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I use Oilatum for his bath. It was recommended by his dermatologist. J&J products dón't seem to
work for babies with sensitive skin.
Hope she recovers soon.
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