As I had posted in the blog, we have begun giving Avery rice cereal. Yesterday was her third day on it and she seemed to be loving the cereal and was keeping far more of it down than the previous two days. About 30-45 minutes after we had finished feeding her, Dave yelled from our living room that something was wrong with Avery. I came running and found him holding our baby who was covered in red spots, her eyes were watering and red and she appeared to be passing out right in front of us. She was not responding to our voices, gentle shakings, or even us yelling. Scared to death, we raced her to the emergency room. During the trip to the ER, I continued to try and engage her, but still nothing.
Once we got to the ER, they quickly took her back and checked her vitals which were all fine. No temp, no elevated heart rate or blood pressure, nothing. At this time, she was slowing coming back to. The ER doctor gave her some Benedryl and within about five minutes her face began to clear up.
Our pediatrician's office wanted to see us immediately, so we left the hospital and went there. Avery's doctor was out of town so we saw the on call doctor who was wonderful! He checked her out and explained that it sounds like an allergic reaction, but because it is rice it is hard for him to believe. He told us that he has only known 1 or 2 kids to have a rice allergy! The doctor said that it didn't seem like she had a seizure either, so that was refreshing. In order to check for the allergy, however, they would have to draw blood. Since he is not Avery's doctor, he wants to wait until she returns on Monday and allow her to make that call. Until further notice, she is back on liquids only!
We are hoping to see our pediatrician early next week and figure out what happened. As of last night and all day today, she is back to her fun, giggly, smiley self, which we are so happy to see again!
Thanks for the emails! I will be sure to keep you posted!
Happy New Year everyone!
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