any ideas? seriously – i'm open to ALL suggestions!
just look at this miserable face!
Monday, April 28, 2008
i need your help!
poor gabby is struggling with these allergies! since this is the very first time that any of my kids have had any kind of allergy issues…..and since curtis & i don't really have any allergies ourselves (occasionally, i get a sinus/head cold when the seasons change)….we're not sure how to deal with this.....the doctor told us to give her a daily dose of children's claritin or zyrtec for about a month – until the tree blooms start falling off.....regardless of whether we think she'll have issues that day or not......so every morning, she gets her dose.....but then sometimes (like last friday – see pic below), if she's playing outside a lot during the day, it just doesn't seem like that dose was enough......and what am I supposed to do? tell the kid she can’t play outside? It’s bad enough I’ve already told her she has to stop putting flowers in her hair & rolling in the grass (2 things she LOVES to do)!…..i’ve heard that eating like 2 tsps of locally harvested honey will sometimes help – that makes sense…..but other than a cold towel to put on her eyes, I have no idea how to help her! it’s so frustrating! i HATE the idea of her having to take meds every day, each spring, until the pollen count goes down, or the blooms fall off the trees, or whatever it is that’s bothering her – stops! and we REALLY HATE the allergy testing idea....aren’t those more for determining food allergies anyway?
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Hi...I found your blog through Autum's!! I am so sorry about your daughters allergies! My son's were always horrible also. We had him tested with the skin prick test because certain medications are better than others depending on the allergy. Did that make sense? Other than the meds we were told to give him a shower or bath before bed to get rid of all the allergens from outside. That helped the bed time stuffies:) Good Luck!!
Poor thing!
Does Benydrol work? Sorry I don't have any suggestions.
Don't know if she is old enough yet, but I use an eye allergy drop Naphcon A (it's OTC) and Claritin. You could check the pollen count before sending her out to play and try to do indoor activities when the pollen count is really high.
More info here Allergy Escape
My eyes itch just thinking about it!! Poor thing :) She still looks cute with allergy eye!
brooke - yeah, benadryl is another one the doc said we could use, but it's the one that makes them drowsy - so good for bed time, if needed
shanna - thx so much for all the allergy info! i'm going to check on the drops - curtis & i were already discussing whether we thought it was safe to use drops in her eyes - good to know there's one out there that helps with allergies...and the pollen count thing - genius! if i had known u deal with allergies, i would have come straight to u - of course u'd know all the best sites on the topic! ;0)
Oh those poor puffy eyes!!! I wish I had some advice for you. I am not personally allergic to anything either so I don't have much experience with these things. Oh why do our kids have to go through such misery sometimes!???
wendy - thx for the comment - nice to meet u! u have a beautiful family!!! :0)
and thx so much for the info - i didn't realize that the skin prick test could help determine the best kind of meds - i just assumed that seasonal allergy meds were seasonal allergy meds....i might have to look into this if gabrielle keeps having issues this severe....the last 2 days haven't been too bad - must b the rain....thx again!
bc - i know, isn't it the absolute worst feeling in the world?
Hey I had to go back today and read this post and the other one! first thing this morning. I needed advise for Alisia! I can't believe it she looks just like your daughter did in this picture! She felt horrible and I had no clue what would help her feel better. So we headed to Rite Aide to get her some Zyrtec and eye drops. Now she's feeling better, but I guess she'll be doing the daily dose too! She's never had allergies either and I just thought she was getting sick or something. SOO THANKS for posting your advise..it was helpful to us too!
it's so weird - so far, i've found no rhyme or reason to gabby's reactions, so yes, a daily dose is what she gets....corinn even had one eye swell up for an hour or so last week - i was worried she was following suit, but no reactions since then....i'm thinking maybe her eye was just irritated or something....sorry to hear that alisia is a sufferer too! that stinks! but glad our experience could help u out! :0)
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