We had been wondering what would happen if Samuel got a hold of Darius' cup and took a drink of it. Well, I found out today. I had given Samuel a drink after lunch and Darius had spotted Samuel getting one and wanted one too. He won't drink water, so I grabbed his leftover cow's milk from the fridge and gave it to him. Samuel and I were looking for a letter, when he left my sight for no more than a minute or two. He came back to me itching his mouth and looked like something was wrong. I asked him if he'd drank from Darius' cup and he said yes. I wiped his mouth off and gave him a drink of water. I was just about to give him some Benadryl when he emptied his entire stomach contents onto the kitchen floor. (I'm so glad it was on the tile and not the carpet.) I got him and the floor cleaned up without any more incidents and gave him some Benadryl.
I'm still kicking myself for this. I usually keep a pretty close eye on Darius' cup when it's out of the fridge and off of the table. It's amazing how quick Samuel drank it and reacted to it. I've had others ask if his reaction is lessening any to his milk allergy. I definitely have proof now that it is not. He has a 1:3 chance of growing out of it. Not very good odds, so I've taken on the mindset that it will be a lifetime allergy. I just hope that his sensitivity to milk (and eggs, and peanuts) will lessen over time.
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Jenny! I was excited to see your comment on my blog and to check out your blog. We are struggling with allergies at our house too. Daniel is only 5 months old, but he seems to be reacting to the cow's milk he gets through my breast milk. I am on a pretty restricted diet as we try to determine what exactly is happening. Did you go through any of that with your boys?
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