Rash

After having introduced Mila to avocados on Monday -- which she loved -- we gave it to her again the next day. After you've introduced a food, you're supposed to continue giving them the same food for 3-5 days to see if they develop any allergic reactions to it. So far, we've had no problems. But on day 2 of having avocados,  Mila developed a rash! It was all over her chest and her back and in all her chubby rolls. Could it be an allergic reaction to the avocados?

We took her to the pediatrician to check it out, and he said he didn't think it was an allergy. He said he thought it might be a virus. Bizzare! A virus in the form of a rash? He said all we could do was keep an eye on it. He couldn't do much else. If she had a fever over 102, than we should go back. He said he thought the rash would probably get worse before it got better.

The next day, just as he said, the rash got worse and went from splotchy to all-over red. Poor thing! It didn't seem to bother her though, it just looked irritated. It was better by the third day, and then practically all gone by the fourth. We're going to try avocados again next week and keep an eye out to see if she has another reaction, just in case. I hope it's not an allergy though -- I can't imagine not being able to have guacamole!!!