Well, day 2 of the flower remedy regime didn't go quite according to plan. Jasmine was up and off to nursery without hitch, even giggling when I dropped her off as she grabbed a play pram and went about amusing herself.
Everything was grand. Until 4.10pm. My phone rang, buzzing across the desk, displaying 'Nursery' ...always an ominous sign. I was dutifully informed that Jasmine had had a reaction and her face was very swollen. 10 minutes later I'm at nursery and barely recognise her. She looked like she'd gone 10 rounds with Tyson.
Despite her looks she was quite happy munching on banana slices, babbling away as if nothing were wrong. I was informed that as her face swelled she had started scratching frantically causing the gorging skin to weep and bleed. They had applied cold compresses to take the edge off. Her face was taut, as if all the skin had absorbed every bit of moisture it possibly could, It just didn't sound right that this massively swollen baby was happily chirping away.
This picture was taken 45minutes after the reaction had started, and thankfully the swelling had already started to abate. It doesn't quite do justice to just how swollen her face was, but you get the idea.
She had calmed a little more by the time we were home, and she managed another 9oz bottle of milk before bed. She seemed to go down ok, but stirred frequently due to itchiness, particularly across her shoulders and the top of her chest. It's kind of a vicious circle because the more she stirs, the more tired she gets, the more frustrated she becomes, the more the itch is exacerbated... Poor little soul. I'm just hoping she'll manage to pass out and get some rest.
We have decided to hold off the flower remedy for the time being. All accounts say this kind of reaction is rare, but we just cannot account for it anywhere else. We'll bolster her immune system with some probiotics and push on from there I think.
Everything was grand. Until 4.10pm. My phone rang, buzzing across the desk, displaying 'Nursery' ...always an ominous sign. I was dutifully informed that Jasmine had had a reaction and her face was very swollen. 10 minutes later I'm at nursery and barely recognise her. She looked like she'd gone 10 rounds with Tyson.
Despite her looks she was quite happy munching on banana slices, babbling away as if nothing were wrong. I was informed that as her face swelled she had started scratching frantically causing the gorging skin to weep and bleed. They had applied cold compresses to take the edge off. Her face was taut, as if all the skin had absorbed every bit of moisture it possibly could, It just didn't sound right that this massively swollen baby was happily chirping away.
This picture was taken 45minutes after the reaction had started, and thankfully the swelling had already started to abate. It doesn't quite do justice to just how swollen her face was, but you get the idea.
She had calmed a little more by the time we were home, and she managed another 9oz bottle of milk before bed. She seemed to go down ok, but stirred frequently due to itchiness, particularly across her shoulders and the top of her chest. It's kind of a vicious circle because the more she stirs, the more tired she gets, the more frustrated she becomes, the more the itch is exacerbated... Poor little soul. I'm just hoping she'll manage to pass out and get some rest.
We have decided to hold off the flower remedy for the time being. All accounts say this kind of reaction is rare, but we just cannot account for it anywhere else. We'll bolster her immune system with some probiotics and push on from there I think.
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