food allergy maybe?

**gotmilk** · 04-06-2009 21:19

Dear Ladies,
I am just after some advise of more experienced moms

My bub just started rice cereal 10 days ago and I also changed her formula to stage 2 from stage 1 and she has got rosy cheeks and pink bottom yesterday but nothing too bad.
Tonight it gone real bad

...
Her bottom looks scary - all purple and some water is coming from the sores...I am changing her as often as every hour and using nappy rush cream but it just looks so bad and her face is all red as well.
Is it possible that she has some sort of allergy or not?

What should I do?
Thank you!

**Hokey Pokey** · 04-06-2009 21:21

Sounds like teething... how old is bub? Was the cereal plain or did it contain fruit?

**justmum** · 04-06-2009 21:24

Sounds like teeth to me. Could be an allergy I guess but it sounds more like teeth. Does bubs have a slight temp?

Coat the sores on the bottom very thickly in nappy rash cream and then sprinkle over the cream with cornstarch. Change the nappies frequently.

If bubs bottom isn't showing signs of improvement in 24 hours, get an antifungal cream from your chemist and put that on the weeping sores and then cover with nappy rash cream.

**gotmilk** · 04-06-2009 21:25

The cereal is plain, Heinz brand.
She was teething as she already has 2 bottom teeth that I could see

and she had a pink bottom and red gface and was unsettled about 2 weeks ago when the teeth were cutting but it was not that bad as now...
Maybe there are more teeth coming?

She will be 6 moths tomorrow.

**gotmilk** · 04-06-2009 21:29

Thank you, justmum.
Her temp is 37.2
I am just got all worried as her bom never looked so bad before

looks very painful as well

**wocket** · 04-06-2009 21:33

could be a reaction to the no.2 milk? or teething? any chance of nappy free time in a heated room? We use vegesorb on any bum rash with every nappy change and it works treat.

**em1984** · 04-06-2009 21:35

my bubs is cutting his first teeth and he has similar symptoms you describe...Red rosy cheeks almost like a rash and a really sore bum with little sores that are weeping....He has a slight temp a couple of weeks ago prior to the red cheeks and bum....I've just been lathering on the calmoseptine!

**gotmilk** · 04-06-2009 21:39

Thank you Ladies!
Can I get calmoseptine at the chemist?

**gotmilk** · 04-06-2009 21:40

Originally Posted by wocket

any chance of nappy free time in a heated room?

yep, was doing it today
and also have a bad feeling about Stage 2

**crazymuma** · 04-06-2009 21:42

Gotta love teeth - my children's bums get blisters with teeth as well - never nice.

I think you will find if they have a food allergy it won't take 10 days for symtoms to appear.