So yesterday, my 8mo got into his older brother's ice cream sandwhich, it had peanuts in it and freaked me out that he stuck it in his mouth (and very much enjoyed it
) and I was scared of some kind of peanut allergy reaction (we have no allergies, but was just generally concerned.) So then later that night, he develped this rash, this rash that was red, blotchy, started behind his ears, traved to his face and was soon all over his body, now mostly on his trunk, butt and tummy, some of the rash was raised, some just blotchy, just a weird rash I've never seen b4. I chalked it up to bad mommying and how could I have left my baby around peanut ice cream eating big brother???!!!! But then as I look back on the course of events the previous days I'm starting to wonder (with great certainty) that he may have measles. See, he developed a fever 3 maybe 4 days ago and since then has been very irritable and scratching his red and puffy eyes, and now develops this rash. I was doing research and looking at measles pictures and it sure looks like he has it. Do I take him in? I'm worried the doc will shame me for not vaxing and putting others *at risk* and now will be *documented* in the state of MN as having a measles outbreak. But from what I gather it seems pretty harmless and to just let it run it's course, it sounds like the fever irritiabilty is the only uncomfortble part (like the rash doesn't itch) so yeah WWYD??
Anyone's babe ever have measles? What can I expect? Will his older unvaxed (3yr old) get it too?
Also should I stray indoors and lock my windows and doors for fear of spreading this or is it too late for that?
TIA!!!!!!!
) and I was scared of some kind of peanut allergy reaction (we have no allergies, but was just generally concerned.) So then later that night, he develped this rash, this rash that was red, blotchy, started behind his ears, traved to his face and was soon all over his body, now mostly on his trunk, butt and tummy, some of the rash was raised, some just blotchy, just a weird rash I've never seen b4. I chalked it up to bad mommying and how could I have left my baby around peanut ice cream eating big brother???!!!! But then as I look back on the course of events the previous days I'm starting to wonder (with great certainty) that he may have measles. See, he developed a fever 3 maybe 4 days ago and since then has been very irritable and scratching his red and puffy eyes, and now develops this rash. I was doing research and looking at measles pictures and it sure looks like he has it. Do I take him in? I'm worried the doc will shame me for not vaxing and putting others *at risk* and now will be *documented* in the state of MN as having a measles outbreak. But from what I gather it seems pretty harmless and to just let it run it's course, it sounds like the fever irritiabilty is the only uncomfortble part (like the rash doesn't itch) so yeah WWYD??Anyone's babe ever have measles? What can I expect? Will his older unvaxed (3yr old) get it too?
Also should I stray indoors and lock my windows and doors for fear of spreading this or is it too late for that?
TIA!!!!!!!
