and another solids question

[millifiori]

So, dd developed a bit of a rash in spots all over her body like her cheek, her arm, her chest....it seems like it happened after eating avocado for the first time. I eat avos all the time and she has never shown a reaction from bm. Is this a sign she is allergic? There hasn't been any diaper rash or any bum irritation at all. I'm confused!

[MamaPhD]

It may be food allergy. It might sound mean, but I would avoid avocado for a few days, make sure the rash doesn't stay, and then try it again. Most food allergy symptoms happen pretty quickly (within an hour?) though rarely much longer after eating. If it comes back, yeah, I think your baby might be allergic to avocadoes. Don't give it to her any more. Try again in a year or so to see if she has grown out of it.

Timingwise... I don't know how old your dd is, but newborns don't have allergies until at least a couple of months old because their immune system is not yet developed that young.

As far as your diet, I don't think allergens travel in your breastmilk. I just don't think there's enough of it to go through. So, she would show allergic reaction from eating an avocado herself but not from bm after you eat avocado. Though something like cow's milk proteins can travel in bm if you drink tons of milk and baby can have reaction to dairy from your diet.

Diaper rash? I'm confused. Are you asking whether food allergies cause diaper rash? I don't think so.