Starting solids in allergic baby

[prairiemommy]

So my 7+ month old seems to have a fairly strong allergy to milk. He screamed for many weeks and had an all over rash for a while before I figured it out. As soon as I stopped dairy, he cleared up and cheered up. I challenged it a few times throughout the months (mostly unintentionally) and he still reacts.

So fast forward to now and he wants solids. He gets mad at us when he doesn't get anything at the table. We've held him off with spoons, cup of water and other "big people things" but now he really just wants the food.

He stole a piece of my nectarine yesterday - not my ideal first food but not the worst either. He loved it and gummed it for a while (but barely got anything off of it). Then had a really restless night (which I attributed to his fall of the bed yesterday...). Today at lunch, I gave him another piece of nectarine and shortly after lunch he had a rash on his face, mostly on his cheeks and chin - where the fruit would have touched him.

Does this sound like a reaction? I've never been particularly careful with my others but this guy seems more sensitive. Should I stop introducing solids? Any thoughts?

[MommyMichele]

He could be just sensitive to the juice on his skin, or allergic. I'd wait a while, but try nectarines again. And I'd try other foods.

My experience is with my daughter Caroline who had severe eczema in babyhood, and has many food allergies. She didn't eat much food until well into her second year. My son is also taking solids very very slowly, even though he hasn't appeared to be as allergic as his sister, only possibly to eggs (fussiness after I eat it). Once he got a rash by his ear when he played with avocado so I haven't given it to him again, but he has tried many other things since, with no reactions.