What can hives look like?

On DS#1, hives look like mosquito bites
On DD, they're red, raised, irregular

When I was a child I used to get hives a lot, especially after eating anything with citric acid. They were usually the size of a chicken pocks, raised and red. Usually they were on my stomach and arms. They would go away within an hour or so. Several times I had severe hives from reactions to medications where I had to get a shot so they didn't close up my airways. In this case there were so many hives together that it looked like large red patches that almost completely covered all my skin on my whole body. They lasted until after I had the shot. I never remember any of the hives having a white center. Your child's irritations could be caused if your child is consuming foods that are acidic and then when she pees the pee is acidic and is irritating her skin. Maybe steer away from acidic foods for a week and see if there is any change.

I'm curious about this too. DS gets the little white bumps (mostly on his face and arms) after eating sometimes and I don't know if it's accurate to call these hives. They usually go away after 10-30 minutes. What is a hive technically speaking? Thanks.

When my son gets hives, they are raised red welts. I didn't think hives could have a head on them. But I don't think that sounds yeast related, either. That would be more bright red, shiny, and patchy. Sorry I can't be of more help.

Kristin