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[quote=Anonymous]If she seems to react to eggs and tested positive I think you are right to eliminate them.

We found adding apple cider vinegar to the bath (1 c in the tub, probably 1/2 c in a baby bath?) very helpful. DD would soak for a while. I was nervous about bleach and a baby. Vinegar is safe. We all have bacteria on our skin all the time, the breaks that eczema causes get infected so easily.

If I was you I would do a strict elimination diet since you know she is reacting to at least 1 food. It can take weeks for all dairy protein to leave your body. I eliminated all top 8 plus sesame for 4 weeks then added them back in one by one for a week. It was pretty clear to literally see what foods she was allergic to. Keep a log of what you eat and her symptoms and don't make other changes at the same time. It's easiest if you try to stick to whole foods. Yes, it sucks, esp if you are vegetarian. The baby weight will fly off. I ate a lot of beans and corn chips and corn tortillas. Popcorn for snacks, lots of fruit and vegetables. Avacados are great for fat as is coconut milk. Sweet potatoes drizzled with olive oil and sprinkled with cinammon. I made smoothies with protein powder made from peas that I either got at WF or ordered online. Really keep track of your protein grams, you will have to work to get enough. A diet tracking ap can really help. I also ate a fair bit of nutritional yeast (kind of cheesy) with brown rice. There are some good paleo recipes online. I tried to eat kinda the same things for several days in a row, to see if she reacted. Sometimes kids react things like tomato or citrus, and a log might indicate those non-top 8 allergies. It was worth it to me to get clear data, after that I could enjoy what I ate without worrying.

You might also want to try another allergist, I'm surprised that he/she told you to continue eating eggs when she tested positive. In my DD's case it turned out that her IgE, which is what the RAST measures, is low. So her close to or slight positives were confirmed with food challenges to be allergies, but the numbers didn't look super high to the first allergist we saw.

The online group POFAK was amazing, lots of support, and recipes.

If the egg allergy continues the book "Bakin' Without Eggs" was really helpful.

Good luck OP![/quote]

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