Rash, Hives, & Cough?

My daughter is 18 months, for the past 3 weeks she has had a little bumpy rash all over her belly. She has also had a bad cough at night for about the same amount of time. This morning she woke up and it looks like she has hives all over her belly and a few on her neck. Atleast i think they are hives.im not quit sure what hives look like, but they are big red raised bumps. i called the doctor and she made her an appointment for tomorrow. My mom said I should call back and tell her I want an appointment today because she could be having an allergic reaction to something and it could keep getting worse. Do you all think i should, or does anybody know what it could be? Shes not on any kind of medication, and i havent been using anything different like laundry soap, shampoo, etc. And she hasnt eaten anything different that she doesnt normally eat, so i have no idea what it could be!! Has this ever happened to any of your children?

Answer:
Are you crazy? Get her to the doctor immediately. She is having an allergic reaction, she might have asthma as a result of the allergic reaction and the cough is fluid in her lungs (asthma) and she could close right up and stop breathing...so get her to the doctor immediately! I'm surprised your doctor didn't have you give her Benadryl, an antihistamine. That would be my first move but ask your doctor and get your child there TODAY.

Children need to have exposure to something ONCE before they develop an allergy to it. She could have had milk all along and suddenly become allergic to it.

Frankly, at this point you need to get her tested for allergies. This is the only way to know.

You should only used IVORY SNOW on babies clothing and always if they have skin sensitivies. Don't use lotions or powders, baby oil only if needed.

My guess if it's not a virus it's likely food allergies, maybe even mold or dust or other environmental allergy.

And yes, it's happened to two of my three children, the worst being my daughter who ended up having allergies and asthma (doc kept saying she was too young which really pissed me off I almost lost her!!) and my first son always seemed to get hives with viruses. He always had sensitive skin and actually was diagnosed with cancer this past summer, lymphoma, so maybe there was some immune thing going on with him all along. He's in remission now, hopefully for good.
take her to the doctor or call her pediatrician
It could be strep.
go to the doctors if you are concerned with a young child they should see you asap like now. it sounds to me like heat rash which can be ugly and very red but if she has a cough she could also have a slight temperatuer as these sound in the places babies sweat. keep her clothing loose and use aqurious cream most of all go to the doctors.
In the mean time, give her some children's benedryl! Allergy can happen anytime, to anything, even if you didn't before. Sometimes you can become allergic if you have more than the threshold that your body can handle. I.e., a little cheese is OK, but allergic to a entire glass of milk.

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