At 12 months, we gave Peyton his first taste of egg. He promptly broke out into hives and we rushed him to the doctor's office. By the time the doctor saw us (about an hour and half later), the hives had completely cleared up. The doctor gave us a couple options, one of which was to wait a couple of months and try again.
At 14 months, we tried again but this time we only gave Peyton egg yolk. He didn't react, and so we've continued to give him just egg yolks since then.
At his 18 month check up, Dr. Glinder suggested that we proceed with getting tested to confirm whether or not Peyton is allergic to egg whites. He also could not give Peyton his annual Influenza vaccine as those vaccines are grown on egg embryos and may contain a small amount of egg protein. My allergist works in the same medical group and also happens to treat children, so Peyton and I saw him a couple weeks ago. He recommended that we do a spot test of both the Influenza vaccine and egg whites which we scheduled for this morning.
This morning, Peyton did not react to the Influenza vaccine and was able to get the full vaccine, but he did react to the egg whites. So, it's confirmed: Peyton is allergic to egg whites.
We can continue to feed him egg yolks and products that we've been feeding him that may contain cooked eggs (boxed pasta, packaged bread, home cooked pancakes, etc), but the doctor gave us a list of ingredients to look for (and avoid) going forward. This means that Peyton can't eat homemade breads, cake, frosting, cookies, anything with an egg wash, or anything cooked at a restaurant that serves anything containing eggs (there's too high of a chance for cross-contamination in a busy restaurant kitchen).
James and I have our work cut out for us, but the doctor is optimistic that this allergy will pass in the next few years. We'll try again in two years.
For more information on egg allergies, you can visit the Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Network web site.
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