Beckett's First Allergy

So I woke up Beckett at 7 a.m. today to find this... baby girl covered in hives. Mostly on her neck, chest, and legs.

I immediately grabbed the paperwork from her 12-month visit on February 10, and assumed it was likely a reaction to the MMR vaccine as they indicated a rash may occur.

I called at exactly 8:30 a.m. when they opened and talked through it with the nurse and it seemed best to have it checked so I would know what it was just in case it was actually something else. Although to me it seemed pretty obvious to me that this was it as it was right in the window and all. We got a 9:10 a.m. appointment

Becks at doc - by this point it was spreading to her face, arm pits, ears, hands and feet

I was wrong. It was not a reaction to the vaccine although the doc said it did fit the timeline. Instead, it is definitely an allergic reaction. We talked through any new foods in the last 1-2 days, but there really weren't any. We looked through her chart and discussed that she just finished her amoxicillin from the February 10 visit (a 10-day course of treatment that wrapped up on February 20). That's when as he was clicking through the computer he let me know that while she may not actually be, she will now be labeled allergic to penicillin.

He said even though she has had amoxiciilin before with no problem (e.g., before the ski trip for the double ear infections) it can present any time, even if it's her 35th time on the medication. He said it usually shows up during treatment or within 1 - 2 days following and being that we just got done with treatment and no new foods were introduced she would be labeled as allergic to penicillin until she's older and we can do a skin test to confirm. At this point Beckett starts scratching the hives - they officially itch. Doctor gave her benadryl and then I took her home to nap and will give her benadryl ever 4 - 6 hours. CRAZY. Now i'm researching allergic to peniciilin to learn more about it. On the plus side, they checked her ears and they're all good, and she didn't have a fever yet! Also, she seems to be a baby who reacts tired to Benadryl vs. some who react "hyper, agitated and active" - oh my!