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Mother Develops Allergy to Her Own Baby
British mother Joanne Mackie used to have to wrap her arms in wet towels just to feed her baby. If she allowed skin to skin contact with the newborn boy, she would develop red splotches which eventually turned into blisters.
Mackie, you see, is allergic to her baby.
The Telegraph reported that Mackie noticed the blotches after the first time she tried to feed him. Once the blisters had spread to her entire body and causing tremendous pain, she sought medical help.
A skin biopsy showed that Mackie suffered from a rare condition, Pemphigoid Gestationis, caused by an allergy that she developed during her pregnancy.
So for her son’s first few weeks of life, she couldn’t touch, hold or kiss her baby. She watched while her husband bathed him. She stood helpless while her husband went to comfort him.
Eventually, a round of steroids has brought the allergy under control. Now she cuddles him all she wants.
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[...] Mother Develops Allergy to her Own Baby [...]
Kitchenista: The Best Birthday Cake Ever | Strollerderby commented on Jul 30 09 at 11:47 am[...] Mother Allergic to Her Own Baby [...]
Dad Catches Foul Ball Without Dropping Kid or Spilling Drink | Strollerderby commented on Jul 30 09 at 1:04 pmkian commented on Aug 24 09 at 9:52 pmim not sure if anyone else have similar problem… im started to thinking that im allergy to my son… now 21 months… he has been staying with my in law all along, but everytime when i go to meet him, playing with him, i will develop sinus.. bad runny nose, feel like getting cold, but it will go on and on till we stay away from each other for a while ( a few weeks). and when i get together with him again i will get that again…. frustrated, i will just live it off now… see how bad it will become.
Ri-chan commented on Sep 16 09 at 10:35 pmThat would be horrible, I’d be so sad!
Canuckmom commented on Aug 20 11 at 12:33 pmI’ve heard of a mom having an allergy to her son’s testosterone, while pregnant with him. Her arms and legs were all rashy. That’s how they found out they were having a boy!
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