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My 6 month old tried both asparagus and lobster for the first time yesterday at Mother’s Day lunch. He had a piece of lobster he didn’t fully consume, he spat it out. And then he gnawed on an asparagus spear for a few minutes because he seemed to like it.

Right after the asparagus we noticed these hives on his arms and cheeks. We wiped him down with wipes and gave him water and they disappeared in a few minutes. He was never upset.

But holy hell did this freak me out. I was crying at my first ever Mother’s Day celebration. What do I do for a baby if they have an allergic reaction? He’s had shrimp before and been fine, so I’m not positive if it was the lobster or asparagus but I feel like it was more likely the lobster.

It hit me after that I’m unprepared if he has an allergic reaction and seeing him with hives hit me like a truck. Also, I’m not even positive which food gave him the reaction.

I may have overestimated the size of this. Also, I know my squares are definitely not the same size. I’m working on that.