Allergic to mosquito's!!!????

wrote:

One other question, I wonder if this is a clue to their zygosity... Do you
think since Emma does not have a reaction to insect bites and Aislyn does,
they
must be fraternal? Or can identical twins be different in this way?

If identical, they probably have the same genetic *tendency* towards allergies,
but the exact allergies they actually develop might differ due to their
exposure. I don't think one having a particular allergy and the other not
necessarily proves anything.

--Helen

wrote:

One other question, I wonder if this is a clue to their zygosity... Do you
think since Emma does not have a reaction to insect bites and Aislyn does,
they
must be fraternal? Or can identical twins be different in this way?

If identical, they probably have the same genetic *tendency* towards allergies,
but the exact allergies they actually develop might differ due to their
exposure. I don't think one having a particular allergy and the other not
necessarily proves anything.

--Helen

Gotcha! I figured it was something along those lines.


~Kimberly
Mommy to Alexis Iliana 07/17/99 and
Emma Elidia & Aislyn Gabriela 10/01/02
come see us...
http://www.babiesonline.com/babies/a/aislynemma/

Gotcha! I figured it was something along those lines.


~Kimberly
Mommy to Alexis Iliana 07/17/99 and
Emma Elidia & Aislyn Gabriela 10/01/02
come see us...
http://www.babiesonline.com/babies/a/aislynemma/

Gotcha! I figured it was something along those lines.


~Kimberly
Mommy to Alexis Iliana 07/17/99 and
Emma Elidia & Aislyn Gabriela 10/01/02
come see us...
http://www.babiesonline.com/babies/a/aislynemma/

KimandJuan wrote:
When I read the insert for Elocon, the cream it stated it is not recommended in
children under two. I guess I want to know if it helped and if there was any
reaction to the cream itself. She is now 19 months.


I have never heard of that particular brand of steroid cream. My son
has been on many different brand names of the cream, from the age of two
months because of severe eczema. There have been no reactions to any of
the ones he has been on; the only reason the prescription kept changing
was for potency. Ask about Desonide cream, which is the one he is
currently on, and seems to work the best. We put the cream on him
whenever there is a flare up and it gets rid of it. He is now three and
a half and has been using various creams for over three years with no
problems.
--
Terri & Rob
Colton (11-29-00)
Aimee and Kylie (12-22-03)
Visit us at:
http://www.babiesonline.com/babies/a..._kylie_colton/

KimandJuan wrote:
When I read the insert for Elocon, the cream it stated it is not recommended in
children under two. I guess I want to know if it helped and if there was any
reaction to the cream itself. She is now 19 months.


I have never heard of that particular brand of steroid cream. My son
has been on many different brand names of the cream, from the age of two
months because of severe eczema. There have been no reactions to any of
the ones he has been on; the only reason the prescription kept changing
was for potency. Ask about Desonide cream, which is the one he is
currently on, and seems to work the best. We put the cream on him
whenever there is a flare up and it gets rid of it. He is now three and
a half and has been using various creams for over three years with no
problems.
--
Terri & Rob
Colton (11-29-00)
Aimee and Kylie (12-22-03)
Visit us at:
http://www.babiesonline.com/babies/a..._kylie_colton/

KimandJuan wrote:
When I read the insert for Elocon, the cream it stated it is not recommended in
children under two. I guess I want to know if it helped and if there was any
reaction to the cream itself. She is now 19 months.


I have never heard of that particular brand of steroid cream. My son
has been on many different brand names of the cream, from the age of two
months because of severe eczema. There have been no reactions to any of
the ones he has been on; the only reason the prescription kept changing
was for potency. Ask about Desonide cream, which is the one he is
currently on, and seems to work the best. We put the cream on him
whenever there is a flare up and it gets rid of it. He is now three and
a half and has been using various creams for over three years with no
problems.
--
Terri & Rob
Colton (11-29-00)
Aimee and Kylie (12-22-03)
Visit us at:
http://www.babiesonline.com/babies/a..._kylie_colton/

On 25 Apr 2004 17:19:59 GMT, (KimandJuan) wrote:

[...]

One other question, I wonder if this is a clue to their zygosity... Do you
think since Emma does not have a reaction to insect bites and Aislyn does, they
must be fraternal?

Not necessarily. Allergies (if that's what this is) can be "learned."

Nick

--
Nick Theodorakis

nicholas_theodorakis [at] urmc [dot] rochester [dot] edu

On 25 Apr 2004 17:19:59 GMT, (KimandJuan) wrote:

[...]

One other question, I wonder if this is a clue to their zygosity... Do you
think since Emma does not have a reaction to insect bites and Aislyn does, they
must be fraternal?

Not necessarily. Allergies (if that's what this is) can be "learned."

Nick

--
Nick Theodorakis

nicholas_theodorakis [at] urmc [dot] rochester [dot] edu