Well, I have a bit of an update. After calming down and thinking (somewhat) rationally about things, I decided that I wanted to double check possible allergens, and then call the dr with my suspicions. I figured he could have been to reacting to a couple of different things (he tried cantaloupe that morning, it could have been the diary in the mac and cheese, or it could have been the preservatives, MSG, etc in the boxed mac and cheese), though my gut was saying "it's the dairy".
So today at lunch I gave him a bit of yogurt, which he had before with no reaction, but I watched him very closely. Sure enough, he had a slight rash and little pimple like dots show up on his chin and cheeks, and go away in a half hour or so.
So it looks like he may have a dairy allergy of some kind. I tried to put in a call to the dr, but they take a 3 hour lunch on fridays, and had closed by the time I thought of it again :twisted: :twisted: . So I'll be calling on Monday and in the meantime, I'm trying to go dairy free.
Thank you again for letting me vent and panic and not telling me that I'm a nut for freaking out over a tiny rash. I just needed a bit of perspective to figure out that really, it could be a lot worse--it's a little rash, nothing life-threatening, and hopefully he'll grow out of it if I get it treated and avoid it now.
I'm sad, but trying to find a positive side to all this. Hey, if he really is allergic to dairy, I can just use that as my "excuse" for extended nursing, and then I won't have to fight with the IL's about how "wierd" I am.