Thanks, am waiting at dr's now. I think it might have been pruritis too (looked most likely with dr google!). I shall also ask about best antihistamine for future use. I also left a message for my daycarer to call me so I can discuss with her.
I'm pretty sure it wasn't food cos he's always had a classic outbreak of hives with that (from egg anyway, the treenut reaction we don't know)... But seasonal stuff is definitely a possibility. I think I also need to cull some pj's. He was in some with a bit of polyester... Where I normally stick to all cotton.
It's a horrible thing alright.
Hi Belfie, how did you go? I forgot to say that the form of pruritis I get is called 'aquagenic' as there are different types. For me it mainly flares up when the season changes from hot to cold or vice versa.. Hope you got some answers...
She basically said to ignore the fact it wasn't visible and consider it an allergy rash, and yes, CSI on the cause is virtually impossible, but it's unlikely to be food given it was 3 hours after he'd gone to bed. She said sometimes they get a mild allergic reaction to a virus which can result in a rash... and obviously it's still an allergy. She suggested if there's a next time we give more phenergan (DH gave minimum dose) and if that doesn't work, Predmix. I've just re-dosed him with both zyrtec and phenergan cos he is SO short on sleep (and more than a bit insane with it!) and a bit itchy still. She didn't recommend a particular antihistamine over another but said it might be worth trying the others cos different people seem to respond better to different ones. But my DS always had odd but discrete episodes of itching this badly... then we don't get one for ages. So I don't know that there's a lot of point switching.
She also said that sometimes a bit of panadol doesn't hurt too. So basically dose him to the eyeballs! The phenergan can make them a bit irritable... but geesh I don't think it would do more than only 6 hrs sleep and a horrible itch would! I have fingers crossed that he's going to nap today (his nap is on the way out, but boy does he need it today...) and DD is asleep... so maybe I'll get a nanna nap too! I so.want.some.caffeine right now... but I'm trying to hold off in case I get a chance to sleep lol.
Have you ever tried giving him aloe vera juice? Not the sugary drink from the supermarket but a pure juice you can buy from the chemist and you give them a dose of 5ml for it every day. My DS has shocking ezcema but we found the aloe vera juice works exceptionally well. I know different things seem to work for different people but it is worth a shot. It does something to the digestive system as well so it might help with food allergies.
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I so.want.some.caffeine right now... but I'm trying to hold off in case I get a chance to sleep lol. 
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