Toddlers: 12 - 24 Months
yepyepsms
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have you/when did you try peanut butter?
yepyepsms
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At my son's one-year appointment our pedi advised to wait until age two to try peanut butter/nuts. I've followed that so far, but I am also not too strict on this kind of stuff. I haven't really been worried either way because we have no history of food allergies on either side of our fam, I breastfed for a year and ate nuts throughout, etc.
This morning my hubby gave my son a bite of his PB&jelly toast because I forgot to mention I hadn't told him about the "pb until two" suggestion.
It got me thinking and curious when you tried PB or when you'll wait till..and if you're waiting is it because of pedi recommendation?
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Re: have you/when did you try peanut butter?
Honestly, I had DS tested first, lol. He has a very severe strawberry allergy so he was going in for his 6 month recheck at 15 months and I had them test for nuts and shell fish. Allergies do not run in our family. He tested negative and had a peanut butter banana sandwich the same day. His allergy doctor recommended we start giving DD everything but honey now because recent studies show the earlier they get it the less likely they will develop an allergy. After seeing DS's reaction to strawberry I doubt I give those to her until she's 1 and gets tested ... Makes me nervous.
id say if your son had a bite with no reaction you're probably fine. You could even rub a little on his arm to see if h reacts.
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We gave it to DD just before she turned one. FYI, it's actually the second exposure where you'll see a reaction, if there is an allergy, because the immune system doesn't start creating the immune response until after the first exposure.
Wait a week and give it to your lo again and watch for a reaction. If she doesn't show any signs of a problem, you're probably fine to give it to her whenever you want.
This is the current research. I've never heard anyone say they were told to wait past a year (given that your child has no other allergies). We started right around a year, maybe a little before.
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The old medical advice was to wait until 2, because the thought was that it decreased chances of an allergic reaction. However, the new school of thought is that it may actually do the opposite for some things. Our pedi told us after our 9 month appt that DS could literally eat anything we wanted to give him, with the exception of honey. (Allergic reactions aren't actually the reason for waiting with honey; it's the risk of botulism. Babies under 1 do not have the fully developed stomach lining for protection.)
That said...I take the pedi's advice and my own feelings with a grain of salt and try to do what I feel comfortable with. I wound up waiting until just 2 weeks ago, actually, so DS was 14 1/2 months before he had peanut butter. He seems fine with it (there was a coinciding diaper rash one time, but I'm pretty sure it was due to teething, since we've tested peanut butter several times since then, and no rash). He's also had a few bites of honey-flavored things (honey graham cracker and honey nut cheerios). I'm actually holding off on shrimp with him though, because there is a strong incidence of iodine/shellfish allergies in both DH and my families, and that is something that is not helped by early or later exposure; it just occurs or doesn't. So I'd rather wait until he's old enough to talk and tell me that his tongue feels funny, or I can notice that his speech is slurring because his airway is swelling, etc.
My girls are 14 months and I too am waiting to give them PB. I thought the recommendation was 1 year but my pediatrician told us the same 2 year guideline at our 12 month appointment. I have been struggling with whether or not to actually follow this one. Neither of our families have any allergies and it would really help with meal options! I am having a hell of a time these days as my girls have turned into such picky eaters. It would help to be able to give them OB on things for snacks.
We did peanuts around a year. She's had honey too. Pretty much everything except shellfish since my mom and grandpa are allergic...
We had no indication that DS would be allergic to peanut butter. I gave him some pita and peanut butter when he was about 1.5 years. He immediately broke out into hives. We have avoided since but he accidentally ingested peanut butter last spring. He was already dosed with zyrtec and was immediately given benadryl but still puked all night.
Because our house is peanut free, DD will not be exposed any time soon (intentionally).
But with that experience, I think listening to your pedi is a good idea. But if you feel comfortable a bit earlier, and you have no risk factors, I don't think it is an awful idea, just watch for a reaction.
I wouldn't do it younger than a year only because god forbid there is an anaphylactic reaction, I've heard treating and intubating a baby is much more difficult.
Sunbutter is an awesome alternative. Really.
I gave her a little taste around 11 months. The doc recommended a year, but I figured that she was close enough. I returned to work around her first birthday so I wanted her to try any potential allergy foods before I did. Our family has no history of allergies either.
DD loves have crackers or toast with a little peanut butter.
We started PB at 9 months, after a well-meaning family member gave DS a Nutter Butter cookie.
I wasn't thrilled, but at that point I figured it was better just to keep exposing him to it.
In fact, I think DS had been exposed to pretty much all the allergenic foods by around 12 months, mostly by relatives. We have mostly older people in our family, and they don't pay much attention to baby "rules." Our pedi is old-fashioned and has never been overly picky about food guidelines either, since there's no history of food allergies or sensitivity in my family or DH's.
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