Can babies eat strawberries?

LauraMyLove

My SIL said she was told no (I forget by who...) My sister said she has given them to her DS because Gerber sells purees mixed with strawberries so she assumed it was okay and hasn't had any problems.

Do you give them to your LO? If no, why not?

JennyJen456

I have always given them to him. He eats them like it's his last meal!

 

mabst196

I waited until about 10 months for strawberries. They tend to be more allergenic. I would wait a little while on them.

lisaroo

Yes. My pedi said that the no longer advise to wait on allergenic foods because it has now been shown that early exposure doesn't make a difference. The only food restriction DD is on is no honey or peanut butter (botulism and choking)

betsnup

We were told by our pedi to wait until 1 yr because of allergies, but we have been giving yogurt with strawberries, and some Gerber purees with strawberries mixed with other fruits.

taylor20204

Yeah we have, similar to you sister.  They also make strawberry/apple puffs that DS loves.  I think actual chopped strawberries would be a little too tough for DS right now.  I know many books though that say to hold off with strawberries until after 1 year. 

cbwm

Our pedi said that they're fine as long as you feed organic strawberries.

Granted, he said that no one should be eating non-organic strawberries because of the obscene amounts of pesticides they use on them.

oceanlover

i waited until about 9 mo...

djandkellen

I will probably wait a little while for DS b/c I had mild reactions to it when I was a baby - just a rash. ?It's a shame, though, b/c strawberries are one of my favorite fruits and I'd love to be able to give them to DS when I eat them! ?

ameliasmom

Supposedly the processing of the strawberries deals with the enzyme or whatever causes the allergic reaction.  It is raw that you need to worry about.

cbwm

Here's a link about the pesticides:

https://www.panna.org/files/mbUseInCA.dv.html

A majority of the strawberries purchased in any grocery store are from California.

LaLaSweets

DD Likes strawberries but makes a mess! haha

ncsubride

They have had them since 6 months old bc they were in some gerber purees and they had no reaction so we give them to them all the time now.

brideatbeach

I give them to dd all the time. I do worry about her getting a reaction but she loves them. So far they don't seem to bother her one bit!!

NewBlue

My pedi said that in all his years of practice (he is 65ish) he has only seen 2 kids with strawberry allergies (and in the past there were no worries about it).  Different pedis say different things.