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pedi said no peanut butter until age 2...sounds extreme to me.
when did you give (or plan to give) LO peanut butter?
i need it as a protein option! i'm running out of things he'll actually eat.
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Re: pedi said no peanut butter until age 2...sounds extreme to me.
We gave it right around a year. The pedi okay everything besides honey at 9 mos, though. It just took me a while before I finally gave it to him!
Do allergies run in your family? 2 years does seem extreme and kind of outdated.
I feel like we've been giving LO peanut butter for quite some time now--maybe since 15-18 months? However, LO didn't show any allergy signs prior to that.
Has your LO shown any allergies to anything?
DD still hasn't had it. Our pediatrician and I discussed it because the recommendations for allergies are changing, but he felt that because DD had a dairy allergy as an infant (that she has outgrown) we should wait until 2 to introduce peanut butter.
We use almond butter instead. It's really tasty. Justin's Nut Butter is my favorite brand -- you can buy it at Super Targets.
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Ours said 3 so we probably won't give him any until then.
eta: We have no allergies in our families and our pedi is generally pretty laid back, but he's conservative on this one thing and we're okay with that.
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Our pedi gave us a handout that said 2 years old. There has been so much conflicting information though, so my DH (a medical doctor) did some research. The current research states that delaying any high allergen food is not necessary and does nothing (assuming no family history of a food allergy). If a child is going to be allergic to peanuts, he's going to be allergic.
As such, the American Academy of Pediatric's policy is not to delay the introduction of foods - here's their article - https://aappolicy.aappublications.org/cgi/content/full/pediatrics;121/1/183
Based on this, we gave the girls peanut butter at 15 months.
Ours said choking hazard too. As someone on here (I forget who) said, "you can't Heimlich out peanut butter." We're also waiting due to family history of allergy though.
We gave DS peanut butter at 15 months after being told it was ok by the pedi. It turned out he is allergic to peanuts. It was one of the most terrifying moments of my life.
DS has since seen a pediatric allergist and he told me that there are so many differnt thoeries about peanut allergies that is impossible to know if we'd waited to give him the peanut butter if he would still have the allergy.
We've since found out he's also allergic to kiwi fruit, but the reaction is not as extreme.
If I had to do it again I would have waited until at least 3 (we ill for our 2nd child when we have one) but I have no idea if it will make a difference.
My tip is have abottle of childrens benadryl in the house before you give them peanut butter for the first time.
Ben's had the occasional sip of almond milk since early on (he would take DD's sippy before I could grab it), and I just gave him some PB a few days ago. A tiny bit on toast. No reaction.
He has some allergies, but I assumed since the almond milk didn't affect him, PB wouldn't either.
My pedi recommends 1 year.
I'm not sure when we gave DS#1 peanut butter first, but when he got the oils on his skin he got red and had some hives. Turns out he is not allergic to it, but is sensitive to the oil. I generally avoid it, though after allergy testing our doc has ok'd giving him small amounts.
We have been using Sun Butter (from sunflower seeds) instead and it is pretty good, actually. I'm relieved to have another protein source that won't irritate his skin!
I second the suggestion of having Benadryl on hand before you try peanut butter. We had to take DS to an emergency clinic when he had his reaction here because we didn't have any.
If you put it on hot toast though (and only a tiny bit) it melts into such a liquid consistency that I wouldn't worry too much.
There is a wide range of opinions within the pediatric community. My main pedi (group office) said age 3! Another said 18 months. The office's policy is to say OK after 18 months (like honey, and strawberries and tree nuts).
I plan to try it soon (DS is 21 months)--probably at age 2.
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Our pediatrician said 2 as well. If he does end up with a serious allergic reaction, I think his body will be better able to handle it and for us to treat if he's older. I'm not thinking that waiting would make a difference in whether he is allergic or not. DH's family has food allergies, but even if he didn't, it's not important enough to me to risk it.
When I asked about protein (DS isn't a meat fan and is lukewarm on fish, but will eat cheese and yogurt all day long), the pedi suggested soybeans/edamame for his age (he will eat beans fairly often, but we haven't tried the soybeans yet).