Peanut butter..

Babyaries

ive been told by friends (iI dont see the dr until july 25), that eating to much peanut butter will result in peanut allergies for the baby, but iI also saw where moms who were pregnant ate peanut butter their whole pregnancy and the baby was fine. im only 6 weeks along. so ive found that peanut butter and jelly sandwiches have helped with morning sickness. iI need help with this please.

thiswillbe

I heard about this, too, while I was pregnant. I read lots on both sides (yes, it's bad/no, it's not) and asked both my OB and MFM about it. They both assured me eating peanut butter was just fine. So I did. And now both my kids are allergic to peanuts (among other things).

Do I wish I'd avoided all peanut butter while I was pregnant? No. Do I wish I hadn't had peanut butter every day? YEP. (I ate an apple with peanut butter almost every day I was pregnant as my afternoon snack.)

EXL311

I ate a lot of peanut butter while pregnant with both kids.  One is severely allergic to peanuts and the other isn't.  If pb&js help your morning sickness I would keep having them. 

b55c

my ob told me to have pb only about once a month but i prob had it closer to  once a week. dd just had her first taste and broke out in hives. i dont feel like i ate it too much but im still feeling guilty and wondering if i should do something differently for whenever baby #2  comes along. ughh

NiniJ55

I ate just about as much peanut butter when pregnant with DD than when pregnant with DS.

He is not allergic to peanut butter (or anything else that we are aware of) but she has had reactions to peanuts and other foods through BM or contact. 

I say just eat...

magdusia

During my first pregnancy i ate PB like it was going out of style and my DS1 has a peanut allergy. I ate eggs all the darn time and my DS1 has an egg allergy. I drank a LOT of milk with DS1 and he has a milk allergy. I'm a vegetarian so i ate a lot of soy products and he had a soy allergy.

When i was pregnant with DS2, i ate everything in moderation (NO PB though since DS1 reacted to it no matter when i ate it). never anything too much and even though he's only 7 months old, he hasn't shown any signs of an allergy (DS1 at 7 months old was already in the ER due to a reaction).

So i would just eat everything in moderation.

 

FYI - i recently had PB just to see if my DS2 would react to it via breastmilk and he did not. While DS2 reacted to it via breast milk at that age.

 

 

everam01

I frequently ate PB during my pregnancy and breastfeeding. One twin is allergic to peanuts, the other is not. 

el25

I never touched the stuf and now my kid is allergic.  So there goes that theory!