peanut butter ques.....

SIBRIDE · June 2009

at what age can it be introduced?

willogirl101 · June 2009

I did at a year. I am not sure if that is correct or not. We have no history of allergies. I gave a little at a time just to make sure he didn't have some crazy outbreak or something. He eats PB & J now !

Ali212 · June 2009

Different pedis have different points of view. ?I believe 3 years is at a more extreme case. ?We have no allergies in our families and nothing in our daughter yet and so based on our pedi and the AAP will do it between 20 and 24 months (our pedi/AAPrecommends not before 24 months / 2 years, even with no history of allergies).

NewlywednOhio · June 2009

I was told to wait til he's 2 years old.

bim38106 · June 2009

The newest studies say peanuts should be introduced before a year if there's no history of allergies in the family. At a year, DD's pedi said 18 months. Then this study came out and at DD's 15 month visit, her pedi said to go ahead and introduce it then. DD loves chocolate peanut butter but isn't too thrilled about regular PB.

mm8283 · June 2009

A nurse in our peds office said the AAP recommends not giving it to them until 24 months (the way she made it sound was because it can be a choking hazard, but IDK). However we have no history of food allergies so we tried it with him and he loves it! We just make sure he doesn't stuff his mouth full and has plenty to drink.

misjenn · June 2009

There are conflicting studies some say 15 months while others recommend between 2 and 3.The issue with legume allergies is not so much a reaction now, but introducing it too early and giving them too much can cause a much more serious reaction once they are older. They may be fine to eat it at a year, but then when they are 3 or 4 they develop an anaphylactic reaction Especially if there is any history off allergice disease on either side of the family- asthma, hay fever, eczema, in addition to food sensitivities, and seasonal allergies.

For me I didn't have any family history of allergies and my mom gave me peanut butter at 12 months because my older brother ate pb&j's all the time however about 2 years ago I was eatting some pistacios and my throat started swelling. I later tried peanut butter and same thing happened. I tested allergic to tree nuts and peanuts, but craved peanut butter all throughout my 1st pregnancy and the dr said to try a small dose of it with bendadryl and my epi pen and I was fine! Go figure.

Mustang Sally · June 2009

I gave it at one year. ?Pedi said at 9 months that we could give anything from that point on.

Brewtowngrl · June 2009

We are waiting till 2 years since we have a history of peanut allergies in our family. We tried soy pb this week. He seamed to like it.

ajkg · June 2009

Our pedi said to wait until 2.

FutureMrsDenman · June 2009

Soynut butter and sunnut butter (from sunflower seeds) are great alternatives and most kids wouldn't know the difference even after having the real thing.

JaysGrl32903 · June 2009

We were told 12 months and I waited until then. We have no history of allergies in either family but I was still freaked out about it because of all the concern about recations....but DD did just fine with it. If you have a history of family allergies I would ask your pedi.

rlthomas7 · June 2009

I tried it very recently and it's been OK. DH has a severe shellfish allergy so we were very cautious. However, something was just telling me that if I waited too long, Adam would have a reaction to the PB. You see all these studies that show that waiting can be a problem, and my gut was telling me that if I waited until 2 or 3, it would be a problem.

So I figured, if I tried it now and he had a reaction, at least I'd know. If I waited and he had a reaction, I'd always wonder if I should have trusted my instinct.

Josie22 · June 2009

Dr said 12 mos. I planned on waiting till about 14. My mom gave it at 10 mos & he was fine.

flgator · June 2009

We gave it to DS at 12 mos. We don't have any food allergies in our families and our pedi didn't say anything about not giving it to him. He loves it!

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