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Toddlers: 12 - 24 Months
Anyones eles's Dr. say peanut butter was ok??
My DD had her 12 month appointment today and the dr. said that peanut butter was ok. I was surprised. Anyone else hear that?
He actually said everything was ok. Just surprised.
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Re: Anyones eles's Dr. say peanut butter was ok??
Our pedi said the same thing... after 12mo if she can chew it, she can have it. He said that a lot of the research saying to wait on certain foods is outdated and newer research shows fewer allergies occur when the child is exposed earlier rather than later.
I'm going with his advice, but will add that we don't have a history of any allergies in our family. If we did, I'd probably be a bit more cautious.
Yup... as previous posters said, there are new studies out that show that giving peanut butter in the first 12 months of life reduces the risk of peanut allergies tenfold. I pretty much read the study and then gave my girls pb that day LOL.
If pedis are still advising people to wait until age 2 or later, in families with no history of peanut butter allergies, I think they are just plain behind the times where research is concerned.
DS's pedi also said that everything was fine to give him at his 12 month appt. We waited until he was almost 14 months for PB just because I was scared to try it. He was fine and now loves it.
Yes, our pedi said it was ok at 12 months and I was surprised because I thought it was a choking hazard. I give it to him in very small amounts so there's no way he could choke on it.
Like the others, our pedi also said he can have everything....as long as he can chew it.
I have put little amounts of PB on his waffle. Neither DH or I have any food allergies.
My pedi said the same, and she explained that it's really only a choking hazard if you give it to them without anything else-- like a glob of pb on a spoon or something. But it's safe to spread a thin coating on a cracker, piece of toast, or slice of banana.