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Tree nuts and toddlers

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My pedi recommended that we wait till DS turns 3 to introduce peanuts but gave no such advice about tree nuts. Still, I've been holding off... just cuz.

Now I'm kind of thinking I'd like to maybe introduce tree nuts but am freaked about doing it. How do I go about it? A small amount? Have Benadryl on hand?

I'm so used to him not having nuts that I'm terrified of introducing him to them. 

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Re: Tree nuts and toddlers

  • robynlesleyrobynlesley member

    No clue...

    Different peds in my group gave differing opinions re: peanut butter. I gave Aaron foods with it (he refused to even try actual peanut butter) and had Benadryl handy just in case. I'm very familiar with allergic reactions so I knew what to look for. He loves Nutter Butter cookies. LOL

    I guess you could just give it to him? Or give Nutella (Hazelnut)? I don't know.

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  • PeskyPesky member
    I would definitely have some Benadryl handy and know the signs to watch for.  I'd probably do a small amount -- like pp suggested, nutella or something a bit smoother is a great start.  You could also try almond milk.


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  • funchickenfunchicken member

    Do you know why your pedi told you to wait on peanuts?  Family history of food allergies?  Does your DS have eczema?  If you have food allergies in the family, I would hold off on tree nuts as well.  My older DD was just diagnosed with severe peanut and tree nut allergies after a bad reaction that landed us in the ER--it was really scary. 

    If you don't have allergies in the family and you want to introduce them, you could try something that he eats normally with a little bit of nuts baked in, like banana muffins with walnuts in them.  Baking can help denature the proteins, so if he did have a reaction it might not be as bad.

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  • Piranha54Piranha54

    our pedi advised us to try highly allergenic foods in the morning and not on Sundays - essentially be able to get yourselves to an ED without worry and be able to recover from some epi or benadryl if needed.  It was a comfort thing.  That said, DD loves nuts.

     

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    Do you know why your pedi told you to wait on peanuts?  I'm under the impression that it's just what he recommends.Family history of food allergies? Nope Does your DS have eczema? Nope If you have food allergies in the family, I would hold off on tree nuts as well.  My older DD was just diagnosed with severe peanut and tree nut allergies after a bad reaction that landed us in the ER--it was really scary. Even though we have no reason to suspect he'll be allergic, it's the possibility  like your DD's experience, that making me paranoid.

    If you don't have allergies in the family and you want to introduce them, you could try something that he eats normally with a little bit of nuts baked in, like banana muffins with walnuts in them.  Baking can help denature the proteins, so if he did have a reaction it might not be as bad. Maybe I'll do that. :)

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    imagePiranha54:

    our pedi advised us to try highly allergenic foods in the morning and not on Sundays - essentially be able to get yourselves to an ED without worry and be able to recover from some epi or benadryl if needed.  It was a comfort thing.  That said, DD loves nuts.

     

    Oh, I forgot about the morning on weekdays bit. Thanks for reminding me!

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  • BrideBuddiesBrideBuddies member

    Well I'm the idiot here.  On Saturday afternoon I gave C two peanuts while I was making peanut brittle.  No reaction.  But do I have Bendryl on hand? Of course not!  And it was a weekend, too.

    We also were told to wait until 2 since he had kind of bad ezcema as a baby.  But we have no immediate family with food allergies, so I haven't been too worried about it.   And so far, he's refused to even look at peanut butter or anything.

    Do you have a pedi appointment coming up anytime soon?  I guess if you're super worried, give him something with nuts right before the appointment so you'll already be at the docs office anyway.

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  • Piranha54Piranha54
    Oh and I think some reactions are cummulative - might be the second or third time they have a food.  We've still given her everything.
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  • newbee36newbee36 member
    I used to work on a clinic where they test allergies. From what I saw there, the most common allergen are the peanuts, and then the walnuts. The safest seemed to be almonds and hazelnuts. No advice from me otherwise.
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  • vanverthvanverth
    *Hangs head in shame*  Michael has been eating Nutella since before he was a year old.  I was making peanut candy over the weekend so I had a huge can of peanuts and he has been eating out of it for several weeks.  There are no food allergies in the family.
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