When did you/will you give peanut butter to LO?

mben · March 2012

Started this week with LO who is almost 14 months. If your child has an allergy to peanuts, at what point did they show the reaction (after how many exposures)?

chach916 · March 2012

We gave DS1 pesto at 12 months when we realized he had an allergy.

He reacted after the second exposure.

My pedi recommends not starting PB until after two.

LilyRose28 · March 2012

He first had some around 10 months. He's had it many times since without a reaction so I think we are good!

mrs.mastro · March 2012

We accidentally gave it to DS before 1 year. We have no family history or allergies, so when I told my pedi, she said it was okay to continue since he had no reaction. I am a PB addict, but surprisingly he doesn't really care for it.

MrsSR · March 2012

We tried small amounts at a year. No reaction.

mrsjune25th · March 2012

Our pedi said wait till 18 months. We have no allergy history.

chardonnay24 · March 2012

We tried it shortly after he turned one and we got the pedi's okay. No reaction so far and he's had it several times.

jenna3016 · March 2012

So far as I know, he hasn't tried any yet. I'm going to wait a bit. My mom has an allergy to peanuts, but hers developed later in life.

LadyXaverian · March 2012

I haven't yet, but I'll let her try some soon.

and now for something completely different · March 2012

All of my children tasted it before a year old. None were allergic so I don't know about reaction times.

Smootchy · March 2012

DS's first taste was about 10 months....

No reaction, he's over 2 and has had no reaction to anything as of yet. (Thank God)

Kara5109 · March 2012

I introduced it at 12 months. She showed a reaction the third time.

VMRRN23 · March 2012

Last week, 4 days in a row with no problems. We have no allergy issues in our families and the pedi said it was ok after one year.

mamabrof · March 2012

About a month ago. No issues so far.

Wufroggy79 · March 2012

My pedi says none until 18 months. She is very progressive when it comes to solids and foods, but she sticks to this one even though DD has no allergies and no family history. She thinks research hasn't clearly proven an early exposure to nuts will reduce the likelihood of developing an allergy, and she would much rather see an 18 month old go into a shock than an younger infant, if an allergy were to happen.

Ruby_Soho · March 2012

Felix started PB at about 8 months. No worries here. Though we've no allergies or sensitivities to anything on either side of the family so I wasn't worried.

hopkins5 · March 2012

DD had it just before she turned one. She has it frequently now, with no problems so far.

bgf1 · March 2012

Our pedi said the latest research shows no benefits to delaying the introduction of allergenic foods past 9 months unless you have a family history of asthma or food allergies. We fell into this category so we introduced it at about 9 months. We started with just a pea sized amount on our finger early in the day ( so we could watch for reactions) Once that went well after 2-3 tries we started using it on toast etc.

vflipo · March 2012

About a week after her birthday I made her Pb&J. She's had it a few times since with no issue.

nikipau144 · March 2012

We tried small amounts at 14 months. No reaction.

abs05 · March 2012

I gave her a small amount right around 15 months. No reaction, but she didn't like it.

MrsBalletStar05 · March 2012

I think around 18 months. I actually would have no hesitation about giving it sooner, but DS#2 is super picky and its hard to get him trying different things (he didn't even completely give up purrees until about 16-17 months). Now he eats it all the time.

inthewater · March 2012

DD tried it for the first time I think around 8 or 9 months and there was no reaction. We don't really have food allergies in our family, so I figured I would give it a shot. This was, however, after I gave her some Christmas Stollen, where I forgot it had marzipan in it - but she didn't have a reaction to the almonds, so I figured peanut butter would be the next thing to test Smile

terpsfan · March 2012

I'm waiting until 2 (DS is 15 months). My 4 year old has a tree nut allergy (but not a peanut allergy) so I just can't get up the motivation to "test". FWIW, we had absolutely no food allergy history in the family and DD reacted to cashews when she was almost 2.5 years old after multiple exposures. If he happens to swipe her PB&J one day or something, fine but I just cannot muster doing a "test". I don't know..i think it's psychological. DD's allergic reaction was so scary I can't bring myself to that place again. The only thing that reassures me is that we already have an Epi-pen in the house so what's the worst that could happen...administer on DS? Ugh...

KJmashup · March 2012

abs1978:
I gave her a small amount right around 15 months. No reaction, but she didn't like it.

Same.

seahorse102410 · March 2012

We get the all clear for everything at 1 year. But of course there were lots of things I gave him that had nut traces in them before and I totally forgot about.

mrsseguin · March 2012

We tried peanut butter at 12 months with both our kids. My brother has severe allergies to many things including peanuts. Luckily, neither child has reacted to any nuts so far.

MrsWindyCity · March 2012

We started it around a year. The pedi said he could have everything but honey at his 9 mo appointment (we have no history of allergies), but we ended up not really introducing it for a couple months after that. He is obsessed with pb and would eat it all day if we let him.

racegrrl714 · March 2012

My DD was staying with a friend of ours when she snatched a peanut butter snack from one of their kids... This was when she was about 10 or 11 months old and she didn't have any kind of reaction. She has since started eating PB on the regular along with the occasional peanut or tree-nut (LOVES cashews...) and no problems here. There are no nut sensitivities in our families though.

hoping4sticky · March 2012

Around a year, maybe a bit before. Since the research is conflicting and we don't have any food allergiest I thought I would try a bit early. No problems and she is obsessed with it, it is her favorite food.

hmp1 · March 2012

DS has never had a reaction to any foods. I gave him some peanut butter around 13 months. He loves it.

lildevil968 · March 2012

My DS got his first taste of PB around 12 months. He had his first severe reaction around 17 months. I would say he had been exposed to it around 10 times before he had his reaction. DH and I have no known food allergies in our families.

Jocelyn0415 · March 2012

We tried a tiny bit at 9 months and she had no reaction.

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