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Babies: 6 - 9 Months
Peanut Butter Emergency
I read on the Wholesome Food website that it was OK to give peanut butter to babies as early as 6 months.
https://wholesomebabyfood.momtastic.com/forbiddenbabyfood.htm
Yesterday, I put a tiny bit of peanut butter on a spoon and put it on the highchair tray. He didn't put it in his mouth but stuck his hands in it. I took a tiny bit on my finger and placed it on his bottom tooth....he gagged and spit it right out.
I started feeding him his normal lunch of fruit and veggies (that he has had many times before without incident) and he started rubbing his right eye...over and over again. I saw red spots starting to appear around his eye and side of his head and they spread to cover the entire right side of his face within a minute.
I knew something was wrong and called my father who said he was having a reaction but he should be ok as long as he was breathing ok. I called my MIL for a second opinion (BIG MISTAKE!) and she freaked out telling me to call 911!
I started to panic and called my friend that lives across the street for infant benadryl. Just as I was frantic and crying, my mom showed up out of nowhere....thank god! She took the baby and gave him some water and checked him out while I ran across the street.
I came back, gave him the medicine and called the local hospital to see if I should bring him in. They said he should be ok. He was laughing and playing normally, just had a rash. The rash went away within 10 mins of the benadryl.
Now, I have to take him for allergy testing to see if he really is allergic to peanuts. I will be so heartbroken if he is!
Anyone else have a reaction like this to PB or something else?
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Re: Peanut Butter Emergency
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this is what I've heard too.
I'd wait a very long time to intro the PB. It's the most deadly food allergy.
I don't think it matters of their are no allergies in the family. I don't get that.
My husband and I have no food allergies. I have one kid allergic to apples and chicken and one allergic to soy.
Im glad LO is ok.
Did you read the bottom of that page about talking to the dr first?
Again, I'm glad your LO is ok
Our doc told us at the 6 month appointment there was no reason to wait on anything including nut products. The only thing he said to strictly avoid was honey, and that is not an allergy issue, but a bacteria one.
Why wait? There is increasing evidence that holding off on high-allergy foods is actually increasing the incidences of these allergies. And it does matter-food allergies can be hereditary.
Same here. The only thing I'm avoiding are whole nut products, but after 1 year they're fair game too.
This. You didn't do anything wrong.
This. Children who come from parts of the world where nuts are commonly consumed and offered at a young age, have actually been shown to have a *lower* incidence of nut allergies.
I know it was scary but please do not blame yourself. If your son is allergic, it is not something you caused.
We were told to wait until 1 year.
Peanut allergies is/was a huge fear of mine. My neohew has them so badly he can't even be in the same room as a peanut.
However my dog has a toy we put peanut butter in... it keeps her busy for at least a 1/2 hour, and she has been near / kissed the baby after playing with it and so far *knock on wood* it hasn't seem to affect him.
Glad your LO is ok!
You were ok to give it. Yes, there are chances of allergies, but the longer you wait, the worse they could be. Children grow in and out of allergies too, so there is a chance he could grow out of the allergy. Sounds like it was a mild reaction, therefore, he may grow out of it.
I gave DD peanut butter at 6 months and had no issue whatsoever. We don't have allergies to foods on either side, so I figured it was safe. And luckily it was. I would have reacted the same way you did. It was good that PB was the only new thing you introduced so you know what the reaction was to.
They actually did a blood test, not the scratch test with my son since they were already drawing blood for his 1 year appointment.
I second this. The recommendations changed two years ago. People who have pedi's that tell them to wait have pedi's that aren't staying current. The AAP changed the recommendation because studies have show that avoidance does not prevent allergies. They are starting to suspect that it may actually increase allergies, but there isn't enough research to really say that for sure.
Also I second the honey thing. That is not because of allergies it's because of botulism - a bacteria.
I'm glad your baby is okay. You did nothing wrong. Babies break out in crazy rashes for all kinds of reasons.
This a hundred times. You did nothing wrong, please ignore the judgmental ill-humoured folks suggesting otherwise.
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All of the above. Sorry things got scary for you though! Allergic reactions are no fun. We had them so far with pumpkin and beets...two highly non-allergenic foods. Even if you waited like the others PP have suggested, if he's truly allergic...then the outcome would have been the same, regardless of age. Hugs!
For peanut butter, according to the most recent studies, this has been proven false. Apparently, new studies say that many of these allergies are found because parents waited TOO long to introduce them to their children. Our pedi encouraged us to try all foods with the exception of raw honey, choking hazards, and drinking milk by itself. We have done peanut butter before with LO, but in small quantities because of the choking hazard. He loved it. We kept an eye on him, but nothing happened as far as an allergic reaction.
I think it's silly to judge a mother for something like this. I know she didn't point it out til later, but she did check with her pedi. There could have been a history of allergies or her LO could have been an exception to the rule. I would much rather introduce LO to peanut butter while I was there constantly watching him than have it happen later on with a family friend/etc and not have me there.
OP- GL I hope you get some answers soon!
This. Also, I notice E's skin gets red if he gets something with seasoning on his hands then rubs his face /eyes. We've noticed it with garlic, but it goes away after we wash the red area. Is it possible this was the type of reaction your LO had? I have no experience with food allergies, but is the reaction contained to the area that had contact with the peanut butter, or would you expect to see a reaction all over?
I don't think that's fair to stay at all! Our pedi is a contributing editor to several medical journals, I'd hardly say he doesn't stay current!
Actually, his reason for delaying peanut butter isn't because of potential allergic reaction, it's because #1 it's very easy to choke on and #2 there's not much nutritional value compared to other foods he could be eating.