Crunchy nut cornflakes??

Dunny15 · January 2013

I'm soooo desperate to have a bowl of crunchy nut cornflakes but don't know if they're ok to eat when preg due to the peanuts in them. They r only 7 of the ingredients but not sure whether this is safe or not?? I haven't had any food cravings at all but today I really fancied them all day! Anyone know if they're ok to eat or what would u do?? X

WashingtonQueen · January 2013

What?

rzepka525 · January 2013

I haven't heard of peanuts being bad for pregnant women...?

Melanieian · January 2013

Dunny15:
I'm soooo desperate to have a bowl of crunchy nut cornflakes but don't know if they're ok to eat when preg due to the peanuts in them. They r only 7 of the ingredients but not sure whether this is safe or not?? I haven't had any food cravings at all but today I really fancied them all day! Anyone know if they're ok to eat or what would u do?? X

Who told you that you couldn't eat peanuts??

hqinmd · January 2013

I think I remember reading something about allergies, and certain foods that are more prone to allergies.

I'm sure you're fine either way, but there should definitely be no concern if neither you nor DH has any history of peanut allergies.

Melanieian · January 2013

hqinmd:
I think I remember reading something about allergies, and certain foods that are more prone to allergies. I'm sure you're fine either way, but there should definitely be no concern if neither you nor DH has any history of peanut allergies.

Actually children whose mothers ate peanuts while pregnant have a less chance of allergies.

lialakacz · January 2013

being vegan that's one of the only foods i get my protein from....i'm so sick of peanutbutter

WashingtonQueen · January 2013

Now I want a damn PB&J! And a little bit of this

Dunny15 · January 2013

I've always known that peanuts r to b avoided when pregnant. then when i got pregnant with my first i read that peanuts and hazelnuts are to b avoided along with liver and liver products, shellfish, pt, and oily fish should b limited due to the level of mercury in them. Its something to do with babies developing allergies such as asthma and also developing eczema.

Sascha3 · January 2013

I have never read that anywhere. It is not on the list of any major reputable website.

kateisgreat · January 2013

That's an old wives tale.You can eat nuts, eggs, shellfish, and any other common food allergen, as long as YOU aren't allergic to them. Your OB should give you a list of what to avoid- undercooked meat, large fish that may contain mercury, alcohol, etc.

I had a woman lecture me when I was pg with DD that you are supposed to eat food allergens when pg to reduce LOs chances of having an allergy, only she was try to make me eat something that I have a reaction to......

Dunny15 · January 2013

I take it back ladies! It used to be advised by health professionals to avoid eating peanuts if the babies immediate family was known to have allergies hayfever asthma eczema etc as it was suggested that the developing baby would have higher chance if developing these conditions too. However the government has now stated that there is not enough evidence to show that a developing baby could be harmed by a pregnant mother eating peanuts therefore they are not placing peanuts in the pregnancy food restrictions guide. It's a mothers choice if she wants to eat peanuts or not, some people still choose to avoid them however.
Just looked it up lol! I'm sure I had read it somewhere its just dated info now x

brockerln · January 2013

This is bullox. Peanuts were no where on my ob's list of food not to eat. My mom ate peanuta when pg with my sister and i and we have no foos allergies. Do yourself.a favor and actually check with your ob office.

Dunny15 · January 2013

Is there any need for that?? Seriously some people need to take some of their own advice and do themselves a favour!!

BlueJewelM · January 2013

I ate peanut butter occasionally throughout my pregnancy, not much because I was a freaked out FTM that avoided it mostly...and DS has a peanut and tree nut allergy.

Thankfully he has SUPER Mild reactions so it is very not serious. I carry an epi, but his allergist is pretty sure I will never ever have to use it!

Anyway, the allergist is a professor at the very very big medical school here and said that if they knew avoiding foods during pregnancy would prevent allergies...no one would have allergies.

There is a lot of unknown with food allergies. I will say, as a STM with a son with a nut allergy...I have already had 5 peanut butter and jelly sandwiches since my BFP. And I plan on eating PB cookies. And Reese cups. And anything else I like.

Good luck!

lalamakita · January 2013

The reply at 4:46 is on par with current recommendations. I have a DD with nut allergies, among others (egg and milk) and I ate peanuts, eggs and a lot of milk during that pregnancy. So when I was pg with #2, I did a lot of research. At that time in 2006, they recommended I still eat milk and egg for the sake of important nutrients, but to avoid the nuts. Clearly our genetics set us up for allergies (DH has excema and used to be allergic to eggs) so I wanted to do what I could. I avoided nuts for the pg. Luckily, my DS does not have allergies. I'll also avoid nuts for the pg, just b/c we did get a good outcome, but I'll never really know. I also know there's research about c/s vs. vaginal births, formula and breastfeeding around allergies, and no doubt a lot of luck/randomness. You can find every combination of what some moms did and what result they get. The docs just don't know.

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