Peanut butter?

Reilly626 · August 2013

At their 1 year appt my ped said no peanut butter till 2 years old. What are others saying?

manderdoll · August 2013

not sure what my dr would say, but we've been doing peanut and almond butter since about 9 months.

SJandVA · August 2013

With my first we waited until she was 2 because my brother has a severe nut allergy. But those guidelines have changed. Turns out they think its worse to wait.
I'm waiting the year for pb and eggs. I know there's a lot of people already doing both.

Cbarajas08 · August 2013

Our Dr said 1 year but to make sure we had Benadryl on hand just in case. DD has had almond butter but no
Peanut butter yet

nopegoat · August 2013

Rhett had peanut butter pretty early because he stole a pb&j sandwich from Mathieu. With Mathieu we were told to wait a year. 2yrs seems pretty extreme.

Andreabks · August 2013

we haven't tried it yet, but i'll be asking the pedi about it in a few weeks.

Mrs. Rohde · August 2013

We've given DS PBJ with no reaction. Thank goodness. We waited the year an I agree that 2 years seems extreme unless of course there is an allergy in the family.

JAO2011 · August 2013

Our pedi said at her 9 month appt we could start giving it. We waited another month but she loves it!!

fastcarsandfreedom3319 · August 2013

Just gave T some the other day on an english muffin and he loved it! He already had allergy testing done for other reasons, with no reaction to nuts, so I was much more comfortable in giving it early.

pasquant · August 2013

The only thing our doc asked us to wait on was honey. She's been having PB on her toast for a couple months now. No family history of allergies though

CLeigh03 · August 2013

Ummm, B has already had it and loves it!

JayandEmm · August 2013

2 years seems pretty extreme. They don't reccommend waiting anymore, except for family history of the allergy.

I have a severe peanut allergy, so it's the only food ds hasn't had yet. That being said, I think I may go ahead of give it a whorl, and have benedryl on hand. I'm tired of living in fear!

abbyful · August 2013

I work at a children's hospital. (Not in patient care,I'm a computer programmer.) But I know our Chief of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology says no reason to wait. AAP says the same. In fact, newer studies say delaying foods may INCREASE allergic reactions.

The only thing we're avoiding is honey until after 1 year.

chefnicole22 · August 2013

Our pedi just said no honey until after a year. Charlie has had peanut butter a few times and really likes it.

alake · August 2013

Because I have severe allergies, and my nephew was just diagnosed with severe peanut allergies, we aren't doing peanut butter until two. I am not allergic to any nuts, but have several life threatening allergies.

MoFree · August 2013

The latest AAP thinking is that delayed introduction may increase the risk of allergies. Lila has had PB and loves it. I was concerned since my cousin's son has multiple life threatening allergies but so far she has been allergy free.

britvahok · August 2013

Micah had peanut butter around 8 months. Our pedi says everything is okay except no honey before 1.

rainedrops117 · August 2013

We haven't tried PB either. My bro also is allergic to nuts and my first cousin was in ICU for 2 weeks from a peanut reaction. It came on as an adult. I'm freaked out about nuts, but I will discuss with his pedi at his 1 year appt on how to best introduce it.

rp-chicago-mom · August 2013

How do you go about trying it? I've heard put some on their back and see if they get a contact reaction. Is that old news?

vvvvvfee · August 2013

our pediatrician also said no need to wait on anything (except honey). she said to just have some benadryl on hand. DS has had peanut butter and other commonly allergic foods with no issues. as others mentioned, the latest research says that waiting longer may actually be increasing the rates of food allergies.

i had also heard that you can rub some PB or whatever on their arm to see if there's a contact reaction before you let them eat it.

drunkindonuts · August 2013

Our pedi said to go ahead and give it at c's one year visit. We have a family hx of nut allergies too, and she just recommended having Benadryl on hand if we're uneasy about it.

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