Peanut Butter

kdsmith43 · August 2013

Have you given LO peanut butter yet?

juliane2004 · August 2013

No. DH has a severe peanut allergy (among other allergies) so we haven't given ANY kid peanuts yet. Going to do it at an allergist office.

Flamingemu · August 2013

L has had it many times. There are no peanut allergies in my family.

willy_gert · August 2013

We have no peanut allergies and I wasn't thinking and gave her one of those peanut butter on cheese cracker sandwiches. She loved it and had no problems.

klgrh6 · August 2013

We haven't given E any yet because it's still a choking hazard for her at this point. Our pedi said we could introduce whenever since it's there's not a history of allergies but that until she's handling table food better that it could be a choking hazard especially with dry things like crackers.

DH and I talked about it yesterday, we've decided to introduce it through things that have peanut butter baked into or mixed into it. I'm making oatmeal, peanut butter bars this weekend and plan to let her taste one. And if she handles it well, we might consider giving her peanut butter in other forms such as sandwiches since she's doing much better with table food now compared to three months ago when pedi mentioned it.

BPer · August 2013

DD loves her some pb&j.

hmp1 · August 2013

No, but only because we hardly ever eat peanut butter so I don't have any to give.

LegallyBlonde217 · August 2013

We have, but only in the past few weeks...after they turned 1.

linzeek44 · August 2013

Once. We don't eat a ton of PB and I have a PB&J phobia so I'm not about to make him a sandwich. (I know, it's weird.)

danabsd · August 2013

auroraloo said:

Ages ago. Our pedi cited research from the AAP that says there's little to no evidence that witholding allergen foods until a certain age lowers the likelihood they'll get an allergy. So we give a waffle with PB nearly every morning for breakfast.

Our pedi told us the same thing.

KellersPrag · August 2013

Gave it at 6 months.

KellersPrag · August 2013

klgrh6 said:

We haven't given E any yet because it's still a choking hazard for her at this point. Our pedi said we could introduce whenever since it's there's not a history of allergies but that until she's handling table food better that it could be a choking hazard especially with dry things like crackers.
DH and I talked about it yesterday, we've decided to introduce it through things that have peanut butter baked into or mixed into it. I'm making oatmeal, peanut butter bars this weekend and plan to let her taste one. And if she handles it well, we might consider giving her peanut butter in other forms such as sandwiches since she's doing much better with table food now compared to three months ago when pedi mentioned it.

...peanut butter is a choking hazard?

fireflygirl12 · August 2013

We were told to wait until 1 year, but no history of allergies here either. We usually eat almond butter, but DH has really been into sunflower butter lately, so I give that to DS on toast regularly.

jbBeans · August 2013

Yeah, pretty much right when she started solids she got PB soon thereafter. She has it probably about 3 times per week on toast for breakfast.

LyndseylovesHugh · August 2013

I love PB and eat it with a spoon, haha, so I have given DD little tastes of it off my spoon or finger. We have no history if food allergies in our families.

ellebee2 · August 2013

No. DH is allergic to all nuts. So she prob won't be eating much in the way of nut products anyway.

juliane2004 · August 2013

linzeek44 said:

Once. We don't eat a ton of PB and I have a PB&J phobia so I'm not about to make him a sandwich. (I know, it's weird.)

What's the phobia?

Bighair12 · August 2013

I have a severe walnut allergy so the pedi said just to be wary of nuts. Well mh has given her smoothies with almond milk and peanut butter in it.

redneckmomma25 · August 2013

I would like to know how pb is a choking hazard. And G loves pb on toast

. I did just give recently. But she had had some almond milk prior.

shannond354 · August 2013

I think it's a choking hazard because of its thick texture. If a baby gets too much it can be hard for them to move it around their mouth and could block thier airway. https://www.choosemyplate.gov/preschoolers/food-safety/choking-hazards.html

kelbel527 · August 2013

shannond354 said:
I think it's a choking hazard because of its thick texture. If a baby gets too much it can be hard for them to move it around their mouth and could block thier airway. https://www.choosemyplate.gov/preschoolers/food-safety/choking-hazards.html

Correct. We didn't give it to ds1 for a long time because of this, not allergies. He was (is) the type of kid that shoves a ton of food in his mouth at a time and pb worried me. I'd be less worried with ds2, but just haven't had a reason to give it to him yet. He's a more delicate eater though, so it's a depends-on-your-kid kinda thing.

Nita2603 · August 2013

I am allergic to peanuts and treenuts, so we are a but free household. Alastair has had PB at my Ils' house and Aidan will get some there as well. Without me.

AlinnJo · August 2013

Quinn has had PB since she was about 8 months old. We have no history of allergies on either side so we let her have it. She loves a PB sandwich and PB toast!

linzeek44 · August 2013

juliane2004 said:

linzeek44 said:

Once. We don't eat a ton of PB and I have a PB&J phobia so I'm not about to make him a sandwich. (I know, it's weird.)

What's the phobia?

Idk. It just freaks me out so bad. Before this year, I would start to gag really badly if DH ate it near me. Now he has eaten it at the table but I still wouldn't eat it or touch it.

I like PB, but not PB and bread or PB&J.

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