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Peanut Allergy?

LittleNugget93LittleNugget93 member
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I'm EBF and my DD is 3 weeks old. Since she was born I have been eating peanut butter practically every morning and some days for lunch as well. I noticed a week ago that a rash started developing on her whole body and at first I assumed it was just some newborn rash. But, the same day that it developed, I had a LOT of peanut butter. She was also incredibly fussy that day. The days I eat more, the more fussy she is.
Today I finally decided to not eat any peanut butter. She has been sleeping better, nursing better, and has barely even cried. 

Before this she had really bad gas constantly, she had trouble sleeping, nursing was complicated, and she was very easily disturbed.

Is it possible that she is allergic to peanut butter? Has anyone else had this issue? 
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  • LittleNugget93LittleNugget93 member
    I mean peanuts...not peanut butter. haha
    excuse the sleep deprivation. 
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  • PrimRoseMamaPrimRoseMama member
    It's possible. I don't know when they can test babies. If it works to cut it out then you can keep doing it. Whole foods makes alternative spread like Nutella, sunflower butter, almond butter. You can look to get an alternative for your PBJ.


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  • pantsarellapantsarella member
    edited October 2013
    It doesn't mean she's allergic to it, but she definitely appears sensitive to it right now. My allergist doesn't test for allergies in kids before age 2 because they can't adequately verbalize any symptoms before that. 

    Try a nut free butter. Peanut free planet is a site that has all peanut free products. They have pea butter which is pretty good. I'm allergic to nuts so I order that. 
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  • girlmama83girlmama83 member
    Nicb13 said:

    Maybe I'm more paranoid than others because I have such severe nut allergies myself but if your LO is having a reaction to peanuts, I wouldn't try other nuts just in case. If omitting peanuts from your diet helps your LO then I'd keep doing that until you can talk to the pedi.

    As someone with a severe peanut allergy also, I agree.
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  • Murphie82Murphie82 member
    I discovered that almond milk (I was drinking it instead of cow's milk because I was worried my LO might have a reaction to dairy) and eating almonds in any form gives me LO major gas.  I had to cut it from my diet and am avoiding other nuts just to be safe.  The gas was so bad that neither of us were getting a lot of sleep.

    I definitely miss eating peanut butter but would miss sleep more.
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