S/O starting solids & food allergies

Re: S/O starting solids & food allergies

• Jalee85 member

  January 2014

  FTM here. We do not have food allergies on either side of the family, but anything that could help discourage them from developing I am game to try...lol

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• shelley1002 member

  January 2014

  Not sure how any of this is related to starting solids.
  
  I have a slight allergy to tomatoes.  If I eat too much I just get an upset stomach for a few hours.  Nothing major, no vomiting or diarrhea, just don't feel great.  My dad and brother are also allergic to them.  I was FF.
  
  DH and I are both lactose intolerant.  We can both eat certain amounts and have certain dairy products that trigger it worse than others.
  
  DS1 has no food allergies and is not showing any signs of lactose intolerance.  We started him on solids (rice) at 4 months.  He was also on soy formula due to his reflux for the first 7 months then we switched over to dairy after he outgrew his reflux to see if he was lactose intolerant or if all his issues were reflux (they were).
  
  Have not started any solids with DS2 yet (he's only 3 months).

  

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• HFrizzle member

  January 2014

  My oldest is allergic to nuts, shellfish and eggs. She's 13, so I don't remember exactly when we started solids. We have no food allergies on either side of the family and she developed them out of no where when she was about 8. Food allergies, like environmental allergies, can literally just come out of no where and happen. There really isn't a large hereditary component to them though.

  
  

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• Jalee85 member

  January 2014

  It relates to solids because there is a study that shows if you introduce solids between 4 & 6 months of age. It can help reduce food allergies.

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• shelley1002 member

  January 2014

  Jalee85 said:

  It relates to solids because there is a study that shows if you introduce solids between 4 & 6 months of age. It can help reduce food allergies.

  
  If you are referring to my response, I was talking about my allergy and intolerance relating to DS1.  I understand the whole concept of the allergies and when solids were started (truly not being snarky if this sounded that way).

  

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• Jalee85 member

  January 2014

  @shelley1002 Sorry I misunderstood what you meant...lol

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• shelley1002 member

  January 2014

  Jalee85 said:

  @shelley1002 Sorry I misunderstood what you meant...lol

  No problem. Sometimes I fail at trying to explain things because words can be hard.

  

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• sfshorter member

  January 2014

  DD has no allergies of any kind and I started her on purees and cereal pretty early.  I don't remember how early because that was a LONG time ago.  Don't remember how early we started solids either.  Boo.  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

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• CousinVicki member

  January 2014

  Jalee85 said:

  It relates to solids because there is a study that shows if you introduce solids between 4 & 6 months of age. It can help reduce food allergies.

  actually 6 months you have the greatest chance of reducing allergies.  this 4 month talk is making ME break out in hives

  
  

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• Jalee85 member

  January 2014

  CousinVicki said:

  
  

  Jalee85 said:

  
  

  It relates to solids because there is a study that shows if you introduce solids between 4 & 6 months of age. It can help reduce food allergies.

  
  

  actually 6 months you have the greatest chance of reducing allergies.  this 4 month talk is making ME break out in hives
  
  I'm so confused... Lol I thought the newest research suggested 4 - 6 months. I'll have to do some non-bump investigating.

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• sooner1981 member

  January 2014 edited January 2014

  Bump burp.

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• sooner1981 member

  January 2014

  The following is from the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology's website on the prevention of food allergies and asthma in children.
  It says: "The introduction of solid foods should not be delayed beyond 4 to 6 months of age."
  It also says that introducing potentially-allergenic foods while continuing to breastfeed may reduce your LO's allergenic response to that food in the future.
  https://www.aaaai.org/conditions-and-treatments/library/at-a-glance/prevention-of-allergies-and-asthma-in-children.aspx

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• sooner1981 member

  January 2014

  crunchymama11 said:

  4-6 months =/= 4months exactly. it's okay to wait until closer to 6 months, esp since the aap recs ebfing for 6 months and then bfing with solids until at least a year.
  

  Totally agree--just sometime in that window, when baby shows signs of readiness.

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• Emilyraymond member

  January 2014

  I don't have food allergies and neither does DH. DS is almost 4 and has no allergies. I EBF for 6 months and started solids at 6 months then table foods at 11 mos I think. Plan to do the same with dd. I think 4 months is too early so it will be closer to 6 at my house.

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• tpeale member

  January 2014

  I have no food allergies and neither does DH, but DS1 just started having allergic reactions to random things like barbecue sauce and cinnamon apples. This past Friday we had Chinese takeout and his lips started swelling! And it was all food he had had before! He started solids about 4.5months!

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• Painterlady member

  January 2014

  DD1 and DD2 started solids a little after 4 mos...but they were sooo ready. No allergies. This LO is sooo not ready. He's 18 weeks and I think I'm gonna hold off for at least another 3 weeks. We'll see.

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• Painterlady member

  January 2014

  Oh, me and my FI have no food allergies.

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