ice cream at 10 months?

Question

is it okay to give a 10 month old a little bit of ice cream? because from my own understanding, babies under a year old are not to have anything with whole milk

Answer 1

Babies under a year old should absolutely not get any ice cream. In addition to the dairy, it is also full of sugar. In some cases, it could contain honey or corn syrup which may (very rarely) cause infant botulism. It doesn't contribute anything positive to a baby's diet, and could (again, rarely) cause significant harm.

Answer 2

its ok, I give my 8 month old vanilla/fruit flavored ice cream once in a while, just a few spoons. the reason people dont give ice cream is coz its empty calories and high in sugar. avoid chocolate/coffee flavors because of caffeine, a bottle full of cow's milk is not a good idea but few spoons wont hurt anyone, not all ice creams are made from whole milk, look for brands with skimmed milk as an ingredient. babies know what fun is after they are around 6 months old and when we go out for a meal, my daughter has to eat her boring baby food so may as well treat her to something yummy and give her a good memory of that day.

Answer 3

You're right. No milk and no ice cream.

It hopefully won't hurt him, but if he has an allergic reaction you could wind up in emerg all night. Not fun.

Wait it out and give it to him on his 1st b-day. I know, they're so sweet, you want to give them everything, but it won't hurt to wait and he doesn't know what he's missing.....

Besides, with a 10 month old, there's no such thing as a "little bit" of ice cream!!!

Whole yogurt might be a better choice.

Answer 4

It's fine. My 7 month old daughter eats ice cream, but only when she goes to my Mother's house (it's a rareity that she has it at home). I started her on whole milk plain yogurt at 5 months. People are a bit paranoid. You can start dairy products before 1 year, they just don't recommend actually drinking milk until then. You can also give your child whole milk cheeses.

Answer 5

If the baby is eating solid food, and not lactose intolerant (which you would know by now) it should be okay. I gave both my kids ice cream long before they were a year old. As long as you aren't giving the child more than a few bites.

Answer 6

my son is 10 months old and he loves ice cream!!! as long as they don't drink whole milk until 1 yr. they will be ok

Answer 7

I wouldn't. Firstly chidren under 2 years should not be given sweet food, their teeth can become decayed before they come through the gums, secondly ice-cream can be a major source of food poisoning if it hasn't been stored correctly.

Answer 8

sure a little bit won't hurt him/her. but if he/she has not had any dairy yet just watch for allergy's. Other wise its fine. I gave my daughter a tiny tiny little bit of Easter egg when she was 4 mths old and due to the fact that she had never had dairy turned out that she was allergic to dairy. the Dr told me that in one way it was a good thing so if I was going to try and ween her It would have been a lot more dairy and she could have gotten really sick.

Answer 9

I have been feeding my daughter small amounts of ice cream since she was 3 months, and she is fine.

Answer 10

I hope it is okay at 10 months because my dauter easts it all the time with me and she is only 6 months.

Doesn't hurt her any.