At what age can a child have the following.....?

Question

Seafood to include canned tuna
Honey
Peanut Butter

Answer 1

Your baby is ADORABLE!! I didn't start introducing that stuff until my son was around 15mths.. You could try it at 1, but I would ask the Pediatrician just to be sure!! Good luck to you

Answer 2

Honey is not for babies!
Although honey is a natural, healthy food that normally cannot support bacterial life, it's important to note that it can carry C. botulinum spores which may be harmful to the undeveloped immune systems of infants. The old practice of dipping pacifiers into honey to soothe crying babies should be stopped.

Infants up to one year of age should not be fed raw honey, as their immune systems are not yet developed enough to fend off this normally benign strain. Infection can cause a flaccid paralysis weakening the baby's muscles, causing a "floppy" baby. Other symptoms include constipation, lethargy, poor feeding, weak cry, droopy eyelids, expressionless face, drooling or swallowing difficulty, and occasionally, respiratory arrest. By the age of one year, most children develop enough to resist this normally benign strain of botulinum.

The two main concerns regarding feeding seafood to young children are that of potential allergy development and mercury exposure.

More than 90 percent of food allergies come from just a few sources: eggs, dairy, nuts, peanuts, wheat, fish, and shellfish. There is controversy about the best age at which to introduce nuts, peanuts, fish, and shellfish because unlike other food allergies, these allergies often last for a lifetime. The official recommendation is to wait to introduce these foods until after the first birthday, but some allergists are now recommending as late as 3 years, especially if there are food allergies in the family.

Certain seafoods can carry a high level of mercury and other industrial contaminants that may affect a baby's developing nervous system.

So with the possible problems with these foods, I would not take a chance and feed them tuna, seafood, honey, or peanut butter.

Answer 3

Seafood- Doctors say Age 3
Honey- " " Age 2
Peanut Butter " " Age 2

Answer 4

All around 1 year, unless there is a family history of allergies. Seafood and Peanut Butter are because allergies to these can be severe or life threatening and an older baby will fare better against such a reaction. Honey is because infants cannot digest it properly and it can cause infant botulism.

Answer 5

Babies should NOT have honey until they are 12 months old:

Although honey seems like a wholesome, natural food to feed your infant, don't do it until after he's at least 12 months old. It isn't safe to feed your baby honey or corn syrup -- or even cooked foods sweetened with either one -- until after his first birthday. Both products can contain spores of a toxic bacteria called Clostridium botulinum. Cooking and pasteurization don't always kill these hardy spores.

Peanut Butter:
I would ask your doctor I've heard 2 or 3 years old. One of my daughters has a peanut allergy and we let her have some before she was 2. We wonder if we had waited would she not have been allergic? Our allergist can't answer that for us though....

http://www.keepkidshealthy.com/nutrition/peanut_butter_controversy.html
**useful info about the peanut butter controversey

Seafood:
My youngest daughter is 21 months and loves salmon and tuna (although we don't give her a lot of tuna because of the whole mercury issue) try this article but again, I would ask your pediatrician:

http://www.babycenter.com/plus/readyornot/articles/food/102

Answer 6

Seafood is at age 3
Honey at age 2
Peanut butter at 2 also.

Answer 7

all after the age of 1. But if you have a history of peanut allergy or seafood allergy in the family, it is adviced to start after the age of 2 or even later.

When you first introduce these foods, watch closely for any signs of allergic reaction like rash, redness, and of course the extreme reactions like difficulty breathing.

Answer 8

Peanut-Butter age 2 (choking hazard)
Honey-After the age 1 because it cause some kind of damage to a child not over the age of one( can't think of the name exactly)
Seafood ?? I gave it to my children after the age of 18months.

hope this helps! Good Luck

Answer 9

To be safe I'd recommend seafood at 15 months, peanut butter at 18 months, and honey at 19-20 months.

Answer 10

peanut butter 1
honey 2

Answer 11

With my first daughter who is now 5 it was 2 years old, with my youngest daughter who is 18 months, the doctor said tuna at 1 year, peanut butter 2 and I beleive honey is 3. Double check with your Dr. for the right timeline for your child.