I fed my 5 1/2 month old peanut butter and she is just fine?

Question

why do people freak out about stupid stuff like that, oh she had honey 2. how do you think we all survived?

lol why does everyone assume i gave her a spoon full? thats why babies choke to death because of idiotic people that give kids a huge spoon full of peanut butter, i gave her a lick of it off my finger DUH! and why on earth you you think feeding her peanut butter now is going to make her allergic later? that is the dumbest thing i have ever hear, anybody can be allergic to anything. i was allergic to tomatos when i was little. you have to find out somehow! she could just have easily been allergic to formula or baby food but she ate that and nobody thinks thats wrong,, people are so ignorant!

Answer 1

First of all this is to all of you nut jobs that went crazy over this question. Big deal. How and what were you and your parents fed? I think that allot of the stuff in baby books is a bunch of crap. I raised my son the way I was raised and my mother was raised. My son started on solids before he hit 4 months and he loved YOGURT. Oh yeah and he was drinking milk mixed with formula at first then at about 5 months REAL milk only. You keep feeding your kid that formula crap because you know for sure what's in it right, and lab made crap is healthier for your child.

Get real people & get your head out of your A**.
I could understand the reaction you people had if this woman admited to killing her baby but jesus she only let him lick peanut butter.

Raise your child the way you think not the way Dr. Spock would.

Answer 2

I'm assuming this is a joke. No sane person would give their infant peanut butter, or honey, since both can be dangerous. I mean why would any good mother risk her child's health knowingly.

*Many people are allergic to peanuts, and if a 5 1/2 month old baby who was allergic was given any amount they would go into anaphilatic shock and probably die, which is why you are supposed to wait until they are at least 12 months before trying. The reaction would not be as severe in a 12 months old.

Answer 3

Just because one baby didn't have a reaction to peanut butter or honey doesn't mean that all the experts are wrong. You were lucky. There are legitimate reasons to wait until a baby is older to give them things like peanut butter, honey, milk, etc. Maybe you should do a little research before you call the rest of us idiots. I'm sure you're too smart for car-seats and safety latches as well.

Answer 4

Your 5 1/2 month old can't properly process or digest these foods. You're doing her a major disservice. If she begins having health problems later, you'll know why. You're increasing the likelihood that she will reject formula or breastmilk in favor of these other items which are not healthy for her at her age. We all survived because our parents fed us appropriately. By taking risks like these, you are increasing your daughter's chances of developing allergies and infections now and as she grows older. That seems like a huge risk to take just so you can say you gave your 5 1/2 mo old honey and peanut butter when she didn't know she was missing it and didn't want it in the first place.

Answer 5

You're stupid. Why would you risk your child's health like that? Our parents gave us stuff like that because they did'nt know the potential consequences. Your child may be fine now but how would you feel if in a few years she stopped breathing because someone gave her a peanut butter cracker? How about if she suddenly came down with botulism? Allergies are more common today than they were when we were kids. For your daughters sake think before you do anything else stupid!

Answer 6

you know i think the same thing, but heres a test, go get a spoon full of peanut butter and eat it at once. what happens? you cant breath through ur mouth, its hard to swallow. a baby doesnt have as much practice with foods as you and i. no a little wont hurt your baby, why you would even feed a 5 1/2 month old peanut butter unless you were just giving her a little taste is beyond me, but thats why, they dont know how to eat or swallow properly so they choke/gag stuff like that that could kill her!

Answer 7

Research over the past years suggests that children who are exposed to common food allergens at an early age, such as peanuts, are more likely to develop lifelong allergies to those foods.

"Dairy products should be delayed until 1 year, eggs until 2 years, and peanuts, nuts, and fish until 3 years of age. This may help reduce the risk of food allergies."

This is especially important if "...parents or other family members have a history of asthma, allergies, or eczema," as allergies can be hereditary.

Answer 8

the peanut butter simply could cause peanut allergy later in life and the honey contains small amounts of botulism. most babies it won't affect, but would you want to be the one to deal with a peanut allergy or a baby dead because of botulism? I agree most of us made it fine, but I feel sorry for those who didn't and don't wish that on anyone.

Answer 9

I hope you're proud of yourself, logging on here and shouting out loud that you gave your innocent baby something that physicians, experienced moms and anyone smarter than you would tell you is very dangerous. You say people shouldn't freak out, well it's a known fact that this stuff can hurt your baby before a certain age, so why didn't you wait????? I think I smell a possibe report of abuse.

Answer 10

Peanut butter is a choking hazard because it is so thick.

As for honey...
"The concern is with infant botulism.

Botulinum spores are found widely in soil, dust, and honey. Adults who swallow botulinum spores are almost never affected. When infants swallow the spores, however, the spores can germinate in their immature gastrointestinal tracts and begin producing botulinum toxin. This has occurred even when the honey was only used to sweeten a pacifier (European Journal of Epidemiology, Nov 1993)."