when can you feed baby honey?

Answer 1

It used to be 1, but I'm hearing a lot saying it's safer to wait until 2.

I'd go w/ the latter.

Answer 2

2 years

Answer 3

Feeding honey to your baby could be harmful if he or she is younger than 12 months of age. Honey could be the cause of a rare type of food poisoning called infant botulism--a serious, even deadly, illness. Honey is the food most commonly found to contain the bacteria causing botulism. The American Academy of Pediatrics advises that honey should not be added to the food, water, or formula that is fed to infants younger than 12 months of age. This recommendation includes foods processed with honey.

Answer 4

Not until after approximately age 2. Honey contails bacterium that can upset the delicate balance of their digestive systems. Same goes for molasses.

Rather than go by answers on here, I'd google the topic and read what medical websites have to say. Either that or ask a health nurse. We were specifically told that 1 year was too young...

Answer 5

after 1 year

Answer 6

After your baby turns a year old. Preferably 1 1/2 yrs old.

Answer 7

1 year of age

Answer 8

According to things my son's doctor gave me it's after one years old. I think that it's ok around one also. My son is 11 1/2 months and I give him honey gram crackers and all is well with him.

Answer 9

It's one year, the people that say two years absolutely have no facts to back them up. In fact saying on year provides a fair bit of leeway as it is safe for most babies before that.

"Because honey can contain spores of Clostridium botulinum and this has been a source of infection for infants, children less than 12 months old should not be fed honey. Honey is safe for persons 1 year of age and older."
Centers For Disease Control
http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dbmd/diseaseinfo/botulism_g.htm#How%20can%20botulism%20be%20prevented

"A history of honey consumption is seen in 15 percent of the botulism cases reported to the CDC.5,12 As a result, honey should not be given to infants younger than one year."
American Academy of Family Physicians
http://www.aafp.org/afp/20020401/1388.html

Infant botulism is a rare disease that can affect otherwise healthy children who are less than a year old. The only food linked to cases of infant botulism in Canada is honey, so Health Canada is advising parents and caregivers not to feed honey to infants.
http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/iyh-vsv/diseases-maladies/botu_e.html

Infant Botulism is an orphan ("rare") disease that affects infants primarily between one and 52 weeks of age. First recognized in 1976, infant botulism occurs globally and is the most common form of human botulism in the United States.
http://www.infantbotulism.org/

Who gets it?
The peak age at which babies are susceptible is when they are 2 to 4 months old. They may be at risk from about 1 week until 9 to 11 months. This is the reason babies under one year old should not be fed honey. Because the spores are so heat-resistant, there is a theoretical risk for babies eating even processed foods containing honey. Commercial canning, however, usually destroys the spores. While honey is the most common single food associated with infant botulism, in most cases of infant botulism, the source is not identified.
http://www.drgreene.com/21_1037.html

This illness typically affects babies who are between 3 weeks and 6 months old, but they are susceptible to it until their first birthdays.
http://www.kidshealth.org/parent/infections/bacterial_viral/botulism.html

Infants younger than 12 months are at risk of infant botulism from eating honey. Infant botulism is a rare but serious form of food poisoning.

Honey is a known source of bacterial spores that produce Clostridium botulinum bacteria. These bacteria are typically harmless to older children and adults. But when ingested by an infant, these bacteria make a toxin that can cause infant botulism. It's unclear why this occurs in infants and not in older children or adults.

Infant botulism affects a baby's nervous system and can result in death. Signs and symptoms of infant botulism include:

* Persistent constipation
* Floppy arms, legs and neck
* Weak cry due to muscle weakness
* Weak sucking and poor feeding
* Tired all the time (lethargy)

Botulism spores may also be found in undercooked food, corn syrup and even maple syrup. For this reason, feeding an infant any of these foods is risky as well.
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/infant-botulism/HQ00854

Answer 10

at one year old due to the spores that may be in it. Older babies and adults can handle these spores and there immune system can fight off any infection but kids younger that that could have a deadly reaction.