My toddler is almost 16 months old. Should I give her peanut butter or things with peanut butter?
2007-09-09 04:47:08 · 24 answers · asked by TTC#2 4 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Parenting
Do it.
We gave our kids PB almost from the time they could eat. Don't sweat it. If they are allergic it's better to know now than wait for them to be exposed to it in pre-school or school.
Kids are resilient and need to be exposed to the world. Don't coddle them too much and they will be fine.
2007-09-09 04:50:57 · answer #1 · answered by jdevico 3 · 0⤊ 3⤋
Mine was about 16 or 17 months too. There has been such a scare about this peanut allergy thing lately, I was hesitant. I kind of broke her into it slowly to be sure she didn't have any reactions. Now, a month away from being 2, she will eat half a peanut butter sandwich with jelly on it. I just still don't give her too much and no more than once a day. Jennifer
2007-09-09 11:51:55 · answer #2 · answered by Jennifer 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Okay, here's what I didn't know when I gave my 14-month-old a tiny smudge of peanut butter (and she broke out in a full body rash and her mouth swelled up): it doesn't matter if you have a family history of peanut allergies, or even food allergies. It matters if you have a family history of ANY allergies. My husband and I have only environmental allergies, but we were later scolded by the allergist for giving our daughter peanut butter so "early" since we had any allergies at all. Of course, our pediatrician had never said anything about this. Likely your daughter would be fine, but (trust me!) living with a life-threatening allergy is HORRIBLE. The longer you wait till the first exposure, the safer you are. If you and your husband have ANY allergies, wait. There's plenty of other stuff to eat!
2007-09-09 12:43:03 · answer #3 · answered by ... 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It depends. Is anyone in your family (or her father's family) allergic to peanuts? Do ANY food allergies run in the family?
If the answer is yes, you're better off waiting until he's at least 2. If no one is allergic, it should be fine to try it now, just keep some benydrol on hand and keep an eye on him for a while after he eats it.
I gave my daughter peanut butter, in a small amount at about 14 months, no one in either family is allergic to anything, and apparently, she isn't either (as far as we can tell now).
2007-09-09 12:09:57 · answer #4 · answered by Amanda 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They say to wait until about age 1, unless there is a peanut allergy history in the family. With something like honey, the child has to be older to tolerate it, but with peanuts, you're just waiting until they're physically bigger. An older baby would have a better chance against a serious allergic reaction. Go for it!
2007-09-09 11:51:39 · answer #5 · answered by eli_star 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I have my baby book out right now and it says if there is not a family allergy, your pediatrician will probably give you the go-ahead on smooth peanut butter once baby has reached the first birthday (but spread on very thinly to reduce choking) If there is a family history of allergies it will be withheld until you git the green light from the doctor- probably not until age two, possibly not until age three, four, or even later.
2007-09-09 11:57:22 · answer #6 · answered by timmicia_stottskokichi 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
My pediatrician told me that you must wait for at least the first year. Their best recommendation is to wait for three years if at all possible, especially if you have a history of peanut or any nut type allergies in your family. If you can possibly put it off for longer I would suggest that you try to do that, but if you can't, then you can't. I've just worked in schools with a bunch of kids with nut allergies and it is such a hard thing to live with. It interferes with everything they eat and in some more extreme cases it also interferes with the things they touch. One of 'my kids' had it so bad that he broke out in hives after his mother kissed him on the cheek after she ate a peanut butter cookie.
2007-09-09 11:53:43 · answer #7 · answered by scarlet 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
That is old enough. I do not remember a day without peanut butter. I'll go have some right now!!
2007-09-09 11:56:32 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I am 59 nine years old and been eating peanut butter for 58
of those years. I love the stuff i am addicted to peanut butter.
2007-09-09 11:50:47 · answer #9 · answered by reddcobalt07 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
i give mine peanut butter less than a years old like maybe 8 months but peanuts need to wait a little bit on them
2007-09-09 11:51:32 · answer #10 · answered by sunshine 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Check with your doctor's nurse. There is an age when it's okay to start peanut butter. Too early and they can develop allergies.
2007-09-09 11:50:06 · answer #11 · answered by red 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋