Honey? Babies?

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Can babies have honey that has been cooked? Like honey nut cherios, or gram crackers?
Or do you have to avoid all honey?
If you have to avoid all honey does anyone know why?

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Any and all honey needs to be avoided until 1. Some say the risk is just raw honey but I personally dont think its worth the risk. The concern with honey is that theres a certain bacteria that can be present in it that babies that young cant digest and can make them very sick/die.

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Nope. Botulism. Every doc I’ve ever worked with has said no to honey before 1.

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No honey before 1 year. Even if people say "well my kid was fine" that definitely doesnt mean every child is fine. They advise against it for a reason. Botulism is serious.

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Just give them plain Cheerios and baby crackers. Not worth the risk. Plus Honey Nut Cheerios have a LOT of sugar, I don’t see the point in taking that risk to give baby unhealthy food.

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Doesn’t matter if it’s cooked or not. Heat doesn’t get rid of botulism. No honey before 1, raw or an ingredient of any other foods.

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I had never thought about this! Good question!

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No honey at all, in any shape or form, until they are 1.

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We did honey nut cheerios at about 10 months old. No raw honey till after a year due to botulism risk.

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My midwife explained to me that there’s a higher risk of botulism in Raw honey.
I’ll admit there was one or two times where my almost one year old had a sip of tea with honey in it, and again a bite of a baked
Good with honey in it. But to be on the safer side lol maybe just wait till they’re 1. 🙂 our LO was perfectly fine but yeah, to be safe just maybe wait till they’re one. 😅

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Not worth the risk. I never let either of my children have anything with honey (cooked or not) until one. If I made something with honey in it for dinner, I made them something different.

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