Giving LO allergens...What's your plan?!

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When do you plan on giving your LO things like peanut butter, eggs, etc? I feel like everyone I talk to has different advice from their pediatrician. And the American Acamdey of Pediatrics is now saying that it's ideal to give them these types of foods between 4-6 months to help reduce the risk of future food allergies.

What is a momma to do?! Tell me your thoughts.

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This is in a book I have, very helpful!

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I feed him everything.  They didn't have all these rules 1000 years ago.

Bottle is primary food, then tries everything. he's 7 months and already eating finger foods. He loves peanut butter and eggs.

I just use common sense.  Here he is gnawing on bacon. He loved it!

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Our pediatrician told us to start giving smidgens of peanut butter at 3mos old.  Since then, she's tried that and eggs whenever we eat either.  She said that studies show the sooner they are introduced, the likelihood of there being an allergy is lessened.  So far we've had no allergic reactions.

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We are just doing stage one puréed foods. Just turned 6 months. I was under the impression they shouldn't be eating actual solids at least until they have teeth? FTM , can someone advise? I have no clue!

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These are the peanut puffs I was talking about.

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I ordered bamba peanut puffs off of amazon and my son loves them. They're like peanut flavored cheeto puffs. They are from Israel and apparently they have a low incidence of peanut allergies there. It's theorized that because they don't restrict allergens it prevents them from happening. The puffs are perfect for my son. They dissolve quickly and he likes to hold on to them and chew em.

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My pediatrician said to introduce peanut butter eggs strawberries by 9months. I gave my daughter a little bit of peanut butter a few days ago and she wasn't impressed by the texture. We gave her a little bit of egg whites and she made a sound that sounded like eww yuck. LOL

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LO just turned six months and he loves (cooked) peanuts and eggs. He wasn't crazy about shrimp, though. I'm thinking about other shellfish but not sure what yet.

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i gave my baby soft egg and suddenly she had this rash all over her body so my daughter is allergic to egg😩 but it doesn't affect her if i eat it ( she's EBF ) so i'm not sure how it works 😞

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My ped recommended giving her small bit of PB mixed with breast milk and oatmeal cereal at the end of her fourth month. Since neither my husband or I have food allergies, she said it was okay to start on peanut butter to reduce the likelihood of allergies in the future.

Giving LO allergens...What's your plan?!

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