How long did you wait between foods when starting solids?

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Do you really need to wait 2 to 3 days before introducing a new food? And for how long because ir would take forever to try a variety of  fruits, vegetables, meats and grains ect.. I kind of feel like an allergic reaction would happen within hours not days?

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Never did. We do baby led weaning. She eats whatever I eat. Babies can form allergies at any point doesn’t matter how long you wait or not.

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I waited days or even a week sometimes, not just for the allergic reaction side of it but for the fact that their digestive system isn’t going to handle it very well being bombarded with a ton of new stuff to digest. They have the rest of their lives to try new foods, waiting a couple days between isn’t going to restrict them from getting to try them.

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I waited a couple of days between the big allergens (shellfish, nuts, etc) but not with the others. We also did BLW

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2 to 3 days. He ended up with severe egg and milk allergies plus a pea allergy and possible cashew allergy so I am pretty cautious about introducing anything new. (No family history of any food allergies). We’ve been doing solids since 6 months but there are still so many things he hasn’t tried. Like we just did kiwi a few days ago and now I’m waiting to try the next new thing.

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I plan to wait a week between each new food but my daughter has a lot of food allergies.  
All I can say is, my daughters food allergies were VERY difficult to figure out because I introduced foods too quickly (never waited more than two days).  So it’s totally worth it to me to do it more slowly this time and not deal with having a sick child and elimination diets.  She was 7 before we figured out all her allergens.  That is NOT worth it.  She has a more delayed reaction so it can take 1-2 days after having an allergen before she reacts to it.  I wish so much that I had waited between each new food.

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If it's what your pediatrician suggests then I'd stick to that.

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We’ve been waiting until after day 4 to determine if a certain food is a “pass” but it’s because our son has reflux and food intolerances, and many foods don’t agree with him so we have to be super cautious. I’d stick to what your pediatrician says though. Allergic reactions can take up to 72 hours to occur so that’s why they recommend waiting. In our case, day 4 has proven to be the real test because often his intolerance won’t show until that day

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I was still nursing my daughter at the time but started introducing her one food a week when she turned 6 months old until we got enough variety of foods that didn’t react poorly with her and then we started mixing it up for her so she wasn’t eating the same thing all the time.

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You space it out so if there is a reaction, you can pinpoint what the problem is. And there can be a reaction to any food, not just the top 8, so be observant with all foods.

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We waited a few days between common allergens. Allergic reactions don't always appear after the first few exposures anyway so waiting doesn't really help.

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