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Hi there...I have an almost one year old (in 8 days!!!) and I was wondering if anyone could tell me how they went about introducing peanut butter to their child. Any advice would be appreciated! Do you just take it slow and little amounts like when you introduced all the new baby foods? Also, I know that under one year can't have honey...is it safe after a year and should it just be kept to a minimal amount? I also plan on asking the PD during our one year check up, but I thought I'd ask this group as well...I know yall have the experience behind this question! Thanks for any info!
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hm...well I definitely know about no peanuts....i guess i was just at a loss of how to go about it...maybe i will try small squares of bread with a little pb on it... she has accidentally been exposed to nuts before...twice...OOPS! and we haven't noticed anything...who knows though. sometimes i wonder what it would be like to parent kids decades ago without all this stuff to worry about! :) thanks!
We haven't introduced peanut butter yet (20 months) but most all other nuts we have. We live out in the sticks, and due to the severe reactions to potential peanut alergy we want to be close enough to medical care in case he has a reaction. When you do try peanut butter, thin it down (a lot) to avoid the choking hazard. You can thin it with safflower oil or something similar.
I haven't done any honey yet(16 months old here) but that is because we just don't use honey at all. But there are syrups for cough (tried those) with honey in it and they have a sentence about "consult doctor before age two". So, I just don't do honey. Pharmacist told me to reduce amount for a smaller child and there wasn't any reaction. Peanut butter was given in daycare... I don't like it so we virtualy have none at home.
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well back when I had my first bio son(he is now 17)peanut butter was okay after 1 thinly spread on a PBJ sandwich.I have given it to my 18 month old foster son.Things change on a daily basis it seems like!:rolleyes: It is amazing that any of us are alive today with what our parents did to us!;) But I agree if in doubt ask your doc!
I heard recently that the peanut allergies today are much more prevalent than when we were kids. So that's why it's so important to be more diligent. One reason that is suspected is that lotions have contained peanut oil. I'm now checking for that, even for my own lotion. Luckily mine (Lubriderm) only contains ingredients I can't pronounce :rolleyes:
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I had previously heard that PB shouldn't be given prior to the age of 2. There was a study done once that linked it to asthma. My daughter is one in less than a month and I was going to get an update on foods she can now eat at her check up.
Since you should be taking your child in for the 1 year check up soon anyway maybe you can wait.
On another note....when I introduced it I was going to use smooth and match it with all fruit spread on bread (true PB&J).....can't wait, should make feeding time a bit easier!
Regards,
Brandy
Hi Brandy, I'd suggest mixing the fruit with the PB before spreading to reduce the risk of choking. :) On a related topic, I had the scare of my life when our son was about 10 months. He loves cheese (what kid doesn't :rolleyes: ) and so I grated some chedder cheese onto his small brocolli pieces. I then heated in the micro to melt the cheese so it would stay on and then let it cool. It never occured to me that would make the cheese so rubbery as to cause him to choke! :eek: I knew moz did that, but didn't realize cheddar would. I came very close to having to perform expulsion manuevers. Anyway everyone, don't be ignorant like me :o
ohhhh jandn---good idea with the oyster crackers!!! she loves those! i'm definitely waiting until next weds and ask the doctor...poor girl, i'm making her get shots on her birthday!!! but i'm glad i have some solid info from everyone here too. thanks a bunch!! p.s. Plareb--my little one does not like cheese very much!!! we try and try, but she just isn't into it. but thanks for the heads up if she ever starts to enjoy it! :)
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Here's an easy way to introduce pb when you decide it is time...PB milkshakes. Just put a tablespoon in the blender with some milk, bananas, and ice. It will allow you to introduce the food without the risk of sticking to the child's palate. I have chosen to wait to introduce pb until the kids are two years old. Prior to that, we use soy butter - not as sticky and less of an allergy issue.
Sam