Hi..

One more question

HOw abt introducing Nuts n honey to babies? I see cheerios with honey is it ok to give them?

Anitha Suchie replied. Anita

The pediatrician had told us in 12 months appt that we could try giving nuts to my DD if we want.

I have given ground peanut, almonds, cashews and peanut-butter to my daughter, and as of now she is okay with it. I have never tried giving honey though. Very first time I had given her just pinch of peanuts and waited for 2 days to see if there is any problem.
Now she eats cashews and almonds everyday and penuts, peanut-butter occasionally. (Note - no one in my n DH’s family is allergic to nuts.)
So if you don’t have any allergic background, you may try giving very lil nuts.

Suchie.
Hetal replied. if you are having allergy and asthma in your family history,,its better to avoid introducng nuts as of now or introduce after 2-3years,,or may be even later...go slow,,why hurry.
Peanuts are not true nuts, but rather are actually legumes from the pea and bean family. Children with allergic reactions to peanuts can be very sensitive to foods with even very small amounts of peanuts in them.Children who are allergic to peanuts can often eat tree nuts, such as walnuts or pecans, since they are from separate plant families.
and children sensitive to only tree nuts,,can eat the peanuts and likewise !!!!!!! all tht is determind after doing test..
starting with boiled/cooked/pressure cooked nuts have given less or let me say the severity of rashes was less and was considerd \" can be treated\" with simple medications and kids were able to recover in some 3-4days....

its specific IgE antibodies in blood that gen determine food allergies,,,and if the test reveals certain abnormal amts,,thn its likely that even after you introduce nuts say later like after 3-4years,,,the child will still have a true allergic reaction.however, being sensitive to just one type of protein or nut does not make child sensitive to other types of foods,,which is if your child is sensitive to milk prods its not necsry that he will be senstive to nuts or viza versa..and likewise goes with other high protein foods/allergic foods.i think thats how laya was able to accept chicken.

make sure to get the allergy test done by a good dermatologist or nutrionist or allergist // allergy centers,,,,to determine your child sensitivity to foods !! before you end up being in a situation which asks for longer recovery periods.or go slow while introducing those foods.
my cousin was allergic to all nuts,dairies,and its byproducts,,,
she is now 8years old, they tried everything,homeopath, ayurveda or alternative medicines,,,,finally did the test and they found out that its food allergy and its hereditary..
after all that,,good news is that she was able to take cheese without ne sign of allergies or medications ! however she still cant take ne other milk byproducts or milk,and all nuts including peanuts.
the otherr case i saw, recently,,2year old boy was allergic to all proteins(soy,wheat,milk, nuts,other thn animal protein like chicken and meats)
but no parent or his grandparents had allergy or asthma attack thru out thr life.with repeated & severe allergy,asthma attacks, they consulted a good allergist and found that its hereditary !
a good news again,,after 1 year of homeopathic treatment from india, he is able to accept wheat products now but repeated asthma attacks in every winter season is still ongoing.

i dont want to rule out the line based on this personal exps/results or scare you,, but as to what i know and if i were you,,i will think just in same way for nirja....

see if these helps you by ne means !
Bhairavi replied. Anitha, I too havent introduced honey and peanuts to Nikku.. Sometimes when she had cold, I gave her honey in little amount, but thats it.. I also was thinking abt when shud I introduce these things.. especially peanut butter... I am bit skeptical since Nikku had eczema earlier, so am thinking of introducing these only after she turns 2..
Regards,
Bhairavi.