Canadian pediatricians and allergy specialists are now saying that there is no need to wait to feed your baby potential food allergens.  I totally agree with this, only though if you do not have a family history of food allergies or asthma.  You definitely try either way your kid will be allergic or not allergic doesn’t matter if you wait.

I ate lots of eggs and peanut butter while pregnant with my first child. I then breastfed for 7 months.  My daughter is very allergic to both and it showed up even before the 6 months in the way of eczema.  During my second and third pregnancy I stayed away from eggs and all nuts and my other two are not allergic to either.  I think in a way they are already preprogrammed on their sensitivities and then environmental exposures will then contribute along with the different ways food is processed these days.

I think we just need to cook and eat like our grandmas use to feed us…completely homemade-no prepackaged foods.

Posted by katjan at 3 Dec 2013