Peanut/Peanut Butter

[miniwheat]

Have we talked about this recently? 
We were given the all clear to give DS peanut butter at 6 months. We held off until today.

Have you been given the ok for peanut products by your pedi?
Have you tried it?
How did it go? Any reactions?

ETA: Canadian F15ers, remember Sharon, Lois and Bram singing "Peanut, Peanut Butter. JELLY!"

[aggiebug]

We have been given the all clear. I am currently dealing with possible dairy intolerance of some sort so I am trying to hold out until her system is right. It was only my plan these last few weeks so I am bummed. I want to do it when I am home and spaced out from other possible reactions including vaccines.

[lilyelayne]

aggiebug dairy intolerance? Is that what your pedi said about S's diarrhea? Do you have to cut dairy??

[aggiebug]

Oct 9, 2015 16:55:21 GMT -5 lilyelayne said:

aggiebug dairy intolerance? Is that what your pedi said about S's diarrhea? Do you have to cut dairy??

In short it's a real possibility so yes for her. Thankfully BM isn't a problem so my dairy intake isn't an issue.

I am supposed to collect a poop sample to have evaluated for other causes/ indications that it is on the spectrum of sensitivities-allergies. Until then we are cutting all dairy even in baked goods. We will see where we go from there over the next few weeks.

Dd's 9month appointment in at the end of the month and I see the pediatrician ( we saw the PA today) so I plan to have a lot of questions to ask him.

[miniwheat]

We had a reaction. We are going to have to review the next steps with out pedi. Arg!
I know it's the new rules as per our Dr to try as early as 6 months, but my gut was not on board. Now we know something is up.

[aggiebug]

Oh no I am sorry to hear that. Did you try it tonight?

I will say I have see the new evidence and its pretty solid so I understand why it was recommended, but it's still so scary to deal with. And having an older child before the changing guidelines makes it harder too.

[miniwheat]

We tried early this morning so we could run him in to the Dr if we needed to. This is his second food allergic reaction to I think they would probably send us for an allergy test?

We just had to monitor him today and keep him away from peanuts until we regroup in a couple weeks. We have no family history of food allergies so this is really catching us off guard, but at the same time I had this nagging feeling in my gut that just didn't want to go there with the peanut butter.

Good luck with the milk intolerance issues aggiebug,. I hope its something simple or that she can grow out of it entirely!

[mishka29]

Oh no! What type of reaction did LO have?

LO had some by accident around 6 months when she grabbed DD1's crackers with peanut butter and stuffed her hand in her mouth. Now she did throw up 5 min later but she had also thrown up earlier in the day so hard to say at this point.

Love Sharon, Lois and Bram!

[miniwheat]

mishka29, he developed hives.

[seamonster]

No issues so far with peanut butter. I'm looking for a salt free version since normal peanut butter is pretty salty.

[aggiebug]

Oct 9, 2015 19:06:09 GMT -5 miniwheat said:

mishka29, he developed hives.

Gah I am sorry poor guy. Hopefully you can get the ball moving and get some answers and a game plan soon. What else is he allergic to?

[lilyelayne]

Oct 9, 2015 19:06:09 GMT -5 miniwheat said:

mishka29, he developed hives.

Yikes! Poor guy.

Haven't tried any peanut products here. Our pedi recommended waiting until 1 year but acknowledged the latest research may change that recommendation, but she's not convinced.

[taberbtb]

We have tried it and DD eats it on her mum mums maybe once a week. However that doesn't help you much since LO had a reaction.

I have a question @miniwheat and mishka29 since (I think) you are both in Ontario, at our 6m check up our Doctor said the next well baby check/vaccines are at 1 year so he would see us then. That seems like a huge gap to me! Are you guys taking LO in at any point between 6 and 12m? I was thinking of scheduling a weight check next month just to make sure we are on track.

[taberbtb]

Also, I love Sharon, Lois and Bram! I was so sad when Lois passed last spring.

[cougarette]

We haven't talked about peanuts or other allergy foods one way out the other. I figure at this point it won't hurt to wait until his 9 month appt.

[cougarette]

Oh and poor baby wheat!

[WittyLittle]

Oct 9, 2015 18:39:04 GMT -5 miniwheat said:

We tried early this morning so we could run him in to the Dr if we needed to. This is his second food allergic reaction to I think they would probably send us for an allergy test?

We just had to monitor him today and keep him away from peanuts until we regroup in a couple weeks. We have no family history of food allergies so this is really catching us off guard, but at the same time I had this nagging feeling in my gut that just didn't want to go there with the peanut butter.

Good luck with the milk intolerance issues aggiebug,. I hope its something simple or that she can grow out of it entirely!

oh booo that sucks. Sorry Hopefully it was just a coincidence. I've not introduced peanut butter yet but I put my hand in some cashew nuts and then let him nibble on my fingers. No reaction to that, so we'll be trying cashew nut butter this week from the bio-store. The only allergy in my family is to wheat, my grandma and me. 

[pitdigger]

We've been given the go, just haven't yet. I'll probably do it once we're home. We have done shellfish and had no reaction, so here's hoping.

[Deleted]

miniwheat Poor little wheat! I hope it was just a coincidence, but go with your gut!

We've tried peanut butter a couple of times with no reaction. It's just been small quantities so far so I'm not worried about the salt content yet, but I've also been looking for a salt free version. Let me know if you find anything seamonster

[mishka29]

Oct 9, 2015 21:11:41 GMT -5 taberbtb said:

We have tried it and DD eats it on her mum mums maybe once a week. However that doesn't help you much since LO had a reaction.

I have a question @miniwheat and mishka29 since (I think) you are both in Ontario, at our 6m check up our Doctor said the next well baby check/vaccines are at 1 year so he would see us then. That seems like a huge gap to me! Are you guys taking LO in at any point between 6 and 12m? I was thinking of scheduling a weight check next month just to make sure we are on track.

There is a 9 month check up. My dr said since it's my second I don't need to come in if I didn't want to (i.e. Don't come in and stop worrying about her weight). But I said I would come anyway bc I wanted to check her weight. Lol

[miniwheat]

Oct 10, 2015 19:01:03 GMT -5 mishka29 said:

Oct 9, 2015 21:11:41 GMT -5 taberbtb said:

We have tried it and DD eats it on her mum mums maybe once a week. However that doesn't help you much since LO had a reaction.

I have a question @miniwheat and mishka29 since (I think) you are both in Ontario, at our 6m check up our Doctor said the next well baby check/vaccines are at 1 year so he would see us then. That seems like a huge gap to me! Are you guys taking LO in at any point between 6 and 12m? I was thinking of scheduling a weight check next month just to make sure we are on track.

There is a 9 month check up. My dr said since it's my second I don't need to come in if I didn't want to (i.e. Don't come in and stop worrying about her weight). But I said I would come anyway bc I wanted to check her weight. Lol

We have a 9 month check up too. 

[seamonster]

Oct 10, 2015 19:01:03 GMT -5 mishka29 said:

Oct 9, 2015 21:11:41 GMT -5 taberbtb said:

We have tried it and DD eats it on her mum mums maybe once a week. However that doesn't help you much since LO had a reaction.

I have a question @miniwheat and mishka29 since (I think) you are both in Ontario, at our 6m check up our Doctor said the next well baby check/vaccines are at 1 year so he would see us then. That seems like a huge gap to me! Are you guys taking LO in at any point between 6 and 12m? I was thinking of scheduling a weight check next month just to make sure we are on track.

There is a 9 month check up. My dr said since it's my second I don't need to come in if I didn't want to (i.e. Don't come in and stop worrying about her weight). But I said I would come anyway bc I wanted to check her weight. Lol

We have an 8 month check, but no 6 month check. It'd be nice to have both.

[allonsy221b]

This might be a dumb question but I was given the go ahead for peanut butter but if I like...rubbed a little on his skin would he still react if he was allergic? We have no history of allergies so far but it's scary. I was thinking if he didn't initially ingest it, it won't be so bad lol

[aggiebug]

Oct 10, 2015 23:00:40 GMT -5 allonsy221b said:

This might be a dumb question but I was given the go ahead for peanut butter but if I like...rubbed a little on his skin would he still react if he was allergic? We have no history of allergies so far but it's scary. I was thinking if he didn't initially ingest it, it won't be so bad lol

It's possible that he would. I know some who are worried do that first and if they don't react they move on to eating it. Sometimes they aren't allergic to touch but are to eating it,usually they are less allergic in general.

[MapleMomma]

We have been given the go ahead for PB (at 6mo) and have had no problems. She loves it.

Aggiebug- I'm really surprised that your BM /dairy intake doesn't affect your LO. J is MSPI and I can't consume any, even in hidden or baked forms without her reacting.

[aggiebug]

Oct 11, 2015 20:03:32 GMT -5 MapleMomma said:

We have been given the go ahead for PB (at 6mo) and have had no problems. She loves it.

Aggiebug- I'm really surprised that your BM /dairy intake doesn't affect your LO. J is MSPI and I can't consume any, even in hidden or baked forms without her reacting.

Well at this point we are just suspicious so it may not be it at all, but after reading there is a huge spectrum of sensitivities to milk. From plain lactose intolerance up to an actual allergy. Most common is a sensivity to non cultured milk so even yogurt is fine.

[toadandbuggie]

I'm going to ask my pedi at LO's 9month appointment about peanut butter. I would be interested in trying it and putting it on baby mum mums like taberbtb sounds like a great idea.