Weaning and food allergies

[daisy2007]

This might seem like a really silly question but can anybody help? I am currently in the process of weaning my 6 month old baby and the health visitor has told me to give my baby any new foods for 3 days running so that I can check for, and eliminate any possible food allergies. I have been doing this for about 3 weeks now. The thing is, when can I stop doing this and just feed my baby new foods without having to do the 3 day test? Any advice greatly appreciated!!!

[sophierosie]

I'd say that unless your baby has shown any reaction then you're probably ok, especially as many of the first foods that you'd give (fruit/tomatoes etc) do show a reaction.

If you have no family history I wouldn't be worried, although hold off the nuts for a while!

[daisy2007]

Thats great, many thanks, I'll start looking at more exciting and recipes tomorrow