introducing nuts & related products ?

[Jbck]

DD is just past 4 & we've avoided as much as possible nuts & nut related products. I have a lot of allergies ranging from horses, cats, dogs to all forms of pollen, dustmites, certain additives & colourings. DH is mildly asthmatic and only really needs his inhalers very rarely nowadays. I take a prescribed anti-histamine daily to prevent onset of symptoms, doesn't always work. I also have an odd flare up of childhood eczema.
My question is how do we introduce her to nut related products & when. Differing advice from HV's one said @ 3 & another advised the current guidelines for children with parents like us (as if we're lepers!) would be 5.
Any hints or advice greatly appreciated. She's had mild reactions to a couple of foody items and has mild eczema herself.
TIA

Its difficult - 5 is safer but now they start school so early you may want to find out before that. If you want to try nut the safest way - keeping liquid piriton nearby - is to rub a nut (or nut butter) on the skin of the arm. If there is no reaction you rub a little on the skin of the face. If there is still no reaction you put a little on their lip. If there is still no reaction they can eat a little. Think it was Nigella Lawson who did her test sitting in the car park of a&e. Any sign of redness give liquid piriton (5 ml, can be 10ml if serious reaction) straight away any ask for referral for proper testing. Any tickle in throat dose with piriton and go straight to a&e. Any difficulty in talking call an ambulance. If they eat nut watch for 4 hours as secondary reactions are possible.

Piriton is the fastest acting antihistamine and worth having even if you are prescribed something different. Hopefully your child will be fine, most kids have been exposed to peanut protein in chocolate or ice cream by the time they reach 4.

Thanks tatt I can see myself sitting in the surgery car park with all my accoutrements & getting some odd looks . she goes to nursery where there is a little girl with a nut allergy and nursery are very good, packed lunches must not contain peanut butter, related products etc. Can parents avoid nuts in breakfast cereal if possible and stuff so I'll try her over the summer holidays whilst she's still going to nursery and see.

I would wait until 5, and then follow Tatt's advise although I would add a waiting time for a reaction between the different steps.