So Ds1 has asthma. Is this my fault for eating peanut butter when I was pregnant?

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because I keep wondering if it is...?

My family has a history of eczema, though I escaped. I believe I am mildly asthmatic though not diagnsed as such - it only happens when I run a lot, I cough etc.

Ds has had a cough for the last 2 months, it's been keeping him awake, and the rest of us and finally we went to the Dr today, me thinking it was just a persistent virus, and she reckons it's just asthma. He's nearly 5.

It has been making him so exhausted so I feel like a crappy parent now.

We have been prescribed an inhaler, to use twice a day, he has a spacer as well. oh and to use it in the night too.

Anyone else had to deal with this? I am a newbie needing some guidance/tips!

Gotta go now but back later if anyone has any wise words

your family has a history of eczema, this often goes hand in hand with asthma so it's very unlikely to be the peanut butter you ate!

Asthma is tricky to diagnose, it's only suspected asthma in your ds at the moment. My DS has had suspected asthma for about two years now, takes inhalers etc. It is monitored regularly by nurse who still can't give a definate diagnosis, thery need an ongoing history to know for sure.

I don't worry too much about 'dealing' with it as you say, the inhalers should help it and you'll soon come to recognsie the triggers.

I think eating peanut butter is mainly linked to nut allergies in children (and then if there is a family history of nut allergies), so again I think it unlikely.

Lots of children have asthma and they can grow out of it (I think!), so don't feel guilty.

FA, my brother has had eczema since he was born, and asthma and hayfever from a very young age. I have very mild asthma.

My mum hates nuts and hasn't eaten any since she was young, let alone when she was pg with us.

So, no, your diet hasn't necessarily caused your ds' asthma.

no it isn't your fault. it is more likely genetic. i ate eggs right through my pg but she inherited the allergy from her dad's side of the allergy. which I don't think they knew was in the family till my dd was tested.

she suffered from eczema and then asthma but refuses to eat egg. it turns out she was reacting to egg in my diet and both improved when I gave it up. (I still bf).

I have had asthma quite severly since being a baby....much better in adulthood, but here are my triggers...everyone's are different, but once you identify those he won't be wheezing all the time!!
cat or dog hair - still can't spend too long in a house with one. Horses, rabbits, guinea pigs.
house dust, old carpets, mustyiness
cigarette smoke, even secondary
if I have a cold, too much dairy and eggs can make it much worse...I tend not to have milk all the time
running in cold air, exercise without my inhaler handy
feather pillows, feather duvets or cushions,
old blankets and things that are dust traps.
Fumes from cars.
I doubt it's anything you've done during pregnancy. Being slightly wheezy all the time (without inhalers) makes you feel utterly exhausted and awful! The inhalers should help no end. I couldn't manage without mine! x x

Bless you all! I think I might need to completely replace, well, my HOUSE actually to remove all those, ChristmasPixie!!!!!
He gets really coughy when he runs about or jumps up and down a lot being silly. And night is awful, he coughed most of the night last night. Nobody got any sleep except the baby, which is quite ironic!

I will have to rethink a lot of things if I'm going to get him over this/into stiller waters.

Thanks very much for telling me I'm nt to blame. At least I know I never cleaned too much

I have 5 children, Asthma runs in my family. Only 1 of my 5 have asthma and I ate peanuts in every pregnancy, not tons but I did slip up now and again. I really don't think it's relavent unless you actually have a nut allergy in the family. (My opinion only )

phew!

Think the number of children with peanut allergy has risen dramatically since they told pregnant women not to eat them. Now they say it's rare in countries where women eat them all the time!

I wouldn't worry.

Agree with the others. I've only ever heard of eating nuts in PG ever being attributed to nut allergy, not anything like exczema or asthma.

I craved peanut butter during my 2nd and 3rd pgs (and gave into cravings). My arse got bigger, but my children do not have asthma. Go figure...