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Eggs - when are they OK for babies?

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K7 · 27/03/2006 12:22

I'm getting confused about eggs. When is it OK to give them to babies? Some people say a year, others say from six-months if they're well-cooked. Someone else has told me that it's the salmonella risk that's the problem, but that eggs carrying the red lion stamp have sterilised, hence no risk. Am confused! Can I give my seven-month-old egg yolk and toast? Sigh. All so confusing...

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FastasleepQueenLentilWeaver · 27/03/2006 12:25

I made hard boiled (non runny) eggs and well cooked scrambled eggs for DS from about 7 months... By the time he was a year I let him have runny, although I'm sure MIL fed him runny eggs and it didn't do him any harm!

lunarx · 27/03/2006 13:06

i gave ds eggs from 8 months now. just made sure they were cooked completely (not soft scrambled!)

mumsway · 29/01/2007 18:57

Carrying on from K7's message does it just have to be the yolk.

CanStarveWillStarve · 29/01/2007 22:45

Official advice is that they are fine well cooked from 6 months, unless there is history of allergy.

The well cooked bit is, I believe, because of salmonella, which I agree is ridiculous because of it being basically wiped out in this country!

Although the white is the more allergic part, it can all be eaten from 6 months.

kels666 · 30/01/2007 21:54

my 6 mth old has been having well cooked scrambled egg for the last couple of days - no probs - am trying to fill him up as he's always starving

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