strawberries are on the not before one year list aren't they?

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or is that just for allergy families? i can never remember!

i think they're a no-no, in the same way as eggs are.

thought so but wasn't sure... have some nice ones in the fridge for dd and thought i might try him on one

(he's accidently had egg as he stole some food off my plate that had eggs in it and i didn't remember til too late )

My twins have had egg since 6 months and just about everything else - including most berry fruits. I understand the need to be careful if you have a family history of allergies but otherwise all these restrictions do seem overly cautious. Maybe I'm just a dreadful mother! I tend to just throw at them whatever we've had for dinner the night before .

I'm fairly certain that it is only if you have allergies in the family. I think if they're going to be allergic to strawberries they get a rash around the mouth pretty quickly.

I could be totally wrong about that though...

I'm still trying to pluck up courage to give ds some egg. He had some accidentally at 9 months (stole my pasta carbonara)and threw up copiously afterwards. Dd used to throw up after eggs too. She is fine now. I think I'll give him egg for breakfast when dh is here at the weekend ... Perhaps before getting him dressed ...

í used give dd kiwi for breakfast every morning from 4 months plus as i didn't even realise she shouldn't have it lol.

lol fruitful.... imo breakfast is always best given before getting dressed with babies, whether they throw up or not!

I had no idea about the strawberry thing and gave ds strawberry yoghurt about about 5-6? months. He ended up with a red rash around his mouth. Tried spasmodically with a teaspooon or two full after that and I think around age of 2 he stopped getting the red rash and doesn't appear to suffer any ill effects from eating straight strawberries. We don't have any strawberry allergies in either of our families.

ds has been eating huge amounts of strawbs since about 7m. i hadn't heard of avoiding them before 1, which was v bad of me since my mum is allergic to them. what i mean is, it should be fine.

No strawberries aren't on the 'not before 1' list.
Neither are eggs.
Neither is kiwi.

excellant

you're sure about that? if so i can give him some later and see what he thinks.

(also makes me feel alot less guilty about dd having all 3 before 1 )

thanks all btw for answering my neurotic worrying!