Nuts - when did you introduce them?

[BlueMoon33]

7 month old is doing well with weaning and enjoying the finger foods.

I often think about nut butter on toast as a nice source of protein, but then I get nervous about a reaction to nuts...

How and what age did you introduce nuts to your baby?

Following. I need to know same for my 8mnth old

I waited until they were a year old for ground nuts and maybe three for whole nuts as they're a choking hazard. But guidelines are changing in a bid to cut down on allergies and I don't know the current advice.

NHS website says to introduce after 6 months, in small amounts and keep an eye for a reaction. And to be careful if your baby has any other allergies, a family history of them, eczema, asthma or hay fever.

Still feel a little cautious though

Both of mine had nut butter from 6 months. My understanding is that unless there are nut allergies in your family, the sooner, the better for decreasing the risk of an allergy developing.

I didn’t wait. They’ve all had them from 6 months

6 months. There’s starting to be some emerging evidence that introducing allergy inducing foods like nuts earlier reduces the risk of allergies so I wouldn’t delay. If you’re nervous why not try rubbing a bit on your babies skin for 24 hours first like a “patch test” for hair dye. Sounds a bit mad and I’m sure it’s not official advice but would tell you if they are likely to be allergic. Wouldn’t absolutely rule it out of course but if they have no reaction it seems fairly unlikely they are going to have an anaphylactic reaction when they eat it.

Current evidence shows that the sooner foods are introduced the less likely you are to develop an allergy so I would offer anytime now really.

6 months. Some newish research the earlier you introduce allegens the better so we did all major allergens in the first month. Remember allergic reactions can happens at any time not just the time they have a new food.

I literally feel like sitting outside the hospital amd giving him peanut butter lol. My husband laughed at me wen i told him

Thank you for all the replies, I’m going to go out and get some nut butter tomorrow and get on with it.

I like the patch test idea.

@Surfskatefamily Hah this has crossed my mind and not feeding during rush hour as we are up to an hours drive to the hospital!

Mentally exhausting being a FTM

@bluemoon33 haha yes we overthink it all i reckon! Fed my LO peanut butter yesterday and hes still here 😊 yaay

You laugh. My baby has had a few hospital appointments- I fed peanut butter at each one so I was near a and e in case she was allergic !

Yy try for first time in doctors waiting room when you’re there for something else!

As early as possible. Try peanut butter.

I’m glad to see the sooner the better is sinking in! The eat study started exposure at 12 weeks (by feeding, not skin tests), I don’t know how they got permission for that!

Peanut butter sandwiches were extremely popular this week!

About 5 months, for tiny amounts, as the earlier the better for high allergen foods (Leap/Eat studies)