The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) Section on Allergy and Immunology says that most babies can start eating
allergenic foods after introducing a few traditional first foods without causing an allergic reaction.
Introduction of
these allergenic foods after infant has tried and accepted traditional first foods such as rice cereal, fruits, and vegetables.
Not exact matches
Additionally, delaying the introduction of highly
allergenic foods such as peanuts, tree nuts, and seafood until
after the age of 3 years may help prevent allergy to these
foods.
I can't find the safety of coconut oil but would think that this would not be a good product to use on breasts when mom is nursing a 3 month old baby since coconut is a highly
allergenic food that should not be introduced to an infant until
after the first birth day.
The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) Section on Allergy and Immunology says that most babies — including those with mild eczema, or a family history of
food allergies or asthma — can start eating
foods like fish
after introducing a few less
allergenic foods (such as cereal, vegetables, and fruits) without causing an allergic reaction.
You don't have to delay introducing any
foods — the old «rule» to introduce typically
allergenic foods like peanuts and shellfish
after 12 months of age no longer applies.
A 2008 study, and many studies done
after, indicated that waiting to introduce fish (or other potentially
allergenic foods) to your baby may not prevent any atopic (i.e. eczema) disease (s).
However, if you are introducing an
allergenic food — especially if a history of such allergies runs in your family — observe your baby closely
after offering that particular
food.
After blood tests confirmed his allergy I talked to his doctor and she said that children of parents who have
food allergies are more susceptible to
food allergies themselves and so they should wait until the age of three to try
foods that are highly
allergenic.
I had been feeding my baby, up until about 11 months, according to a schedule based on what I had read and heard: That potentially
allergenic foods should be introduced to babies
after other
foods, with some such as peanut butter being withheld until the age of 2 or even 3 years.
Old Rule Avoid giving your child eggs, wheat, nut butter, and dairy until
after age 1 New Rule Offer these
allergenic foods carefully at 6 months With some
food allergies almost doubling between 1997 and 2011, pediatricians thought that delaying the introduction of
allergenic foods would help keep these numbers down.
In delayed hypersensitivity reactions, symptoms can be delayed for hours or even days
after ingesting an
allergenic food.