Comments on: How to Tell If Your Baby Has Food Allergies http://mymommymanual.com/how-to-tell-if-your-baby-has-food-allergies/ Parenting Classes | Parenting Classes| Connecting Moms with Practical and Inspired Tips Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:05:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Practical Mommy http://mymommymanual.com/how-to-tell-if-your-baby-has-food-allergies/comment-page-1/#comment-6746 Practical Mommy Wed, 18 May 2011 16:52:19 +0000 http://mymommymanual.com/?p=31#comment-6746 I'm no doctor but... other than your husband's allergies, do you have any suspicions about your baby? Like not sleeping well or eating well? Colicky, gassy? Skin issues like a rash or eczema? Because if not, I wouldn't even worry about it for now. Are you nursing? Watch what you eat too... keep a food journal for yourself and see if there are any reactions. And just be cautious when you introduce solids... definitely one at a time with low reactive foods first. I’m no doctor but… other than your husband’s allergies, do you have any suspicions about your baby? Like not sleeping well or eating well? Colicky, gassy? Skin issues like a rash or eczema?

Because if not, I wouldn’t even worry about it for now. Are you nursing? Watch what you eat too… keep a food journal for yourself and see if there are any reactions. And just be cautious when you introduce solids… definitely one at a time with low reactive foods first.

]]> By: Melissa http://mymommymanual.com/how-to-tell-if-your-baby-has-food-allergies/comment-page-1/#comment-6745 Melissa Wed, 18 May 2011 13:19:11 +0000 http://mymommymanual.com/?p=31#comment-6745 Mommies, help! My husband is allergic to a million things! Eggs, peanut butter, shrimp, nuts ... and the list goes on. I am aware that our baby has a higher risk for being allergic to the same types of food. My sister suggested an allergy test. But our baby is barely a month old. Any feedback on this? I haven't talked to her pedia about this yet. I'd appreciate some solid tips from moms like me. Mommies, help! My husband is allergic to a million things! Eggs, peanut butter, shrimp, nuts … and the list goes on. I am aware that our baby has a higher risk for being allergic to the same types of food. My sister suggested an allergy test. But our baby is barely a month old. Any feedback on this? I haven’t talked to her pedia about this yet. I’d appreciate some solid tips from moms like me.

]]> By: Baby Gates http://mymommymanual.com/how-to-tell-if-your-baby-has-food-allergies/comment-page-1/#comment-6066 Baby Gates Fri, 07 Jan 2011 02:51:08 +0000 http://mymommymanual.com/?p=31#comment-6066 I have a 3 year old and a 1 year old. They both deal with eczema. We have tried the special lotions and what the doctors call in to CVS. What would be your advice on this issue. Thanks!!:) I have a 3 year old and a 1 year old. They both deal with eczema. We have tried the special lotions and what the doctors call in to CVS. What would be your advice on this issue. Thanks!!:)

]]> By: Sabrina http://mymommymanual.com/how-to-tell-if-your-baby-has-food-allergies/comment-page-1/#comment-3603 Sabrina Fri, 02 Jul 2010 17:00:38 +0000 http://mymommymanual.com/?p=31#comment-3603 I agree with Practical Mommy. Introducing food one at a time to your baby could help a great deal in determining the cause of her allergy (if she does come out with one). Plus, feed her with one type of food for at least 3 days in a row before introducing another kind. This way, you'll allow the food to "settle in," making sure that her body has enough time to react (if it does). It may be possible that one feeding isn't enough to trigger her allergic reaction. This is what I did with my daughter. Thankfully, she hasn't had any food allergies yet. I noticed that as I went along, I became braver in introducing different types of food to her. Now, she eats almost anything and everything! :) I agree with Practical Mommy. Introducing food one at a time to your baby could help a great deal in determining the cause of her allergy (if she does come out with one). Plus, feed her with one type of food for at least 3 days in a row before introducing another kind. This way, you’ll allow the food to “settle in,” making sure that her body has enough time to react (if it does). It may be possible that one feeding isn’t enough to trigger her allergic reaction.

This is what I did with my daughter. Thankfully, she hasn’t had any food allergies yet. I noticed that as I went along, I became braver in introducing different types of food to her. Now, she eats almost anything and everything! :)

]]> By: Practical Mommy http://mymommymanual.com/how-to-tell-if-your-baby-has-food-allergies/comment-page-1/#comment-767 Practical Mommy Sun, 17 May 2009 22:11:57 +0000 http://mymommymanual.com/?p=31#comment-767 Tasha, do you have any reason to think that food allergies run in your family? Do either you or your husband have a history of allergies of any kind? We were very conservative when introducing our kids to food, primarily because both dad and mom some sort of allergy... whether asthma or dust, etc. And as it turned out, my son has severe food allergies. When he was 13 months old, he was reactive to milk, eggs, and all nuts but has outgrown the milk and eggs. Given my own experience, I'd say that if your daughter is fine with just having green beans for a few days, it makes life a lot simpler to introduce things one at a time in the event that she does have a reaction. Then you're not pulling your hair out trying to determine what it was. Nothing is as simple as now. Tasha, do you have any reason to think that food allergies run in your family? Do either you or your husband have a history of allergies of any kind? We were very conservative when introducing our kids to food, primarily because both dad and mom some sort of allergy… whether asthma or dust, etc. And as it turned out, my son has severe food allergies. When he was 13 months old, he was reactive to milk, eggs, and all nuts but has outgrown the milk and eggs.

Given my own experience, I’d say that if your daughter is fine with just having green beans for a few days, it makes life a lot simpler to introduce things one at a time in the event that she does have a reaction. Then you’re not pulling your hair out trying to determine what it was. Nothing is as simple as now.

]]> By: Tasha http://mymommymanual.com/how-to-tell-if-your-baby-has-food-allergies/comment-page-1/#comment-766 Tasha Sun, 17 May 2009 18:48:45 +0000 http://mymommymanual.com/?p=31#comment-766 My daughter is about four and a half months old, and she's an expert when it comes to eatting, but my husband and I are having trouble agreeing with a certain amount of time to move on to introducing the next baby food. We started with green beans today, and I want to give her organic jar bananas with no additives tomarrow, but he seems to think we need to wait three, to five days in between! I need someone elses opinion! My daughter is about four and a half months old, and she’s an expert when it comes to eatting, but my husband and I are having trouble agreeing with a certain amount of time to move on to introducing the next baby food. We started with green beans today, and I want to give her organic jar bananas with no additives tomarrow, but he seems to think we need to wait three, to five days in between! I need someone elses opinion!

]]> By: Sandie Law http://mymommymanual.com/how-to-tell-if-your-baby-has-food-allergies/comment-page-1/#comment-2 Sandie Law Thu, 26 Jun 2008 18:15:03 +0000 http://mymommymanual.com/?p=31#comment-2 Dealing with food allergies is rough, but necessary. Fortunately, many companies are sensitive to it and more and more people are becoming aware of it. Don't keep it a secret if your kid has allergies. Tell everyone who comes into contact with him. Make sure he knows what he's allergic to and when he's old enough, how to use an epi-pen. It could save his life. Dealing with food allergies is rough, but necessary. Fortunately, many companies are sensitive to it and more and more people are becoming aware of it. Don’t keep it a secret if your kid has allergies. Tell everyone who comes into contact with him. Make sure he knows what he’s allergic to and when he’s old enough, how to use an epi-pen. It could save his life.

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