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Peanut Butter
Added: 904 days ago.
Added by: HaleyD
Section: General.
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So my 9 month old daughter refuses to eat baby food. She only wants to had feed herself. I have been trying to think of things to feed her. I gave her a peanut butter and jelly sandwich torn up into little pieces. I was talking to one of my friends about her eating habits and mentioned the pb&j sandwich and she freaked out on me. She was telling me I CAN`T give her peanut butter until she is 3. I totally did not know this!!!!! Is this true or is she freaking out over nothing?????

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mommy-at-home - 902 days ago Rating: 0 (0 votes) It is recommended not to give peanut butter to small children because a peanut allergy is usually severe - meaning that the airways close making it very difficult to breathe, and the smaller the person the quicker the airways close off and the harder to medically respond if necessary. Your daughter is obviously not allergic. Since she likes it and can tolerate the peanuts, just be sure you mix the peanut butter and the jelly so that the peanut butter can't clump in her mouth and throat and cause her to choke.

vickiessecret - 902 days ago Rating: 0 (0 votes) I've heard by the age of 2, but my daughter will be 1 in 2 weeks and my husband gave her peanut butter of a month ago, I wanted to kill him, thankfully she isn't allergic. I don't give her peanutbutter now, I'd like to hold her off till she's a bit older. You just have to watch for an allergic reaction.

ashysmm1 - 903 days ago Rating: 0 (0 votes) as long as she hasn't broken out in a rash or you see no signs she is allergic to peanut butter she will be fine my daughter prefers eating peanut butter & jelly sandwhiches all day long if i let her and she is 2 and has been eating them since she was old enough to feed herself

juels101 - 903 days ago Rating: 0 (0 votes) Lol whoa, three is extreme. I have never heard of anything later than a year!!! My daughter is 9mo as well and I give her little pieces of just peanutbutter sandwich. It is for allergy procaution, so if you watch carefully and no reaction comes you can give it as much as you want after that!!! Don't worry about it!!!

kenty - 903 days ago Rating: 0 (0 votes) it's not true...but it is suggested not to try it until a year old though

courtenay - 903 days ago Rating: 0 (0 votes) its not true at all. the recommended age is atleast a year, however, delaying introducing something wont stop the allergy from being there, just makes it easier for the child to tell you if theyre feeling anything funny/weird. if you have no history of allergies/arent worried about the possibility of an allergy it is totally fine. peanut butter can be a bit of a choking hazard but you said it was in tiny pieces and she is obviously not allergic to it, so you are good to go.

nutnut - 903 days ago Rating: 0 (0 votes) its bc of the nut allergy severity. youre lucky. i wouldnt worry too much since she didnt have a reaction on you. i thought it was a year old though, but alot couldve changed in 7 years since ive had a little one. whenever you introduce any new food, it should be diluted if possible and a small amount,just incase there are allergies to it. my dr. also said not to introduce too many new foods at one time. if she doesnt like the jars, make your own for her. you can either steam or boil the veggies and fruits, then mash them up. also pasta is great finger food. i also found that once my daughter ate "table food" she no longer wanted her baby food. i remember her reaching out and fighting me for my burger one time. LOL . i also remember i was eating a sandwhich and she walked up and grabbed it and took a bite out of the other end (well tried too) LOL! my family was like "don't you feed that kid??" hahaha. some parents never even use baby food from jars. they make their own. its better for them anyway.

2ndtimemommymel - 903 days ago Rating: 0 (0 votes) As for BabyMakerMachine...the honey thing is not exactly correct. My pediatrician uses honey to help loosen coughs. It seems to help my son alot. As for the pb... I was told 3 but I gave some on crackers to my son at 14 months old mainly because he was screaming for a snack and we werent close enough to the house to make him wait and he had eaten all his cheerios that were in his diaper bag. He didnt have a problem with it and since then he has been enjoying it poolside with crackers. So no need to panic.

heidismummy - 903 days ago Rating: 0 (0 votes) she is freaking out over nothing. if you have any nut allergies in your family they say dont give it to them. but my daughter has tried a peanut butter sandwich and she is 1 and she loves it! people always try freaking you out when you are pregnant and/or already a mother. they always think they know best and they dont!

blondie9504 - 904 days ago Rating: 0 (0 votes) Well, you've already done it and she didn't have a reaction? I wouldn't worry about it. Its only a recomendation not to give peanut butter until I thought it was over age one. If she likes it and doesn't have any problems then feed it to her. Not everyone can follow the book every time because there is no baby the same. You have to feed her something and if thats what she likes, well then...I think you're fine though. Good luck! Just keep a close eye. You have to find out about allergies some time or another though so in my opnion, the sooner the better.

MiniOface - 904 days ago Rating: 0 (0 votes) I've read studies that say you shouldn't give children under 18 months peanut butter bc they can develop a severe allergy to it later in life. She shouldn't have scared you like that tho.

BabyMakerMachine - 904 days ago Rating: 0 (0 votes) There are a few concerns with peanut butter and kiddos---one being allergies, but as horrible as this sounds, how will you know if they're allergic unless you give it to them once? Obviously if you're daughter got a rash or other sign of a problem, you wouldn't even consider giving her the peanut butter, so I think it's safe to say that you're not endangering her. But there is also the concern of choking. Peanut butter is sooooooo sticky, that an infant and even some toddlers can easily choke---partially because of their inexperience and partially because they tend to put too much in their mouth at once. I personally gave my daughter PB at around 1 year, but I took a half a tablespoon of PB and 1-1 1/2 teaspoons of butter and mixed it before spreading it really thin until she got used to the texture of the PB. And I would only give her like 3 or 4 small pieces at a time, making sure she drank milk or water before giving her anymore---again until she got used to the texture. As for your baby not wanting to eat baby food, well, have you tasted it??? LOL! Once my daughter had a taste for table food, she wanted nothing to do with the baby food. As long as you're feeding her healthy foods and she's growing properly, she should be fine. One thing you should avoid is honey or syrup....they may contain botulism spores, which can be harmful to infants. I hope this helps! BEST OF LUCK!