When did your pediatrician say it was ok to give peanut butter? My ped just said "no nuts" because he could aspirate them and choke...so, I was just curious.
I'm a bit paranoid after that egg issue.

By Kittycat_26 on Wednesday, August 3, 2005 - 10:30 am:

Our ped had us wait until Timmy was 2.

We sort of flubbed on the whole nut thing. I gave him Honey Nut Cheerios right about when he turned 1. After he ate those fine, I didn't worry about the rest.

By Andi on Thursday, August 4, 2005 - 01:03 am:

Taylor's favorite lunch is PB&J. No allergies in our family so we didn't have to worry. I let her have Peanut Butter when she turned 1 (The Creamy Peanut Butter)

By Trina~moderator on Thursday, August 4, 2005 - 07:53 am:

Our ped. told us to wait until at least age 3 to introduce peanuts/nuts because I have a peanut intolerance. GOOD thing we waited because it turns out BOTH my kids have severe nut allergies. We learned the hard way when DS was 3.5 and we gave him his first pistachio nut. At that point he was old enough to tell us something was wrong.

A good article here:
The Peanut Butter Controversy

By Clarabel on Thursday, August 4, 2005 - 07:27 pm:

I was always told to wait until age one.That goes for peanuts, eggwhite ,honey, and strawberries.

By Mrsheidi on Friday, August 5, 2005 - 09:39 am:

I think I might just wait...especially after his egg allergy scare. ugh.

By Pamt on Friday, August 5, 2005 - 03:23 pm:

I started peanut butter at about 1 year with both of my boys with no problems, but if there is a strong family history of food allergies, esp. nut or legume allergies, then I'd be a bit more cautious.