Peanuts

My brother is over and he brought a bag of peanuts and left them where Kylee could get to them, and she ate at least one. I found her with the bag in her hand and I smelled her breath and it smelled of peanuts. Their pediatrician told me not give them peanut products until they are two. Am I freaking out for nothing? What should I be watching for? Thanks!!

 

As long as she hasn't had a reaction, I would say, she is OK. My boys "stole" leftover peanut butter and jelly sandwiches when they were 11 1/2 months old, my friend who is a nurse was there, and we pretty much looked at each other, and said, "I guess we will watch to make sure they don't go into anaphalactic shock". Basically, a peanut allergy would show right away. Since time has passed, I would say she is fine.

 

I'm sure they are fine! :hug:

Do you have a history of peanut allergies in your family?

I'd watch for: hives, itching, redness, shortness of breath, etc.

I hope you have an uneventful evening!!

 

:hug: Kyrstyn! Try not to worry (easier said than done I know!). It's not the first exposure that can cause a reaction it's any subsequent exposure that might cause a reaction.

Our pedi also recommended two but said not to worry if they swiped a pb & j sandwich or pb cookie from someone when they were 18 mo (which he said happens more than you'd think )

There are also some new studies out that suggest waiting isn't any more beneficial to kiddos than not waiting. I actually just talked to my allergist a couple of weeks ago (we were thinking of waiting till 3 for my girls due to my significant environmental allergies) but with the new research she said there wasn't a lot of support to wait anymore.

Anyway, for future reference, swelling in the face, neck/throat, difficulty breathing, complaints of feeling itchy/acting itchy, hives, sneezing. Sometimes when we're giving allergy shots to people, red ears that develop after the shot in conjunction with a couple of other slight signs can be an indication that someone may be headed for a systemic reaction (vs. local reaction)

GL!

 

Thanks for the Great Advice. It's been about a 30 minutes now, and she seems fine. There are no peanut allergies in either mine or DH's family, so hopefully they will not encounter that either...

 

New research has shown that age makes no difference... some countries give peanut products way before 1 and they have less peanut allergies than here. So I really wouldn't worry about it.

 

If you don't have any peanut allergies in the family I wouldn't worry about it. My girls eat PB & J sandwiches all the time and they are just fine.

 

How was she the rest of the night and this morning?

Our pedi gave the green light for peanuts/butter at 18 months because we had no family history. Well, at least now you will know. :hug:

 

My daughter Piper has a peanut allergy, so I feel like the voice of experience here. As one of the PPs said, peanut allergy symptoms do not show up after the first exposure. They show up after the second, or third, or fourth, etc. Piper had successfully had peanut butter three times before her symptoms showed up. By then I had let my guard down and was really surprised when she reacted. We now carry an Epi pen everywhere. Oh - and no allergies whatsoever on either side of our families, so I had no reason to think she'd have an allergy.

Please watch your kids after the first few exposures - not just after the first! From everything the allergist told me, the reaction is immediate, not several hours later.

 

I was beyond mad when our old daycare served the boys PB & J when they were 14 mos old. We have nut allergies in our families (the boys' grandma) so I was going to wait til they were 2 (no one had told me 2, I just was going to). Most daycares wait til 2, but that one said the rule is 1.

So, I called the Ped & he said we were fine. There are new studies out saying that waiting with peanuts doesn't do anything (although, that may be in families without histories). Our Ped said he even tells families they can give it as early as 9 mos (there is the choking component). I googled PB at that time & found most every website said 9-12 mos unless there was a family history...so I'm sure your girls will be just fine.

Since reactions occur on the 2nd exposure, I watched my 2 like a hawk after their 2nd PB & J. Now they LOVE it! They've also had PB cookies & some other things with PB in them. I think they love it just as much as their Mama does!

And, of course, our new daycare is nut free so had we been there, I would still be waiting for PB. Oh well. At least now I can quickly serve up the staple PB & J around here & not worry!

 

You've gotten lots of good advice here.

My ds reacted to peanuts when I ate them while BFing. But, his reaction wasn't the typical stop breathing reaction...he just got the eczema reaction like everything else my kids are allergic to. So, I avoided them and now he is fine. Even with that being the case, all my kids ate pb&j's well before two. But, I was nervous and watched them the second and third time they ate it.

Now, just because this is how I take on those worries, I would give her some peanut butter and watch her just to see if she is going to react. That way it's controlled when she gets it, and she doesn't get it by somebody else when you are not aware. Plus, it's in so many cookies and candies, that anybody sharing anything with her could be exposing her, and that way you know when to watch her and see. Just my way of dealing with things like that ardon:

 

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If you don't have any peanut allergies in the family I wouldn't worry about it. My girls eat PB & J sandwiches all the time and they are just fine.


Ditto this! I started giving pb&j a few weeks ago. They are fine! We have no food allergies in our family on either side and my pedi said it would be okay, and it was!

 

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How was she the rest of the night and this morning?

She was perfectly fine for the rest of the night last night. She isn't awake yet this morning, but I am concerned that anything is wrong.

Thanks Again for the reassurance!

 

Glad it all worked out. And thank you to the posters who said that a reaction can occur during subsequent explosures. I gave my girls some peanut butter toast last week and Ana liked it and ate the whole thing. Meara didn't like it much but had a little. I thought we were in the clear regarding allergies, but I'll know to keep my guard up the next couple of times to make sure they don't have any reactions.

 

I wouldn't worry too much if she didn't have a reaction. In fact, I would probably take that as a go ahead to give her products.

I never waited after 1 yr. We do not have a history of allergies though.

 

When i first tried our two on peanut butter I put a small amount on their wrist and then waited. I also made sure my dh was home at the time just incase I needed help. Interesting pp about the allergic reaction occuring at the 2 and 3rd exposure.

Heather