Thank goodness for Sunflower Seed Butter (we’ll get to that later), because our little guy seems to be allergic to peanuts.
Between my husband and myself, we have always been nervous about allergies for our son. I am allergic to scaly fish or fish with fins(not shellfish thank goodness), poppy seeds and I have asthma and my husband has major environmental allergies so we knew something could be passed along. Yet, we were hoping that this would be one of those times when it skips a generation. Well so far….we are not quite sure. A wonderful mother in our playgroup had told us about this product called Sunflower Seed Butter that is sold at Trader Joe’s or TJ’s as I like to call it. We started giving it to Connor first since peanut butter is a common allergen. He loved it, it didn’t give him problems and everyone was happy. Then we got a little bold and decided to try a peanut butter sandwich on our munchkin. It went smoothly at first and I was soooooo excited. Then he began to rub his eyes and seemed a little irritated. Then the red bumps showed up on his face, around his left eye and some near his mouth. I, of course, was devastated, but thank goodness it was just a mild reaction and it actually went away after a few hours. He was fine and didn’t miss a beat.
He now has an appointment with the allergist so I am very interested in what test they perform on a 13 month old to find allergies. My husband and I agreed NO skin allergy test!!! So we will see what is available. The optimist side of this is that early exposure to these types of allergens cause a reaction in little ones, but after like 2 or 3 years of age they grow out of it. This is why you can’t give babies egg whites or strawberries or peanut butter before 12 months and some recommend longer. The digestive system isn’t fully developed and so things can cross over (into he blood stream) more easily and cause an allergic reaction. I am crossing my fingers for the latter. In the meantime, I hope T.J.’s stocks up on SS Butter.
No comments:
Post a Comment