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Introducing Allergens | How to Introduce Allergy Causing Foods to Babies – We all are aware that peanuts, eggs, and fish are some of the common allergens. Few years ago it was advised to follow a three day rule to observe allergies if any but now this doesn’t hold good as the new study says it is good to include common allergy causing foods by 12 months in an age appropriate form. This way you are also reducing the risk due to food allergy post a year and lifelong. 

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What is 3 day rule?

The 3 Day Rule is a guideline from the American Academy of Pediatrics for introducing newly introduced solid foods to bottle fed infants, but now this doesn’t hold good as the new study.

It states that all new foods should be introduced slowly over a period of at least three days, allowing parents to watch for any signs of reaction in the baby. This allows parents to identify any adverse reactions or sensitivities to new foods before introducing any more.

Things to keep in mind while introducing allergens | How to Introduce Allergy Causing Foods to Babies

  • Introduce common allergy causing food separately or as a combination with only one safe ingredient, that you’ve already introduced to your child.
  • Continue to offer it weekly twice or thrice and regularly thereon. Because if you give it once and stop using it, your child wouldn’t adapt well.
  • Ensure the food is well cooked.
  • Offer it with an open mind
  • Introduce it in the morning so that you have time to observe reactions if any. Also, if any allergies have to be shown up, it will be within 24 hours, post that your child is safe.
  • If your baby has allergic reactions, like hives, vomiting, swelling of lips, eyes or face or any behavioral change, breathing issues, please visit the doctor.  

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