When introducing baby food.....Do I have to......?

Question

Do i have to do the whole wait a week thing when introducing a new baby food. I just started my daughter on baby food and some of my family told me not to bother with doing the wait a week thing for food allergy....Is it bad if I dont? Or should I? what would happen it I didnt do it and I noticied an allergy but didnt know from what? and what are the chances of a baby having allergies to baby food?

Answer 1

I have TWINS and I did the one fruit for one week because every child is different and can have a allergic reaction to different foods! And if you try 2 or more foods a week and notice a allergic reaction, you won't know which food gave her the allergic reaction. Also my doctor told me to do the Vegatables first because if you do the fruits first, they won't like the vegetables because fruit is sweeter. And don't just look for allergic reactions- look to see if it gives her loose BMS or constipation! My cousin said bananas made her baby constipated and my daughter had loose bms. But no allergic reactions to any food! Pears and applesauce also gave her loose bms. ( but not bad.) When she was constipated- I gave her pears and pear juice or apple juice and it helped!!! Do vegetables first and then fruits! After you try all of them, then you can do one veg, and one fruit for lunch. I also added half jar fruit to baby cereal and then let them eat rest of jar for lunch or snack!

GOOD LUCK!!

Answer 2

You are supposed to wait at least 4 to 7 days so if the baby does have an allergic reaction to the food you will know what food they are allergic to rather than not waiting and giving them many different kinds and not knowing which one they are allergic to!  So i would suggest doing it how it should be done.  But it is your baby and your choice.  Best of luck!

Answer 3

There is NO evidence to support the idea of waiting between foods.

A lot of baby food advice is just myth; either it sounded theoretically good to somebody and was thus passed along, or it was appropriate -- years ago, when two-month-olds were started on solids.

From Canadian infant feeding authority Dr Jack Newman:

"When the baby is starting to take solids at about six months of age, there is little difference what he starts with or the order foods are introduced.  It is prudent to avoid highly spiced or highly allergenic foods at first (e.g. egg white, strawberries), but if the baby reaches for the potato on your plate, make sure it is not too hot, and let him have the potato.  There is no need to go in any specific order, and there is no need for the baby to eat only one food for a certain period of time."

http://drjacknewman.com/help/Starting%20...

Also see

"Experts seek to debunk baby food myths

Little evidence supports ‘any particular way of doing things’

...In a review of the research, Nancy Butte, a pediatrics professor at Baylor College of Medicine, found that many strongly held assumptions — such as the need to offer foods in a particular order or to delay allergenic foods — have little scientific basis."

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/9646449/

If anybody actually followed the one-food-at-a-time rule to the letter, they'd still be introducing new things to their teenager.

Answer 4

you should wait a week... maybe not a whole week but like wat 4-7 days atleast.

Answer 5

Obber, you say in the first part of your answer there is no need to wait a week in between offering new foods, but then in the second part of your answer that links says  "Yet experts say children over 6 months can handle most anything, with a few caveats: Be cautious if you have a family history of allergies; introduce one food at a time and watch for any problems; and make sure the food isn't a choking hazard."

That's the only reason I hate getting information off the internet, one person says this, the other one says the complete opposite and you don't know who to believe.

As for the chances of your baby having a food allergy? If you have a history in your immediate family of a particular allergy, then be cautious of offering it. I would stick to one food and use it for a week. (I didn't follow this and now my baby is starting to get a little constipated, don't know which one caused it though)