Posted in Allergy/intolerance on Aug 18th, 2010
We recently received a message from mum Emiko from Japan who wanted to know when it would be safe to introduce smoked salmon and shellfish to her 9 month old son. We thought it might be a good idea to share our answer to Emiko here, just in case you’d been wondering the same thing! [...]
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Posted in Allergy/intolerance, Nutrition on Dec 4th, 2009
We received a message earlier this week from Kathy, the mother of a baby with eczema. Kathy wondered if it might be a good idea to start her little one on yogurt made with goat’s milk rather than cow’s milk, or whether she should delay yogurt altogether for the first year. Many parents seem to [...]
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If your little one has been diagnosed with a milk allergy, then there are many foods he will need to avoid. Some – like dairy products – are obvious, but there are other foods containing milk that you may not have even thought about. The following list includes many of the foods and ingredients that [...]
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Posted in Allergy/intolerance on Oct 4th, 2009
We received a message last week from a visitor who wanted to know more about introducing various foods from within one food group. If she introduced her son to one type of fish, for example – and there was no allergic reaction or digestive issues – could all types of fish then be considered safe? The [...]
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Posted in Allergy/intolerance on Jan 21st, 2009
Over the last few weeks we have received several e-mails from parents with babies on elimination diets due to food allergies. Some of these e-mails have requested advice about which foods should be given to infants on elimination diets in order to replace the nutrients they are missing. Whilst we always try to provide a [...]
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Earlier this week we posted a question from Christy in the United States. Christy subsequently sent us another interesting question – the answer to which we thought other parents might find useful. Christy wanted to know if she needed to use the four day rule when giving her baby a food such as homemade carrots [...]
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Posted in Allergy/intolerance on Sep 29th, 2008
We received the following message last week from Christy in the United States… I would like to know at what point can I stop “introducing” foods to my 9 month old and not have to wait the 3-4 day waiting period? When can I give her table foods without having to worry about an allergic [...]
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