With Miss 0 now at 4 months of age this is something I am about to get into! Yikes!
Click here to read a recent article by Coles Baby and Toddler Club with information from ASCIA regarding when to introduce allergenic foods. I should make clear that the reason I'm avoiding foods in my diet while breastfeeding is not to try to prevent an allergy in Miss 0 but rather because she reacts obviously to the foods via my breastmilk and when I remove them, her skin doesn't break out. I definitely wouldn't avoid a food if it didn't cause a reaction!
I should also say that if there is a history of food allergies in your other kids then you will need to exercise more caution and ensure that you introduce allergenic foods one at a time and probably not as the very first foods. Vegetables and fruits are a good starting point. Be aware that some rice cereals (eg Farex) contain traces of wheat, milk and soy (crazy! I know! Especially because they didn't use to!).
I recently spoke to a lovely Heinz rep and she said that they have to state that the traces are there because there are products on the lines next Farex that contain those allergens and therefore there is a risk of contamination via the air. The production/ingredients haven't changed, just the reporting legislation. So I stand corrected in my last sentence. Unfortunately it means I still have to avoid it just in case the traces happen to be there.
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