Babies and Peanut Butter - What age

I waited with introducing peanut butter to my son until he was three years old. This is what my doctor and the nutritionist recomended, especially because for a long time, the doctors could not figure out what my son was allergic to as he had a lot of rashes. It turned out that he was lactose intolerant, and I am happy that I did not expose him to nuts until after three. He has actually had a few reactions to pistaciou nuts, so I am very careful with the nuts. I read somewhere that the U.S. have one of the highest rates of peanut allergies, and this is mostly due to the enourmous amount of peanut butter consumption and the early exposure, which is rare in other countries. I think that one of the reasons for the careful recommendations, is that peanut allergies is a very serious allergy that really can have a deathly outcome. However, when it comes down to it, I feel, as I do with a lot of other issues, that the mother is the one, who really knows best on this kind of issue. If you do not have any asthma or allergies in your family, you might not have as much cause for concern as other families do.

I started giving my kids peanut butter before they were age 2. It didn't seem to make a difference in them. I don't understand fully why they make you wait until the age of 2. My kids did just fine.

My son is 11 months and my sitter has given him peanut butter. Not a lot but just a little for him to taste every once in a while. He has had not problems so far. I know they say to wait but a little taste every now and then isn't going to hurt.