When did you give wheat?

[DevaMajka]

I've read all kinds of varying things on when to give wheat. What did you do?

I don't know if it matters, but I think ds has sensitivities to food chemicals (salicylates, etc). He does not react when I eat wheat.

[tzs]

i did right away @ 6 months, she gnaws on challah and practices self-feeding with pasta.
i'm also confused b/c on one hand "they" tell you to wait but on the other hand they tell you bagels, hard crackers, etc are great for teething

[Blueone]

We tried at 6 months, then 8 months, and now we'll wait until he's a year. Both times he became extremely constipated and gassy. Gluten intolerance and celiacs runs in our family though.

[Abraisme]

I started around 6mo, just a few weeks after starting solids. We've had no issues.

[Norasmomma]

Honestly with DS that was the first thing we gave him, he gnawed on a piece of pizza crust when he was like 5.5 months. His screaming because we were eating was just unbearable-he was never happier than that moment.

Our family really isn't food sensitive though.

[CookAMH]

No history of food allergies, but with the understanding that babies do not have the digestive enzymes to digest wheat until 2yo, we have given him VERY limited wheat. Like a nibble here or there of our toast or little bite of a shortbread cookie. He's almost 1yo and we did this in the last 2 mo.