peanut allergy intuition

[crsta33]

I've had this "feeling" that my new baby is peanut sensitive since before he was born. I was averse to peanut butter during the pg (in my other 2 pg's peanut butter was a favorite) and my intuition told me at the time it was b/c the baby was sensitive to peanuts. I kinda dismissed it b/c if I ever did have peanut butter it gave me terrible heartburn so I decided that was probably why I didn't want to eat it.

After the baby was born, if I was making a pb&j for my older kids I would have the thought "I need to wash my hands before I pick up the baby" and I've worried that if I was eating pb&j myself that I might transfer peanut butter to him somehow.

We've been struggling a little with gassiness and I'm pretty sure he's sensitive to something in my diet. I had a pb&j last night and we had one of the worst nights yet, so I'm wondering if my intuition was correct and he *is* sensitive to peanuts.

Is this a legitimate conclusion? What do I need to do to safeguard him?

Thanks
Christa

[cmom80]

I'd say get him tested. There is a lot to be said for intuition.

When my baby was about 7 months old, I ate some peanut butter, and she got ONE little hive on her back a few hours later. It could have been anything! But I hung on to the possibility that she was allergic, and just recently (at 18 months) I had her tested. Lo and behold, she is allergic.

Peanut allergies are definitely something to take seriously, I think moms have intuition for a reason!

ETA that I just noticed yours is a tiny baby, so my advice would be to avoid peanuts till he's a little older, then have him tested.

[Susan21]

I say definitely listen to your intuition. You always should, that little voice is talking to you for a reason and peanut allergies are nothing to sneeze at. (Pun intended )