my son, skyler, who is 6 months old and has tried a few foods , rice cereal, bananas, rice cereal with bananas, and peaches. around the time he had the peaches, he got a really bad diaper rash. REALLY bad, on his balls, legs, penis, butt, and it was even seeping a little bit of something. i had to get some triple antibiotic ointment and medicated diaper rash cream and really take care of it, and now its fine. Peaches allergy can be a horrible diaper rash with openings of the skin??????
my daughter used to react to a lot of foods when she was first introduced to them...I would lay off them and just occasionally introduce them being fully aware that I would have to be applying paw paw to the max for the next day. This didn't last too long and she now only gets a burny lip thing with tomates and when she eats too many olives then out comes the paw paw again! She is three and I think it takes a while for their little bodies to adjust to everything!
yes, most infants cannot eat very acidic foods, peaches are one of the worst things you can feed such a young baby. Try pears, squash, and sweet potatoes instead. Rice and bananas can be constipating, they are not a good idea until after the first birthday, either. If your baby is breastfed, he does not need much in the way of solids until his gut matures and is able to digest them, which usually happens between 12-18 months of age. http://www.askdrsears.com/html/3/t032000.asp is a good source of information! Keep in mind that if baby is allergic to one food item, you should avoid other foods in the same family. Like tomatoes, potatoes, and eggplant are all related, and for some people the allergic reaction causes serious pain like rheumatoid arthritis, which may be hard to pinpoint in a baby who can't tell you what is wrong. Peaches and avocados and almonds are all related, so it would be best to keep away from those foods, given the reaction to peaches. Sometimes allergic reactions lessen over time, sometimes they get much much much worse, to the point of being lethal, so it is best to proceed with caution.
I was told that while breastfeeding you shouldn't eat too much fruit and veggies that contain vitamin C (citrus fruit, peppers,...), cause it gives the baby diaper rash too. Maybe he's still a bit sensitive in that area? Just a guess. I'd try and feed him less acidy stuff for a while, just stick to bananas, pears and milder stuff.
Acidic foods cannot change the PH of breastmilk.That is something that just doesn't happen. I know it seems logical, but it is nearlh impossible to change the PH, lactose content or most other constituents of your milk by your diet. The breast is usually a nearly perfect filter. There have been cases of Vitamin C supplements, in MEGA doses causing problems, Maybe that is where you heard that. But you can't OD on Vit C in food. Some allergies do go through milk, but not all of them. If your baby has never reacted when you eat peaches, I wouldn't worry about it. (Usually highly allergic mamas, who have a lot of allergies themselves, have what is called a "leaky gut" which allows WHOLE proteins into the blood, undigested and these can get into milk and cause allergies, dairy is the worst offender in this area.) Be careful when introducing other foods. Allergic kids tend to develop allergies to other foods as well. IF this was a true allergy. It could well just have been a reaction, and not a true allergy. Stay away from the peach family for a while (peaches, plums, apricots, cherries ect.) and stay away from the most allergenic foods until after 18 months or so. These include: ANY Dairy (YES, yogurt is dairy and it is just as allergenic as any other cow milk product DO NOT give it to babies, there is no benefit to using this in a human infant) tomatoes, melon, strawberries, shellfish, peanut products and nut products, wheat products and citrus. Great info, mamaboogie.
unfortunately, im not breastfeeding, but thanks for all the imput, im gonna start with the squash next.
Squash is full of vitamins and fiber and babies tend to really like it. Sage liked Healthy Times "Pumpkin Pie" baby food. It is NOT really pumpkin pie, there is no dairy or sweetner in it, but it is really good and she liked it a lot. Or you can make your own. Make sure to cook Squashes well, if you make your own.
