https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Wed, 15 Apr 2026 20:24:15 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/peanut-reaction-question#post-2878478 Wed, 27 Mar 2019 14:48:38 +0000 Adira 2878478@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Corduroy: That would be awesome!! I remember the FDA doing the comments because I participated in that!! I've actually come across quite a few companies that do already label for sesame, which is AWESOME. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/peanut-reaction-question#post-2878476 Wed, 27 Mar 2019 14:43:08 +0000 Corduroy 2878476@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Adira: I don't want to threadjack but I work for a large food company and we expect sesame allergen to be the next food label change. The FDA had a comment period about it in the fall. My company is asking us to start collecting information as we work on new products. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/peanut-reaction-question#post-2878471 Wed, 27 Mar 2019 14:25:57 +0000 Mrsbells 2878471@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@bhbee: we don't have peanut allergies but have allergies to certain medication. We were also told that each exposure results in a more severe reaction. I would want to get started on the process asap. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/peanut-reaction-question#post-2878468 Wed, 27 Mar 2019 14:16:14 +0000 ChiCalGoBee 2878468@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@bhbee: One of my best friends has a daughter who had a similar scenario when she was 7 or 8 months old-first reaction wasn't bad, but second was way worse. She does in fact have a peanut allergy. They've done OIT for her, and she's made huge gains in what she can tolerate. It sounds like the earlier you start the better, so I wouldn't hesitate to get in with the allergist that you trust. She said she's happy to talk to you if you'd like help in navigating this process:-). Hoping for the best possible scenario for your daughter! :heart: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/peanut-reaction-question#post-2878461 Wed, 27 Mar 2019 13:44:23 +0000 DesertDreams88 2878461@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@periwinklebee: ugh yes that could be an issue. My sympathies, I know it's so hard to work around. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/peanut-reaction-question#post-2878454 Wed, 27 Mar 2019 13:20:49 +0000 periwinklebee 2878454@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@bhbee: Sorry for the barrage of thoughts! I really hope it ends up being something mild and quickly outgrown. Sesame is in a shocking number of things. It's not related to peanuts though, just certain tree nuts to my understanding. </p> <p>@Adira: We used to eat a fair amount of Mediterranean and Asian food, now if we want it (DH's favorite) it has to be made from scratch, so I can substitute olive oil for sesame. With the lack of labeling, I try to just play it safe with ingredients that I'm pretty sure aren't going to be processed with sesame, avoid processed salad dressings and stuff where you could imagine sesame in the facility... and we never eat out, ugh... My allergist said that in ten years there will be a sesame treatment drug like the one they're coming out with for peanut, so that eventually there's hope of not having to worry about undocumented cross-contamination. </p> <p>@DesertDreams88: Thank you! I googled and they also make bamba filled with sesame, which I assume means cross-contamination. Ugh per @Adira: 's point of what a giant pain sesame allergies are, you have to check into what else the manufacturer makes to guess if it could be contaminated because no mandated labeling. But I know TJ's makes a bamba snack - I may call them to ask what else is processed in their facility in the hope it would be something LO would tolerate.... </p> <p>This makes me realize @bhbee: check whether the peanut butter you gave has a warning label processed in a facility with tree nuts... Just because if so I would also have the allergist test for tree nuts, in the event its cross-contamination and not the peanuts themselves.... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/peanut-reaction-question#post-2878433 Wed, 27 Mar 2019 12:06:38 +0000 DesertDreams88 2878433@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@periwinklebee: have you tried bamba? taste of PB but totally different texture? I just ask because I feel it's a really easy, non-messy way to get the exposure in. DH is allergic to all nuts (plus a bunch of other things) and the kids don't like PB but they love Bamba. We started with really, really small servings. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/peanut-reaction-question#post-2878426 Wed, 27 Mar 2019 11:40:43 +0000 Adira 2878426@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@periwinklebee: Ugh, SESAME, the bane of my existence. My youngest is ALSO highly allergic to sesame. He's allergic to peanuts, tree nuts, and sesame, with peanut and sesame being his most severe allergies. I'm DREAMING of the day they finally decided to start including sesame as a major allergen that has to be declared on packages! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/peanut-reaction-question#post-2878424 Wed, 27 Mar 2019 11:27:57 +0000 bhbee 2878424@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@periwinklebee: wow you have it rough with all that, I’m so sorry! But thank you so much for all this info. I need to reread again but definitely lots of good things to watch out for and think about. It wouldn’t have crossed my mind re hummus and sesame ... we eat a lot of that too. </p> <p>At least I do feel like my allergist needs can be well covered - I like our current allergist a lot so might do initial testing there (and they’re easy to get into usually!) but they don’t do OIT at all. However we have one of the OIT pioneers here in Dallas and my niece did hers there (she started pretty young, maybe 2?) so I know that’s an option though maybe expensive. I’m hoping it’s all mild and manageable ... I feel like we dodged a bullet with the other two not having any food allergies, since 1st had eczema and severe environmental and 2nd has asthma. So I guess at least we have a bit of a handle on it if needed!</p> <p>@Adira: thank you for your info, I am definitely leaning to calling our allergist. That is where pedi is going to send me anyway! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/peanut-reaction-question#post-2878413 Wed, 27 Mar 2019 10:30:41 +0000 periwinklebee 2878413@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>p.s. don't hesitate to wall me with any other questions or to talk. You are probably more familiar than I was - I knew essentially nothing initially, we had a resident at the allergy clinic who was not that good, and I was so confused initially... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/peanut-reaction-question#post-2878412 Wed, 27 Mar 2019 10:27:33 +0000 periwinklebee 2878412@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My LO had a reaction when exposed to peanuts I believe in June or early July. It was pretty much exactly like what you experienced.</p> <p>We called the ped. They were not helpful, besides to agree to a referral to the allergist. They just said avoid and did not offer to prescribe an epi. The first opening for an allergy appointment was late September. I posted here at the time, and a few months wait is apparently totally the norm. </p> <p>Allergist tested for peanuts, tree nuts, and egg allergies when we finally got in. Peanut was borderline, allergic to egg but that is usually mild and outgrown, tree nut numbers were worse. We were given an epipen then. </p> <p>Peanut numbers were borderline enough that they wanted to challenge. But you can't have any type of cold, illness, etc, so we ended up cancelling several times and did not get in to challenge until February. He passed the peanut challenge - despite that nasty first reaction (it honestly looked pretty bad), but had worsening eczema and HATES peanut butter with an extreme passion (mixing in other stuff didn't help), which makes me wonder if he is having symptoms he can't tell us about. We are supposed to be giving him a teaspoon a day to ensure his tolerance increases, but his eczema got worse and we'd literally have to pin him down and force feed. I just can't, especially since in addition to the eczema I think there may be symptoms he can't express. So we tabled it and are avoiding it still, hopefully that is not condemning LO to have the allergy come back with more severity :sad: </p> <p>A couple of months after we got the epi for peanuts/TN, I introduced LO to a tiny bit of hummus and he had an anaphylactic reaction. Turns out he has a severe sesame allergy, which is common in people with TN allergies. He will have a skin reaction at any minimal surface contact, so we can't have it in our house. I am so glad he had no interest in baby led weaning and did not start trying many solids until after we had the epi, as we used to eat a lot of sesame. </p> <p>In your situation, I would call the ped and demand an epi. They absolutely should give it. You should always have two epis nearby (extra in case the first one fails or is not enough). And I would be very careful with BLW. Don't introduce new foods at dinner if that's within a couple of hours of bedtime. </p> <p> It's fine I think if getting into allergy takes awhile. Short of doing OIT (which is not even available yet in all major cities, and most practices won't do until the kid can talk and tell you symptoms), there's really nothing the allergist can do besides give an epi and tell you to avoid. </p> <p>It was sort of overwhelming at first - we can't take LO to restaurants because sesame and nuts are in so many foods, all our food basically needs to be cooked from scratch. But it's not so bad now that we've gotten used to it. And the good news is that if something goes wrong or there are additional allergens, the epi pen really is super effective. Also, the peanut drug will be approved for 4-18 soon, and there are clinical trials ongoing for 1-3 yos. Unfortunately it will take longer to roll it out to more allergens, but it is super promising, so not necessarily the same lifetime sentence of food avoidance that it used to be... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/peanut-reaction-question#post-2878402 Wed, 27 Mar 2019 09:29:05 +0000 Adira 2878402@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@bhbee: My son had his first reaction to peanuts at 7 months as well - he broke out in hives on his face and neck. We've had some scary experiences with food allergies, so we brought him to the ER. We had a follow-up with an allergist who confirmed his allergy to peanuts.</p> <p>We were told that each exposure to peanuts usually results in a more severe reaction, which is why a peanut allergy is ALWAYS treated as a severe allergy (unlike other food allergies where your reaction is often the same, regardless of how many times you've been exposed to the allergen). </p> <p>They can absolutely confirm a food allergy at this age, so I would ask to see an allergist. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/peanut-reaction-question#post-2878395 Wed, 27 Mar 2019 08:49:23 +0000 Mamaof2 2878395@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@bhbee: not peanuts but dairy - DS had a reaction (hives) after eating yogurt at 6 months. The ped has us stop all dairy and then at age 1 he went to Children's Hospital and they did a food challenge - he passed =) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/peanut-reaction-question#post-2878296 Tue, 26 Mar 2019 16:17:43 +0000 bhbee 2878296@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My 7mo had a reaction today, I’m pretty sure to pb though she was eating other stuff too (banana, Cheerios). I think it was her second peanut exposure and greater amount than before (surely she has also gotten some tiny exposures from my other pb-loving kids). </p> <p>The reaction was red rash/hives with tiny bumps all over her face pretty much. The eye she had rubbed got swollen. It developed fairly quickly but was mostly gone about an hour later. </p> <p>I called the pedi and the nurse just told me to avoid feeding it until her 9m appt. My niece has had a more severe peanut reaction so I’m a little nervous about it, but not sure if testing is really the norm at this age or not. I know every reaction can be different, that is what worries me. </p> <p>LO does have some skin issues and we’re a family who spends a lot of time at the allergist, although other kids don’t have food allergies (I had milk as a child but outgrew it). So it wouldn’t be a huge surprise. </p> <p>If your LO had a reaction, how bad was it and what/when were your next steps? Thanks! </p>