https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Thu, 16 Apr 2026 04:01:47 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/question-about-blw#post-686028 Wed, 03 Apr 2013 08:12:59 +0000 winniebee 686028@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I sort of followed rules. Started out w/ purees and gave the same food for a few days in a row. Once we started more BLW around 7 months, I basically ignored the rules. My son had a dairy intolerance so we avoided that altogether until recently. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/question-about-blw#post-686021 Wed, 03 Apr 2013 08:09:21 +0000 hilsy85 686021@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@regberadaisy: oh, definitely not planning on doing any nuts any time soon! Although I always say I would know if LO had a peanut allergy because I eat a lot of peanut butter and I feel like I'm always breathing it in his face inadvertently! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/question-about-blw#post-686015 Wed, 03 Apr 2013 08:06:02 +0000 regberadaisy 686015@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Cole: on that note... hilsy I just wanted to reiterate that most peds don't reco peanut/butter before a year. And some even say 2. And honey is a no no in ANY form until they're one. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/question-about-blw#post-686009 Wed, 03 Apr 2013 08:00:56 +0000 hilsy85 686009@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Cole: yikes! That's scary, but thanks for the info! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/question-about-blw#post-686002 Wed, 03 Apr 2013 07:56:23 +0000 Cole 686002@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@hilsy85: I just wanted to chime in on the allergy part of things, I still wouldn't change how you plan to proceed, but a fair number of allergies (peanuts and tree nuts come to mind) won't produce a reaction the first or even first few times they have it. I know a lot of people who have struggled to figure out what the allergen is because they rule out something their lo had safely had before. Odds of you needing to worry about it are slim but I thought I would throw it out there. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/question-about-blw#post-685938 Wed, 03 Apr 2013 07:28:27 +0000 hilsy85 685938@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@sarac: ah ok, so it was the same day...that seems like it makes sense for food allergies, I wouldn't imagine there would be a delayed reaction. And yikes about the hazel nuts! I always think it's strange when adults develop allergies! I hope your DD doesn't have it. @mewtill: my LO also makes weird faces the first time I put anything in his mouth! I feel like the whole thing is just trial and error, and more trial :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/question-about-blw#post-685883 Wed, 03 Apr 2013 06:41:38 +0000 tequiero21 685883@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>First food we gave them was banana. We didn't purée tho. Just gave them a chunk to hold. Avocado next. I didn't stick to the 3 day rule. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/question-about-blw#post-685710 Tue, 02 Apr 2013 22:10:32 +0000 sarac 685710@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I should say that my husband has developed a worrying allergy to hazelnuts in recent years - full on scratchy, swelling throat reaction to increasingly small amounts. So I was very cautious when it came to hazelnut butter and such for my daughter - just a tiny taste the first several times, and increasing amounts after that. We'll likely always be careful with that. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/question-about-blw#post-685708 Tue, 02 Apr 2013 22:07:57 +0000 sarac 685708@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@hilsy85: She had cherries that day, and it was probably the only new thing she'd had. Then when I changed her diaper, I noticed that she had full on raised hives where the poop had touched her skin. No more cherries, problem goes away. Then I gave her a tiny bit of cherry the next week, saw tiny raised welts in her skin after pooping, and felt pretty confirmed.</p> <p>If she'd had other new things that day, I'd have just experimented with tiny bites like I did with the cherries. And this was the only issue like this, so I didn't feel like I needed to start being more careful. Some fruits, like peaches and oranges give her more diaper rash, so she eats smaller amounts of those until she's used to them. But that's not a huge deal. </p> <p>But yeah, it was pretty clear what the issue was. It was easy to fix, and it didn't make me feel like I wanted to start being more careful. It wasn't a huge deal. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/question-about-blw#post-685179 Tue, 02 Apr 2013 16:41:48 +0000 JoyfulKiwi 685179@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@hilsy85: he's 6 months. I'm thinking maybe he just doesn't know what to do with things in his mouth that aren't milk. we've done whole foods and also some purees (daycare will only be doing baby food) and he makes a weird face every time. He's only liked avocado and carrots so far (no to bananas, pears, sweet potato and apples). We're going to try broccoli this week &amp; see. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/question-about-blw#post-685170 Tue, 02 Apr 2013 16:36:01 +0000 hilsy85 685170@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@hellobeeboston: nope haven't tried them yet. I think it's a texture thing, which may also by why he didn't like squash. They're both kind of slimy in purée form, which I don't think he likes. He seems to like creamy purées like the avocado. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/question-about-blw#post-685160 Tue, 02 Apr 2013 16:30:04 +0000 Mrs.B 685160@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@hilsy85: I am no expert but we have been introducing new things almost daily. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/question-about-blw#post-685157 Tue, 02 Apr 2013 16:29:20 +0000 hellobeeboston 685157@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@hilsy85: oh no!! Ha... Have you tried apples?? Did he like those? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/question-about-blw#post-685149 Tue, 02 Apr 2013 16:27:47 +0000 hilsy85 685149@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@hellobeeboston: we just tried it --he hated them!! Defrosting some avocado now lol </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/question-about-blw#post-685101 Tue, 02 Apr 2013 16:05:28 +0000 lovehoneybee 685101@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We didn't wait, but we didn't have any food allergies in our family (except FIL is allergic to a lot of nuts, but we are waiting on nuts and honey). We discovered a mild contact allergy to strawberries (he got a rash on his chest where the juice had been dripping) but that's been it so far. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/question-about-blw#post-685095 Tue, 02 Apr 2013 16:03:00 +0000 hilsy85 685095@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@sarac: was it pretty obvious right after she had cherries?<br /> @regberadaisy: yup I'll definitely try again later! I have a ton of squash puree frozen! </p> <p>@hellobeeboston: hmm it's been about 24 hours and no reaction or anything. I'm excited, I feel like bananas are a popular one! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/question-about-blw#post-684769 Tue, 02 Apr 2013 14:38:31 +0000 prettylizy 684769@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I didn't wait. We kept away from common allergens and made sure when we did introduce those we didn't them without any other new stuff, but so far so good! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/question-about-blw#post-684754 Tue, 02 Apr 2013 14:36:25 +0000 nikol 684754@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>we have zero history of allergies, so although i was pretty strict at first, i'm a lot more lax now at 8 months (we introduced bananas at 5.5 months) than i was when he was younger. now i just keep a close eye when i introduce something new. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/question-about-blw#post-684689 Tue, 02 Apr 2013 14:28:15 +0000 mediagirl 684689@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We did purees and still didn't follow the rules. :) We haven't offered her nuts or honey (12 months) yet. She has had almost everything else. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/question-about-blw#post-684681 Tue, 02 Apr 2013 14:26:56 +0000 sarac 684681@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Never did the three day wait thing. We found one allergy to cherries, but nothing beside that. It wasn't hard to figure it out. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/question-about-blw#post-684557 Tue, 02 Apr 2013 14:03:08 +0000 plaidpants 684557@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We don't have any history of allergies on either side of the family, so I did not really do any waiting between foods. I was more cautious with things like eggs and peanut butter though. I made sure not to give her anything new when I gave LO those things. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/question-about-blw#post-684525 Tue, 02 Apr 2013 13:52:47 +0000 hellobeeboston 684525@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@hilsy85: we did bananas &amp; J loved them - def his favorite so far ;)</p> <p>I would wait at least one day maybe? I'm overly cautious though... I'm currently doing the 3 day thing now, but think we will probably cut that down to 1-2 days. I want 1 24hr window just to check &amp; make sure he doesn't have a reaction of any kind. Also, no food allergies - but I have friends with no history of food allergy &amp; their kids have them, so you never know. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/question-about-blw#post-684523 Tue, 02 Apr 2013 13:52:29 +0000 regberadaisy 684523@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@hilsy85: We did but I have a pretty decent history of allergies in both of our families.<br /> Don't be afraid to reintroduce the same foods at a later date in different ways. ie I must've given M bananas 6-7 different times in different ways. She did not like it, just about the only thing she did not like! Then one day I gave it to her whole and she chomped a whole banana down! Now she loves it but only if I give it to her whole! hahah </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/question-about-blw#post-684509 Tue, 02 Apr 2013 13:46:27 +0000 mrsmate 684509@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We didn't wait to introduce new foods either, and we were fine. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/question-about-blw#post-684503 Tue, 02 Apr 2013 13:43:41 +0000 hilsy85 684503@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mewtill: ha yes broccoli and pear does not sound good! How old is he? </p> <p>We tried squash yesterday for the first time and LO hated it...tried it again this morning and he hated it, so I gave him something else. I want to maybe try banana this afternoon, even though it's only been one day since I tried squash...but he didn't really eat any of it anyway. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/question-about-blw#post-684497 Tue, 02 Apr 2013 13:41:06 +0000 JoyfulKiwi 684497@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I do every other day and don't introduce two new foods at once. So I did apples (new food) one day and then avocado (establish food) the next day and then the third day sweet potato (new food). If he'd never had broccoli or pears I wouldn't do both on the same day (also, that sounds like a super gross combo). I'm also only giving him one type of food at a time. </p> <p>However, he doesn't seem to be enjoying any of the foods at the moment. I'm torn between keeping it going to "practice" (maybe he just doesn't know what to do with the food when it's in his mouth?) or giving up and trying again in a few weeks. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/question-about-blw#post-684464 Tue, 02 Apr 2013 13:23:50 +0000 hilsy85 684464@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Kemma: ok that's what I figured! I think I'm going to follow that aspect of BLW while we're still doing purees...we have no history of allergies and it seems a bit silly to have to give the same food for 3-4 days before moving on! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/question-about-blw#post-684457 Tue, 02 Apr 2013 13:21:29 +0000 Kemma 684457@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think the BLW book says not to worry about it unless you have a history of allergies? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/question-about-blw#post-684447 Tue, 02 Apr 2013 13:18:40 +0000 hilsy85 684447@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>If you do BLW, do you wait the usual 3-4 days before introducing a new food? Or do you just mix it up from the beginning? </p>