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I didn't, but I don't think I did more than 1 new food a day, so I could see if it affected his tummy while he slept, diapers, etc. For me, if he had any sensitivity, it showed up right away or shortly after.

I did until our ped said not to! Apparently newer research emphasizes early exposure to as many new foods as you can, esp potential allergens.

Our ped said it's outdated and not to follow it. The only food she had us wait on is corn because I'm allergic (luckily, lo isn't).

I think that is old advice unless there are any family allergies.

Nope, we never followed that rule.

I did! Wouldn't it make it easier to identify an allergy?

Nope! I thought it was pretty old advice, anyways. I'd rather introduce lots of variety. Plus, we have zero history of food allergies to be concerned with. Otherwise, i'd probably tread more cautiously.

I read some study somewhere that said Americans are most concerned with allergies, hence the 3 day rule (despite the rate being less than 10% or something like that) and yet in other countries and cultures, the main concern is introducing a wide variety of food and textures to your baby's budding palate. Thought it was interesting, is all, and definitely suits my thoughts on the issue.

We did it so we could identify allergies. I didn't know it was outdated! Our pedi recommended this method.

We did at first (for maybe a couple months) but LO had dietary sensitivities and we were very cautious. After awhile, we stopped worrying about it. If she hadn't had issues, I probably wouldn't have bothered.

We did for the first couple of foods and with high allergen foods. Other than that, we just kinda went for it.

No. Our pedi wanted us to wait for a year for peanut butter and honey, but that was it.

Not at all. We waited until after a year for honey, and we didn't give peanuts right away, but we have no food allergies to worry about