Has anyone's ped discussed this with them? DS's ped told us not to use baby orajel or ambisol and to only give him jarred carrots and spinach (we can make all other purees) because of methemoglobinemia. How big of a concern is it?
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Our peds did not mention the orajel (we never used it anyway) but she did tell us about carrots and spinach so we bought the jar stuff for those but made everything else.
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Not too common, but it's good that your pediatrician is mentioning products that put kids at higher risk
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I had read something about the baby orajel recently but didn't know about the spinach and carrots. Is it because of chemicals that are more likely to be on those foods versus others?
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@MrsScallop: I think it's because of nitrates that can be present in higher amounts in carrots and spinach when you make them at home.
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@hilsy85: Ah, got it. Thanks!
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Our pedi warned us about homemade carrots, spinach, beets, and parsnips. He said they could have higher rates of nitrates and jarred varieties are often screened for nitrates. Of course the jarred stuff could have small amounts also. He didn't mention anything bout orajel though.
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