Infants Food Allergic

Parenting is always not easy especially for first time daddy/mummy. Although babies pose some similarity in general, every baby poses different characters when comes to their preferences such as cleanliness, food, sleeping habits etc. Taking cares of babies hence need extra passion to understand their temper, nature and preferences. The same is true when come to introducing solid foods, especially if the baby is having food allergic.

For babies about 4-6 months old, parents can start introduce some light solid foods to their baby. However, this needs not be rushed as rushing may leads to food allergic if not handled properly. Since babies only take milk for the first three months, their intestinal tract is not fully developed. if they are exposed to too much solid foods, their intestinal tract cannot digest and handled it which in turn, caused food allergic.

There are some tips to prevent food allergic:

• Breastfeed
• As breast milk is free from contaminations and chemical, this is the best nutritional source for baby. Although there are baby allergic to breast milk, but the incidence is very low.
• Breast feeding mother should avoid peanuts, or any other trees’ nuts, fish, eggs in their own diet.
• Hypoallergenic infant formulation
• This formulation is specifically developed for babies who are allergic to milk. Mother can seek advice from their doctors on the suitable milk powder to prescribe
• Introduce solid food slowly
• Keep the same food for about 4-5 days. Observed whether symptoms such as diarrhea, vomiting or rash developed. If yes, baby maybe allergic to this food and should be avoided.
• Do no add seasoning
• Sugar, salt or other additive should be avoided to solid food as baby taste-bud is very sensitive to these additives. It is tastier for adult but too much for babies.
• Baby's digestive system is not fully developed. Introducing additives may caused more works to their internal organ.
• Avoid caffeine, carbonated drinks, peanuts or peanuts butter
• Consult your doctor
• As doctor are professional and knowledgeable, they are able to give the most appropriate solution for food allergic in babies

*Disclaimer: The opinions expressed above are entirely based on my personal point of view and some light reading. Nobody should be liable for any discomforts or side effects caused by the act as discussed above.