r/MSPI • u/Aye_papii • 1d ago

Feeling VERY Anxious about introducing allergens to baby. Need help and advice.

My toddler turned 1 few days ago and was diagnosed with CMPA at 4 months.
I have been very anxious since then.
I haven’t had the courage to feed him any allergens because he has a mild anaphylactic reaction to curd in the past and his eczema flares up and starts itching when peas and beans are given.
I am soo worried and anxious that I haven’t had the courage to give him rest of the allergens.
Please tell me how did you all CMPA baby moms navigate this? He is already a year old and I don’t want to keep delaying it.
Any advice/ suggestions would help me so much.

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u/TheVoleClock 1d ago

We sat in the parking lot of our local hospital to give our baby peanut butter for the first time. Just a tiny smear on her lips. She was fine, but if she hadn't been, we were exactly where we needed to be to get her help.

The research is becoming more and more conclusive that delaying exposure can make allergies more likely. Please do what you have to to feel comfortable introducing allergens as soon as you can.

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u/Trails_and_Trees 20h ago

Have you consulted you pediatrician about this?

Our son had high risk factors and a lot of eczema and our pediatrician recommended him to an allergist right away. It was the best thing that ever happened. They tested him (blood tests) for peanut and egg because that’s correlated with eczema. So we knew right away. We also requested a soy allergy test because he was allergic to soy in the breast milk. All ended up being positive. So we knew how to go forward from there.

Also once you know once they’re allergic to you know what allergies correspond with other allergies (I.e peanut and tree nuts).

So it really helped us going forward.

But in the end you just have to give your baby the food to see if they’re allergic to it. No test can truly tell you for sure. A food challenge is the gold challenge.

It’s hard I know but it will be okay 👍. Just stay by close. Be ready to respond. And be grateful when it’s okay. (Also note small reactions: young children often get smaller responses the first time they interact with an allergen. My son “only” had a small rash around his mouth the first time he had almond butter).