06/05/2026
Early introduction means that you feed your baby servings of peanuts, eggs, milk, wheat, and tree nuts every week, as soon as they start solids, through their first birthday.
This trains their immune system to tolerate common allergy-causing foods.
In early allergen introduction, the allergens are a part of their meals, but not the whole meal.
There are 3 important pieces for early allergen training to work:
1️⃣Early - Training should start as soon as a baby starts solid foods. Most food allergies develop between 6 and 10 months old, so early introduction should start by 6 months, and continue to the first birthday.
2️⃣Enough - A baby’s body needs 2g of protein each time to properly learn to tolerate a food. If you give a baby teensy amounts of a food, their immune system may not learn to tolerate it.
3️⃣Often - A baby’s body needs regular training (at least weekly) until their first birthday to learn to tolerate a food. A single serving is not enough, even if you don’t see an allergic reaction.
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