When it comes to baby’s complementary food allergies, mom and dad are more or less torn, do not eat it, afraid of nutrition is not enough, eat it, and afraid of baby allergies, today’s content is prepared for you. The time to add complementary foods should not be too early or too late When babies are around 6 months old, the digestive system’s acceptance rate of external food is the highest, and also the allergenicity is the lowest, this time to start adding complementary foods to babies, can be allergic to the minimum. Many mothers feel that formula or breast milk is nutritious and want their babies to eat for a longer period of time, not knowing that if they miss this best stage, they miss the opportunity to prevent complementary food allergies. Foods with high allergenicity should be added at a time when babies are more prone to allergies: milk and its dairy products, beans and their products, egg whites, nuts, and shelled seafood. We recommend adding these allergenic foods to your baby at least after the age of one year or one and a half years. Foods that may be allergenic should also be added with caution In addition to the time limit for adding foods with high allergenicity mentioned in the previous article, some babies may also be allergic to a specific food, but if mom or dad has some specific allergens, then they should be careful. If both parents are allergic to certain foods, then the probability of the baby being allergic to that food is about 50%; if a single parent is allergic to a certain food, then the child will have a 1/3 probability of being allergic to that food. When adding such complementary foods, it is important to start from less to more and to observe the baby’s condition after adding the complementary foods in time. Adding complementary foods should be cyclical. Acute allergies usually appear within 24 hours and chronic allergies appear within 3 days. Don’t “rush” to add complementary foods to your baby. Each time you add a new complementary food to your baby, the period should be about 4-7 days. This will not only allow the baby to gradually accept the new complementary food, but also give a timely understanding of allergenic foods. Do not add new complementary foods when the baby is sick When the baby is sick, the body’s resistance deviates from the usual, adding new complementary foods that the baby has not been exposed to at this time, there will also be a risk of allergies. Don’t panic about complementary food allergies The above gives you detailed information on how to prevent complementary food allergies, if the baby is still allergic to complementary foods added when we have to deal with it? After the baby allergy occurs, we should first observe the baby’s allergy situation. If the allergy is not serious, such as a simple local rash or a slight diarrhea, and the baby does not have other uncomfortable symptoms, then we just need to suspend the complementary food baby’s allergy can be gradually reduced, allergic to food in the baby’s future complementary food to avoid adding, this type of complementary food can be given to the baby again after three months to try. If the baby’s allergy is more serious, it is advisable to seek medical attention.