ok .. well dd has ezcema and potential" intolerances" so this article caught my eye ..
correct me if im wrong but , its saying to give the "highly allergic" foods ?? what about the potential of the "peanut allergy " wich can be fatal ... so if i give her food and her ezcema flares up , i should keep giving it to her ???


all formula tastes bad . the poor babies who have to taste it ( NOT implying negative comments on mums who FF i was one myslef.., rather commenting on the tastes of Formula)

I think what the article is saying is if you give potentially allergenic food and nothing happens, then you will be able to keep giving that food...but if you give something and it makes her excema flare up, then you should stop giving that food and seek medical advice. So basically, don't avoid giving any food and just use trial and error.

Re the formula - I actually read somewhere that even though adults find the taste of formula disgusting, babies like it because it is sweet, and they are genetically programmed to love sweet things because sweet = kilojoules = nourishment and putting on weight. That's why BM is naturally sweet as well. Babies have a lot more tastebuds than adults and so they taste things differently to the way that adults do. If babies really did find that taste off-putting they would refuse to drink it.