Preventing Baby Food Allergies: Common Mistakes You Should Avoid!

I have a question for everyone: if the eldest child in the family was allergic to eggs when they were little, and the second child is about to start on complementary food, how can we reduce the risk o

I have a question for everyone: if the eldest child in the family was allergic to eggs when they were little, and the second child is about to start on complementary food, how can we reduce the risk of the second child being allergic to eggs?

Here are some common practices:

Postpone adding eggs, for example, add egg yolk at 8 months, and egg white after 1 year old;

Before adding, first rub the egg on the skin to see if there is any reaction. If there is redness or rash on the skin, it indicates allergy and should not be added;

Before adding, do an allergen test for egg white to see if the baby is allergic.

All three practices have perfectly stepped into the minefield, especially the first two, which actually increase the risk of the second child being allergic to eggs. Why is that? The truth is as follows.

Truth One: Foods that are prone to allergies should be added in time

Regarding the prevention strategies for food allergies, the medical community has gone through five periods, and the recommendations have changed greatly. However, many doctors and parents are still stuck in the concepts of more than twenty years ago.