Can Pregnant Mothers Cause Peanut Allergies?

Scott Sicherer of the Jaffe Food Allergy Institute recently released the results of this study. Dr Sicherer stated that the babies in the study need to be followed over the next few years to see how many actually develop a true peanut allergy. There is no family history and was really no reason to restrict. This would seem to fly in the face of this research. My grandmother has had peanut and tree nut allergies for a very long time. It is early days so I encourage you to bookmark my website to keep updated of when I start adding details about my path to overcoming my allergies. Other studies in Australia also found that peanut avoidance is counterproductive. There are a lot of other factors involved of which researchers neglect or miss. Unfortunately they are only looking at the allergy from one perspective. That is probably the reason why it took someone living with the allergy to reverse it. But I still ate nut products because my OB always said they were safe and better than snacking on chips. So believe what you what you read. Abd if nothing else Better safe than sorry. I still wondered if that fact that I did have some peanut items while I was pregnant caused her to have a peanut allergy. No one else in the family has an allergy to it. I did hear that a peanut allergy could be misdiagnosed and actually be a birch pollen allergy. I thought that was interesting and am researching it further. This information is solely for informational and educational purposes and we encourage all visitors to see a licensed physician if they believe that they have a peanut allergy. Neither the owners or employees of PeanutAllergy. Always speak with your primary health care provider before engaging in any form of self treatment. Please see our Legal Statement for further information.com provides a support network for those facing problems with food allergies and many other life challenges. Use of this site constitutes acceptance of PeanutAllergy.This was my family tree

I ate quite a bit of peanut butter while pregnant with all three of my children. I also breast fed my first 2 children, and did not stay away from peanuts. There is no family history and was really no reason to restrict. My son, age 11, has been eating peanut butter since age 2 with no problems. My daughter, age 5, had a severe allergic reaction to peanuts. My third child I did not breast feed, and we are waiting to introduce nuts until age 3. We shall see.

i ate lots of peanut butter and pounds, literally of boiled peanuts while i was pregnant. there is no history of pa in my family, but my baby has a class 4 pa. go figure.

I love peanut butter!

I have 3 children.

I ate peanut butter during two of my pregnancies - both children are not allergic to peanuts.

I could not eat peanut butter during one pregnancy because it made me feel sick - that child turned out to be allergic to peanuts.

I have 3 children: 9, 7 and 5
None of them have any sort of peanut/nut or food allergy...and I ate peanut butter regularly during all of my pregnancies, as well as, while I was breastfeeding them...

I have twin sons who are 3. One son has sky-high food allergies (he got anaphalaxis from the peanut skin test) and is also highly allergic to eggs, nuts, garlic, mustard, most other nuts, and tomatoes. My other son (his twin) has zero food allergies. This would seem to fly in the face of this research.

Both of my boys have peanut and nut allergies, but I followed doctor's orders. If there's a history, don't eat it in the third trimester. Otherwise, it was fair game. My grandmother has had peanut and tree nut allergies for a very long time. I didn't have the allergies, and neither did my mother. But both my kids developed the allergy, as did I, after giving birth to our second child! Irritating, to say the least.

I would love to know how the previous commenter was able to reverse the allergy.

The Asthma and Allergy research center in the UK came to the same conclusions 15 years ago. Despite peanut avoidance among pregnant women, the numbers of children with peanut allergy continued to rise. Other studies in Australia also found that peanut avoidance is counterproductive. http://bit.ly/cPY6DL

I lived with anaphylaxis for 35 years until I overcame it in 2006. I found that the cause of peanut allergy was not because peanuts were ingested when pregnant and/or eaten during infancy. There are a lot of other factors involved of which researchers neglect or miss. Unfortunately they are only looking at the allergy from one perspective. That is probably the reason why it took someone living with the allergy to reverse it.

I will keep you posted as I've just registered on peanutallergy.com. They already know me for my legal case against the airline industry 10 years ago.
Michelle

I have heard this alot I heard it way back when I had my first child in daycare in the mid 1990's. But I still ate nut products because my OB always said they were safe and better than snacking on chips. And here I am w/ a child w/ a severe allergy to all nut products. So believe what you what you read. Abd if nothing else Better safe than sorry. Right?

My daughter has a severe peanut allergy. I am sure I ate a few things that had peanuts or peanut butter in it while I was pregnant, but by no means would it have been everyday. I wouldn't even say it was every week. I still wondered if that fact that I did have some peanut items while I was pregnant caused her to have a peanut allergy. No one else in the family has an allergy to it. She does, however, have a considerable amount of airborne allergies, ie dust, ragweed, tree pollen, etc. I did hear that a peanut allergy could be misdiagnosed and actually be a birch pollen allergy. I thought that was interesting and am researching it further.