Cow's Milk Protein: How to Introduce Your Baby to this Potentially Allergenic Food

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Jun 24, 2024

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Introduce Milk Protein Early

Introduce cow's milk protein foods early once your baby starts solids around six months.
Early introduction helps lower the risk of developing a cow's milk protein allergy later.

INSIGHT

Milk Allergy Is Rare and Often Outgrown

Only about 2.5% of children under three are allergic to cow's milk.
Most outgrow this allergy, which typically develops in the first year.

ADVICE

Use Milk in Cooking, Not as Drink

You can cook foods for your baby with cow's milk protein, like yogurt or milk in oatmeal.
Do not substitute fluid cow's milk for infant milk until after age one.

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#443: What if my baby has a milk allergy or can’t eat dairy foods? The only way to know if your baby is allergic to cow’s milk protein is to offer them that food. In this episode we look at milk allergy and how to prevent it, including the easiest way to offer your baby this potentially allergenic food and why it’s particularly important for exclusively breastfed babies.

Listen to this episode to learn:

The one single thing you can do to lower your baby’s risk of cow’s milk protein allergy (...which is the most common pediatric food allergy)
Why exclusively breastfed babies especially benefit from early introduction of milk foods
How to pick the best type of yogurt for self-feeding and why you can totally skip baby food yogurts

Shownotes for this episode can be found here:

https://www.babyledweaning.co/podcast/443

Links from this episode:

Baby-Led Weaning with Katie Ferraro program with the 100 First Foods™ Daily Meal Plan, join here: https://babyledweaning.co/program
Baby-Led Weaning for Beginners free online workshop with 100 First Foods™ list to all attendees, register here: https://babyledweaning.co/baby-led-weaning-for-beginners