Kathy You posted about a client who <<wondered if there would be a benefit if she introduced nuts into her diet so that her exclusively breastfed 5 month-old baby would develop a tolerance to peanuts in a safe way. Her husband has an allergy to peanuts, not peanut oil.>> I would advise AGAINST intro of peanut products since the baby could also be allergic. I don't know if the intro of nuts into mom's diet would actually de-sensitize the baby. Doesn't sound likely. She could introduce the food much later in life [after 1 yr or so?] with a very small dose and observe carefully. By the way, How bad is the Dad's allergy? And can we get a good pedi allergist on lactnet? Laurie Wheeler, RN, MN, IBCLC Violet Louisiana, s.e. USA ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com *********************************************** The LACTNET mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software together with L-Soft's LSMTP(TM) mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html