For many, “early introduction” is a new term. The National Institutes of Health (NIH) recently updated their guidelines on introducing babies to potentially allergenic foods, recommending to start early introduction as early as four months old. This change was inspired by the findings of the landmark LEAP Study, which saw a drastic reduction in the likelihood of developing a peanut allergy after early and consistent exposure to peanut protein.
“Early introduction” means feeding a potentially allergenic food, such as peanut, early on and consistently during your baby’s immune system development. In more simple terms: early and often! Click the button for a crash course in early peanut introduction.
early introduction research
Early peanut introduction shown to reduce the risk of peanut allergy development by 98.3%
Tolerance of peanuts seems to continue after successful schedule of early introduction
All infants who followed the early introduction protocol did not develop a peanut allergy
“As the mom of an allergic child… I knew how important it was to do early introduction with my new baby”
– Jamie, Mom of 2
New NIH Guidelines for Prevention of Peanut Allergy in Infants
Early peanut introduction for infants across all risk levels.
“Aralyte is a mess-free, easy, and efficient way for peanut introduction in the household”
– Dr. Jordan Scott, Boston Children’s