Peanut Protien Shows Up In Mother's Milk Says New Research

Research published in the Journal of the American Medical Association shows that peanut proteins transferred to mother's milk in 8 out of 11 lactating women who ate peanuts. This is very significant information considering that peanut allergies have become more common and are potentially life threatening. We already know that proteins from other common allergens such as cow's milk, eggs, and wheat, transfer into mother's milk after ingestion.

If you are not sure if your nursing baby is allergic, an allergist can perform a simple allergy test to detect, or to rule out such allergies. In the event that your baby has food allergies, the nursing mother can simply remove the offending foods from her diet and safely continue to breast feed her nursling.

I have done it, and can attest that all my sons allergies have disappeared since I removed the allergens he tested positive for, cow's milk, eggs and peanuts. He has not undergone allergy shot treatments. And as a side-note, I have had a great side-effect from removal of the offending foods, losing all the baby weight just 8 months after my son was born!

Here is the link to the JAMA research paper.