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Rachel812 asked on 11/18/2008 7:18:04 PM Report this post
I never eat peanut... anything. But tonight I had some peanut butter/reecie cup ice cream and am wondering if that was a bad move. My doctor never mentioned anything about not being able to have it. I have heard from a few people that it will cause peanut allergies in the baby? Is this true?

mommy77811 said on 11/18/2008 7:25:29 PM Report this post
i have never heard of that i ate peanut butter with all of my pregnancy's and my girls eat peanut butter and they are fine !!

potbelly said on 11/19/2008 1:15:36 AM Report this post
I've been eating peanut butter sometimes. There are mixed reports about it causing allergies or not but I know plenty of people who ate peanut butter during pregnancy (my own mother included) and never had a problem. I think it's the usual "everything in moderation", though I'm no expert.

ladybugg said on 11/19/2008 8:46:16 AM Report this post
I have also heard mixed reports. Some articles/studies say to avoid it and some say it's okay in moderation. I have decided to avoid it just in case. My husband has lots of allergies along with asthma so I don't want to potentially add to the list!

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