Recommendations for baby

[Kels2022]

I’m a Celiac mom and was wondering what the recommendations are for introducing gluten to my 9 month old baby. I have had a hard time finding a clear answer as to whether I am to wait to introduce him to gluten or introduce it early and frequently? We haven’t had him tested but likely will in future. 
 

thanks! 

[trents]

Welcome to the forum, Kels2022!

I am over 70 years old and as long as I can remember this debate about how soon to introduce babies to wheat has been around. I don't have a recommendation for you but here is something to consider: For years, the "experts" pegged the likelihood of children developing celiac disease if a close relative had it was said to be 10%. Two more recent studies with fairly large data bases have found that the incidence of developing celiac disease is almost 50% if you have a first degree relative (parents, children and siblings) with it. And we also know that celiac disease can onset at any stage of life.

Also, is the baby's father a celiac? Have you had genetic testing done to determine if you have one or more than one gene associated with celiac disease? These are all factors to consider.

 

[Scott Adams]

Here are some summaries of older research that has been done on this topic:

 

 

 

[Kels2022]

Thanks! The babies father isn’t a Celiac. 

[Kels2022]

Wonderful! Thank you. These articles were helpful