During Pregnancy and Breastfeeding
Eating allergens while pregnant and breastfeeding helps your child's oral tolerance development.
Exposure to food allergens from placental transfer and breastfeeding promotes oral tolerance for your child, so ingest a diverse selection of food allergens.20
How much of an allergen should I eat, and how often?
Eat a diverse diet full of healthy foods and food allergens; there are no guidelines for the exact foods or amounts.
To ensure you cover the most common allergens, refer to the Allergen and Foods List.
Does the quality of the food I eat matter?
Ideally, the food you eat has as few toxins as possible to reduce the number of variables that could impact your child.
Foods exposed to fewer pesticides, minimally processed, and not packaged have the least amount of toxins. Organic and fresh foods more closely mimic this pattern than non-organic and processed foods.
Note: Do not eat allergens that you are allergic to. Consult your doctor for medical advice and treatment before starting any program.