10 Month old ate yogurt with honey
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Anonymous
| I know babies aren't supposed to have honey before their 1st birthday. DS was inadvertently fed some Greek yogurt with honey meant for my Older son. Probably about 3 ounces of yogurt, but I have no idea how much honey was in there (it was pre-Mixed in the Chobani container). What do I need to be on the look out for? |
Anonymous
| I'm not sure but I really wouldn't worry. |
Anonymous
| Botulism is the primary concern (see here: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/PMH0002360/). It's likely he won't get ill, but it may be worth a cautionary call to the pediatrician. |
Anonymous
| call poison control, seriously. |
Anonymous
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According to this, commercially prepared foods with honey are not a concern. I believe it is raw honey that is the issue.
http://www.babycenter.com/408_when-can-my-baby-eat-honey_1368490.bc |
Anonymous
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I wouldn't panic. It is a very very slim chance that honey had botulism spores in it. Watch him carefully for any signs of being sick. Kids around the world eat honey when they are under a year. While it is possible to get botulism from honey, it isn't like all honey has botulism spores in it. By the time they are a year they can fight it off, at 10 months your son likely has some ability to fight it off even if by some remote 0.00000001% chance he did eat honey that had botulism. Most infants who get very sick are in the 2-4 month range.
Stats "There are 80 cases of infant botulism a year. 90% of those occur in children under 6 months. Less than 5% of infant botulism cases are from honey." Your child is fine. Watch for constipation and any other sign child is not feeling well and if so take him to the doctor if he gets sick in the next 30 days. Almost all infants with botulism make a full recovery. |
Anonymous
No need at all. Overreaction. What do you think poison control can do for you? Honey isn't poisonous. |
Anonymous
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OP, I am sure your child will be fine. But this is one case where I would check in with your child's pediatrician, just to be safe and to know what to be on the lookout for.
I don't think the honey in yougurt is heated in the same way that honey on Honey Nut Cheerios is. Most cases of infant botulism are in kids under 6 months, so 10 months is probably safer... but just give your ped a call to be sure. |
Anonymous
| Op here. Thanks for your responses. |
Anonymous
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Raw honey is the issue for babies. Honey that comes in Greek yogurt is pasteurized.
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