Peanuts, man...

One of my twins was allergic to peanuts. We introduced them at like 7ish months. She got a rash. We gave benadryl and called the pediatrician who advised to just watch her and wait until 1 year to try again (dumb). We tried again at a year and her eyes swelled shut and her whole face went red. We got a referral to an allergist and a gastrointestinal doc. They tested her and yup allergic as heck. Said to avoid it like the plague and keep an epi on hand because the next reaction could be way more serious.

Turns out she is one of the small percentage of kids who grow out of that allergy. We had her tested again when she was almost 3 since she needed a new epi. She tested negative for an allergy. They did an exposure test and she was fine. She still doesn't like peanut butter though even years later. Her twin loves it.

That is all to say that your reaction was reasonable. Giving your kid peanut at this age was reasonable. Judgy nurses be judgy. Your family though... that scares me. Because they need the fear of god/xenu/Allah put into them on the subject. The next exposure could be even more serious and if they knowingly or purposefully expose that child because they don't believe in allergies I don't think that could ever be forgiven. I was lucky. I told my family about it and they all acted like both twins were allergic. Peanuts were enemy #1 if me and my kids were visiting. My parents told literally their whole small town that the twins were allergic. She did end up having one more exposure at a public event in my parents home town. A random person caught it and pulled the peanuts out of her mouth and rinsed her mouth out and the local volunteer emt who happened to be present checked her out and offered to get the ambulance. If 2 randoms in my parents home town who just heard she was allergic through the grapevine can take it that seriously your family should too.

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