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Both yogurt and fish are wholesome good foods, but for a small number of kids they cause allergies. Ask your pediatrician for guidelines. If food allergies run in your family, you may be advised to hold off on dairy products (including yogurt) until 12 months, and fish until age three.

By breastfeeding, you’re already doing the very best thing you can do to prevent allergies. There’s evidence that breastfeeding for at least four months may prevent or delay eczema.

We used to think that holding off on feeding a baby certain foods would delay the onset of food allergies. Earlier this year, however, the American Academy of Pediatrics, after evaluation of all the research, released a statement that basically says that doing so may not decrease the chance of a child becoming allergic later on.