does anyone know...

[MrsMandy]

...if pistaschios and cashews (plain ones not roasted or salted) are safe to eat when pregnant? my friend was told to avoid peanuts (and peanut butter ) as her husband suffers with excema and astma and she was told if she ate peanuts she was at an increased risk of baby having a peanut allergy. both me and hubby have bad excema an i hve mild asthma and i wondered if all nuts should be avoided just in case? Which would be annoying as thats something i think i could eat at the moment - theres not much i can stomach at the mo!

any help would be muchly appreciated!

 

[xxshellsxx]

If there is a known risk in your family of peanut allergy then it's best to avoid. However if no nut allergy in the family tuck in! I don't know how it effects asthma or eczema so can't comment on that bit.

I have a bag of peanut and cashew mix on my office desk right now I'm munching through lol x

 

[mummy2o]

I was told to avoid nuts in my first pregnancy in 2006/7 as that was what was told the normal then.

With DD I'm not allowed to eat nuts as OH has a nut allergy and I won't be able to this time. There is a slight increase in food allergies/intolerance if you have excema or asthma, however wasn't told not to eat nuts because of this. Ask your midwife what she recommends when you see her.

 

[MrsMandy]

Thanks for the replies ladies - I will be seeing the midwife for the first time next week so I will ask. Really hope it will be OK as I really fancy them!!!!!!