Our kids have had them from a young age.  At first, they would suck on my strawberries, just getting a taste, and then when older, would have their own.

Your daughter should be fine having them and there is no hard and fast rule of when they should be introduced into a childs diet, like most foods, let her set the pace.

My dd is 16 months and LOVES strawberries..I didn't know anything about the 18 month rule

Yes it is true. Same with milk and peanuts and all that stuff. It should be avoided, as it can cause allergies.

The thing that people forget is sometimes you can give a child a food that is a high allergy food, and they will be fine, but then you give it to them again, and they can have a reaction and it can get worse and worse. That is why they should be avoided. Even more so if you have allergies, eczema and asthma in the family.

wow, thats a new one to me to. My daughter is 7 and a half months and has tried strawberries, jam and yougert and has had no problem? wonder if i sould stop now lol

OH NO!! I didnt know that!!... Ive started giving her strawberries and she loves them... but she did turn 1 on tues??

 I read that with berries of all sorts that have little seeds you eat, you should try to postpone your child eating them until 12 or 18 months because of food allergies. If there is a history of food allergies in your family, postponing when your child first tries these things can help prevent them developing the allergies, which are usually to some chemical in the seeds. If you strain the seeds out of the berries, the point is pretty much moot, and if you have no history of food allergies in your family, there's probably no need to wait. Either way, the first time you give your child any one type of berry, watch them closely in case they start to have a reaction. That being said, my 12 month old eats blueberries and bananas mushed up in yogurt. Don't know if he likes them, he eats almost anything I give him.

oh crap i have no idea! id never heard of that...... i feed them to my baby all the time....

i have always been told to avoid them until 12 months, I gave them to my kids at around 12 months and they were fine with them

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