Allergy prevention in children is an active area of research. Findings to date indicate that:

👉Prenatal – there is no conclusive evidence that avoiding allergens in pregnancy will help prevent allergies in your child.

👉Postnatal – exclusive breastfeeding during the first four to six months appears to protect against the development of allergies in early childhood.

👉Introducing solid foods (including those considered to be allergenic) around six months (but not before four months) is recommended, preferably while continuing to breastfeed

breastfeeding – avoidance of a food (including foods considered to be highly allergenic) by a woman while breastfeeding is not recommended

👉Soymilk formula – studies have shown that using soymilk formula does not prevent the development of allergies in children.

👉Partially hydrolysed cow’s milk-based formula (commonly referred to as HA formula) is not recommended to prevent the development of food allergy.