>  I do however recommend testing anyway as it will not give you false
>negatives. So it at least gives you a baseline of what to avoid very early
>on if you suspect allergies are present. Just be prepared to maybe avoid
>things that arent neccesary but prevention is the only cure so its worth it!
>Best of luck.

I think it can also give false negatives if the child has not yet been
exposed to the allergen.  My son RAST tested negative to the 5 or 6
things they tried including milk to which he was definitely allergic at
the time (he immediately had severe reflux and bloody stool when I
tried reintroducing a tiny bit into my diet at 6 months while nursing
him).

--Robyn