Another piece of anecdotal info: we have three children,
all atopic to some extent. Our first used to kick up
quite a fuss in utero when my wife ate certain foods.

Our first child is in the allergic 2%, with multiple,
life-threatening food allergies. My wife felt terribly
responsible, knowing at some level that in utero
exposure had contributed. She significantly restricted
her diet for children 2 and 3, and breast fed them for
more than a year, staying on that restricted diet. They
have milder asthma and allergies and no food allergies.

That doesn't prove a link. There are clear genetic
differences among them (the most allergic is left-
handed, they are of different heights at comparable
ages, etc.).

But it may have made a difference.

Mark
> Well, it looks like I'll be avoiding milk for another six months.  It
> makes sense to wait while we're introducing foods anyway.  It really isn't
> that bad, most imitation products come pretty close except for cheese.  My
> husband likes the Tofutti cheese slices, but he doesn't notice the
> difference anymore.
>
> I've tried recipes for cheese substitutes before, but aside from a
> hummus/nutritional yeast/pimento spread, haven't had much success.
> Anybody got some favorite "cheese" recipes that your non-allergic friends
> and family enjoy?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Gail Lewis
>
> On Mon, 27 May 2002 [log in to unmask] wrote:
>
> > In a message dated 5/25/02 6:07:15 AM Pacific Daylight Time, [log in to unmask]
> > writes:
> >
> > > None of them deal with the maternal diet.  My gut reaction would be that you
> > > should continue to stay off milk products for a while yet, just in case, but
> > > who knows?
> >
> > I agree with Beth.  I would wait until at least one year of age.