Using an Egg Ladder for Babies with Egg Allergy with Carina Venter, PhD, RD
Baby-Led Weaning with Katie FerraroShow Notes
#124: What if your baby reacted to egg…does that mean eggs are off the table forever?
Not necessarily. In this episode, food allergy researcher and dietitian Carina Venter, PhD, RD, explains what an egg ladder is, how it may help some babies with egg allergy work toward tolerating egg again, and why this approach is used more often outside of the United States.
Carina also shares why egg white matters, why “egg intolerance” is usually not the right term, and what to ask your pediatrician or allergist before trying an egg ladder.
Listen to this episode to learn:
1. What an egg ladder is and how it may help some babies with egg allergy work toward tolerating egg again
2. Why egg allergy is different from “egg intolerance” and why egg white is the part that matters most
3. How to talk to your pediatrician or allergist about egg ladders if your baby has reacted to egg and you are wondering what comes next
Shownotes for this episode can be found here:
https://www.babyledweaning.co/podcast/124
Links from This Episode:
• Carina was previously on the podcast in Episode 84: Why You Don’t Need to Wait 3-5 Days Between Trying New Foods
• International Milk Allergy in Primary Care (iMAP) Guideline
• Irish Egg ladder
• British Egg Ladder
• Link to course from FARE she teaches with Marion - dietitian “celebrity” allergists
• Eat Paper (this was the one Carina was discussing that had reported “poor compliance” because of boiled egg)
• Follow Carina Venter, PhD, RD on twitter: https://twitter.com/ventercarina
• Instagram (stalk her and find this) - one she doesn’t know how to access Carina Venter PhD RD (@VenterCarina) / X
• View Dr. Venter’s allergy-related research publications here: Carina Venter | Colorado PROFILES • Dietitians earn your FARE Certificate of Training in Pediatric Food Allergy in this 9-month (32 CPE) course Carina co-teaches for FARE
• Dietitians join IDANA: International Network for Diet and Nutrition in Allergy here
• Baby-Led Weaning with Katie Ferraro program with the 100 First Foods™ Daily Meal Plan, join here: https://babyledweaning.co/program and save $50 when you sign up using the code BLWPOD50
• Baby-Led Weaning for Beginners free online workshop with 100 First Foods™ list to all attendees, register here: https://babyledweaning.co/baby-led-weaning-for-beginners
Other Episodes Related to This Topic:
• Episode 274 - Baby Has Skin Reactions to Milk, Egg and Peanut: What Should I Do Next? with Carina Venter, PhD, RDN
• Episode 368 - Using a Milk Ladder for Babies with Dairy Allergy with Carina Venter, PhD, RD
• Episode 468 - Oral Food Challenges: Try Allergenic Foods at Home vs. the Doctor's Office? with @allergykidsdoc David Stukus, MD
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