To introduce non-vegan allergens or not?

I’m sure this has been asked in this group a million times before, but my daughter will be weaning soon and a bit confused what to do about allergens. She will be raised vegan so won’t be eating eggs, dairy etc. until she either decides on her own when she’s older, or of course she accidentally has any at a party/nursery etc. I’ve read that there is no point introducing an allergen unless to expose it to them weekly so in that sense, I can’t see the point in doing it. Just concerned I guess in case she later has something and is really allergic and we didn’t know. What have others done?

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I inform whomever will be around my child that they are vegan if they don't know. I always bring their food. And I'm adamant about not giving them something else outside of what I've brought for them or what I've okayed they can be given. If they can't respect that, they can't go

I'm not sure about this advice Because I highly doubt most 90s mums were giving us shellfish every week... 🤔 I don't think there is "no point" if you aren't doing it regularly, it just helps... https://www.reddit.com/r/ScienceBasedParenting/s/9FxlI0n2pM Apparently the research that showed it should be done regularly was only for peanut and hasn't been replicated for other allergens

@Emmo did you expose your children to non-vegan allergens? Yes that’s the research I’ve seen about peanuts too. Feel like everything else is somewhat guess work based on that

She has had some formula on and off. And one of our friends has pet chickens she gave us eggs, I made some French toast and froze it for the future

Okay and sorry last question, do you intend to continue giving her eggs/dairy or just doing for a short period of time? @Emmo

Well we plan on using formula now and then until she is 1 when we can move onto a plant based follow on milk. I froze the french toast to give intermittently But I don't plan on giving it as part of her day to day diet

Okay, thanks that’s good to know @Emmo

I’m not personally, I don’t agree with us eating those things so won’t be

I just wouldn't want her accidentally eating something from a buffet at a children's party and having a reaction when we're not there

When I was pregnant I had egg and honey occasionally (and lots of peanuts) so that he had been exposed to them to help reduce any allergies and this risk. He will be able to try the allergens when old enough, as he will be able to choose between vegan and non vegan when old enough, but will be offered both until then

@Angel is honey an allergen??

@Emmo bees are, so honey helps with the reduction of bee allergies

That’s not how allergies work. They don’t come from not having a food. Allergies can develop at any age and even after a food was previously a safe food that was eaten.

@Abby it helps doing the exposure when in the womb though, as for example when the NHS said not to eat peanuts during pregnancy, a lot of those kids born ended up with peanut allergies being more common, hence why they then changed it back to you can eat them when pregnant

I’ve been eating plant based most my life, my husband is a localvore and eats animal products. But at home, we cook all our meals plant based. We introduced all allergens to our little one before 1 year. We continue to expose her to all allergens weekly (as per suggestion from her vegetarian pediatrician and nutritionist). We serve these to her as snacks so it’s smaller portions. It’s important for me to set my daughter up for the most amount of options in life. I would be proud of her to choose to eat plant based one day but i also would respect if she made other lifestyle choices. Deciding to not eat something is completely different than having to avoid it because you’re allergic, and i want to ensure my daughter doesn’t have food allergies.