Editorial and medical policy
The guides and food pages on Yummy Yucky are about feeding a baby, which is a health topic, so we hold them to a higher bar than a normal blog. This page explains exactly how we make them, where the information comes from, and what we do when we get something wrong.
Who writes these
Our content is researched and written in-house by the Yummy Yucky team. We are parents and builders, not doctors, and we say so plainly: nothing here is medical advice, and none of it has been individually reviewed for your baby. Every page points you back to your own pediatrician for decisions about your child, and treats trouble breathing or facial swelling as a 911 emergency.
What we base them on
We write from widely published, mainstream pediatric guidance rather than from opinion or trends. Our main sources are:
- The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)
- The World Health Organization (WHO) infant feeding guidance
- The 2017 NIAID guidelines on early allergen introduction
- The LEAP (Learning Early About Peanut Allergy) study
- The CDC and, for allergy specifics, allergist bodies such as the AAAAI
Where guidance is region-specific (mercury-in-fish lists, salt limits, juice limits), we lean toward US and AAP figures and say so, because numbers can differ by country.
Our review status, honestly
We will not pretend a doctor signed off on something they did not. Right now our guides are grounded in the published guidance above but are pending independent review by a pediatric professional. When a qualified reviewer has checked a page, we will name them and their credentials on it, and not before. We would rather under-claim than overstate our authority on your baby's health.
How we keep them current
Infant-feeding guidance changes as the evidence improves (the allergen U-turn after LEAP is the big example). We review and update our content as guidance shifts, and each guide and food page shows when it was last updated. The current content review date is July 2026.
Corrections
If you spot something that is out of date, unclear, or wrong, please tell us and we will fix it quickly. Use the feedback form and flag the page. Accuracy on a baby-health topic matters more to us than being right the first time.
Affiliate links
Some pages contain affiliate links, meaning we may earn a small commission if you buy through them, at no extra cost to you. We only suggest things we would actually use, and a commission never changes our guidance. See our privacy policy for more.
This is general information, not medical advice, and has not been individually reviewed for your baby. Always talk to your pediatrician about your baby's diet, introducing allergens, and any reaction. In an emergency, contact emergency services.