This is our first home dose of peanut flour.  As you can see, it isn't much.  Another parent described it as like looking at tiny grains of sand in the bottom of the cup.
Sad to know that some people would experience anaphylaxis from this small amount.  This is the same dose that we got on Wednesday at the clinic.
Every two weeks or so, we will return for the next dose.  They will give him the dose there and then monitor him for two hours to make sure everything is okay with the dose and that he is able to tolerate it well enough to move on to that dose.
The things we have to pay attention to are to make sure that he has something in his stomach prior to his dose...kids seem more likely to have a reaction if they take it on an empty stomach.  We also have to make sure he is not sick...if he has a fever or is "sick" in any way, then we don't dose.  It is okay for him to skip a dose or two and they would rather that we skip the dose than risk him reacting.  It seems as though when the body is busy fighting off something else, that it is more likely to react to the allergen.  So, it is better to skip it and let the body do its thing with the virus or whatever and then get back to the immunotherapy in a day or so.  If the fever or whatever lingers, then we would head back to them to give him the next dose just to make sure he is okay and that all is well.  The third thing we have to keep in mind is exercise after the dose...now, with a 17 month old, this isn't exactly a big deal, but for older kids and adults, they recommend not engaging in serious exercise after a dose (like running or aerobics or swimming).  Normal 17 month old activity is just fine though!  :) 
So, as you can see, they have learned a lot about the treatment already and we are able to benefit from all that they have learned from the other adults and kids in the earlier studies.  The safety record of the trials is really good and safety is always priority number one!  I wouldn't have it any other way of course!