DH accidentally let baby eat some cinnamon bun?

YABU, this is a complete overreaction. Also, why did you say “my 6mo”, should it not have been “our”…

@MummytoE my turn to apologise… have just seen that you said sorry to the OP.

@MummytoE is this really your response to a poster who has just said that she is suffering from post partum anxiety? How unpleasant.

@August24Mama you sound like a lovely mum. Sorry to hear that you’re struggling with PPA. I’ve been there…it gets better, I promise. In the meantime, you’re doing the right thing in vocalising your anxieties so that people around you can help to reassure you.

At first, I just thought how ridiculous this is, but then remembered how anxious it is when you're a first time mum (apologies if this isn't correct). I've read all your updates and other responses and do think a few a bit mean. Is this bun going to hurt your baby and lead to sugar addiction, absolutely not. But I do get the anxiety about doing what's best for your child. Easier said than done, but try to let go of any preconceived ideas about what you'll do differently with your child. Literally none of the mums I've encountered that waxed lyrical about all organic, zero sugar, no screens etc. until their child practically reached 18 followed through with them - they just aren't realistic (I was probs one of them). Your child will at least try to eat far more horrifying things that they encounter once they start moving. Wishing you all the best OP - it's a wonderful but ever worrying time as a parent

Babies are extremely resilient. We wouldn't have survived as a species otherwise. A tiny bit of a cinnamon bun cannot possibly harm your child. I understand that you are experiencing anxiety, but please do everything you can (therapy, etc.) to overcome it as much as you can. Having an overly anxious mother will do much more damage to your child than a taste of a cinnamon bun.

Don’t worry. Baby will be fine and all will be well. ❤️

I'm glad you're feeling a bit better about it all.

First babies can be very anxiety inducing, I thought I'd broken my first child on many occasions!

My first dc was almost 6 months when we were on holidays, I was going to wait until we got home to start on solids.

Anyway, he had other plans and his first food was chocolate chip cookies on holiday followed by a slice of lemon. Grabbed it off dh's plate and dug in.

A funny story...

My second child's first taste of food ever was half a packet of chocolate buttons, fed to him by a friend's teenage son! To be fair he was probably grabbing at them and my friend's son thought he was being lovely sharing them with a very smiley 5mo

I definitely would have been more shocked if it had been my first born though. By the time I had my second, I was just grateful he hadn't found the cat's biscuits! It all becomes a bit relative.

And I am sorry about the PPA, I had it decades ago and it was really not very nice.

Take care now and have a hug (don't tell anyone, cos I have a reputation to keep up).

I'm glad you're feeling better about it OP, ignore the sneery responses

One of mine ate a live snail at not much older. She practically lives on cinnamon buns now - maybe she has happy memories of the shape.

PFB syndrome. I recall making my PFB spit out a minstral he'd stolen because he was going to eat fruit and healthy foods

Then dc2 came along. He had so many allergies and didn't eat voluntarily until he was 2.5 years. He ate whatever he wanted just so long as he ate it himself. He lived for his first 3 years on a diet if twiglets, salami, olives, soya yoghurt, dairy free chocolate and marmite.

DC1 is now 21, DC2 is now 17. Both have a varied and healthy diet (though dc2 does have a liking for Greggs).

Let them eat what they will eat. There are worse worries will come your way in the next few years.

Along with the gall bladder, my DD often ate cat food. I'd only know when she breathed her cat breath on me

Yes YABU to be annoyed. It was an accident! Chill out. Zero harm is going to come from a mouthful of cinnamon bun. My eldest tried to feed his baby brother a rich tea biscuit when he was 3 months old 😂

Okay I think I can help here.

My second child once bumped their head on a wooden post (not badly at all). I subsequently head butted the same post on purpose “to check how much it would have hurt him”. 🤣

I think everyone has had a moment like this OP. On the day my third baby learned to crawl she ate 2 leaves and part of a leaflet…! (She’s totally fine btw)

I second the Solid Starts app. Great for showing you how to prepare foods at different ages and totally opened my eyes as to the variety of things you could introduce (i.e. pretty much everything!)

I had PPA with both of mine. I get you, I look back and laugh now about some of the lengths I went to. At the time it was all about trying to do the ‘right’ thing and I wasted a lot of time and energy feeling like I ought to do all this stuff.

By the time DS was crawling he’d become partial to picking out and eating strands of carpet. He carried this on until he was 2ish. Had to take the rug out of his room because he’d sit there snacking on it. He was fine 😂

DD has a keen eye for anything dropped on the floor in a cafe/restaurant/car. She is also fine.

The only time either has been unwell is when there’s a bug going round the nursery, so I’m pretty sure they’ve done themselves favours in developing their immune systems, even if their tastes are questionable…

You wouldn't believe the stuff my youngest managed to grab and eat before I could stop her when she started crawling. She's now age 10 and fine, oddly turned out to be quite a fussy eater!

I’ll raise your cinnamon bun story!
I once scooped cat food out of my newborn’s mouth that my toddler had ‘helpfully’ fed him whilst my back was turned.
All adults now, no long term effects, just a helpful reminder that baby humans are a pretty resilient bunch.
And give your baby a little cuddle from me!

What's the most PFB embarrassing moment you've had? | Mumsnet Here's hosts of us confessing to similar (AND WORSE!) OP.

I said “chill out”, I hardly went on a ranting rampage. I think you need to chill out, too.

I bought some cinnamon butter the other day.
OMG that was a good buy.