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DH accidentally let baby eat some cinnamon bun?

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August24Mama · 13/03/2025 22:56

AIBU to be annoyed by this... DH had my 6mo and he was eating a cinnamon bun. He said baby grabbed it (she's very fast with her hands) and brought it to her mouth. He immediately stopped her but not before he said she ate a tiny amount of it. Baby is acting fine and no reactions or anything but I'm still annoyed? I'm strict with what she eats don't want her eating processed foods, and obviously no added sugars until 2. She's only had a handful of freshly made fruits and veggies since starting solids at 6 months, I guess now we can add cinnamon bun to the list.

AIBU to be annoyed when it was an accident? I didn't go mad at him or anything but it's been nagging at me since it happened.

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JulianFawcettMP · 13/03/2025 23:31

Nodddy · 13/03/2025 23:28

A&E straight away. Make sure you take the packaging to show them the label.

Again, the OP has conceded she was wrong. No need at all for your reply. Do at least read the highlighted posts before being vile/

Psychologymam · 13/03/2025 23:30

Of course it’s completely a non issue. Sure, foods should be healthy and there’s no reason for a baby to have sugar/ultra-processed foods but it’s not like he sat her down and gave her a full one. Your reaction is really setting her up for issues with food and body image in later life if it continues. Have a look at kids eat in colour or SR nutrition to think about how to have a balanced approach to nutrition for your child as she grows up.

S0dsc0leslaw · 13/03/2025 23:30

There seems to be a lot of Orthorexia nervosa going on these days. I know the stresses and strains of wanting to do the best for your kids, but give yourself, and them, a break. A little bit of bun, yum. Think of how happy she must have been to claim, eat and enjoy her theived snack!

Sapienza · 13/03/2025 23:29

I can only presume that the OP is Joan Doyle who is once again confusing cinnamon and cocaine.

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August24Mama · 13/03/2025 23:28

Silentdream · 13/03/2025 23:24

Your poor husband. I can’t imagine his life is much fun if this is how you react to trivial matters.

When did I say I went mad at him? I've said multiple times I didn't say a single word to him. I know it was an accident and that he felt badly, which is why I came here instead of saying anything to him. I'm sorry my PPA does what PPA does and makes me anxious about everything. I know it's something I need to work on.

I don't mean to get snarky but please don't insinuate that I treat my husband terribly. I love him to bits and I couldn't of asked for a better father to our little girl.

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Nodddy · 13/03/2025 23:28

A&E straight away. Make sure you take the packaging to show them the label.

JulianFawcettMP · 13/03/2025 23:28

Mnetcurious · 13/03/2025 23:23

Ffs chill out. Yes ideally you wouldn’t give them sugar, cake etc at 6m but it was an accident and the baby ingested hardly any of it. I’m sure dad has learned his lesson and will be more careful next time.

The OP has accepted she was unreasonable. Read the thread before you stick the boot in. It might excite you to be like this but there is no need.

JohnofWessex · 13/03/2025 23:27

Just so long as the OP's next thread is 'I have killed my DH, how do I dispose of the body?'

mrsfollowill · 13/03/2025 23:27

You poor thing- I know its stressful but hopefully you are a bit more chilled now,
My baby's 1st taste of food was when MIL shovelled a spoon of vanilla ice cream into him at 10 weeks old. I was horrified 😮but he lived and is an adult now (with a ridiculously sweet tooth) He would have loved a cinnamon bun! at six months he had a Christmas dinner- guidelines change a lot- 4 months was recommended at the time for weaning.

MummytoE · 13/03/2025 23:27

LozzaCh0ps · 13/03/2025 23:24

I ate my mum’s friend’s cat food when I was a baby. The only lasting damage to me is being reminded about it every bloody time I see them 😒

Thought this was going to say " only lasting damage was a set of whiskers"🤣

Startingoverandover · 13/03/2025 23:26

My DD put a mouse's gall bladder in her mouth at that age (thanks dear cat!). She survived.

No harm has been done.

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August24Mama · 13/03/2025 23:26

MummytoE · 13/03/2025 23:23

@August24Mama I apologise for my previous post. unkind and uncalled for. Being a mum is stressful, we are all just doing the best we can for our kids, I seemed to have forgotten than when responding to you x

No need to apologize but I appreciate it anyways. Reading back after all your replies I do feel a bit stupid for even thinking twice about it😅 It's so exhausting being so stressed over something insignificant, I thank you and everyone else for helping me see it more clearly xx

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LozzaCh0ps · 13/03/2025 23:24

I ate my mum’s friend’s cat food when I was a baby. The only lasting damage to me is being reminded about it every bloody time I see them 😒

ChuffyChuffnell · 13/03/2025 23:24

I had to fish woodlice out of my baby's mouth. :-(

Silentdream · 13/03/2025 23:24

Your poor husband. I can’t imagine his life is much fun if this is how you react to trivial matters.

MummytoE · 13/03/2025 23:23

@August24Mama I apologise for my previous post. unkind and uncalled for. Being a mum is stressful, we are all just doing the best we can for our kids, I seemed to have forgotten than when responding to you x

Mnetcurious · 13/03/2025 23:23

Ffs chill out. Yes ideally you wouldn’t give them sugar, cake etc at 6m but it was an accident and the baby ingested hardly any of it. I’m sure dad has learned his lesson and will be more careful next time.

KindLemur · 13/03/2025 23:22

Aw @August24Mama honestly try and unfollow a few, if only for your own mental well-being, the only one I found remotely useful was Solid Starts as it tells you how to cut / prep things so it’s easier for little ones to hold and chew but the rest, the aesthetic pleasing sectioned plates and the pack my toddlers lunch with me videos, are rubbish. I could literally make one now ‘make my kids breakfast with me’ we’ve plenty of nice healthy stuff in our fridge, but realistically my teen will be having a Nutella 2 go bar on her way to school and maybe if I’m lucky an apple, and my toddler will be having a bloody weetabix with banana (which is her favourite frigging meal at the moment!) and then saying ‘mummy can i have a choc choc?’ Ad nauseum!
and if any new mum pals you have in real life pass comment on anything you’re feeding your child or anything like that, just let it roll off your back. The one most judgemental woman I met at baby sensory now has a child who has a restrictive food intake disorder (nothing she’s done at all just medical related) and has been humbled quite fast.

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August24Mama · 13/03/2025 23:22

ByDeftBiscuit · 13/03/2025 22:58

Your DH should LTB.

🙄 Bit of an overreaction, I didn't say anything to him about it. I know it was an accident and he felt bad about it. I was just stressed it would harm our child in someway. I now know I was being stupid, so no harm done. He is fine.

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ShinyPebble32 · 13/03/2025 23:21

Badly craving a cinnamon bun now!! contemplates a trip to Sainsbury’s in my pyjamas

TheCurious0range · 13/03/2025 23:21

This happened to ds, but it was a Belgian bun, he's 6 now but has had numerous lapses and has been in and out of the pastry priory since he was two.

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August24Mama · 13/03/2025 23:19

Darkclothes · 13/03/2025 23:07

DH had my 6mo... So its your baby and not DH's???

Does PPA mean post partum anxiety? Please speak to your GP or midwife about your anxieties OP and seek out further mental health support. Kindly, whatever help you are getting, is not enough.

It does yeah, I agree with you that I need more help with it. I've always been the type to deal with things alone to my detriment, but now it's not just me who it will effect, it's my daughter too. I'd hate for her to pick up on my anxiety and think it's normal. I need to go back to my GP to see if I can get more support to nip this in the bud.

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August24Mama · 13/03/2025 23:17

JANEY205 · 13/03/2025 23:16

lol at the no added sugar till age 2, why is that the magical age? I’d apologise for your overreaction.

I'm just following the guideline my HV told me with the age.

Also I didn't say anything to my DH, he's fine I promise lol.

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JANEY205 · 13/03/2025 23:16

lol at the no added sugar till age 2, why is that the magical age? I’d apologise for your overreaction.

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