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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.

OP posts:
ConnieSlow · 14/03/2025 10:25

Ok you realised you are being unreasonable but please get over this nonsense about no sugar before 2. Have seen so many people have these dumb rules and their children are the WORST.
Friend who did this and their child is absolutely obsessed with junk food and stuffs their face at any chance they get, yet friend proudly thinks differently.
DC friend is banned screen times, games or anything related and he is OBSESSED with it, yet the mum is proud of having a house with only books.

Absolutely everything in moderation and teach your kids healthy habits and boundaries, don't hold these things as forbidden fruit.

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August24Mama · 14/03/2025 10:19

Ok this thread has gotten way too crazy, I'd delete it but I can't so I'd appreciate if it could be locked. A lot of people can't read a whole thread or even all of my responses before commenting, leading to some unnecessarily mean comments.

I know now I was unreasonable, I've had anxiety most of my life even before having a baby and having a baby has increased it tenfold. I know I need to work on this and after this, I'm going to make doing that a priority. Thank you to everyone for helping me see it more clearly. I really appreciate all of the people that are being kind about it. Baby is fine and I can laugh about the whole thing now, DH is also fine for the people who were worried about that. For the people defending me, you're all compassionate, nice people and I wish you all lovely weekends. :)

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Katiesaidthat · 14/03/2025 10:18

My daughter licked the wheel of her puschair as we arrived home from the metro. Unclench. You have a very very very long way ahead of you.

wherewasoldmcdonalsdfarm · 14/03/2025 10:14

Can’t wait for your next thread when your child is 20 and used scissors to wrap a present unsupervised and how they also had a pice of birthday cake at a friends home

Coolasfeck · 14/03/2025 10:10

Oh no OP. Your baby is fucked now. It’s too late she’s a sugar addict now.

She’ll end up as the face of the body positive movement by aged 10 and will be on Ozempic by 15.

Thoughts and prayers hun.

AnAlpacaForChristmasPleaseSanta · 14/03/2025 10:08

Jellycatspyjamas · 13/03/2025 23:00

What did you think might happen if your child ate a piece of a baked good?

Well if it happens after midnight then they turn into a Gremlin.

viques · 14/03/2025 10:01

DelphiniumHolly · 13/03/2025 23:00

It’s just a bit of bun…

Wait until baby is crawling and eating chips off the floor at soft play.

Chips off the floor will be a nutritious addition to the child’s diet compared to some of the things a crawling baby will spot and travel at 90 mph to get to and eat. Your baby will be at peak crawling during the summer months so parks, beaches, gardens will all be five star restaurants.

Lordofmyflies · 14/03/2025 09:59

Your baby will be fine up. At least baby ate food. My first DC bit a fairy light off of our Christmas tree, the second munched a tub of Sudocreme. Both are now in their twenties. Perhaps think about what other help you can get for your PPA because you will burnout over the next 20 years otherwise with the nuts behaviour of kids

Uberella · 14/03/2025 09:54

My baby granddaughter is lightening quick when it comes to food and would absolutely do something like this.

Startingoverandover · 14/03/2025 09:52

Spidey66 · 14/03/2025 09:28

You forgot the hospital.

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Maybe read the thread....

Crazybaby123 · 14/03/2025 09:49

I know someone whoes baby ate a live spider but thry are healthy happy teen now!.
I also know someone who didn't let their child drink anything but water and had a clean food diet until they were about 12 and could buy their own food at school. The child is now 21 and a stoner and quite overweight.
A lesson that being over restrictive and cautious with your childs diet isnt necessarily the best way forward.

Didshejustsaythatoutloud · 14/03/2025 09:49

Behave yourself woman!!

SeriaMau · 14/03/2025 09:46

Megapint · 13/03/2025 23:01

Be careful it's a gateway bun. Before you know, baby will be sneaking out to go to Gregg's for doughnuts, apple turnovers, Chelsea buns. Who knows where it could lead?

Sadly this happened to me. Now at the age of 60+ I’m consuming a chocolate muffin weekly. So ashamed of myself but it’s an addiction.

Girasoli · 14/03/2025 09:45

It wont harm them...when DS1 was about 8 months old he started having mild allergic reactions to fruit...the hospital consultant advised us to get him to eat nutella/nutty pastries ASAP to get him used to small amounts of nuts. We'd often go to the coffee shop and share bits of almond croissant or pecan pastry (not the solid bits of nut obviously)

Triakne · 14/03/2025 09:41

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Message deleted by MNHQ. Here's a link to our Talk Guidelines.

Have you bothered to read the thread before you commented? OP has a diagnosed anxiety disorder. Was there really a need to post such a spiteful comment?

VickyEadieofThigh · 14/03/2025 09:40

I know I've planted my flag very firmly in old git territory with what I'm about to say, but as a baby born in 1958, I'd love to go back in time and see what my mother was feeding us when we were children.

I can guarantee she knew nothing of the modern day strictures on food for babies/toddlers/young children.

Scottishgirl85 · 14/03/2025 09:33

OP, this is not normal. Please seek help for anxiety or you will raise an anxious child. From 6 months my children ate what we ate, whizzed up at first obviously so no chunks.

faintingfancy · 14/03/2025 09:31

Have a day off 😂

lovelydayIhave · 14/03/2025 09:30

🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️

Spidey66 · 14/03/2025 09:28

TheaBrandt1 · 13/03/2025 23:00

Social services then the police.

You forgot the hospital.

ParrotParty · 14/03/2025 09:27

Cinnamon is safe from 6 months. Occasionally it can cause some mild skin irritation but I'm guessing she had her face cleaned so should be fine.

Cattery · 14/03/2025 09:25

The world’s gone mad

OptareSolo · 14/03/2025 09:25

I was ridiculously uptight about what my firstborn was and wasn't allowed to eat...... until the day I caught them attempting to gnaw on the cat's tail. Said cat saw guarding dd as her sole purpose in life and didn't even react to having her tail chomped on. Even now the cat and the firstborn (who's now 15) are inseparable. Firstborn seems to exist off a diet of green grapes, pepperoni pizza and choc chip cookies if left to their own devices.

My second one came along. And was tube fed for 2.5 years because they wouldn't eat. Had they voluntarily eaten a cinnamon bun I would have rejoiced.

Startingoverandover · 14/03/2025 09:23

Goldengirl123 · 14/03/2025 09:17

Are you actually being serious????? Get a grip

There's a button that says 'see all' next to first post. Maybe click that?

MarioLink · 14/03/2025 09:23

We would have fed a cinnamon bun to our first at 6 months, decided to avoided added sugar till two years with our second (hasn't made much difference, she fussier and almost as motivated by sugar as her older sister now!) but a lick of a cinnamon bun at 6 months would not have phased us or derailed our plan to avoid more added sugar. Chill out!