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To bore you with another baby/chocolate thread?

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arabella36 · 22/12/2010 16:32

If yes then sorry!
Following on from the PP's question re her 6 month- old, tell me what age you gave your baby their first chocolate or sweet?

Mine is 10 months and I was just assuming most people left it until age one. But I suppose this is a bit arbitrary.

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CommanderDrool · 23/12/2010 13:35
insertexpletive · 23/12/2010 13:44

My FIL tried really hard to feed my dd chocolate when she was 5 months old and ebf.

He asked me if she could have 'just a try' and I said no, explained (again) that she was ebf and said that I did not want her first taste of solid food to be chocolate.

He then went to dh and asked him Angry as he did not like my answer. Fortunately dh had the good sense to say no too.

FIL was convinced I was being too harsh as it was Easter and everyone should be able to enjoy Easter Eggs Hmm

Fast forward 6 years and he is still bribing treating dd and ds to anything sweet he can get his hands on.

IneedacleanerIamalazyslattern · 23/12/2010 13:58

I posted a few weeks ago about ds2 first taste of chocolate.
He is 6 months today and at the ripe old age of 5 months and 1 week exactly my friends 2 year old dd wafted to close to him with a milky way, which he promptly snatched from her grasp and shoved in his mouth.
I had fun trying to get that out his iron grip.
We did end up continuing weaning from then on and he is loving his finger foods...it was really BLW in his case Xmas Grin

bubbleymummy · 23/12/2010 16:41

Jenai, that is what toothbrushes are for! :)

I think it's a bit sad that people think the only foods that can bring 'joy' to children are unhealthy! My children get just as much joy out of a bowl of strawberries and melon with yoghurt and thats much healthier than a bag of chocolate buttons. I suppose it's just a reflection of parent's own enjoyment of food....

FuturePM · 23/12/2010 17:33

Bubble I'm with you on that one. And while there may be as much sugar in fruit as chocolate, I think it's safe to say there are less nutrients in chocolate. And as for sweets, I refuse point blank for my ds to have sweets. Sweets = sugar+colours+additives= bad behaviour, or ADHD whatever you want to call it these days.

I would say to the OP unless your dc is asking for it, why bother? Keep them in the dark as long as possible...as soon as you indulge that sweet tooth there's no going back.

And yes, I am leader of the Anti-Sweet Brigade (holds out sash in front of her).

CommanderDrool · 23/12/2010 17:38

I think the point is that giving a child chocolate doesn't mean their diet is unhealthy nor does it mean they won't enjoy melon or strawberries just as much (which are incidentally, full of sugar.)

Dd2's favourite food is chocolate but she also loves olives and hiumous so I can still hold my head up at middle class birthday parties.

CommanderDrool · 23/12/2010 17:39

And the 'sugar high' thing is a myth.

FanjoForTheMincePies · 23/12/2010 17:41

I was just going to say, strawberries are acidic and full of fruit sugar, so not much better for teeth.

reup · 23/12/2010 17:46

My 10 month old stole a chocolate from the Xmas tree and had stuffed it in and all round his mouth before I found him. Am notsure if he had sampled the other decorations first! Blw has it's downsides. It made a great picture especially as he was in a very ugly very old millionth hand sleepsuit at the time. Made a fabulous photo

FuturePM · 23/12/2010 17:47

Forget the sugar then if that's all you have to go on. What about the additives and colourings? Or worse, Aspartme? (sugar replacement). All contribute to bad behaviour. Fruit shoots are possibly the Devil's juice.

reup · 23/12/2010 17:47

My 10 month old stole a chocolate from the Xmas tree and had stuffed it in and all round his mouth before I found him. Am notsure if he had sampled the other decorations first! Blw has it's downsides. It made a great picture especially as he was in a very ugly very old millionth hand sleepsuit at the time. Made a fabulous photo

CommanderDrool · 23/12/2010 17:53

Oh I agree about additives and would rather mine drank full sugar diluting juice (on ghe rare occasions they get it) than the low sugar/aspartame variety.

Ditto I do not really like them having boiled/ chewy sweeties but I will turn a blind eye occasionally.

In the light of these things, chocolate is fairly benign.

EdgarAleNPie · 23/12/2010 18:02

DD fed DD2 chocolate at 6 weeks. she held up her sweet to the little newborn lips and was ecstatic when DD2s little red tongue peeped out and licked it.

scoobytoo · 23/12/2010 18:17

Kids will rebel, I wasn't allowed sweets at all and I used to sneak them at every occassion possible and eat as quickly as possible in case i got caught.
Don't think your children won't sneak it behind your back if you don't let them have any. I think it's much better to introduce moderation of a sweets/chocolate as early as possible.
Forbidden fruits are always the most sought after in life. Building up a good and moderate relationship with all foods available is the key.

Mum's who don't allow ANY sweets are doing as much harm as mums who allow sweets all day in my opinion. Both bring about a poor relationship and understanding of food.

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