To be shocked that a woman is feeding her baby..

[annabanana84]

...a Capri Sun orange carton on the bus? The baby cannot be any older than 8 months. And the other day on the bus I saw a woman give her 2 year old a bottle of coke to drink. I know he was 2 because he was telling me about himself!

[notso]

SofaKing that is bad but DS1 once was toddled into a bush in the park and toddled back out drinking from an old beer can, I wasn't sure whether it it had piss or beer in it, it stank of both!

[Burmobasher]

Ha ha, I love it that you were so shocked by the Capri sun that you had to come on here and tell everybody.
Might not be something I would do but I certainly wouldn't be riled by it.

[Alisvolatpropiis]

Capri sun is squash right? Right? I don't see your problem.

Surprised such a young baby can cope with the ridiculously tiny straws that go with them, but the drink itself? And what?

Better a Capri sun than a dehydrated baby no?

[lljkk]

I'd have judged but not been shocked by the 2yo with CC.
The baby with Capri would have been mine.

[BrianTheMole]

You obviously don't have much to be shocked about in your life if you are shocked about a capri sun.

[missesjellybean]

it's roasting hot she might have lost her baby bottle or got caught short...at least she was making sure her baby was kept hydrated...nothing wrong with a Capri sun or fruit shoot on occasions for thst matter. rather that than get heat stroke

[valiumredhead]

The ingredients are sugar and fruit juice so not tragic. No worse than 'baby juices' I imagine and certainly no worse than a rusk.

[miffybun73]

YANBU.

[Dixiefish]

But as coke is a diuretic the poor kid would only end up feeling still more thirsty. And needing the loo on the bus.

[Convert]

My toddler drinks bathwater, that she and the 4 and 6 yr old are all sitting in.
She drank paddling pool water the other day.
Capri sun? Meh.

[Figgygal]

My 18mo had one watered down in a beaker when out the other day as he's guzzled what I brought for him. Should I have left him thirsty instead?

[Jengnr]

What's the mumsnet issue with fruit shoots? I've seen it mentioned before but no idea

[maja00]

Any drink that isn't milk, water, pure fruit juice or overpriced, sugar filled smoothie isn't approved of.

[jenniferturkington]

No way an 8 month old could drink with a straw.
But, I give my four year old CS in her lunch box, I know they have sugar but I would rather that than sweeteners and e numbers (which CS do not have). I also have a 9 month old, and if I found myself in a situation where she was screaming on a bus and a drink would help, then I guess I would let her have some CS [shrug]

[maja00]

Why can't babies drink with straws?

[LynetteScavo]

I thought there were two types of capri sun, a pure orange juice and an orange drink.

Of course an 8mo can drink with straws. It's just sucking.

Or maybe my babies were G&T at straw sucking.

[jenniferturkington]

Might have to wake 9month dd and give her a capri sun to see if she can drink from a straw and my expectations have been too low for all these years.

[jeanmiguelfangio]

I was talking to a woman whose baby was the same age as mine (4 months) and then as she walked away she gave her baby lucozade. Oh my I had my MN head on and was trying not to do the cats bum face, but I probably failed. Failing now as I'm posting about it. I don't think a Capri sun is that bad, they do all juice ones, maybe the baby is constipated-my dr recommends orange juice. (Diluted for the little ones)

[DowntonTrout]

Did someone really say "Chavs happens" on the first page?

Really, get a grip.

[KrazyKurls]

Bless, sheltered life much?

DS2 could drink through a straw at 8 months though and DD since 10 months - for the ready made cartons of wine, obvs...

[Flobbadobs]

krazykurls cartons of wine?? Please tell me you are serious... For research purposes of course...
YABU, capri sun is rather nice and refreshing.

[KrazyKurls]

Flobbadobs absolutely both tesco and M&S do stock them!

[thetrackisback]

Sorry controversial fruit shoots really aren't that bad. 5 calories 0.8 grams of sugar 2% of daily sugar intake. Think soe people need to deal with facts rather than fiction.