Re what I feed DS? Or rather, what I don't feed him?

[BenNJerry]

My DS is almost 7mo. He was weaned at 4mo on advice of the health visitors and is now on 3 meals a day. I am quite fussy with what he eats - he has fruit and veg with lunch and dinner and I make everything myself.

I don't want him to have any processed sugary stuff until he is one - no chocolate, no cake, no ice cream or anything like that. I don't feel like he needs it at 7 months old. I was asked the other day if I had bought DS an advent calendar and when I said no the person who had asked looked shocked! I've also been encouraged to give DS ice cream to help his gums with teething, and rusks which I don't want to give because of the added sugar. (I haven't). It's like I'm being pressured into giving him junk!

The other day I was at work and when I came home DH said he had given DS some juice with his dinner. I said I didn't want DS having juice, only milk or water. DH said OK but I can tell he thought I was being a mean strict mother.

Am I being too strict? I was fed things like lollipops, sugar lumps and sweets when I was younger (not by DM, but by her very interfering in-laws) and I'm convinced this is why I have such a sweet tooth now. I don't want DS to end up like me! I saw a 5 month old being fed chocolate pudding the other day. I don't tell others what to feed their children, why are they trying to tell me? Grrrrr.

I never gave my babies advent calendars when they were under 1....I think its a bit weird!

Keep doing what you are doing...I also have a terrible sweet tooth and wish I didn't! You are doing the right thing

Not unreasonable at all. it's your choice... there will be the chance to eat crap later in life...

I was actually quite sad when i found out my DD then 10 months had had some cake at the nursrery for someone's birthday.

and her first chocolate was at 15 months for Easter...

ok, now at 22 months she loves 'bicsits' and chocolate milk, but still doesn't drink juice...

and she can demolish plums and melon as well as some chocolate, so it's not all bad...

It's up to you. No one else will give two hoots really so don't worry about what they are thinking.

Not unreasonable at all. There's enough sugar in fruit imo and I was very strict with ds as a baby. Not that it did much good, at 6yo he's now a chocolate junkie. DD is 14 months and only gets juice on the odd occasion she's ill or when we were on holiday to keep her fluids up in the heat.

I made the choice to not allow my kids sugary stuff until 1 so neither had advent calendars for their first christmases. However a puppy dog face from my DM at DD's first christmas did mean she ended up having some chocolate on Xmas day when she was 11m.

Both mine would rather have junk than anything else, but they're also good eaters for veg and fruit and know they don't get 'treats' unless they eat their 'proper' food.

YANBU. He's tiny! I am an everything in moderation person but have been careful to give 13mo DD minimal sugar, so that she enjoys unsweetened food. I hope it will stand her in good stead.

You sound pretty sensible to me. 7 months is a bit young for chocolate imo.

Ds was about 14 months when he had his first advent calendar and had his first Easter egg (well gruffalo) the Easter following that Christmas. All shared with mummy and daddy.

He's just turned two and I've only started giving him watered down juice, with the occasional meal. Definitely not a regular thing though.

Yanbu. Your child your rules!
I wish I could stick to a diet of no processed sugary foods.