Mum in the park drinking squash from baby's bottle

[Getthewonderwebout]

Takes all sorts I guess but a woman has just sat down with a child in a buggy and a toddler scooting around. She's drinking from her baby's bottle. Is this a bit yuk or is it the latest thing? Is it replacing cocktails in jars? I couldn't grasp that either!

[PHANTOMnamechanger]

a bit gross actually

why? because the baby will then drink from it again? I have news for you OP, some mummies even let their babies suck their boobs!! would you not share a cup or bottle of water with DP or a toddler?

OP?
OP?
I think she's fainted

[findingmyfeet12]

I think it is odd. I'm not saying it's wrong but I would say it's out of the ordinary.

[TooOldForGlitter]

Someone needs to explain what is odd about this.

[PHANTOMnamechanger]

maybe she's not the childs mother? maybe it's the nanny or childminder?

[findingmyfeet12]

It's out of the ordinary to see an adult drinking from a babies bottle - that's what I understand to have happened.

Unless this is something you see regularly?

I've already said that I don't think it's wrong - not at all. When you need a drink, you need a drink.

[Getthewonderwebout]

A bit gross because she's drinking from the teet and surely it's germy?

Not sure why breastfeeding has been brought into it though.

[PHANTOMnamechanger]

OP, you did not come across as asking if this was normal. You either seem to be accusing her of being lazy/stupid/disorganised for not remembering her own drink, or dirty and disgusting for sharing her childs drink.

[StonedGalah]

Ffs OP. You are obviously always well prepared. What is so yuck about taking a sip of YOUR dc drink?

[Sleepyfergus]

Perhaps he did take her own drink, and shock horror, drank it all but was still thirsty. So she took a sip of her kids drink? Or maybe she had a tickle in her throat and just needed a quick drink to relieve it.

I mean seriously! You actually found this shocking? Be a dear Getthe, perhaps change your name to GetaGrip?

[HoneyDragon]

Nope, gross is realising you forgot a drink and using the dogs water bottle. That some people have done, and it's fine really because it's not like your using the drip tray bit and the water in it is clean and not got dog spit in and I'm clearly not doing myself any favours here....

[Squeegle]

Depends if she is drinking from it or sucking it
The latter would be a little strange

[Lucked]

I am a bit judgey over squash from a bottle assuming it was a teat and not a drinking spout. I don't mind the mum having some as I have also done it myself but I have always taken the lid off so I am drinking from a cup without restricted flow.

[Getthewonderwebout]

Phantom I said nothing of the sort.

[Sleepyfergus]

Rethe breastfeeding remarks, getthe, have you heard of the term 'sarcasm'?

[HoneyDragon]

MrsDV she was probably a very safety conscious Mum and had cider and black in the bottle so the alcohol killed the germs, so sharings fine.

[Getthewonderwebout]

It was an Avent type bottle.

Right so I'm being unreasonable. Fair enough.

[PHANTOMnamechanger]

surely the teat is germy?? do you mean for the mum, or for the baby?
either way, they are likely to be on very close terms and any germs probably already well shared between them!

[Taytocrisps]

Maybe it's vodka and squash

[findingmyfeet12]

Lucked - I agree absolutely. In fact I'm surprised at people thinking it wouldn't look odd for an adult to use a child's bottle with a teat.

I'd just remove the teat - for practical purposes.

[EponasWildDaughter]

Germy? What the teat? Or the mother?

[eggyface]

So it's about the oddness of drinking from a teat if you're an adult? Is this covertly accusing the mum of having some strange fetish?

[findingmyfeet12]

Why would you assume that?

There is an option to remove the teat and it's not an everyday sight. Unless you think it is?

[hiddenhome]

Was she also wearing an adult diaper?

[WellErrr]

She was giving squash
To a baby
In a bottle

I didn't even go near that can of worms.......