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!

[Littleen]

My reaction is more "squash in a bottle, why would you?" - My mum let me have squash in a bottle for bedtime every night, and I had awful teeth as a result of that when tiny. I can't stand squash :P But that's a whole other thing - yeah a bit odd to drink from your child's bottle imo, but not so odd that I'd feel the need to post about it online!

[Lookatmyredtrousers]

I think it's weird she didn't take the teat off- who wouldn't find that odd?

A bit judgey about squash in a bottle for a baby young enough to have a teat but no big deal.

[isntthatafont]

In fairness she might have a perfectly good reason for doing this - for instance what if she was far too pissed to walk home for her own bottle?

[Lookatmyredtrousers]

Well my baby is drinking coke right now from her bottle. Get me, I'm such a shit mother and just daring someone on MN to challenge me.

[findingmyfeet12]

Not sure why anyone would want to challenge you. I do reserve my right to judge you however.

[AmberNectarine]

As I understand it mrsDV has more than one child, so perhaps she would rather keep her DS away from the sweet stuff rather than deprive all her kids of the occasional treat? Snarky comments re 'best efforts' unnecessary, I think.

Anyway, back to the thread. OP, you need more to be getting on with.

[Lookatmyredtrousers]

Sense of humour failure findingmyfeet?

[findingmyfeet12]

Irony detection failure?

[shrunkenhead]

Good job we all know you're joking, look at my red trousers!

[Lookatmyredtrousers]

Lol you're not being ironic

[AmberNectarine]

redtrousers that's terrible parenting, give her diet coke fgs, never too early for her to start thinking of her figure.

[findingmyfeet12]

Really? People seem to judge here a lot. Often when telling others not to!

[bluebeanie]

Clearly she was just thirsty and needed something to drink. If she was without her kids and drinking it when out and about, I would think that was odd.

[findingmyfeet12]

I would take a drink from my child's bottle - suffer from recurrent coughing issues. I'd probably remove the teat though as it would seem weird to use it.

[scalliondays]

Having read this thread i think anyone planning on drinking their child's bottle in public would he wise to wrap it in a brown paper bag first.

[reni1]

I am just amazed that lots of busybodies might watch who drinks what out of which vessel and then run off to gossip on MN about it! Wow, wow, wow.

[reni1]

Makes me want to swig beer out of an Avent bottle in public.

[Gottagetmoving]

It could have been sugar free squash? Why are we assuming it was loaded with sugar?

[LotusLight]

Real babies are only fed from real breasts... ... I never bottle fed a baby.

Squash is pretty awful including sugar free. Aspartame, colourings, the works. Tap water of course is good and free and anyone can afford itin the UK just about.

Mother/baby germ spreading though is good - babies get immunity from dirt and exposure to their mothers etc

[Momagain1]

Its only weird if she is sucking on it, as opposed to opening it and drinking from the bottle. That is one of those things any of us might be reduced to if the alternative is dragging the kids home.

[Aermingers]

Real babies are only fed with real breasts

Fucking HELL. So do you mean all the rest of them are really Cabbage Patch Dolls?

[MrsTedCrilly]

^^ My baby must be one of the fakes then.. Though he feels and smell pretty real

[MrsTedCrilly]

smells*

[NeedsAsockamnesty]

mrsD

Two of my boys can get through pretty much any lock in seconds as well and even if they couldn't a normal kitchen cupboard wouldn't keep them out for less than about 8 mins, scarely enough the cupboard break is often silent.

They once removed a kitchen side and went in through the top to hunt out some dried figs. (Restricted food in our house due to the results of to much dried fruit).

On a side note we used dental wipes if we couldn't get the brush in the mouths and oranurse toothpaste when we could and blue disclosing tablets were a huge hit (but they do stain ceilings)