To feel really bad that I just gave DS Pepsi?

[Dinobab]

Hes only 2!
I have something wrong with me ATM. Depression, anxiety or OCD or all of them and everything seems likes a massive battle.
DS was having a tantrum trying to get my drink, climbing me screaming etc so just thought oh fuck it and gave it to him. Everything feels like a battle ATM and I just couldn't take one more tantrum.

Now i feel like one of those mums everyone says is terrible and dnt care about their kids.

I used to be really strict with his diet

Don't worry about it, it's not going to kill him. As long as it's not something you usually do.

It's Pepsi, not poison. He won't die. He might get a bit of a sugar high if it's the sugary version.

Don't be so hard on yourself. It's not a big deal at all.

Have you been to see your GP about your depression/anxiety/OCD?

Two year olds are very challenging and can wear you down, but if you think something is wrong with you then please seek help.

It's not ideal, certainly not something I would do regular but as a one off it's not going to do any harm.

The most important part is are you getting support for your struggles? Have you been to the GP?

Sometimes it is just better to choose your battles than to live in a war.

It was a small drink of pepsi, something you won't even remember in years to come.

Your main priority at the moment should be getting yourself to the doctors

It's pop, not drugs. Once in a blue moon isn't going to do him any harm.

It's fine. So long as you're not putting it in bottle when he goes to sleep at night, I think he'll make it, so don't worry yourself about it for another moment.

On the other hand, if you're having difficulty coping in general, this might be a good time to book a chat with your GP?

Oh OP please don't beat yourself up, it's one drink of Pepsi.

Hope you are getting some help from your GP?

YANBU. Pepsi is utterly rank! You should have given him Coke or Irn Bru.

Seriously, a wee sip of some fizzy juice will have absolutely no negative long term impact. It's not like you fill a baby bottle with the stuff, and give him litres every day....

2 year olds are TOUGH.

I still think that and I'm pretty sure mine is relatively easy.

FWIW mine had a big swig of Rose on holiday. It was watered down a bit, but still.......

Ssssshhhhh you'll have that dickwad Jamie Oliver after you!!

Seriously, don't sweat it, I've given my 3 loads of unsuitable stuff to stop the tantrums and they've grown up ok(ish???)

I bribed my 2yo with a swig of my diet coke on Saturday.

I can't bring myself to give a shit if someone else thinks that makes
Me a bad parent.

Sometimes you have to do whatever gets you through the day.

My nearly 2 year old had a swig of my coke before I noticed! No lasting damage as far as I can tell. Don't sweat it.

Honestly its fine it wont poison him its a little bit of cola. Toddlers are hard going and sometimes giving in is better all round. If you are not feeling right please go and see your Gp or speak to your health visitor you poor thi g you sound frazzled but dont worry about the cola

I have told this story several times on MN.

Ds1 was about 2 years old, going through the Terrible Twos. The previous night, he had had a tantrum that had laste over 1.5 hours, it was not yet 9am, and he had already been screaming for 45+ minutes. I was in tears, on the phone to dh, wailing that I just couldn't cope any more - when suddenly went quiet.

I finished talking to dh, hung up, and went to see what had made ds1 stop screaming, and found him in the kitchen, at the kitchen bin, eating the left-over tortilla chips that dh and I had thrown away the night before!

I remember standing, watching him, and thinking, 'If I stop him eating the tortilla chips, he will start screaming again' - and the thought filled me with so much horror that I just let him carry on. He stopped soon enough, and I emptied the bin, and found space in the cupboard under the stairs, to shut it away, so he couldn't do it again.

He did survive the experience, and is now a strapping 22-year-old graduate, with a paying job, so my catastrophic parenting fail didn't damage him beyond repair!

I think bin-tortillas beat Pepsi, Dinobab!!

My nephew was probably 2 when my sister was out for lunch, he had been sitting on her knee and suddenly grabbed her wine glass and took a swig. He liked it and wanted more Wine beats Pepsi.

Aww bin torrillas. I think i can beat that for weeks dd1 was wailing for cat biscuits i said no they are cats dinner on and on she wailed i caught her one day after i walked away from the hissy fit she having at the go cat munching i thought meh she did go no like it mummy. Not my finest parenting moment tbh

Dd2 went nose first into her dads lager froth at a wedding once and said yummy

Op i know it's the worse thing on here, but it's not crack!
It's a bit of pop, it won't hurt him.
I'm sorry you're suffering.
I've been there.
Have you been to your gp? They really are your best place to go.
You won't be judged.
I've have very bad anxiety and ocd. My doctor was very good to me.
There are so many options. You don't have to battle everyday x

It's fine, it was only once. Please get some support if you're feeling low. Obviously different things work in different families but I find it best not to drink things like that in front of my ds as he just wants it. Same with unhealthy snacks etc