baby being fed malteasers

[Lottie2611]

Just witnessed a mum putting malteasers in her daughters mouth (about 6 months old). Would you give your baby malteasers? My friend seemed to think it wasn't that dangerous as long as the mum was supervising....

[Alisvolatpropiis]

I'd have judged that. How stupid of the mum.

[PregnantAndEngaged]

I don't like the thought of a baby eating stupidly unhealthy things but that in and of itself isn't my business when it's someone else's child. And I did give my 8 month old a tiny morsel of chocolate cake on his daddy's birthday (a little cube).

BUT a Malteser is exactly the right size to completely block a small child's airway. Like grapes and cherry tomatoes. So whilst I would not comment on the unhealthy choice, I would say that it's the right size to completely lodge in their throat and as a result may be extremely difficult to dislodge even if following first aid to the letter, like the young lad who recently died in Pizza Hut after choking on a whole grape. It's in the child's safety interests to inform the mother who may be unaware of how severe this danger is.

[imwithspud]

I wouldn't give such a young baby Malteaser or any food like that to be honest, nor would I pass comment on it. But if a parent is going to give them, they should be cut in half because of the risk of choking. Malteasers are round and smooth, they're a prime candidate for getting stuck in a child's airway.

[Canshopwillshop]

Sorry but I don't get the whole class thing you are on about! I don't care whether a child chokes on a fucking white truffle or a malteser - I just care if they choke. I nearly choked on a sandwich once (and I mean completely stuck in throat/unable to breathe for a minute!). I am therefore completely paranoid about it with my kids. I am not posh!

[ChihuahuaChick]

I wouldn't bat an eyelid, to be honest. Malteasers start getting crunched and mushed up almost instantly even by gumming, I should think.

[NeedsAsockamnesty]

Has any child ever in the history of the world ever choked on a maltesser?

[PestilentialCat]

half a malteser would dissolve pretty quickly once the crunchy bit is exposed to saliva that's why I like to suck off the chocolate slowly but still not ideal for a child that small.