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....

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

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.

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.

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!

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

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

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.