To not give my 6 month olds squash?

[WindInThePussyWillows]

Twins are turning 6 months this week and we have started weaning with baby rice, baby porridge and banana which is going really well.
My mother came over for the morning and I came downstairs to her giving Twin 1 a bottle of black currant squash.
I was really annoyed, she hadn't even asked me first and I'm not planning on giving them anything other than milk and water for the time being.
I told her how I felt and she gave me a lecture about her knowing what babies want having had 2 herself and their weaning 'menu' is very boring for them.
'When you were a baby it was all rusks, squash and biscuits'.

That's all fine but not what my DP and I have decided for our babies.
She said I was being hormonal
AIBU to be annoyed or AIBU to not give my babies squash at this age?

I also am aware I may be being PFB

Oh abd i never gave anthing other than water or milk from a bottle.
Juice and squash cup only

YANBU my 6 yo niece will only drink water, milk, very occasionally flavoured milk. When looking after her one day my DM gave her a fruit shoot and she was like a top. Nana quickly learned not to give them to her again

I can't believe anyone would want to give a 6 month old baby squash. WTF.

squash will rot their teeth really fast and is bacically sugar so no food value at all.

YANBU

Be firm about it. I don't think it is good to give a baby squash...or a toddler for that matter. They don't need it.

Im not quite sure about WTF comments about squash. Not the worst thing you could give a baby.
As i said my dcs did have squash sometimes,all drink gallons of water now as children.
Some people are a bit precious.
Im presuming no one on here ever eats anything remotely unhealthy.

Carmen I agree it's not the worst thing you could give a baby but it's not something as parents we want to allow at this age.

And as for no one here eating unhealthy things, of course we do, we are adults and can make that informed choice ourselves - a luxury not available to 6 month old babies

carmen the healthiness of squash or otherwise is irrelevant. The OP doesn't choose to give it to her DC so that should be the end of the discussion.

You are not being unreasonable about the juice but i'd branch out a bit on the food!

YANBU.

Squash is crap. I don't see the point in getting children accustomed to drinking sweet things at a young age.

It's how you end up with adults who say plain filtered water 'tastes horrible'.

I always said no squash and lasted until she was a year. Now she loves it. I make it very weak though. Again it was granny who started her on it. It's your child so definitely your rules. 6 months is still a bit your for it.

Buck we are only on day 3 of any food at all but yes, point taken

No, no, no. It will rot their teeth. You absolutely mustn't allow this at all. Look it up on the web - it's really not good.

Aside from the fact that it is your decision too of course.

I only gave the DCs Robinson's when they were younger - everything else sent them haywire so another reason not to give it to babies.

Definitely hasn't had enough to have made him hyper, lazy little thing - but it's just the point she didn't ask and then when I picked her up on it she made me feel awful!

I think I need to definitely make a stand on this so it doesn't carry on with other things.

When I was a child my mum would always tell my grandma off for giving us JellyTots and would go mad if she found the packets down the side of the pushchair after telling her no! Surely this is the same principle

The attitude of your mother is the same reason I'm currently not talking to my grandmother about my (3 month old) son. She always knows better than I do and puts me down for having different views, despite her baby parenting experience now being fifty years old!
Not that I'm suggesting cutting off your mum, but I know how frustrating it is!
I wouldn't drink at all when I was little. Still hate it, it makes me feel ill. Water is worst so I have to drink squash. I'm determined not to allow my "addiction" to taint my son's weaning experience though!

Ive let mine have watered down apple juice twice to help with a bit of a bunged up problem.

There is no need for anything other than milk and water.

Yanbu, babies do not need squash. My 4 year old drinks water with juice as an occasional treat if we are out. I assume she wants to ruin her teeth?

Of course YANBU. Never heard of it being given to a child so young

No I wouldn't give a 6 month old squash and definitely not from a bottle. Any drinks other than milk are best given from a cup

As a children's nurse I'll always remember the child that had 16 teeth removed due to the crap his parents fed him.

Remind your mum of the jelly tots wind as if you don't have enough going on with your neighbours without your mum accusing you of being hormonal!

I am a Granny. I wouldn't dream of doing that! Even when my own DC were 6 months I wouldn't have given them anything sugary. YANBU!

Dartmoor thank you for caring
I think I will fill a bottle full of JellyTots and leave it on the table next time she comes round

I was fairly relaxed when mine were babies but this is ridiculous and no way on earth would I have allowed this. Milk and water until two or three then milky sugarless tea too. First juice at about three but well diluted Tropicana and never ever fizzy pop until they went to parties and were out of my grasp.

I bet she thinks Ribena is good for babies like they did In the errrr sixties.

YANBU because it's your child. If my DM gave my baby squash I would much prefer her to give him the normal one instead of the no added sugar one which sometimes has aspartame which (depending on who you listen to) can cause cancer.