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6 month old given used dirty beer glass

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MotherOfBeagles · 08/05/2018 21:59

Ok so I need to know if my reaction to this situation is normal.

I have a 6 month old son who is obsessed with drinking glasses. If you have one he wants it and wants to chew and drink from it - he's actually pretty good at drinking from a glass.

At a family event this weekend a close member of family was holding my son when I wasn't there but my husband and other close family and friends were there. I was in the bathroom.

I came out to find my son holding (with help) a used pint glass that had about half an inch of beer in the bottom and all the froth still up the sides inside. My son was having a whale of a time chewing and licking the inside and outside of the glass.

What would your reaction have been? Angry? Ignore it? Exasperation? Amusement? Or just meh?

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TestingTestingWonTooFree · 08/05/2018 22:00

I wouldn’t give a baby glass unless under close supervision. Too risky. I wouldn’t give them something dirty. I wouldn’t give them booze. I’d be pissed off with anyone who did.

QuackPorridgeBacon · 08/05/2018 22:02

I just wouldn’t allow such a young child to have a glass at all really. But yes a used beer glass is madness. Bottles are good. My little ones loved a plastic drinks bottle when empty. Would turn it and look at it for ages before then chewing it lol. You can glue a lid bottle shut with glitter and water etc and young children love it. Need to make some for mine actually.

FASH84 · 08/05/2018 22:02

I wouldn't give a baby a glass to chew on at all surely he has teething type toys for that

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MotherOfBeagles · 08/05/2018 22:05

Sorry my post wasn't clear. Normally he is absolutely not allowed to chew on them but we do occasionally - with an appropriate glass of cooled boiled water let him try to drink from one. However, if he has half a chance as in you are holding or drinking from a glass anywhere near him he will lunge and try to chew on it.

However at this event he was being encouraged to chew on this glass

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elmo1980 · 08/05/2018 22:05

There's a photo of me around six months old holding a beer glass with the froth around the edges still, caused much hilarity at the time apparently.

If it were my ds i probably would have taken it off him and rolled my eyes and left it at that I think, it's just stupid things people do with babies.

QuackPorridgeBacon · 08/05/2018 22:06

Ahh I see. I’d be pissed then and make clear that no one is to give him a glass to chew on, clean or dirty.

elmo1980 · 08/05/2018 22:07

How did you react to it op?

campion · 08/05/2018 22:07

Chewing the edge of a glass can break it.

A 6 month old with a dirty beer glass? Not on.Not ever.

Homemenu1 · 08/05/2018 22:08

It depends has this person seen you giving your child a glass to drink out of. I wouldn’t be overly impressed with the beer but the glass would worry me so much more

Hepzibar · 08/05/2018 22:11

6 month old babies want to chew on anything and lunge at everything. It is totally irresponsible to allow them to chew on a glass or frankly drink from one.

YADBU allowing feckless people to look after your child for a few minutes. And my reaction would have been to remove him from these morons immediately.

Happygummibear · 08/05/2018 22:12

The glass would worry me depending on how many teeth baby has (can't imagine gums breaking glass)

The beer wouldn't bother me. My lo has tasted all sorts and as she has been crawling for 2 months puts all sorts in her mouth...

halcyondays · 08/05/2018 22:13

I wouldn't give a glass of any kind to a 6 month old personally.

Spamalotta · 08/05/2018 22:15

Er, do you really need to ask whether allowing a 6 month old baby to chew on a beer glass is ok??

Nicknacky · 08/05/2018 22:15

Do you honestly give your baby a glass to chew on?!

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MotherOfBeagles · 08/05/2018 22:15

Yes the person has seen us very carefully and cautiously usually with two of us close by to grab if necessary let him drink from a glass but it's always been removed from his reach as soon as he stopped drinking and starting playing with it.

I think for me it's two things -

  1. Letting him play with a glass with his hands holding it primarily them just supporting from underneath whilst their other arm is occupied holding him. Too many risk factors.
  1. The beer, even if it is just the froth it's still alcohol

As soon as I saw it walking back to the family member who was doing it immediately passed my child off (still with glass in mouth) to someone else and started walking away, the second person was immediately trying to take the glass of my son. When I got to the table I said who's stupid idea was that and said I really wasn't happy.

Now I've gotten home and had chance to think about it I'm really angry. So many things could have gone wrong and tbh even if they have seen us let him drink from a clean glass with his water and not letting him hold it with two of us in control of him and the glass - what makes them think they can then just gladly hand him a dirty pint glass with beer remnants?

However I have been told im overreacting and he's fine and it was funny.

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BertieBotts · 08/05/2018 22:15

The chewing would bother me more than the beer because it sets up an expectation that glasses are OK to chew, which I definitely wouldn't want. Babies' gums can be quite strong and it would be really awful if the glass broke, plus they will get teeth eventually.

TrippingTheVelvet · 08/05/2018 22:16

I don't think the dregs of beer are a big issue but he shouldn't be playing with any glasses - including one with tepid water.

bassackwards · 08/05/2018 22:18

My 6 month old is exactly the same and I quite often let her take sips from my water glass, with me holding it. Not sure why that would be considered irresponsible?

OP, the beer glass will have caused no hard to your DC but it's completely understandable for you to be annoyed/angry about it. I would be, and I'd say so.

BertieBotts · 08/05/2018 22:18

There is alcohol in fruit - I don't get het up about a tiny bit. When I read your thread title I thought perhaps someone had put water into a used beer glass and let the baby drink from it, which I wouldn't be happy with. But the amount of alcohol they'd imbibe from licking a bit of foam is miniscule.

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MotherOfBeagles · 08/05/2018 22:18

I really wasn't clear in my first post sorry @Nicknacky he definitely isn't allowed to chew or play with glasses. However we have occasionally let him drink from one that has his water in it - but one of us is holding him another is holding the glass he is not allowed to hold it and if he even so much as tries to chew on it it's immediately removed.

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TrippingTheVelvet · 08/05/2018 22:19

I'm also going to take a punt and guess that you have a bigger issue with the culprit rather than the actual act. It sounds like you're looking for something to get cross about -and something you do yourself isn't the wisest choice-

MollyDaydream · 08/05/2018 22:19

I'd be annoyed about any glass, stupid thing to give to a baby.

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MotherOfBeagles · 08/05/2018 22:20

Thank you @BertieBotts I do honestly want to know if I'm over reacting! I'm not often a precious ftm but have been told I am being with this.

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Coolaschmoola · 08/05/2018 22:21

Any glass near a 6 month old for any reason is a bad idea, no matter how you 'explain' it. There's absolutely no need or benefit and lots of potential for harm. Surely this is basic?

MarthasGinYard · 08/05/2018 22:22

'If you have one he wants it and wants to chew and drink from it '

Then keep them away from him and make sure everyone else does to.

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