Mums who squirt pouches into baby’s mouth

[Notmorewashing]

I find this so lazy and gross while out and about, seems to be increasing. Even worse when Mum is gazing into iPhone and not even looking what she’s doing !

Meh

I used to hand a pouch to mine if they were grumpy and they would suck it themselves.

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wonders if this thread is about me

I don't look at my phone but i do use pouches. Saves on spoons 😂

Does it make it better if I'm looking at my Samsung instead?

Not my circus, not my monkeys.

What’s it got to do with you?

I've been doing this for the past week or so. My 1 year old has been poorly off and on for a few weeks and is off his food. He's already off the bottom of the chart so I have been carrying around pouches of fruit for him to be having little and often and it does work. I don't care if you think I'm lazy because it works for us and it's getting some calories into him.

Feeding a kid and looking at a phone? You’re right, so lazy!!

My kids just drink yogurts out the pot! And I look at my phone whilst they slurp!

I do this! I’m disgusting

I do both of things! My children are happy and healthy. On my first child I was very anxious and did everything by the book. I've relaxed since then - I'm still caring and kind to them but I'm more laid back and I think that makes for a happier family. As long as the child is not hungry and I'm not losing my mind with boredom then it doesn't really matter.

Can you explain why this is worse than using a spoon? I’m not sure why it’s “lazy and gross”.

I never used pouches, but why is it gross?

Parents do their best. Probably better even with a one year old though to offer it the breast and then some real food you've chewed up or other soft real food.

I'll let you in to a secret to a happy life; sometime it's perfectly fine to be lazy. Once you accept that, you can relax!

Dont be so ridiculous, its totally harmless if you just do it now and again. I was doing this about 10years ago when Ellas Kitchen first came out (I usually gave them it to suck asthey enjoyed that) and all my children are well adjusted children/teenagers who can amuse themselves/talk/play sports/pass exams, have good teeth, no fillings, perfect weights. I was often on my phone as well, mainly sending emails and trying to work so that I could maintain my career through the infant years and provide for my children with no outside help. I hope you are too before you judge. Honestly, this is a non-issue unless they are also doing it at home, which you have no way of knowing. Dont be so judgemental.

Why exactly is it lazy? Because she's not using a spoon?
Should all women express breast milk and serve via a bottle to not be considered lazy?

then some real food you've chewed up or other soft real food

Real food you’ve chewed up?! I’ve had 2 children and have never chewed for them. Or puréed anything for that matter. Just fed them real food.

I did this with my third DC. By then I was too lazy to use spoons and honestly didn't care what anyone thought.

Warming up pouches and lovingly spooning in each mouthful is strictly PFB territory, at least for me.

And of course you are aware that not all 1 year olds are BF. In fact I think the statistics show that very few are at that age.

Are you a parent?

Probably better even with a one year old though to offer it the breast and then some real food you've chewed up or other soft real food.

WTF?

Xenia, either this is super tongue-in-cheek or you have perhaps forgotten what one year olds are like, and I honestly cannot tell which (though props if the former).

I find the pouches really messy, but that is because I don't have much dexterity. If I did, I would absolutely squirt them into DD's mouth. I've even seen some lazy shites squirt their lactational secretions into their children's mouths.

Threads like this make me wonder why the fuck I'm still here.

How convenient, better than taking a messy jar out, with spoons, and bowls, and having to carry a bag full of dirty things home. Stop being so judgey.

Yes I remember the first time I used a pouch on my PFB spooning it out and then into his mouth. He was getting so frustrated waiting for the next spoonful and waving his arms around knocking fruit all over us. After a week or so I thought, sod this, cut out the middleman and just gave it to him to extract. I think they like the control (and they can get way more out than we can!). Plus in those days, it was the height of baby led weaning and I was getting very disaproving looks for using a spoon in the first place. You cant bloody win!