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Original poster

To inwardly judge somebody who feeds their baby chocolate

57 replies

LeAmEl19 · 07/02/2019 16:12

I know I know mind my own business, but really? I really don't understand the need to give babies chocolate?
So far the baby has eaten, two selection boxes over Christmas.
A tunnock caramel wafer and chocolate bourbons.
I looked after the little girl earlier and the mum handed me golden walker crisps to give to her 🙈 safe to safe I did not..
Not really an aibu I suppose, if you allow your baby these foods, then why??

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FairfaxAikman · 07/02/2019 16:16

I'm an advocate of no foods being off limits as I don't believe in food being a reward or categorised as good/bad, but that does sound excessive.
I probably wouldn't say anything though.

skippy67 · 07/02/2019 16:16

Golden walker crisps? Ok then...

LaurieFairyCake · 07/02/2019 16:16

Do you mean a toddler or an actual baby?

Original poster
LeAmEl19 · 07/02/2019 16:17

An actual baby, she's 6 months old

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Seline · 07/02/2019 16:17

How old?

Original poster
LeAmEl19 · 07/02/2019 16:17

Oops meant golden wonder crisps 🤣
She wanted the baby to try finger foods🤔

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HappyDinosaur · 07/02/2019 16:19

How old is the baby? I've a 9 month old, I don't believe in banning any foods completely, but I wouldn't give her that. The most she'd have is 2 or 3 milkybar buttons and 1 or 2 of the Ella's or Organix melts. It's hard to judge though without fully knowing the background and situation.

Thesearmsofmine · 07/02/2019 16:19

A couple of chocolate buttons or wotsifs and I wouldn’t care but yes I would judge someone who seemed to feed their baby junk all the time

Morgan12 · 07/02/2019 16:19

That is terrible at 6 months old. Just no need.

outpinked · 07/02/2019 16:20

That’s a lot of sugar for a 6 month old... Also they started eating chocolate over Christmas so presumably when they were 4/5 months old? Shocking.

I didn’t give mine chocolate until they were two when they had a few buttons and a bit of an Easter egg. No sweets allowed until four. Just the way I roll... Not so keen on cavities.

HappyDinosaur · 07/02/2019 16:20

The salt content of those would make me a little nervous at only 6 months.

Figgygal · 07/02/2019 16:21

Fuck yes that's ridiculous at that age
Does the mum struggle generally with diet? Is she ok in herself? Assume she didn't do any weaning talks with the hv?

JazzyBBG · 07/02/2019 16:22

Nope I'd judge. Nearly as good as the babies with the foot long sausage rolls from Greggs for their breakfast I see on my way to work...

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LeAmEl19 · 07/02/2019 16:23

It's a family baby so I have first hand pictures of the mess! Mums diet is ok, just thinks it's funny??
Or cool I presume.
Baby is usually given bits of baby porridge here and there but the wafer and bourbons have been in the last two days, and the crisps given to me today.
No she said she refused weaning

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Seline · 07/02/2019 16:25

I'd judge

Aprilshowersarecomingsoon · 07/02/2019 16:27

My dc were well over a year before sweets /biscuits. Why wean onto shite?

LovingLola · 07/02/2019 16:31

I'd judge

me too.

MrsTerryPratcett · 07/02/2019 16:34

I'd judge the actually dangerous salt. Openly.

GooodMythicalMorning · 07/02/2019 16:37

depends how much, a little bit not very often is ok but lots every day isnt great.

SinkGirl · 07/02/2019 16:46

I have twins who are allergic to dairy and were allergic to soy so that automatically made treats more difficult and I just decided they wouldn’t have anything like that until they could ask me for it - they’re 2.5 now but have ASD so can’t talk at all, I suspect it will be a while! They’ve never had chocolate, biscuits (except a malted milk when doing the milk ladder) or sweets, they each had a piece of cake on their birthday. They eat crap that toddlers eat sometimes (fish fingers, potato waffles etc and things like Ella’s kitchen snacks) but there’s no way I’d give them normal crisps or chocolate bars even now - maybe I’m just really mean! It’s just unnecessary IMO - they’d have no idea those things exist if they weren’t given to them.

I guess it’s harder if they have older siblings?

RiverTam · 07/02/2019 16:48

yes, I'd judge.

NameyMcNameChange1 · 07/02/2019 16:49

How the heck does a 6 month old eat a selection box Confused? My dc2 was a complete greedy guts from the minute he was weaned but until 1ish very little food actually went in.

crispysausagerolls · 07/02/2019 16:49

Wtf

InMyOwnParticularIdiom · 07/02/2019 16:54

I wouldn't judge if it was a tiny bit now and then, but that seems too much. My DD had a tasteof chocolate on Easter Sunday aged 7 months (because it's what everyone was eating), but didn't really get onto the junk until she could start asking for it... Even now at 2.5 she still thinks a banana is one of the best treats going

WetWipesGoInTheBin · 07/02/2019 16:55

I'm judging as it is dangerous.

There use to be random stories of parents causing the death of their baby under 2 due to feeding them something with too much salt e.g. normal salty family meal.

Tell the mother it's not safe.