Ex feeding 20 month old 10 month+ baby food

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This has really annoyed me and i dont know if i am being unreasonable. So my ex dropped of our son earlier the other night (6.30pm) i asked if he had dinner and he said no ive left his dinner in the bag. When i looked theres two pouches of 10 month plus baby food.. spaghetti bolognaise with lumps and chunks... looks like mush and also liquid cottage pie. Aibu to be furious at this? He eats normal solid food, i am even considering this as a form of neglect or pure laziness. At least buy an appropriate age group of pre made food. Should i say something and if so what?

[quote elbea]@Kitkat151 I don’t know what that’s got to do with hindering development? McDonald’s isn’t the ideal food but some chicken nuggets aren’t going to hinder speech development.[/quote]
No they are not....I have never said that or alluded to that anywhere....I don’t think it’s a big deal at all that the baby was given a pouch of food......just think the Mum is a bit of a hypocrite calling the Dad for neglect when she is in no way perfect....none of us are....sometimes parenting will be good and sometimes it will be good enough....and that’s fine

I do think a punch is probably better than an adults ready meal. I would just mention that he might need a bit more food than that now he is getting bigger and moving around.

This is pure laziness. Baby pouches aren’t great for babies anyway (not on a regular basis) and are not nutritionally appropriate for your child. I would be angry too.

@Overthinker19

This is pure laziness. Baby pouches aren’t great for babies anyway (not on a regular basis) and are not nutritionally appropriate for your child. I would be angry too.

No more lazy than taking him to McDonalds.

@Overthinker19

This is pure laziness. Baby pouches aren’t great for babies anyway (not on a regular basis) and are not nutritionally appropriate for your child. I would be angry too.

So you think it’s fine that his Mum takes him to Macdonalds? Bit hypocritical of the mother to be spouting neglect when she is obviously not perfect.... or are we just Dad bashing here

I guess it depends if the pouches are a regular ‘meal’. The McDonald’s isn’t a regular thing.

It is neglect. Two pouches of low nutrition baby food is not enough to sustain a nearly 2 year old!!

@Overthinker19

This is pure laziness. Baby pouches aren’t great for babies anyway (not on a regular basis) and are not nutritionally appropriate for your child. I would be angry too.

But there's absolutely no context in OPs post. As a one off there's absolutely nothing wrong with it. We have no idea what her DS had eaten the rest of the time with his dad and he maybe just picked these up as a snack when out and about instead of giving him crisps or a biscuit!

my 7 year old then picked it up and started drinking it thinking I didn’t notice 😂

Because it’s exactly like a smoothly! That’s what my kids think - they see one and think it’s a drink.

@Brieandcamembert

Actually this is very serious. It could cause feeding difficulties further down the line.

Really? The occasional pouch of food?

I wouldn’t worry, OP. My younger sibling ate baby food on occasion until they were about four, just because they liked it. They also ate regular solid food, and it caused zero problems.

It’s actually better than McDonald’s, which I also wouldn’t feel the need to justify giving my child. If your child is healthy (according to the doctor) and happy and thriving, there’s nothing at all wrong with a little treat now and again. It sounds like your DC has an otherwise normal and healthy diet.

@Rno3gfr

It is neglect. Two pouches of low nutrition baby food is not enough to sustain a nearly 2 year old!!

Have you ever seen child neglect PP? I take it you haven’t to be coming out with shite like this

@JustWonderingIfYou

It's really lazy and I have i'd be disappointed my child at any age was being fed those brown mushy pouches. It's hardly food, acceptable in an emergency but not if he only has him every so often and can't be arsed to make any effort.

I'd be having a chat and asking him if he'd want to eat them.

Clearly OP doesn't have a problem with the punches per se, just it was too young for him.

So I'm not sure your disapproval of them is actually relevant.

@Rno3gfr

It is neglect. Two pouches of low nutrition baby food is not enough to sustain a nearly 2 year old!!

Don't be ridiculous! You've no idea what else has been eaten that day!

Jesus some days getting half of one of those pouches into a child is a marvel.

Geez OP. Creating an issue where there isn't one. Co-parenting is going to be challenging for you.