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August24Mama · 2025-03-13T22:56:33+00:00

AIBU to be annoyed by this... DH had my 6mo and he was eating a cinnamon bun. He said baby grabbed it (she's very fast with her hands) and brought it to her mouth. He immediately stopped her but not before he said she ate a tiny amount of it. Baby is acting fine and no reactions or anything but I'm still annoyed? I'm strict with what she eats don't want her eating processed foods, and obviously no added sugars until 2. She's only had a handful of freshly made fruits and veggies since starting solids at 6 months, I guess now we can add cinnamon bun to the list. AIBU to be annoyed when it was an accident? I didn't go mad at him or anything but it's been nagging at me since it happened.

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August24Mama · 14/03/2025 13:41

How do I lock/delete a post? My notifications are flooded with people who don't bother reading the thread and just being plain mean. Ok I get it some of you don't worry about things like this, but you don't need to try and make me feel like shit for worrying about my child. As I said in multiple posts, I get that I overreacted, I have severe PPA, damn. I understood I overreacted and had a laugh over it when I read the first 10 replies to this thread. I will work on that.

Some of you really have the time to be nitpicking everything I say? I wish I had that much spare time 😂😂

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TyneTeas · 14/03/2025 13:42

August24Mama · 14/03/2025 13:41

How do I lock/delete a post? My notifications are flooded with people who don't bother reading the thread and just being plain mean. Ok I get it some of you don't worry about things like this, but you don't need to try and make me feel like shit for worrying about my child. As I said in multiple posts, I get that I overreacted, I have severe PPA, damn. I understood I overreacted and had a laugh over it when I read the first 10 replies to this thread. I will work on that.

Some of you really have the time to be nitpicking everything I say? I wish I had that much spare time 😂😂

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Report your post and ask MNHQ if they can lock it or amend your OP to tell people to RTFT

Rainingalldayonmyhead · 14/03/2025 13:42

Sapienza · 13/03/2025 23:29

I can only presume that the OP is Joan Doyle who is once again confusing cinnamon and cocaine.

It is hard sometimes to tell the difference. 😂

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August24Mama · 14/03/2025 13:45

TyneTeas · 14/03/2025 13:42

Report your post and ask MNHQ if they can lock it or amend your OP to tell people to RTFT

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Thank you for your help, I reported the thread. It wont let me edit for some reason. :(

I don't mind but it's getting a bit much now😂 I do appreciate and notice the nice comments though. I don't mean to focus on the negative, most of you have been lovely and understanding, and I really appreciate it. I've loved reading everyones stories of similar things happening too haha, the nice comments really made me feel a lot better. Also a bit stupid for even worrying about it in the first place haha.

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whatsthatBout · 14/03/2025 13:46

Rh0dedenr0n · 14/03/2025 11:21

Not having a go at you OP, but i've witnessed this too with two friends of DD. Their diets (and lives) were so strictly controlled that when they came to my home, where my children have a very healthy balanced attitude to food, these kids went wild. I can trust my kids to have balanced snacks, when they're hungry, but these kids just saw unlimited access to the treats and ate so much they were sick. They weren't babies either, these were nine year olds, I didn't expect I would have to be monitoring their every movement in the other room, lesson learnt!

Anyway, you know you need to have more help with your anxiety, which is good. i think in reality kids need far less strictly controlled lives than all the parenting gurus would have you believe. If you model healthy behaviours and give firm but fair boundaries, with mature explanations, kids turn out fine. Anything extreme is a bad idea

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Totally agree. Kids are fine with moderation and balance. I do mainly home-cooked food from scratch but once a week or so it’s a quick birdseye nuggets and waffles! We have lots of fresh fruit and veg and healthy snacks but I’m also fine taking my DC to McDonald’s and I was never bothered about the odd fruit shoot when they were little. We have a house full of books and read constantly to them when they were small, we did loads of crafts and had plenty of fresh air/outdoor time. They also watched TV from toddler age and had tablets. They are secondary age now and the few ‘no screen time at all! Only organic food!’ kids have not turned out any better or more amazing.

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August24Mama · 14/03/2025 13:53

The majority of replies have been lovely and helpful. Also lots of good advice about weaning in general, took a lot of pressure and stress off my shoulders. Now I realize I don't have to be so strict on everything, obviously I'm not gonna start feeding her straight nutella, but the odd slip up isn't the end of the world.

Thank you to all the lovely people offering real advice, compassion and help. I appreciate it more than you know. You were all very patient and understanding about my stress over what I now know was a non-issue. I'm like a parrot repeating myself haha but thanks to all the nice comments again <3

Now hopefully this thread gets locked because it's blown up way more than I intended😂😂 People getting mad about me being worried about my baby is a bit strange. I'm a FTM and never even held a baby before having my daughter, and I don't have anyone to teach me these things. Throw in PPA on top of that and I admit I can get stressed about what are realistically, non-issues. I'm just trying my best just the same as the rest of you.

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Jimisnotmyname · 14/03/2025 14:06

what on earth is the problem? It's a cinnamon bun. yum!

LyingSmilingInTheDark · 14/03/2025 14:30

Jimisnotmyname · 14/03/2025 14:06

what on earth is the problem? It's a cinnamon bun. yum!

We all beg you to RTFT!!!!!!

Errors · 14/03/2025 14:45

August24Mama · 14/03/2025 13:53

The majority of replies have been lovely and helpful. Also lots of good advice about weaning in general, took a lot of pressure and stress off my shoulders. Now I realize I don't have to be so strict on everything, obviously I'm not gonna start feeding her straight nutella, but the odd slip up isn't the end of the world.

Thank you to all the lovely people offering real advice, compassion and help. I appreciate it more than you know. You were all very patient and understanding about my stress over what I now know was a non-issue. I'm like a parrot repeating myself haha but thanks to all the nice comments again <3

Now hopefully this thread gets locked because it's blown up way more than I intended😂😂 People getting mad about me being worried about my baby is a bit strange. I'm a FTM and never even held a baby before having my daughter, and I don't have anyone to teach me these things. Throw in PPA on top of that and I admit I can get stressed about what are realistically, non-issues. I'm just trying my best just the same as the rest of you.

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Aw OP. You sound like an incredible mum. Fair play to you ❤️

wishiwasjoking · 14/03/2025 15:24

yeah definitely not straight nutella even for a baby gangster, you want to cut it with something black market first

jellyfishperiwinkle · 14/03/2025 15:51

OatFlatWhiteForMe · 14/03/2025 04:19

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 This made me genuinely chuckle!

DD’s first food age 5 months was a fistful of icing off a piece of carrot cake. She was fast and rammed most of her fist in her mouth before we could blink.

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I stepped it up further on the baby led weaning with DD2 when she had crawled into the kitchen and was joyfully munching on half a bowl of Iams.

zingally · 14/03/2025 16:29

This is 100% a non issue, and something you should be laughing about with your DH. Not hand-wringing on MN.

Yuja · 14/03/2025 16:31

Op @August24Mama I think you sound like an absolutely LOVELY mum, and most of us sweated the small stuff when we were on our first babies no matter how much they tell you to 'unclench' now. Try not to come back to this thread too much now because people won't read it all and you'll get lots of similar comments about you being unreasonable. Lots of luck with your baby girl going forward and try to enjoy it as much as you are able - you are doing great, lucky girl to have such a loving and caring mum xx

Triakne · 14/03/2025 16:54

Yuja · 14/03/2025 16:31

Op @August24Mama I think you sound like an absolutely LOVELY mum, and most of us sweated the small stuff when we were on our first babies no matter how much they tell you to 'unclench' now. Try not to come back to this thread too much now because people won't read it all and you'll get lots of similar comments about you being unreasonable. Lots of luck with your baby girl going forward and try to enjoy it as much as you are able - you are doing great, lucky girl to have such a loving and caring mum xx

Yes, I echo this. You sound like a lovely mum OP.
Ignore the nasty snide people on here, their comments say nothing about you and everything about them.

Needspaceforlego · 14/03/2025 16:58

Yuja · 14/03/2025 16:31

Op @August24Mama I think you sound like an absolutely LOVELY mum, and most of us sweated the small stuff when we were on our first babies no matter how much they tell you to 'unclench' now. Try not to come back to this thread too much now because people won't read it all and you'll get lots of similar comments about you being unreasonable. Lots of luck with your baby girl going forward and try to enjoy it as much as you are able - you are doing great, lucky girl to have such a loving and caring mum xx

So true. We've all had our crazy pfb moments.

One of the funniest I've read was the mum who asked when do you stop using cooled boiled water to bath the baby. Not just clean eyes, full on bath the baby was taking her ages to sort a bath.
Everyone was like what??

WTAFAmerica · 14/03/2025 17:40

My baby once picked up a spat out cherry pip off the floor in a public place & put it in his mouth.
I was so disturbed! 😳
Reader, he's 15 now and absolutely fine!

Bikergran · 14/03/2025 18:02

MotherCarmody · 13/03/2025 23:01

One of mine ate a fag butt once. She's 28 now. Pretty sure your baby will be fine 🤣

I remember a friend's child was found sucking a dead mouse.......she's still alive 50 years later.....

Broomknobsandbedsticks · 14/03/2025 18:36

Just as much sugar in the fruit you give.

RedHot2025 · 14/03/2025 18:37

In time baby will eat lots of bacteria, dirt, maybe worms and an odd fly or two. Baby won't die.

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You have taken on board comments, that's great, enjoy the bun with baby.

BonniesSlave · 14/03/2025 19:22

Just remembered mine chewing on a used match age about 1. God knows where she found it 😂 and thats like actually pretty toxic. Also she used to lick the tv. Shes a strapping healthy 15 yo now.

Mademetoxic · 14/03/2025 20:03

You are being unreasonable for just saying 'baby' instead of MY baby!

Misses point of thread. -

CJsGoldfish · 14/03/2025 20:26

August24Mama · 14/03/2025 13:53

The majority of replies have been lovely and helpful. Also lots of good advice about weaning in general, took a lot of pressure and stress off my shoulders. Now I realize I don't have to be so strict on everything, obviously I'm not gonna start feeding her straight nutella, but the odd slip up isn't the end of the world.

Thank you to all the lovely people offering real advice, compassion and help. I appreciate it more than you know. You were all very patient and understanding about my stress over what I now know was a non-issue. I'm like a parrot repeating myself haha but thanks to all the nice comments again <3

Now hopefully this thread gets locked because it's blown up way more than I intended😂😂 People getting mad about me being worried about my baby is a bit strange. I'm a FTM and never even held a baby before having my daughter, and I don't have anyone to teach me these things. Throw in PPA on top of that and I admit I can get stressed about what are realistically, non-issues. I'm just trying my best just the same as the rest of you.

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I can't believe this is still going long after you showed amazing self awareness and good natured acceptance of what what being conveyed

Don't let others tell you they didn't panic over one thing or another with their FIRST baby. I was a really relaxed parent but it took a couple of kids to become that way. First baby, not so much. No one is, don't let them tell you otherwise ❤️

LouH1981 · 14/03/2025 20:36

On the day I decided to wean my daughter (6 months) I sat eating an ice cream with her in my lap. She grabbed the cone and took a huge mouthful 🙈 So daughters first solid food was Walls Cornish ice cream and not the lovely broccoli and carrot sticks I had steaming away on the stove 😂
It happens. It’s not like you are going to feed it to her every day ♥️

ThinWomansBrain · 14/03/2025 20:40

cinnamon bun?
not cat poo?

Elsvieta · 14/03/2025 21:20

You'd be U to be upset if it WASN'T an accident. Your DH is her parent just as much as you are, and has as much right as you to decide what he feeds her. When he's doing the childcare, he can make the decisions.