DH accidentally let baby eat some cinnamon bun?

[August24Mama]

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.

Dc 1 liked licking the tarmac when he was 2. He said it was rough!!
Dc 2 ate his own poop when he was 14 months and had a poonami one nap time
Dc 3 was found chewing on a stick he dragged over from the edge of his playmat in the garden one afternoon when he could only bum shuffle a bit
Dc 4 …could have eaten many things but I was so busy by then that she just joined in with the mayhem!

the good news is that I think the exposure to all the random stuff built up their immune systems and made them willing to be more adventurous eaters as they have got older

Just wait til you have DC2 😂

In all seriousness OP I know weaning seems like the absolute be all and end all now, you’re probably seeing all these Facebook groups where people post their babies meals for the day and it’s all organic berries with few hand harvested oats and a sprinkle of chia seeds, or those mad ones where people start a whole instagram account and post what their kids are eating, and it’s all Waitrose fruit, sourdough and homemade yoghurts - just fyi they’re almost NEVER real! But it’s not real life, and your baby won’t come to any harm eating a totally normal foodstuff like a cinnamon bun. Forget these 50 veggies before 1 lists , my friend nearly drove herself mad trying to find Okra so her 11 month old could have it and she could tick it off the list, realistically is not trying okra before 1 going to affect anyone’s life chances, no. Life is about balance and as your child grows and starts going to school, birthday parties, other kids houses for tea etc, and then even scarier has their own bank card and goes to the shop every day after school, you just want to teach them foods not scary or forbidden, and to cultivate a love of good food. Chances are your baby will have a fussy phase too, one of mine only ate weetabix for like 16 days once. My youngest is 2 and eats loads of veggies raw like a champ but won’t for example touch hummus even though she used to wolf it down. And would prefer ice cream for every meal, but wouldn’t we all 🤪 anyway just to summarise don’t let things like this , and the weaning industry, live rent free in your head, enjoy your baby and enjoy sharing food and mealtimes

Mumsnet is rife with spiteful comments. It is very normal to be anxious and worry about things when it's your first baby especially. Particularly, when you're trying to follow NHS advice on everything too.

It's the only sensible course of action here.

I used to hate it when the GP used to say to me “is this your first child”.
my first child thought raisins were sweets until she was about 3.
Second child was allowed to eat what we ate. Both eat healthy diets and have good teeth now they are adults.
it doesn’t matter, don’t get upset.

Encouraging a baby to enjoy the social side of eating is the best way to wean them. I'm not saying give them sugary treats all the time, but that they shouldn't be eating substantially different foods to you - eating, - and enjoying - should be a family affair.

God There was me slightly worried when my crawling baby chewed a dead fly (I assume he thought it was a raisin). Thank god it wasn’t a CINNAMON BUN!

It’s likely your PPA muddying things. This is a very disproportionate thing to worry about. Very. Your kid is going to eat a whole lot worse as time goes on.

Omg, babies on cinnabuns!

She'll be crawling to the store tomorrow stealing all their doughnuts and other stuffs.

She will be fine.

Friends abroad have fly screens on their doors. Their 2nd child used to lick it up and down. Same child lapped up water from a manky, brown pot hole in the street like a dog.
She is 15 now and fine.

Thank you this really helped me a lot. That's exactly the mindset I drove myself into. Stupid social media posts about having everything organic, homemade, freshly made ect.. Obviously it's good to have healthy foods, but I've realized it's a lot of pressure and resulted in this incident stressing me out majorly. I thank you all for helping me see that a tiny bit of cinnamon bun really isn't a big deal! :)

lol at the no added sugar till age 2, why is that the magical age? I’d apologise for your overreaction.

I'm just following the guideline my HV told me with the age.

Also I didn't say anything to my DH, he's fine I promise lol.

It does yeah, I agree with you that I need more help with it. I've always been the type to deal with things alone to my detriment, but now it's not just me who it will effect, it's my daughter too. I'd hate for her to pick up on my anxiety and think it's normal. I need to go back to my GP to see if I can get more support to nip this in the bud.

This happened to ds, but it was a Belgian bun, he's 6 now but has had numerous lapses and has been in and out of the pastry priory since he was two.

Badly craving a cinnamon bun now!! contemplates a trip to Sainsbury’s in my pyjamas

🙄 Bit of an overreaction, I didn't say anything to him about it. I know it was an accident and he felt bad about it. I was just stressed it would harm our child in someway. I now know I was being stupid, so no harm done. He is fine.

Aw @August24Mama honestly try and unfollow a few, if only for your own mental well-being, the only one I found remotely useful was Solid Starts as it tells you how to cut / prep things so it’s easier for little ones to hold and chew but the rest, the aesthetic pleasing sectioned plates and the pack my toddlers lunch with me videos, are rubbish. I could literally make one now ‘make my kids breakfast with me’ we’ve plenty of nice healthy stuff in our fridge, but realistically my teen will be having a Nutella 2 go bar on her way to school and maybe if I’m lucky an apple, and my toddler will be having a bloody weetabix with banana (which is her favourite frigging meal at the moment!) and then saying ‘mummy can i have a choc choc?’ Ad nauseum!
and if any new mum pals you have in real life pass comment on anything you’re feeding your child or anything like that, just let it roll off your back. The one most judgemental woman I met at baby sensory now has a child who has a restrictive food intake disorder (nothing she’s done at all just medical related) and has been humbled quite fast.

Ffs chill out. Yes ideally you wouldn’t give them sugar, cake etc at 6m but it was an accident and the baby ingested hardly any of it. I’m sure dad has learned his lesson and will be more careful next time.

@August24Mama I apologise for my previous post. unkind and uncalled for. Being a mum is stressful, we are all just doing the best we can for our kids, I seemed to have forgotten than when responding to you x

https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/_chat/3354322-Gross-things-your-DC-have-eaten-off-the-floor

At least it was something recognisable as food OP

Your poor husband. I can’t imagine his life is much fun if this is how you react to trivial matters.

I had to fish woodlice out of my baby's mouth. :-(

I ate my mum’s friend’s cat food when I was a baby. The only lasting damage to me is being reminded about it every bloody time I see them 😒