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DH accidentally let baby eat some cinnamon bun?

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August24Mama · 13/03/2025 22:56

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 · 13/03/2025 23:26

MummytoE · 13/03/2025 23:23

@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

No need to apologize but I appreciate it anyways. Reading back after all your replies I do feel a bit stupid for even thinking twice about it😅 It's so exhausting being so stressed over something insignificant, I thank you and everyone else for helping me see it more clearly xx

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Startingoverandover · 13/03/2025 23:26

My DD put a mouse's gall bladder in her mouth at that age (thanks dear cat!). She survived.

No harm has been done.

MummytoE · 13/03/2025 23:27

LozzaCh0ps · 13/03/2025 23:24

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 😒

Thought this was going to say " only lasting damage was a set of whiskers"🤣

mrsfollowill · 13/03/2025 23:27

You poor thing- I know its stressful but hopefully you are a bit more chilled now,
My baby's 1st taste of food was when MIL shovelled a spoon of vanilla ice cream into him at 10 weeks old. I was horrified 😮but he lived and is an adult now (with a ridiculously sweet tooth) He would have loved a cinnamon bun! at six months he had a Christmas dinner- guidelines change a lot- 4 months was recommended at the time for weaning.

JohnofWessex · 13/03/2025 23:27

Just so long as the OP's next thread is 'I have killed my DH, how do I dispose of the body?'

JulianFawcettMP · 13/03/2025 23:28

Mnetcurious · 13/03/2025 23:23

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.

The OP has accepted she was unreasonable. Read the thread before you stick the boot in. It might excite you to be like this but there is no need.

Nodddy · 13/03/2025 23:28

A&E straight away. Make sure you take the packaging to show them the label.

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August24Mama · 13/03/2025 23:28

Silentdream · 13/03/2025 23:24

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

When did I say I went mad at him? I've said multiple times I didn't say a single word to him. I know it was an accident and that he felt badly, which is why I came here instead of saying anything to him. I'm sorry my PPA does what PPA does and makes me anxious about everything. I know it's something I need to work on.

I don't mean to get snarky but please don't insinuate that I treat my husband terribly. I love him to bits and I couldn't of asked for a better father to our little girl.

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Sapienza · 13/03/2025 23:29

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

S0dsc0leslaw · 13/03/2025 23:30

There seems to be a lot of Orthorexia nervosa going on these days. I know the stresses and strains of wanting to do the best for your kids, but give yourself, and them, a break. A little bit of bun, yum. Think of how happy she must have been to claim, eat and enjoy her theived snack!

Psychologymam · 13/03/2025 23:30

Of course it’s completely a non issue. Sure, foods should be healthy and there’s no reason for a baby to have sugar/ultra-processed foods but it’s not like he sat her down and gave her a full one. Your reaction is really setting her up for issues with food and body image in later life if it continues. Have a look at kids eat in colour or SR nutrition to think about how to have a balanced approach to nutrition for your child as she grows up.

JulianFawcettMP · 13/03/2025 23:31

Nodddy · 13/03/2025 23:28

A&E straight away. Make sure you take the packaging to show them the label.

Again, the OP has conceded she was wrong. No need at all for your reply. Do at least read the highlighted posts before being vile/

specialsauce · 13/03/2025 23:31

MotherCarmody · 13/03/2025 23:02

I'm in bed craving a cinnamon bun now.

I bought some cinnamon butter the other day.
OMG that was a good buy.

Mnetcurious · 13/03/2025 23:31

JulianFawcettMP · 13/03/2025 23:28

The OP has accepted she was unreasonable. Read the thread before you stick the boot in. It might excite you to be like this but there is no need.

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I said “chill out”, I hardly went on a ranting rampage. I think you need to chill out, too.

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August24Mama · 13/03/2025 23:32

S0dsc0leslaw · 13/03/2025 23:30

There seems to be a lot of Orthorexia nervosa going on these days. I know the stresses and strains of wanting to do the best for your kids, but give yourself, and them, a break. A little bit of bun, yum. Think of how happy she must have been to claim, eat and enjoy her theived snack!

He did say she looked at him and smiled afterwards, I think she enjoyed it lol. I'm glad and now see I was overreacting.

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Arrestedforit · 13/03/2025 23:32

I’ll raise your cinnamon bun story!
I once scooped cat food out of my newborn’s mouth that my toddler had ‘helpfully’ fed him whilst my back was turned.
All adults now, no long term effects, just a helpful reminder that baby humans are a pretty resilient bunch.
And give your baby a little cuddle from me!

honeylulu · 13/03/2025 23:32

You wouldn't believe the stuff my youngest managed to grab and eat before I could stop her when she started crawling. She's now age 10 and fine, oddly turned out to be quite a fussy eater!

Emmzo · 13/03/2025 23:33

I second the Solid Starts app. Great for showing you how to prepare foods at different ages and totally opened my eyes as to the variety of things you could introduce (i.e. pretty much everything!)

I had PPA with both of mine. I get you, I look back and laugh now about some of the lengths I went to. At the time it was all about trying to do the ‘right’ thing and I wasted a lot of time and energy feeling like I ought to do all this stuff.

By the time DS was crawling he’d become partial to picking out and eating strands of carpet. He carried this on until he was 2ish. Had to take the rug out of his room because he’d sit there snacking on it. He was fine 😂

DD has a keen eye for anything dropped on the floor in a cafe/restaurant/car. She is also fine.

The only time either has been unwell is when there’s a bug going round the nursery, so I’m pretty sure they’ve done themselves favours in developing their immune systems, even if their tastes are questionable…

Zapx · 13/03/2025 23:33

Okay I think I can help here.

My second child once bumped their head on a wooden post (not badly at all). I subsequently head butted the same post on purpose “to check how much it would have hurt him”. 🤣

I think everyone has had a moment like this OP. On the day my third baby learned to crawl she ate 2 leaves and part of a leaflet…! (She’s totally fine btw)

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August24Mama · 13/03/2025 23:33

Arrestedforit · 13/03/2025 23:32

I’ll raise your cinnamon bun story!
I once scooped cat food out of my newborn’s mouth that my toddler had ‘helpfully’ fed him whilst my back was turned.
All adults now, no long term effects, just a helpful reminder that baby humans are a pretty resilient bunch.
And give your baby a little cuddle from me!

This made me lol😂 Glad all was okay that's hilarious. I will give her a cuddle from you! Thank you for your perspective :)

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ThatsNotMyTeen · 13/03/2025 23:34

Yes YABU to be annoyed. It was an accident! Chill out. Zero harm is going to come from a mouthful of cinnamon bun. My eldest tried to feed his baby brother a rich tea biscuit when he was 3 months old 😂

Startingoverandover · 13/03/2025 23:35

Along with the gall bladder, my DD often ate cat food. I'd only know when she breathed her cat breath on me Grin

Comparethemarket · 13/03/2025 23:36

PFB syndrome. I recall making my PFB spit out a minstral he'd stolen because he was going to eat fruit and healthy foods

Then dc2 came along. He had so many allergies and didn't eat voluntarily until he was 2.5 years. He ate whatever he wanted just so long as he ate it himself. He lived for his first 3 years on a diet if twiglets, salami, olives, soya yoghurt, dairy free chocolate and marmite.

DC1 is now 21, DC2 is now 17. Both have a varied and healthy diet (though dc2 does have a liking for Greggs).

Let them eat what they will eat. There are worse worries will come your way in the next few years.

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August24Mama · 13/03/2025 23:36

Okay I'm gonna leave it at that. Thank you for all your responses! (The nice and helpful ones at least..)

I know now I was stressing over nothing, I wasn't diagnosed with PPA for no reason lol. I need to remember that in times of overthinking everything. I can now laugh and move on, she seemed to enjoy it too so at least she had fun lol. Thank you again! :)

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