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.

Brilliant 😂

My friend’s baby ate a wax crayon - they only realised when he did a blue poo

This! ⬆️ I thought this was going to be a panic because she's deathly allergic or something. Unclench. It's fine.

Your child might be needing/wanting more than just fruit & veggies at 6 months. Everyone is different but by then my DS was eating / trying all types of food and pretty much on a way to meal routine and still having milk. A hard truth: one day your child will probably eat a McDonalds and smoke / vape at least once! Not to mention alcohol. Be sensible by all means but reasonable.

When she’s gone through her American candy, junk food, Red Bull and vaping phases which they all try regardless of how many organic fruits and veg you weaned them on as per Annabel Kramer you’ll look back on a mouthful of cinnamon bun for what it is.

Don’t worry I found DD1 giving DD2 licks of her solero at 8 weeks 😂

I hate to break this to you and others, but many years ago we were told we could start weaning on to solids from 3-4 months onwards, and our babies didn't die.........🤣

My brother shared his toast with me at that age.

Sharing is caring!

This'll make you feel better, @August24Mama. My friend and I were at a cafe; she had her 4 month old baby on her lap. We were chatting away so much that she hadn't even started eating her cake, when I looked down at the baby and said, "Er, is she meant to be eating that?" The 4 month old baby had a fistful of cake which she was merrily chomping on, and had clearly been doing it for a while, as about a quarter of the cake had gone.

She has just turned one, and will happily eat anything and everything put in front of her, or put in front of anyone in her general vicinity.

Also, my nephew once ate bird poo, while in the care of his mum, who's a consultant paediatrician.

........and don't forget the worms in the garden!

I love MumsNet

Theres quite a lot of good research around this. It includes increasing the amount of savory meals babies eat. The diets have changed so much in the last 20 years with much more fruit and sweet veg added to puree.
The OP is making reasonable choices about her babies health by not introducing sugar but unnecessarily worrying about an insignificant accident.

Loving that the side bar ad is for Krispy Kremes glazed doughnuts.

Speaking as someone whose mother was obsessive about certain aspects of my diet when I was small, I have a very odd relationship with food now. Better to take "little of everything " approach and learn when to say "enough" , I think.

Won't be long until the baby is eating the chains on the swings at the park... Being a parent is hard enough without making lots of extra rules and giving yourself extra expectations. Xxx

@August24Mama, hope you’re OK. Some posters have very poor understanding about, and empathy, for PPA. They perhaps forget how anxious they might have been with their first child.

Ignore them. Their problem.

To add to the food-grabbing anecdotes. I don’t eat meat and nor do my kids. When my DS2 was about 8 months, he was sitting on his dad’s lap in a restaurant and grabbed a whole chunk of venison out of a very rich stew and shoved it in his mouth before any of us could stop him 😂

He’s a young man now and still loves food. Quite an accomplished cook.

It’s best to let them try what they want within reason. The only thing you have to be mindful of is choking hazards. If you only let them have what you feed to them, it can make them uptight and unadventurous with food. As with all things with kids, they’ll copy you. “Do as I say and not as I do” rarely works. So make sure you eat plenty of fruit and veg and so will they. You’re right to try to keep them away from processed sugar as much as poss. Mine rarely had sweets as toddlers. I gave them chopped up fresh and dried fruit in little bowls and bags and they happily munched on that.

One they get to nursery and the kids party stage, I’m afraid they’ll eat what they like. And as for teenagers 🙄

My daughter ate a dishwasher tablet when she was one 🤯 she threw up and then ate cheese pasta after. She's four now. I hope that makes you less worried.

This is a non event chill!

Maybe read all the OP’s posts?

It’s a shame that so many are incapable of doing that before letting lose their pearls of wisdom. The thread will carry on for pages while people post nasty remarks when the OP has been great about it.

Did you write cinnamon instead of cocaine? Otherwise I’m missing the problem

One of mine used to lick the floor and constantly grabbed anything I was eating. Think of it as tastes. They need to taste a wide range.

Dd2 was so hungry she grabbed a fish finger off her sisters plate and chugged it down in one. No gentle introduction via coaxing with baby porridge for her !

My first thought. Troll post?

In two months baby will be crawling and eating dirt.
It's last minute to lower your standards.