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bad advice on weaning...

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AliGrylls · 03/06/2010 18:41

There are two girls I have lunch with every week (I have known them for a year) and I really am fond of both of them so don't want to lose friends.

I have a little problem though - one of my friends has a really weird view of weaning and has basically brainwashed other friend into believing her way of weaning is really good (her method of weaning involves feeding her child mostly from bottles / jars). Today friend who has just started weaning had made a beautiful concoction of finger foods - roasted vegetables, lovely looking lamb. Seriously, Anabel Karmel would have been jealous. Friend who has child who is just over a year then said "you should give her a jar first and then try her on the finger food". There is me thinking - how awful. Poor child.

I really wanted to interfere and say give the baby the finger foods first as otherwise she won't have any appetite for them. Problem is that friend who has just started weaning seems to revere whatever other friend says so I would feel really strange about saying anything to her.

Should I interfere and aIBU for thinking this friend who clearly knows nothing about weaning should stop holding herself out as an expert on the subject (sorry but I feel quite strongly about the issue of weaning).

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isthatporridgeinyourhair · 12/06/2010 20:36

I do wonder why anyone feels the need to comment on someone else's decisions about their child anyway provided that child is not being harmed by that decision.

smallorange · 12/06/2010 21:30

Christ.

Most people give their babies s mixture of jars, homemade and finger food.

Most adults manage solid food.

Thinking 'poor baby' because mum is giving it a jar is ridiculous.

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