Whatever you think of the WHO guidelines, you'll be shocked!

[hunkermunker]

Well, you might not be.

But I was.

Superdrug's Little Star brand of weaning spoons say suitable from 3 months!

I emailed them and they said they'd pass my comments on to their buyers - wtf?!

Message withdrawn

snafu, you are getting all contentious now with the use of the word "wrong" - far too emotive for this thread .
I would ask you to remember what a waste of resources it would be for you to have the fridge open for half an hour with its little light on & all that cooling down that will be necessary when you finally get your spoon out of the Dulce de Leche!!

Can I have some

How about if I shut the fridge door and give the caramel to the nearest 5-week-old instead?

Yes, Cam, be my guest.

In fact I think you should take it off me, I may vomit quite soon.

Heaven preserve us, not content with putting her own health perilously at risk, Snafu is now putting others in danger by encouraging them to follow her example.
This woman is a menace to society. I shall be requesting special labelling on indulgent food immediately!

So does the label indicate from 4 months plus or 6 months plus? Is there a risk that Bobbybob's friend will use it instead of baby formula?

Sounds like she's not even using a spoon now

Hmmm, there's nothing on the label. I expect that means it's okay from birth, right? It's very sweet - babies like that don't they? And it's soft, so you could eat it even without teeth.

PMSL at the personal affront some people have taken to my initial post.

All I was saying is that it might be a good plan for Superdrug to follow the government guidelines on weaning, since they are a shop.

I don't give a flying ferret what any of the rest of you do with your babies

But please, feel free to post about hole punches not carrying "Don't feed this to your baby" stickers, because that is of course what I actually meant!

At the rate you're going, you'll soon be able to tell us if you can eat it with no teeth! I can barely bring myself to think what the British Dental Association would have to say about it.
(Note to self: Add BDA to list of people to talk to tomorrow about indulgent food)

Yay munker, we were trying to distract someone's lovely dh.

Do you want some dulce de leche?

Please!

I have a special spoon for it right here - I've been able to use it since I was a foetus, according to the packaging!

I hope it is a biiiiiiig spoon.

In answer to your original question - no certainly not shocked. Suitable for what? Did it actually say 'suitable to be used for feeding your baby for 3 months'? Cos you could always give them to the baby to play with. I guess it just means they're safe and won't poison them. As several posters have commented, weaning advice seems to change annually. And I certainly wouldn't be roused enough to email the company. What sort of response did you expect from them if you are miffed by the one you got?

In utero spooning - whatever next?

I have to say actually, M and S clothes come with the very useful label reminding you to keep away from fire. Well, damn! You surely aren't trying to tell me that material is flammable!

Flossam, good point.

Bags of peanuts say "Warning: contains nuts"

Microwave ovens carry warnings that you're not to use them for drying animals (after an exploding poodle somewhere or other).

Always get confused by this: which means what re flammable & inflammable?

They're both the same. Madness.

no, now you are trying to warp my mind Snafu. There must be some difference surely?
(Scuttles off to consult dusty Oxford dictionary)

I always throw my M&S knickers on the fire though - don't you?

Absolutely, wouldnt be caught dead wearing them.

It's about the ever-changing goalposts, and the assumption that if you don't salvishly follow 'the guidelines' instead of your instincts, then you are in some way a bad, negligient parent.

This thread isn't anything to do with parenting choices. It's with the now VERY accepted opinion (worldwide) that weaning your baby before 4 months is TOO early. Some may 'argue' the WHO 6 month 'guidelines' (which is what they are for guidance) but MEDICAL research has now shown that weaning before 4 months can cause lasting damage?

Would it be ok for the baby food and juice manufacturers to put "suitable from 3 months (or perhaps even birth)" on their baby food? NO because there really 'would' be an outcry.

Now will people PLEASE get of their 'parenting high horses' and talk about what this thread is ACTUALLY about!!!!

Steady on, Gwenick, you'll give yourself indigestion if you carry on like that ...