Chocolate Easter egg for baby?

[InpatientGardener]

Name changed as outing.. inlaws have just asked DP if they can buy 6 month old DD who was 6 weeks premature a chocolate Easter egg. When he pointed out she hasn't got any teeth yet they said she can suck on it. We said no, she won't be having chocolate for a long time. We've just started weaning. I'm not going to change my stance on this but we're both really bemused that they would even think this was ok. So..would you give chocolate to a 6 month old? Is this a normal request?

My mil got my 5 month old an Easter egg, I said thank you and then ate it myself. Simples

Yeah you eat it yourself. I love Easter now I've got kids 😂

They wanted to watch her eat it apparently..so that wouldn't have worked sadly!

But no, I had a similar situation with my parents when they revealed they were planning to do a big jar of different chocolates for her for Christmas when she'd be 7 months. I pointed out she'd literally only just started having solids and I hadn't even given her fruit yet because I didn't want her getting a sweet tooth (that doesn't work btw 😂). Probably wasn't as polite as I could have been but I was genuinely incredulous.

@InpatientGardener

They wanted to watch her eat it apparently..so that wouldn't have worked sadly!

Tell them they're welcome to buy one and they can watch you eat it instead.

One of the perks of having a baby is that you get to eat their easter eggs for the first couple of years

But seriously, I am completely with you, it would be ridiculous to give a 6 month old a chocolate Easter egg, well done for saying no.

@SpamIAm

My youngest’s first food was chocolate ice cream so possibly. I don’t think a taste of chocolate would hurt a 6 month old who has started eating solids.
Interestingly my youngest who was exposed to more junk earlier is much more take it or leave it about sweets now, turning down ice cream in favour of yoghurt etc.

Yanbu, my ds didn't have any stuff like that until 10 months. I did want to wait until a year but a friend had gone to a lot of trouble for him at a party and I didn't want to be awkward. Any younger would've been a definite no though.

Just smile and say she’s a bit too young yet, better wait until next year.

I was virtually sweetless as a child, which is probably why I'm so
I just don't see it's necessary to give a child a treat until they know it's a treat IYSWIM

Similar - Great Grandma bought 6 month old an enormous chocolate rabbit. Bigger than anything I had ever had. It was really nice

They want to watch her eat it? Do they also want her to be wearing clothes they gave her when they see her? Weird. Why not buy a bunny soft toy or something else a toothless six month old will appreciate.

I would have agreed with you with my eldest but I think the youngest had an Easter egg at 8 months. I can’t see the harm in a little taste personally, although not a whole egg!

@IstandwithJackieWeaver without wanting to sound like an in-law hater, most of their requests centre around what they would get from it rather than if it's good for baby/parents.

I'm sure they're not expecting her to demolish the lot

I don't really agree with forbidden foods, and at 6 months, i don't see what harm the occasional milky bar button will my daughter was about 6 months at Christmas and i'm sure she will have had a bit if chocolate then, i don't really keep a journal about it tbh.

It’s not something I would do. We are generally more lax with DD2 but not that lax. Maybe suggest they buy the TOMY squeeky eggs instead, they are great toys for little one - well more of a toddler age and my 4 year old still plays with them in her toy kitchen.

My MIL has already bought my 7 month old an Easter egg, obviously we will just eat ourselves and have told the rest of family not to buy otherwise I’ll eat them all 🤦🏻‍♀️ Not planning on introducing any chocolate until at least after his first birthday and even then it would be the odd chocolate button. Im probably being ott as I’m a ftm but trying to follow the nhs guidelines of no added sugar/salt 😬

@LuckyC27 yes me too especially as my DD was premature, weaning is going slowly and I was advised to keep it very bland to start. I feel a bit OTT too but then surely part of being a FTM is working out what you do and don't want for your child.

YANBU to say no. It's really not necessary for a 6mo.

My youngest is 2 and won’t be having any Easter eggs, I’ve told family not to get him one and if they do I’ll eat it!!!

So bizarre! I wouldn't allow it either... my in-laws got our 5 month old an egg but said that it was for us to eat, they just wanted to get her one for her first Easter.

YANBU there is no reason for a baby to eat chocolate in my opinion, plenty of time for that so why give it now when they are more than happy with yogurt/fruit.

@Festivemama yes that's what I think. In my head it's the sort of thing doting grandparents might do from say age 4/5 when the child knows what Easter is etc, and at that point I'd be fine with it. I can't see any positives of DD having chocolate at this age.

@InpatientGardener my DD will be 11 months at Easter and instead of an egg, the grandparents have got her a little peg doll that she can play with (an Easter chick), so she is still getting something just not an egg