5 month olds first food was half a Cadburys Pot of Joy

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Thankfully I intervened before my 3 year old proudly fed him the second half. He proudly told me that baby brother doesn't want milk anymore as he eats food now!

I only left them alone for 2 minutes with baby in his bouncer and my son sat at his table eating pudding!

I hadn't thought about weaning yet but I've got a chocolate faced baby who is extra smiley and licking his lips.. not sure carrot purée will be popular after his introduction to solids 😂

Second DD’s first food was when DD1 handed her a chocolate finger at Christmas. Weirdly she’s now almost 2 and doesn’t have a sweet tooth at all.

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This made me chuckle.

I also have a 5 month old and a 3 year old 😅 my 3 year old keeps asking if his brother like "this food". I wouldn't be surprised if I catch him doing the same one day.

I left my 3.5yo DS and my 7mo DD playing downstairs in the living room this morning behind a locked babygate while I went upstairs to pee, clean my teeth and wash my face. It can't have been 5 minutes before DS ran into the bathroom exclaiming "Mama come quick! Look what (baby's name) has learned how to do!!" And there she was, sitting happily at the top of the stairs 🫣
Apparently DS had wanted to show her something up in his room, so he opened the gate for her and then crawled up the stairs "very carefully, so she'd see how to do it without falling all the way down" 😱

Like a few other pp , my youngest dd’s first food was a milky bar button at 2 months old. I only found out when her older sister confessed!

My second child's first solids was a sticker, curtesy of her sibling's friend. All came out in her nappy!
It's amazing how chill you are with 2nd child. I'd have flipped if it was my first and been anxious for weeks

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I left my 3.5yo DS and my 7mo DD playing downstairs in the living room this morning behind a locked babygate while I went upstairs to pee, clean my teeth and wash my face. It can't have been 5 minutes before DS ran into the bathroom exclaiming "Mama come quick! Look what (baby's name) has learned how to do!!" And there she was, sitting happily at the top of the stairs

wtaf. You don’t leave a 3.5 year old in charge of a 7m baby whilst you go and get ready. Ffs.

Good luck trying to get him on board with steamed veggies now 🤣 he'll want the good stuff (adds pots of joy to shopping list)

DP had DS in the sling at Easter and dropped a chocolate cornflake cake down it. No cornflake cake emerged from the sling, only a sugar-fuelled baby. DD’s first food was sourdough pizza she snaffled.

We’re also responsible for introducing a friend’s baby to chocolate ice cream for the first time – DD looked away from her pudding, grownups weren’t paying attention, a tiny hand shot out and achieved victory.

My 2 and half year old gave his 4 month old fully breast fed baby brother french fries at MCDonalds while I ran to get straws.I will never forget my babies face .Pure joy , smacking his lips .I just let him eat them and gave him solids soon after .He was the most unfussy baby food wise and just loved his food.He is now 22 years old .

Do you think the eldest wouldn’t have shared if the baby had been on the floor then? Specifically the bouncer that was the issue here?

😆 I was thinking the same!

My eldest Dd (3) shared her peanut butter on toast with my approx 6month old when she pulled herself up on the eldest little table! At least we knew early there was no peanut allergy. Baby is now 18 and hates peanuts!

Grown up DD's first solid food was a McDonalds chip nicked off her big brother. You wouldn't know 30 years down the line.

Oh give over, it's not like I was doing my hair and makeup. I am allowed to wee and practice the minimum basic hygiene. I'm pretty sure every mother who has more than one young child has on occasion left them together in a (babyproofed) room for a couple minutes while she goes to the loo. Nobody came to any harm. And needless to say, I've had a chat with DS about keeping the baby gate closed unless there's an adult in the room, and DH has added an extra device to it so that DS can't easily open it.
Your wanky comment doesn't bother me in the least 🤷🏻‍♀️

Bravo, well said 👏🏻 😁

Honestly, I still don’t think it’s safe leaving a 3.5 yr old around a 7 month old. No matter how ‘baby safe’ it is. They’re too unpredictable, as you saw. Of course you can wee but take the baby with you to watch

Guys, guys, finally it's happened! The world's most perfect parent has appeared! Behold!

The best stories are always the ones where something went a tiny bit wrong. Tragedy plus time equals comedy.

I'm actually quite nervous for allll the things that could happen when/if our second child comes along... maybe I ought to invest in some adult diapers so I don't have to run off for a quick wee, just incase 🤔

So you’re not just talking about weeing surely? It wouldn’t be specific to that? So Gillian should be taking her 7mo everywhere she goes in case the 3.5 year old does something dangerous? I’ve got two babies, am I supposed to take them everywhere? If I go upstairs to get the laundry basket, how do I navigate the stairs with that and two babies in my arms? Or can I leave them downstairs with my three year old then? Sometimes I need to go out to the car to get the pram from the boot, where do I put everyone then? Or when I go to the garden to hang the washing on the line?

@ReeseWitherfork Erm sure. Of course you take your tiny baby with you and don’t leave them alone. Unless they’re in a completely safe place like a cot. Just Google the NHS advice if you need help and it’s clear.

The best stories are always the ones where something went a tiny bit wrong. Tragedy plus time equals comedy. hilarious until something awful happens eh then it becomes news

@ReeseWitherfork here’s some further advice as you asked. Also your HV can help answer questions https://www.babycentre.co.uk/a536771/when-can-i-leave-my-baby-unattended

Ahhhhhhhh

It's fine to leave your baby in their cot or basket while you go to the bathroom, brush your teeth, or have a quick tidy.

In fact, your baby may even be safer there.

So she was fine to run upstairs for a wee...