I go to a young mums group, i'm am the oldest being 21 (so not really allowed to go)
but am a trained bosom buddy.
So my role is just to encourage younger mums to bf and set an example etc.
Anyway one of the mums that goes to the group previously mentioned how her ds (5 months at the time) likes tea! I gave her a WTF look and she went on to explain how he had put his dummy in her cup of tea and liked it. So now she gives him some in his bottle . To be honest i can't see why a baby would like tea and i'm sure it was most probably the milk and sugar taste he liked.
Then last week i was at the group which was pretty unusually quiet only me, her another young mum and midwife. We were all munching on biscuits and tea. She decided it would be a good idea to give her ds a bourbon biscuit.
Much to her amusement as he got covered in chocolate. The MW laughed along and said that 'she wasn't looking!' But mention if the HV (who's normally there) saw shw wouldn't be impressed. All i could muster was 'aren't you worried by his teeth' but secretly thinking WTF i would never even consider giving my ds a biscuit. Anways she just laughed and said 'No, not really'
And went on to say she only gives him chocolate buttons every few weeks (as if it's ok).....[hhm] WHY?
She asked the MW when she had weened her ds, and she said 4 months (even though this was before guidlines changed but didn't think to metion this to the girls) So i chiped in saying that i was waiting till 6m and doing BLW.
Later on we were in another room, she said to me 'Your doing every thing by the book, because you did your bosom buddies course', like I was a bit odd to do it.
I just replied 'yes'.
But my point is even if i hadn't done the course i know its stupid to give a baby a chocolate biscuit! It doesn't need it, or want it. It has no nutritional value and contains loads of sugar. I think this is more a lack of education and common sense issue rather than age.
Would you say anything? Or should i stop getting my knickers in a twist as it's none of my business.