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Should I let 9mo DD have an Easter Egg?

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PumpkinM · 17/04/2011 21:39

Grandma has just given my DD a chocolate buttons Easter Egg. Should I let her have it? Or eat it myself? Perhaps I could have the egg, and just let her have the buttons? Is it really bad to give chocolate to a 9mo?

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mum2twoloudbabies · 20/04/2011 15:25

I would eat it yourself and none for the baby. It's just not necessary they have many years ahead of them for that and of course they'll love it cos it's sweet but so is mango, banana, strawbs etc. and they actually have health benefits as well.

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Trillian42 · 21/04/2011 12:05

Really surprised at the vehemence here! I personally wouldn't give her the whole bag of buttons as the bag in the egg is really big (I've already opened mine ) but two or three won't kill her. I've given DD (10 mths) the equivalent of maybe two buttons the odd time - I usually let her taste whatever I'm eating so if I'm eating chocolate, she gets a taste too.

But absolutely eat the rest yourself!

choceyes · 21/04/2011 19:01

Far too young in my opinion. I have a 8 month old DD and I can't even imagine me offering her any chocolate. I don't give her sugary yogurts or biscuits either, and she is BLW so no fruit purees either (although that's fine IMO).
It's just not necessary.
I will wait till she is atleast 1yr to give her anything sugary, like I did with my DS too.

ILoveDrKarl · 21/04/2011 19:26

All 4 of my kids, including my 8 month old twins, will be getting one of these on Sunday Happy Egg They are a bit bigger than a Kinder egg and the twins will get the egg while we munch on the contents of the Tiddly Pot. My In-Laws have also sent eggs for them all, and while the older two will get theirs, we'll probably eat the ones sent for the twins as otherwise it will be too much for them. Having said that, if I'm munching on a bit and they're beside me, some might just make it into their mouths too! It'll do them no harm and shock horror - they might actually like it!

exoticfruits · 21/04/2011 19:38

I would love to know-when they don't taste sugar until 1yr or over does this mean that they never develop a taste for it?

RitaMorgan · 21/04/2011 21:46

My MIL made sure DP didn't have any sugary stuff or chocolate until he was almost 4 - he can now get through a whole pack of jaffa cakes a night and has two sugars in his tea several times a day

I had Saturday sweeties all through childhood and as much chocolate as I could eat at Easter and Christmas - no fillings and not much of a sweet tooth now.

exoticfruits · 21/04/2011 22:08

That is my reasoning RitaMorgan. I have 3 DCs, all thin and they can take or leave sweet things -it isn't an issue. They have always had sugar, in small quantites-after all it is just a food and supposed to be pleasurable.
I can't see why denying an 8 mth old a taste of chocolate at Easter is going make them into healthy eater for life. I wouldn't give them a whole egg but a small piece, or a couple of chocolate buttons, is neither here nor there.
A relaxed attitude works wonders in the long run.

mum2twoloudbabies · 22/04/2011 08:00

I don't think not giving sweets does avoid a sweet tooth or set up a sweet tooth for life. I had sweets and chocs all through childhood it was not an issue or majorly restricted but I could still get through a whole pack of jaffas in one sitting [bublush] so it kind of throws that theory out of the window.

I just think that there is no benefit to the baby and there is plenty of time in their lives for refined sugar and junk when they can voice their demands and if like my dd, who still has no concept of time of day, demand chocolate for breakfast.

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PumpkinM · 25/04/2011 12:42

Thank you mollycoddles and exoticfruits for your sensible comments!

I'm afraid that the chocolate egg itself is long gone.... whoops! I have saved the buttons for dd. She had 2 after her lunch today and ate them quite happily, but didn't really seem that bothered by them. In fact, after she ate one she picked a piece of pasta out of her bib and ate that rather than immediately going for the second one!

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Woodlands · 26/04/2011 20:07

Sounds sensible Pumpkin!

No one bought any Easter eggs for my 9 month old, very sensibly. We bought him that squeaky egg toy for Easter instead. However at a picnic on Saturday he lunged for a chunk of dark chocolate and put it in his mouth before anyone had a chance to stop him. He loved it! I had not planned to give him chocolate for a while yet but I let him have that bit.

I'm looking forward to seeing what he makes of ice cream one of these days.

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