Monday confession....

blondolphn · July 2014

My baby has had a bite or two before sweets. I know a lot people are here are anti cake before one and etc. But I figured this board could use something controversial.

1)She doesn't get sweets all the time, rare treats,

2)usually for special events like Great Grandma's birthday, resident of the month etc.

3)I needed to give her sweets before the grandparents did. Wasn't a battle I was going to be able to fight.

4)We eat a lot of regular adult veggies and some meats that we cook at home. Hardly any processed baby stuff.

Alright. let the cake wars begin.....

PixiesDust · July 2014

Meh, I don't think it's a big deal. Dd has had sweets on a rare occasion too and it hasn't affected her preference for veggies, fruit or other healthy food.

blondolphn · July 2014

@beernifer, it gets really tough when other people enjoy watching little ones get a nice piece of cake. I don't let her have too much frosting, just more of the soft cake part and sometimes a lick of frosting. But the joy on other people's faces, well, it's a good feeling.

blondolphn · July 2014

I'm waiting for @lcc122 to come and tell me that it's not breast milk and don't do it.

cassey910 · July 2014

I think cake is fine in moderation. I have not given DS any yet and probably won't until his first bday but that's just me.

Slap8out · July 2014

I kind of feel the same way, not a big deal. However the 2 days that we were on the boat dd had some goldfish cookies, like 3 total she had a hard time sleeping those nights... Too much sugar? I said no more until her birthday. We will see if it makes a difference.

scamberlous3000 · July 2014

He hasn't had cake yet, but ice cream is a different story thanks to Grandpa

blondolphn · July 2014

@scamberlous3000, omg that pic is so adorable and priceless. Can you be too mad at Grandpa when you have such an adorable picture?

tashad18 · July 2014

Well if TB would allow me to upload photos (which it doesn't anymore) I would post a nice photo of LO licking a chocolate Mickey Mouse at Easter. He has it for about a minute. Only sugar he has ever tasted/

blondolphn · July 2014

I made the mistake of splurging for a nutter butter in front of Jo. She decided she needed to try it. So I took a pic and took it back. Lol. She is such a foodie already....

chelseyestelle · July 2014

We've given Jude lots of treats. When he had HFM he literally would not eat anything but Popsicles because he wouldn't suck from the sores in his mouth. He had some otter pops but mostly fruit/veggie pops. But he's had tastes of ice cream, cake, milkshakes. It's really not a big deal to me. He's eating mostly healthy all the time anyway.

blondolphn · July 2014

@crunchymama11, I don't disagree with you. And up until recently my goal was a year.

Dh and I have been talking though, we don't need to keep sweets in the house. This way it's not as tempting. generally I won't buy any, but he's been shopping a bit more. We will see how it goes, especially when I'm gone for a year.

sooner1981 · July 2014

My 2.5 year old is super easy. She actually requests spinach and butternut squash for lunch/dinner meals, eats plain non-sweetened yogurt that even I think is too sour to eat, is super adventurous on new foods, etc. she is super tall and healthy.

She had some tastes of sweet things here and there--I just try to not make them a "big deal" or make them routine. Ice cream with grandpa, yes. Dessert after every dinner, no. I kinda agree with crunchy, in that we have never given her a glad of juice and we don't keep cookies/crackers around the house just for day-to-day life. And i dont gice her "food rewards" for good behavior. But she does get to taste "good" (I.e., unhealthy) food on occasion because I don't want her to be one of those girls who goes off to college from a strict home and gains forty pounds her freshman year of college because she has never learned to control herself and find her internal set point around junk food.

To me, it is all a balance. Humans are hard wired to crave sweet things because sweet = not poisonous. Breastmilk is very sweet and chock full of sugar. So I am not worried about tastes of treats "creating" a sweet tooth where none existed before. But I do try to limit such things to occasions when it might "make a memory" (for lack of a better phrase), as opposed to random snacking on cookies in front of the TV.

tashad18 · July 2014

I must say that the Easter treat was for picture purposes and I doubt he actually got chocolate in his mouth. I haven't done sugar since and my family is always trying to sneak it. That drives me crazy. I also about lost it when he was in the ER for his tongue gash and the DR. gave him a regular sugary Popsicle before giving him the Pedialyte pop.

blondolphn · July 2014

@crunchymama11 and all the other nosy bumpies....

It's not 100% official yet so I haven't said too much. More than likely I will be getting to play in a pile of rocks. When I know more, Ill try to message @quartermisses so she can pass on info. In the mean time I've been keeping it fairly on the down low and enjoying my time and making arrangements as need be. This also means letting go of certain "rules" because they will soon be out of my control.

blondolphn · July 2014

@crunchymama11 its ok. I need to say something sooner than later. Cause otherwise everyone will be like wtf, especially with fb. Don't worry, I do have a few more months to enjoy my baby girl before the next adventure starts.

chelseyestelle · July 2014

I was going to say that @Snowboarderbritt‌. I know lots of picky babies!

blondolphn · July 2014

@nryan55? For realz? Ots a wafer like cookie with peanut butter and chocolate on the outside.

sooner1981 · July 2014

NRyan55 said:
I don't know what a nutter butter is

Ygpm.

jennlin · July 2014

Mean anti-sweets mom here.

#thatisall

bkeane619 · July 2014

Skye's had a couple licks of ice cream

emmylou78 · July 2014

I gave her a bite of cake with no frosting at a birthday. My mother though.... She's always giving her something. She watches her for free while I work, so I don't complain. I just give a disproving look.

muffyvonmuff · July 2014

Went to an ice cream shop the other day. With our order the counter girl was being nice and gave us this thing called a baby cone. It was the cutest itsy cone of soft serve, like made for a barbie. I gave him a lick but then I ate the rest because #fatty

BrittanyCupcakes · July 2014

Carmen has had cake, ice cream, and other things she probably shouldn't have. I'm constantly catching DH sneaking her bits of sweets.

She will have cake at her birthday but she won't be allowed to eat much more than a few bites. She can learn moderation when it comes to treats. She loves fruits and veggies though (and I've made DH feed her puréed peas after catching him giving her sweets!)

Kdanson · July 2014

The first sweets H had were last weekend, she had a taste of my birthday cake. She made more of a mess than anything, but it was a party!

Amjoy25 · July 2014

Eh I gave her a tiny bite of pineapple upside down cake. She spit it out. However, I feel if you make sweets taboo you will end up with the kid sooner described when he or she goes to college. #itsscience #soonersaysso

Jalee85 · July 2014

We are on team I've cream. The 2 times we got ice cream out a let her have a few licks. She has tasted whip cream and unfortunately a glob of frosting...lol not sure why if a baby is crying at a party 1st instinct is to put a finger of frosting in their mouth

jnsmith85 · July 2014

LO had some some snow cone on a few occasions, and my dad likes to feed him ice cream.

Other than that, he has had a few bites of sweets here and there. I'm not worried about it!

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carawasa · July 2014

cdhaslag said:

chelseyestelle said:
I was going to say that @Snowboarderbritt‌. I know lots of picky babies!
@Snowboarderbritt‌ my DD is picky too. And dramatic. She will refuse to swallow and literally gag herself until she chokes if she doesn't like something. I have actually had to carry her out of two restaurants now because she caused such a scene over her food

Oh man!!! That's rough lady. My LO also will gag when she doesn't like something and store food in her mouth. I just avoid giving her different foods when we are out, just in case.

I've given LO a taste of vanilla ice cream, and about 15 min after that she surprisingly ate all of her zucchini. I don't want to make a habit out of it but a taste here and there is fine IMO.

PinkDahLia44 · July 2014

blondolphn said:
@nryan55? For realz? Ots a wafer like cookie with peanut butter and chocolate on the outside.

This is not what I am familiar with as a nutter butter. To me, they are peanut butter cookies with peanut butter filling. Still delicious, but no chocolate involved.

mancila60 · July 2014

We gave DS some cake this weekend for the first time. Cake only no icing. I felt like we should try it incase he's weird and hates it.

ncase2 · July 2014

scamberlous3000 said:

He hasn't had cake yet, but ice cream is a different story thanks to Grandpa

He looks exactly like a grandpa should look. I love it!!!

DS has also had a bit of ice cream and wasn't overly thrilled about it - however, he had a bit of my slushy a few weekends ago at a county fair and OMG. Best. Thing. Ever. lol

megs1409 · July 2014

DS has definitely had a taste of ice cream the few times DH and I have gone out for ice cream. We're talking about tiny bites...probably not even a full spoonful. I'm not at all worried about it. No cake though, until his first birthday (only because I want that to be the first time he has cake).

PinkDahLia44 · July 2014

Ahh! Thanks, @awwwpuddin‌

PixiesDust · July 2014

NRyan55 said:

I don't know what a nutter butter is

They are like sex in the mouth. Peanut butter wafers covered in chocolate. GAH! YUM

catycate · July 2014

I was a total control freak with DS. No sweets, I introduced food veggies meat then fruits so he wouldn't want sweet tastes at all. He would still pick ice cream over carrots any day of the week. It doesn't matter when you let them try it- humans are hard wired to prefer sweets. Something about fast readily available carbs from when we were hunter gatherers.

blondolphn · July 2014

Didn't mean to abandon thread last night. I went to bed. I went through and gave love tits for all.

Ajoyd · July 2014

DS has tried sweets. I gave him a taste of icing at a one year old b-day party and he LOVED my homemade key lime pie popsicle (I didn't make it).

sleepy33 · July 2014

blondolphn said:

4)We eat a lot of regular adult veggies and some meats that we cook at home. Hardly any processed baby stuff.

To me, this is the most flameful part of your 'confession'. #mykideatsonlyGerberandEllasKitchen #thehorror

muffyvonmuff · July 2014

Sweets are fine and dandy but has anyone given their LO a wedge of lemon? 'Cause that face is hilarious.

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