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@Nour Huda she was my friend before we both had our babies as I said she had 2 others ones about 11 and ones 7. I genuinely think it’s just poor education and her just doing whatever she wants . She has done many many things where I am like wtf so I don’t go round anymore just odd call or text. She give my daughter a rattle one with metal on and I said don’t she will hurt herself and she didn’t listen and my daughter smashed the metal bit in her eye and I don’t know how I stopped myself from hitting her i was fuming. She’s also never sterilised or washed babies dummy baby is like 5 months old now and always puts teething gel on the dummy (atleast twice a hour) the baby isn’t even teething I’ve seen inside mouth ( she had does this since baby was 2 weeks old ) I think she’s unbelievable I feel like I have to teach her everything constantly I am only 21 but I know about health and safety of a child where as she’s almost 30 and has 3 kids and is plain stupid.
@Nour Huda she has more than enough time to do everything she just at home everyday. I don’t think it’s that she can’t be bothered I think she’s just doing whatever she wants. She’s a total idiot. But I agree with what you say about people weaning before 6 months I know it’s very common I was more bothered about why she was feeding baby and putting stuff in babies bottle. I think I will cut her out my life she’s too much
The teething gel thing is wild. I think there's a max dose you shouldn't exceed if I'm not mistaken. Yeah I wouldn't be able to handle someone like that in my life either. Age doesn't matter and having more kids doesn't matter either if the practices are fundamentally wrong which seems to be the case. With this day and age, access to legit advice and info has never been easier, it is definitely lack of education and lack of motivation to be educated. It's sad really, cause babies surviving around unsafe practices doesn't mean that accidents won't happen, and when they do, it could be awful.
@Nour Huda yes your right I’ve got same gel 3-4 times a day I did tell her that too! Yeah 100% but you would of thought if they have already raised kids then should know the basics but clearly now. She really is too much for me. I am glad you see my points and it’s not just me being “extra”
Not extra at all. I mean we are all here to support each other and help each other learn and grow as mothers/parents, but it seems like this is more of a deliberate ignorance as it sounds like you've tried to offer safer alternatives to otherwise unsafe practices.
I have seen my fair share of people who feed their kids interesting things before 6 months and before 1 years old like favourite chicken, mcnuggets, super sugary glazed donuts, crisps, etc. My biggest concern personally is leaving the bottle unattended and leaving the room. It's not a sin to leave your baby in a SAFE environment ideally in their cot or on the floor with no potential hazards and leave the room to go do something quick (answer the door, run to the bathroom...), but this is just mad to me. What I would ask is what are the reasons prompting her to do that? Does she not have time to whip a quick healthy and safe meal for baby? Does she not have time to sit and feed her? I feel like those are kinda rhetorical tbh cause to me personally there is nothing that should pose as an excuse for these two points you mentioned. The 4 month thing is still more common than you think. Children sometimes as young as three months are given mashed bananas with no pediatric consultation.