My DS was fed jarred baby food today and I never gave them permission to

[Anonymous]

Lawsuit.

[Anonymous]

Why are you holding off on "such solids?" This is the time to start introducing. Why delay?

[Anonymous]

Sorry you're getting so much snark, OP. So unnecessary. A few posters made some valid points but you may be totally turned off by this thread now. I agree with those inquiring if this was an accident or purposefully defying your request. Even though you're disappointed in the end result either way, the intention of the caregiver makes a huge difference. Also agree with those who pointed out that these things do happen and that in the scale of things, this is pretty minor by most people's standards. If this really is huge for you, you probably want to investigate other childcare options or perhaps the possibility of staying home with your child.

Hope you and your DC have a great day today. It's beautiful weather!

[Anonymous]

It happens, especially if they're caring for multiple infants. I'd reexpress my want to hold off and talk to leadership about it too. Be sure to send more than enough of what you do want your child to have, so they don't feed your child a jarred food because they have run out of your food.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If I needed that level of control (which I don't necessarily find unreasonable) I switch to a nanny or stay at home.

+1



Also, realize how lucky you are that THIS is such a big deal to you.

+1000
Again don't stress about it. If you otherwise like the daycare talk it over with them, stuff happens. If they were consistently not listening to you that's another story. But make sure your baby has enough food, maybe he is tired of oatmeal. But if he's been on oatmeal it's probably time to give him something else to try anyhow.

[Anonymous]

My third child's first solid food was a french fry (from McDonald's!) his older brother dropped on our kitchen floor, which was not especially clean.

He is now 5 and appears to have suffered no ill effects.

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Anonymous wrote:My third child's first solid food was a french fry (from McDonald's!) his older brother dropped on our kitchen floor, which was not especially clean.

He is now 5 and appears to have suffered no ill effects.

This made me laugh out loud. My second's first food was a handful of (salty) hummus and falafel that he helped himself to while sitting on my lap at Cava a full month before we intended to start solids. I guess he was ready! Glad I wasn't eating a bowl full of peanuts!

That said, I get why OP is upset - what if they had already tried solids with DC and he had an allergy to carrots? Were those another child's carrots so that kid wasn't fed? It's not the solid itself, it's the not following instructions. I would be annoyed too although I don't know that there is much you can do.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My third child's first solid food was a french fry (from McDonald's!) his older brother dropped on our kitchen floor, which was not especially clean.

He is now 5 and appears to have suffered no ill effects.

This made me laugh out loud. My second's first food was a handful of (salty) hummus and falafel that he helped himself to while sitting on my lap at Cava a full month before we intended to start solids. I guess he was ready! Glad I wasn't eating a bowl full of peanuts!

That said, I get why OP is upset - what if they had already tried solids with DC and he had an allergy to carrots? Were those another child's carrots so that kid wasn't fed? It's not the solid itself, it's the not following instructions. I would be annoyed too although I don't know that there is much you can do.

actually hummus has tahini, which is made from sesame seeds. Sesame allergies are rapidly rising in the U.S

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I would be upset if the daycare was giving my baby food sent in by another family. If they could give the baby jarred carrots by mistake did they also give the wrong bottle (with someone else's breastmilk) by mistake?

That is completely careless. Where did those carrots come from and why did they feed them to your child? This is not insignificant.

[Anonymous]

OP here. Thank you all for your feedback. I should emphasize that I don't think there is anything inherently wrong with what he ate, but it was the fact that I had left specific instructions. I knew it was a mistake since it was the first time that it happened, but I just assumed that this potentially could be a big deal because of allergies.

We do in fact have a family history of food allergies, and have been introducing our kid to foods really slowly in a controlled setting. I think yesterday when I went to pick him up, I was tired and stressed. I work full time, I'm submitting my final dissertation in a week, and now my kid ate something I didn't know how he would react to. On top of that, they were about to toss out a whole bottle of pumped breastmilk that he didn't need since he had eaten those carrots. And indeed, he puked twice in the middle of the night (obviously could be for other reasons, but nothing else indicates why he would vomit).

This morning it was a simple conversation with his daycare teacher, and another lady chimed in who said she had given him the carrots. All of the kids in his carpet were eating them, and she assumed he ate them too. We will just continue to keep our instructions clear on the daily sheet. And the conversation ended there.

I'm tired. I'm stressed. And this is my first time doing all this. I know stuff happens at daycare (I wouldn't want a nanny, as I love the culture of being in a daycare), but I do want to understand what's normal and what's not.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My third child's first solid food was a french fry (from McDonald's!) his older brother dropped on our kitchen floor, which was not especially clean.

He is now 5 and appears to have suffered no ill effects.

This made me laugh out loud. My second's first food was a handful of (salty) hummus and falafel that he helped himself to while sitting on my lap at Cava a full month before we intended to start solids. I guess he was ready! Glad I wasn't eating a bowl full of peanuts!

That said, I get why OP is upset - what if they had already tried solids with DC and he had an allergy to carrots? Were those another child's carrots so that kid wasn't fed? It's not the solid itself, it's the not following instructions. I would be annoyed too although I don't know that there is much you can do.

actually hummus has tahini, which is made from sesame seeds. Sesame allergies are rapidly rising in the U.S

[Anonymous]

Carrots can be very upsetting.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My third child's first solid food was a french fry (from McDonald's!) his older brother dropped on our kitchen floor, which was not especially clean.

He is now 5 and appears to have suffered no ill effects.

This made me laugh out loud. My second's first food was a handful of (salty) hummus and falafel that he helped himself to while sitting on my lap at Cava a full month before we intended to start solids. I guess he was ready! Glad I wasn't eating a bowl full of peanuts!

That said, I get why OP is upset - what if they had already tried solids with DC and he had an allergy to carrots? Were those another child's carrots so that kid wasn't fed? It's not the solid itself, it's the not following instructions. I would be annoyed too although I don't know that there is much you can do.

actually hummus has tahini, which is made from sesame seeds. Sesame allergies are rapidly rising in the U.S

Huh? New poster, but my kid is allergic to sesame and has an allergic reaction to them, including hummus.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My third child's first solid food was a french fry (from McDonald's!) his older brother dropped on our kitchen floor, which was not especially clean.

He is now 5 and appears to have suffered no ill effects.

This made me laugh out loud. My second's first food was a handful of (salty) hummus and falafel that he helped himself to while sitting on my lap at Cava a full month before we intended to start solids. I guess he was ready! Glad I wasn't eating a bowl full of peanuts!

That said, I get why OP is upset - what if they had already tried solids with DC and he had an allergy to carrots? Were those another child's carrots so that kid wasn't fed? It's not the solid itself, it's the not following instructions. I would be annoyed too although I don't know that there is much you can do.

actually hummus has tahini, which is made from sesame seeds. Sesame allergies are rapidly rising in the U.S

Huh? New poster, but my kid is allergic to sesame and has an allergic reaction to them, including hummus.

Yes kids can have an allergic reaction to many things. Not suggesting hummus (or falafel for that matter) was a great choice of first food. Was just responding to the poster whose kid ate a fry off the floor - kids sometimes have a mind of their own ...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP here. Thank you all for your feedback. I should emphasize that I don't think there is anything inherently wrong with what he ate, but it was the fact that I had left specific instructions. I knew it was a mistake since it was the first time that it happened, but I just assumed that this potentially could be a big deal because of allergies.

We do in fact have a family history of food allergies, and have been introducing our kid to foods really slowly in a controlled setting. I think yesterday when I went to pick him up, I was tired and stressed. I work full time, I'm submitting my final dissertation in a week, and now my kid ate something I didn't know how he would react to. On top of that, they were about to toss out a whole bottle of pumped breastmilk that he didn't need since he had eaten those carrots. And indeed, he puked twice in the middle of the night (obviously could be for other reasons, but nothing else indicates why he would vomit).

This morning it was a simple conversation with his daycare teacher, and another lady chimed in who said she had given him the carrots. All of the kids in his carpet were eating them, and she assumed he ate them too. We will just continue to keep our instructions clear on the daily sheet. And the conversation ended there.

I'm tired. I'm stressed. And this is my first time doing all this. I know stuff happens at daycare (I wouldn't want a nanny, as I love the culture of being in a daycare), but I do want to understand what's normal and what's not.

What normal is in about 6 months your child will be eating his own poop from the floor.

Get over it and move on.