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Do you masticate the food before giving to your LO?
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Anonymous
My dentist said all adults have some level of tooth decay that can be passed to baby and not to share utensils, etc. |
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Like PPs have said, I was told when my baby was born that the bacteria in my mouth could lead to cavities down the road for her, so even though I don't find it particularly gross (then again, I suck my baby's finger when it gets cut, and have been known to lick a spot of her face in a wet kiss) I avoid chewing my child's food or sharing a toothbrush, etc.
Other than that, I don't see a problem with it...I'm more surprised by the mother who doesn't eat her child's leftovers. As someone who has been known to admire a particularly beautiful poop of my child's, eating her leftover peas is one of my least gross parenting moments. I'm sure there are others out there, OP! |
Anonymous
| Actually, I will admit that I do this on occasion at home. I would never do it in public or let on that I do, because as demonstrated here people would be grossed out. Actually, I read the article about food allergies in the New Yorker ("Peanut Puzzle" is the title I believe) and found it a bit gross that most Chinese parents pre-masticated their babies food. This practice is possibly related to decreased food allergies. Later on, when I was talking to a neighbor who has several children, and asking her for baby feeding tips, she said to just chew up a bit and let them taste your food. I asked if she had read the article in the New Yorker and she cracked up. Later on I gave it a shot and my super picky kid enjoyed the occasional taste of my food without me having to emersion blend a whole cup full. Anyhow, live and let live... The article is an interesting read. |
Anonymous
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a joke? A troll? b/c really that is the grossest thing I have ever heard.
OP, if you are for real, try mashing the food with a fork instead of chewing it for your child. JUST GROSS! |
Anonymous
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I have a friend who did this with her kid. It surprised me at first, but I confess, I have done this once with my infant w/r/t chicken that I didn't have time to blend / mash up.
It really isn't that gross people though in fairness I probably won't do it again... |
Anonymous
The article that set it all off quoted a scientific study on allergies, and somewhere in there was the statistic that "only" 14% of American parents pre-masticate their babies' food. Apparently it is near-universal practice in other countries, and is being explored as a reason why Americans have such high incidence of food allergy. Still. I shudder a little bit thinking about it. |
Anonymous
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NP here. Pre-masticating food is common in DH's home country, and I have tons of allergy/eczema problems that I don't want DD to suffer, so I fully intend to pre-masticate.
Babies that age put everything in their mouths, anyway, so those of you freaked out by germs can relax. Besides, if you kiss baby's face, they are already exposed to your germs (though not your beneficial enzymatic breakdown of complex proteins). I do think the idea bothers Americans because we're an overly fastidious, puritanical country (and that in itself is driving many allergy issues). |
Anonymous
an idiot. why don't you read the thread before posting? |
Anonymous
| Is this a cultural thing? I have never ever heard of or seen this done before (thank god!) and I am from a huge huge family. Many cultures do things we may not even think of, like eating chicken bones, but this is a new one to me |
Anonymous
| Doing this puts them at risk of caries, as previously stated. |
Anonymous
Yeah, we're also not barnyard animals. |
Anonymous
What is your DH's "home country"? Why the hell don't people just say what country they or their spouse is from. |
Anonymous
| I believe OP. There are people out there that eat their placenta when the baby is born - so, there is a tolerance for everything. |
Anonymous
Yes, gross or not, we can all agree this is a lot less gross than placenta pie, no??? |
Anonymous
Just because there is something grosser does NOT make this OK. AT ALL. |