Fruit pouches and packet biscuits

My LB will be 7 months on the 27th.
He has taken to weaning so well! We are doing a mix of BLW and purées. Up until today everything has been homemade.
Today we went to a party and I had no homemade food to bring with me- we have had a hectic weekend.
He ended up having an Ella’s kitchen peach and pear baby rice pouch and he had one of those aldi baby biscottis too!
I have this really unreasonable mum guilt and anxiety about it and I am not sure why! Does anyone else get this?
I think because it was in the news a few months ago that they are bad for babies

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We do, I try and do homemade as much as I can but sometimes it just is what it is. I am much more relaxed with my second. My first I was really cautious about what I gave him and then he started moving and would eat anything he found which made me question all my previous efforts 😂😂

I use them when out and about or travelling etc, just for ease.

She gets lots of homemade stuff when at home so I don’t feel guilty. Anything that helps to make life a little easier when it’s hectic

Genuinely the only reason I don’t give my daughter the pouches and baby snacks is because I think their a massive rip off in price. My first daughter was basically fully weaned on pouches and one day I worked out how much we were spending and I felt sick haha. She’s 4 now and has an incredible appetite and very adventurous eater so definitely did her no harm. My little boy just turned 3 and we did a lot more BLW and he’s now a ridiculously fussy eater and hates trying anything new. It hasn’t seemed to do him any better avoiding the pouches and baby snacks. Honestly don’t worry! If they were truly dangerous they wouldn’t be sold, he will be absolutely fine x

No I don’t feel guilty but I’m a second time mum so that does help 😂
He eats what we eat when it’s appropriate but sometimes I have a Chinese takeaway or a dominos so he has a chicken curry pouch or whatever.
Or we are going on holiday soon and I know he’ll have 7 days of curry/spag Bol pouches and veg off the buffet because it seems easier and I done it with my first and it was all good.

Pouch mum here 🙋🏽‍♀️ I wish my boy would take a pouch!! So much easier out and about. My first did and also I just know how much he was eating. BLW drives me mad cos the dog ends up eating more than the baby!!! They’ll soon enough be eating McDs fries off the cat floor so I wouldn’t worry but it shows you’re a great mum for caring 🫶🏽

Thanks everyone- in my head I know it’s fine as long as he is having other things too but they do love a good scaremonger in the news x

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Is it bad of me to think this or no?

My husband has been abroad for work (1 day and exploring for 1 day) for 2 and a half days which means I’ve had both kids (1 year and 4 year old) for 2 and a half days plus cooking, cleaning, taking them to clubs, bedtimes!
He came home late afternoon and said I’m so tired, I just need to chill. I said can you wash up whilst I sort kids dinner out, he said he’ll do it later which means he won’t do it and I’ll end up doing it so I said no do it now please otherwise I’ll end up doing it and he said well you have been home and I’ve been away so you’ve just been relaxing.
Don’t know what planet he is on but having the kids alone for 2.5 days is not relaxing. I was stressed!

When he was away, I did miss him and wanted him to come back but now he’s back, I want him to go away again😂
Is that bad?

Post partum dad

I have a 2 month old. A few weeks ago my husband crashed out because he didn't feel like he was getting to bond with her. I started exclusively breastfeeding around that time and honestly didnt see the big deal. Baby and I left for a few days and when we got back home, everything was fine. He was extremely hands-on. He helped with my meals, her bedtime, bath, stories.....for a few weeks it was great. Then he randomly sounds depressed af. He says our lo is better off without him, he wants to sleep all day , he asks me not to watch tv then tried playing a video game. He refused to reply to me when i asked any follow-up questions. Then he woke up our baby trying to race me to the bathroom first thing in the morning . He's doing a weird mix of crying, trying, and giving up. Im starting to feel like I cant handle him not being able to handle life with baby and just want to be alone. Are there resources for men?

Feeding

My son is coming up to five months and I just started giving him oatmeal and rice cereal. When can you start trying veggies or fruits? I only give him the oatmeal or rice cereal once a day right now which is what the paediatrician had said to do. I’m just curious to when anybody tried anything else with their kids cause my son eats a lot of formula and he’s VERY curious when I eat.

Really bothered by this

A friend posted this and it really bothers me because that is exactly how she parents her kid, and it's rather unfortunate because when our kids hang out together, her kid has a meltdown at least 5x within an hour. We have know them for years and it's only gotten worse. My kids will concede to hers, because they don't want to see their friend crying, but it sucks because they give up so much of their toys and enjoyment to keep the peace. We aren't hanging out as much anymore but it's rather sad to think she doesn't intervene more in her child tantrums and just let's it slide

My 2 year old won’t eat nothing but snacks

Is this normal ? He won’t even try anything I eat .. he really only like pizza fries and spaghetti… nuggets and snacks bananas some other fruit but like anything else he won’t eat if try but I don’t want to force him I’m just I feel like bad I mean he isn’t losing weight I breastfeed mostly still

Is this normal

Let’s say you’re at a softplay with your 2 year old, and some friends & their toddlers.
You buy your 2 year old a kids meal - chicken nuggets, beans, and chips. They’re very happy with it and have almost eaten it all.
They’re sat at the table, fork in hand, consistently eating, and have one chicken nugget left.
Your adult friend comes over from behind you, picks up the last chicken nugget, and eats it.
There was no indication that your child wasn’t going to eat it, and they didn’t ask. They just took it with no warning and ate it right in front of you and your toddler.
How you reacting?