Chocolate at 6 weeks old!!

Simba_25

Hiya all,

Can giving a 6 week old baby chocolate cause damage??

We went out for dinner today with my babys dad (first time hes seen her since she was born) and during dessert i went to the toilet and left her with him. When i got back she was just laid in her buggy sucking on her dummy. Nver thought nothing of it till he said, Mia loves that chocolate (he was eating a fondue thingy) He had only been dipping her dummy in it and giving her it~! 3 times he dipped it. And he wants to hav her at a weekend on his own!!

Se was ok this afternoon but the last 3 hours she has just cried...(she isnt normally a baby that cries much) I figured she maybe had belly ache, she has had infocol and cool boiled water to drink but she just wont settle bless her.

Guess i just wanted to see if anyone knew if its dangerous or anything?? Or is it more likely just to give her tumy ache??

Many thanks guys!

rizla01

Good Mum. You are correct to be concerned.

Babies can eat meats, starches, fruits, vegetables and grains (cereal, rice and pasta). I'd suggest avoiding gas-forming foods (broccoli, cauliflower, brussel sprouts and cabbage-baked beans) at first. Start with 1 tablespoon of a ground food. Foods that can cause choking are grapes or hot dogs. Cut these foods into smaller pieces if you suspect that it could become caught in your son's throat. Gradually increase the consistency of your son's food to the point where you are just cutting the food you eat into smaller pieces for him.

Some things to remember, avoid honey, chocolate and berries for the first 2 years of life. Avoid cow's milk for the first year of life. Unpasteurized honey contains bacteria that could kill a baby and cow's milk, chocolate and berries are highly allergic foods if fed too early. If you would like a good reference for feeding infants and children try "Child of Mine" by Ellyn Satter RD. If you are unsure, ask your pediatrician to recommend a dietitian for feeding tips.

dora37

rizla01 wrote:

Good Mum. You are correct to be concerned.

Babies can eat meats, starches, fruits, vegetables and grains (cereal, rice and pasta). I'd suggest avoiding gas-forming foods (broccoli, cauliflower, brussel sprouts and cabbage-baked beans) at first. Start with 1 tablespoon of a ground food. Foods that can cause choking are grapes or hot dogs. Cut these foods into smaller pieces if you suspect that it could become caught in your son's throat. Gradually increase the consistency of your son's food to the point where you are just cutting the food you eat into smaller pieces for him.

Some things to remember, avoid honey, chocolate and berries for the first 2 years of life. Avoid cow's milk for the first year of life. Unpasteurized honey contains bacteria that could kill a baby and cow's milk, chocolate and berries are highly allergic foods if fed too early. If you would like a good reference for feeding infants and children try "Child of Mine" by Ellyn Satter RD. If you are unsure, ask your pediatrician to recommend a dietitian for feeding tips.

The baby is 6 weeks old :eek:

dora37

Simba_25 wrote:

Hiya all,

Can giving a 6 week old baby chocolate cause damage??

We went out for dinner today with my babys dad (first time hes seen her since she was born) and during dessert i went to the toilet and left her with him. When i got back she was just laid in her buggy sucking on her dummy. Nver thought nothing of it till he said, Mia loves that chocolate (he was eating a fondue thingy) He had only been dipping her dummy in it and giving her it~! 3 times he dipped it. And he wants to hav her at a weekend on his own!!

Se was ok this afternoon but the last 3 hours she has just cried...(she isnt normally a baby that cries much) I figured she maybe had belly ache, she has had infocol and cool boiled water to drink but she just wont settle bless her.

Guess i just wanted to see if anyone knew if its dangerous or anything?? Or is it more likely just to give her tumy ache??

Many thanks guys!

Obviously it wasn't ideal to give it to her, however I should imagine that she will be fine (probably a messy nappy!). I would just stick with the water and lots of cuddles.

Sounds like your doing a great job.

Quackers

dora37 wrote:

Obviously it wasn't ideal to give it to her, however I should imagine that she will be fine (probably a messy nappy!). I would just stick with the water and lots of cuddles.

Sounds like your doing a great job.

I'd agree with that.

I remember being horrified when my father in law thought it was fine to dunk my babies dummy in whisky and give it to her 'because she was teething' and it 'quitened her down - she liked it!'.

My Nan was also a great fan of popping a chocolate button in my girls mouths when I wasn't there.

6 weeks is very young but it will do your baby no lasting damage even if she does have a sore tummy for a day or 2.

Please do not worry and keep up the good work

Simba_25

Thanks guys!! She's trying to sleep but just cant bless her, ill stick with the water and see how she is in morning.

thanks again x

Rachie_B

it wont "harm" baby but she may be finding is difficult to digest as her system isnt matured enough to deal with it !

savagevixen

Sure she will be fine, it is just scary for you. My last baby was 6 weeks old and sat next to my 7 year old in the car when he announced that the baby 'loved mini milks mummy' and after my baby's polio immunisation she was given a bit of chocolate button by the nurse (9 weeks) I nearly collapsed!! And they can have calpol and nurofen at 8 weeks (only illustrating that we introduce strange things to their pallete at a young age (not suggesting it is food!) Don't worry.
And that stuff about chocolate under 12months is just being ridiculous (imho) of course they shouldn't have too much or be given it as a matter of course but a chocolate button in the car can do wonders for a screaming bored 7/8/9 month old and will certainly not kill them. My 5 are all still alive.

*zippy*

My father gave one of my daughters little bits of after eight mints, she was about 10 months old, she sicked it all up over his new christmas jumper so he didn't do that again lol

jopsey

Please dont worry
It won't do her any harm ,MIL was a midwife (some 40 years ago) and she often tells me stories of how they often gave baby's brandy in there bottles and if baby was a big baby (10lb plus ) they would give them choc sometimes with there last feed so they would sleep ... remember this was the days when women had babies and they stayed in hosp for 10 days at least and the midwives looked after babies at night

I am by no means saying it should be done but I really don't think it will cause any lasting damage.

Hope you dont mind me saying but dont be too hard on Dad , IMO men sometimes just don't think

Snaggles

Poor little thing, I hope she feels better tomorrow...try not to worry, you sound as though you are doing the right things to help settle her stomach.