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Ideal_Rock
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I have a coworker that is about 4 months pregnant and my SIL has a two year old and a 6 month old.
I think both of these women are nuts about being careful and being super-mom. I may be way off base here so if you could tell me if this is normal I would appreciate it.
My coworker is always complaining that she can''t have this and can''t have that. She whines about not being able to have things. Apparently she is not allowed to have ANY caffeine, sugar, or lunchmeat. I have never heard this before. Ever. I can understand not having coffee all day and not drinking only soda, but she refuses to even have one cup of hot tea because it has caffeine in it. She will not indulge in any chocolate. She refuses to eat any meat that isn''t fresh from the bone. What is this all about? Is she taking things over the top? I wouldn''t even really care except that she is always whining about it. She says that these things can hurt the baby. Really? What about my mother, aunts and grandmother, I bet they drank tea and had ham and cheese sandwiches and their babies are fine. I agree with not taking chances, but this seems extreme to me.
My SIL will not let her kids taste anything. Somtimes when we eat at her house and the babies are small, not infants I would want to let them taste food. Like a little sauce on my fingertip or mashed potatoes, something like that and she would feak out. They are not allowed to drink anything but milk and water. One day I was visiting in the summer and we were all outside. I had an oolong tea flavored with blueberry. The older one was sweating and clearly thirsty and asked for a drink. I was going to give him a sip and she said no. A sip? What is wrong with that? She even makes seperate meals for the babes. We eat pretty healthy at her house and still they have special meals. They are rarely allowed cheese. Neither kid has any special food allergies, as of yet that she needs to worry about. One thing that I find odd is that they are sick ALL THE TIME. I think it is because of her. The youngest has had a problem with acid reflux since birth. They have both been to the hospital several times.
The thread about different parenting got me thinking about this. Are these women going overboard? I think so. If it were me I would be careful, but I would eat lunchmeat and chocolate. My kids would have choices about their foods as long as they were healthy. My SILs poor kids will never know the greatness of a grilled cheese.
I think both of these women are nuts about being careful and being super-mom. I may be way off base here so if you could tell me if this is normal I would appreciate it.
My coworker is always complaining that she can''t have this and can''t have that. She whines about not being able to have things. Apparently she is not allowed to have ANY caffeine, sugar, or lunchmeat. I have never heard this before. Ever. I can understand not having coffee all day and not drinking only soda, but she refuses to even have one cup of hot tea because it has caffeine in it. She will not indulge in any chocolate. She refuses to eat any meat that isn''t fresh from the bone. What is this all about? Is she taking things over the top? I wouldn''t even really care except that she is always whining about it. She says that these things can hurt the baby. Really? What about my mother, aunts and grandmother, I bet they drank tea and had ham and cheese sandwiches and their babies are fine. I agree with not taking chances, but this seems extreme to me.
My SIL will not let her kids taste anything. Somtimes when we eat at her house and the babies are small, not infants I would want to let them taste food. Like a little sauce on my fingertip or mashed potatoes, something like that and she would feak out. They are not allowed to drink anything but milk and water. One day I was visiting in the summer and we were all outside. I had an oolong tea flavored with blueberry. The older one was sweating and clearly thirsty and asked for a drink. I was going to give him a sip and she said no. A sip? What is wrong with that? She even makes seperate meals for the babes. We eat pretty healthy at her house and still they have special meals. They are rarely allowed cheese. Neither kid has any special food allergies, as of yet that she needs to worry about. One thing that I find odd is that they are sick ALL THE TIME. I think it is because of her. The youngest has had a problem with acid reflux since birth. They have both been to the hospital several times.
The thread about different parenting got me thinking about this. Are these women going overboard? I think so. If it were me I would be careful, but I would eat lunchmeat and chocolate. My kids would have choices about their foods as long as they were healthy. My SILs poor kids will never know the greatness of a grilled cheese.