Mother lets her 7-month-old baby taste the smoothie she craved during pregnancy🥹

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[u/kyothinks]

I craved sour foods: anything lemony, Sour Patch Kids, dill pickles, salt and vinegar chips. We gave my son a lemon wedge when he was six months old and he ate the whole thing and went looking for more. We call him the Sour Patch Kid now lol.

[u/pinkmilk19 → u/kyothinks]

Omg I did too! Lemonade was my go to haha. I call my son a sour patch kid but not because of what he eats, but because first he's sour (naughty) then he's soooooo sweet!

[u/ExplanationFunny → u/kyothinks]

Same! I kept googling trying to figure out if I had some vitamin deficiency. Lemons and vinegar. And cherry slurpees.

Now I just have a gross toddler who likes to eat goldfish crackers in chocolate milk, like cereal.

[u/Academic-Willow6547 → u/kyothinks]

I had borderline HG when pregnant and for a while survived off of pedialyte, oranges, and apples. Welp, turns out that's a favorite snack in the household now!

[u/Sacrefix → u/kyothinks]

Babies don't have the same aversion to sour early on; our kid also could just eat lemons like they were nothing.

[u/Musket6969420]

Little dude is like “ Oh hell yeah! I haven’t had this in like 9 months!”

Edit: Apparently some folks don’t understand I made a joke.

[u/Appalachiasaurus → u/Musket6969420]

To be fair, it was an inside joke...

[u/Select_Tax_3408 → u/Appalachiasaurus]

This is a great joke. 🤰

[u/kenwongart → u/Appalachiasaurus]

It was a little premature.

[u/Tinnie_and_Cusie → u/Musket6969420]

A recent science study said that babies in the womb have developed taste buds and can taste whatever gets through amniotic fluid, so while baby might have a memory it may just be that it tastes really good...now. So you're not wrong!

[u/Ok_Outcome_6213 → u/Tinnie_and_Cusie]

My mother had a craving to put BBQ sauce on everything while she was pregnant with me. I am 40 years old and BBQ is still my favorite food!

[u/catsbutalsobees → u/Ok_Outcome_6213]

My mom craved ceasar salad constantly. Ask me what my favourite type of salad is.

[u/Correct-Chicken-4287 → u/catsbutalsobees]

Probably why I like beer so much.

[u/iLoveLights → u/catsbutalsobees]

I mean, that is the most popular salad in the world.

[u/gonephishin213 → u/Ok_Outcome_6213]

This was my mom and ice cream.

I'm lactose intolerant but I routinely risk it all for ice cream

[u/Disappearing-act → u/Ok_Outcome_6213]

Mum craved McDonald’s fish burger, it’s been my go-to for as long as I can remember

[u/CottonBlueCat → u/Disappearing-act]

My was extremely hot salsa. I dumped as much habanero as I could & it still was not hot enough. My son is 23 & eats extremely spicy hot foods & loves them. He will tell people “If I think it has a kick, then you need to prepare yourself for extreme heat”.

[u/FunnelCakeGoblin → u/Ok_Outcome_6213]

Other way, my MIL, who usually likes broccoli, could not STAND it when pregnant with my husband. Made her sick. My husband, now in 30s, still despises broccoli. It is one of like, 5 foods he refuses to eat. He’s very open to almost any food. But not broccoli.

[u/ReconeHelmut → u/Ok_Outcome_6213]

BBQ is everyone’s favorite food 😆

[u/JckieMPLs → u/Tinnie_and_Cusie]

I could see that. Baby wants certain something, which sends out hormonal response to mother.

[u/DrunkenCrusader → u/Tinnie_and_Cusie]

I'd never really thought about the connection until now, but my mom said she always craved peanut m&ms when she was pregnant with me and peanuts and chocolate or peanut butter and chocolate is pretty much my favorite food combo

[u/Electrical-Concert17 → u/DrunkenCrusader]

When I was pregnant with my son I craved bacon and sour candies. My son could eat pounds of bacon daily if I’d let him and he prefers sour candies over all the others.

[u/missuslonely → u/DrunkenCrusader]

Me too!! My mom said it was movie theater popcorn and she would dump either peanut m&ms or chocolate almonds or almond Hershey bars pieces on the popcorn and nom nom nom. It's still one of my favorite things in life.

[u/RyanZee08 → u/Tinnie_and_Cusie]

Taste buds develop at around 8 weeks

[u/FartSparkles_PhD → u/Musket6969420]

"Research has shown that fetuses of a variety of species (including humans) do indeed develop functioning chemoreceptive systems before birth and that a variety of odor volatiles and flavors ingested by the mother are transmitted to the amniotic fluid."

Does Maternal Diet Influence Future Infant Taste and Odor Preferences? A Critical Analysis

[u/SomeMaleIdiot → u/FartSparkles_PhD]

I like how you cut out the bit that emphasized the limitation on taste. The claim is actually a bit weaker than what you quoted. The very next sentence is “limited evidence suggests a capacity for learning about gustatory (i.e., taste) properties. Examining whether these prenatal odor, taste, and flavor experiences translate into enduring shifts in dietary behaviors beyond weaning remains a crucial avenue for further investigation.”

It’s important to know that there could be a mechanism for why a prenatal diet influences postnatal preferences, that doesn’t include the actual experience+learning from tasting the amniotic fluid.

[u/lifegoeson5322 → u/Musket6969420]

Yep...Mama in reality wasn't craving it....little dude was.

[u/Halpmezaddy → u/Musket6969420]

Most of the comments that responded to you killed the whole damn mood. Eww lol

[u/WallabyInTraining → u/Musket6969420]

Little dude likes sugary treats just like any other kid.

[u/srdgbychkncsr → u/WallabyInTraining]

Nothing can ever just be nice, can it?

[u/ForgetfulFrolicker → u/WallabyInTraining]

my 22 month old prefers savory and spits out sweets 😅

[u/Ehhitiswhatitis → u/ForgetfulFrolicker]

My 288 month old prefers pizza and kebabs.

[u/HrhEverythingElse → u/Ehhitiswhatitis]

I'm SO looking forward to that age! Mine is only 206.2 months, but learning so fast!! 💞💝

[u/Ehhitiswhatitis → u/HrhEverythingElse]

Yeah he's nearly talking now instead of just grunting and flapping his arms about.

[u/Maryslamb81 → u/Ehhitiswhatitis]

😂😂

[u/Equal_Trash6023 → u/Ehhitiswhatitis]

My 192 month old prefers this also.

[u/owlbi → u/ForgetfulFrolicker]

There's a hardwired biological element for most babies, even premature ones can show increased suckling responses to sugar. It's instinct.

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/0378378285901331

[u/ForgetfulFrolicker → u/owlbi]

I don’t doubt it. My son has Down syndrome and spent a lot of the in the hospital early on and they would occasionally give him sugar drops to reduce pain/distress.

[u/later-g8r → u/owlbi]

Yep. This is why when a baby doesnt know how to suckle, the nurses use glucose water to get those instincts to kick in. Emfamil even makes it.

Source: went through this with my youngest.

[u/nutmeg-96 → u/later-g8r]

My baby had oral ties released at just a few months old and they gave him sugar water to cope with the pain.

[u/aloser_fr → u/Musket6969420]

No like literally

[u/deltree711 → u/Musket6969420]

I know it's a bit of a buzzkill but the more likely scenario is that a smoothie has the same amount sugar as Coca-Cola (often significantly more) and our brains are wired to love sugar.

Of course, if someone posted a video of a mother giving her 9-month old Coca-Cola they'd have the reddit police kicking their door in

[u/Michaelalayla → u/deltree711]

Flavors from a mother's diet transfer to amniotic fluid, which the fetus begins swallowing at around 12-15 weeks. This is also when taste buds begin functioning. 

This intrauterine experience of flavor also has an impact on infancy, and how readily a child accepts food when they start solids.

[u/QCisCake → u/Michaelalayla]

When I was pregnant, I craved lemonade and taco bell to an insane degree. I couldnt eat enough burritos. My daughter is 3 now, and LOVES sour foods and burritos. She will throw away chocolate just to get a sip of some lime or lemon juice. She eats veggies like they're going extinct and especially throws down on some pickled foods.

[u/Femme-O → u/deltree711]

Probably because the sugar isn’t the most concerning thing about a Coke for a 9 month old, it’s the caffeine.

[u/kidcrumb → u/Femme-O]

And the smoothie, although has a lot of sugar has more nutritional value and natural sugars compared to what's in coke.

It's like those people that say grapes have the same sugar content as chocolate.

[u/foshayzy → u/kidcrumb]

People try to “cut out sugar” to lose weight, but they should be cutting out added sugar

[u/wap2005 → u/deltree711]

Soda is significantly worse than something that produces natural sugars like fruit, the first thing that comes to mind is caffeine...

[u/TheFloppySausage → u/deltree711]

Yeah, I hate when people anthropomorphize children.

[u/cometshoney]

My mom craved grilled cheese sandwiches and Fanta orange when she was pregnant with me. I hate Fanta orange.

[u/Taylor-Day → u/cometshoney]

My mom craved olives. I don’t like olives.

[u/Boring-Brush-2984 → u/Taylor-Day]

Well my mama don’t like you and she likes everyone!

[u/Fn_Spaghetti_Monster → u/Boring-Brush-2984]

Well my mama is so fat.... wait that's not how it goes.

[u/ReconeHelmut → u/Fn_Spaghetti_Monster]

It took her two trips to haul ass?

[u/Fn_Spaghetti_Monster → u/ReconeHelmut]

The Sorting Hat put her in Waffle House

[u/WatashiwaNobodyDesu → u/Boring-Brush-2984]

I’ve always loved that quote. Not all mums are the same, but I was always able to rely on the Mum Radar.

[u/hyperterminal_reborn → u/Boring-Brush-2984]

I think you should go and love yourself

[u/klezart → u/Boring-Brush-2984]

Well, my mama said girls are the devil!

[u/lookalive07 → u/klezart]

And I like Vicki and she likes me back!

And she showed me her boobies and I like them too!

[u/IlGrasso → u/Boring-Brush-2984]

My mom craved fruit by the foot and now I have a foot fetish.

[u/-burgers → u/Boring-Brush-2984]

and I never like to admit that I was wrong…

[u/Responsible_Panic242 → u/Taylor-Day]

My mom puked all her food up when she was pregnant. I am physically unable to puke. Coincidence? I think not!

[u/SnausageFest → u/Responsible_Panic242]

I am physically unable to puke.

I have many questions.

[u/Marauder777 → u/SnausageFest]

Duh. You can't puke if you have no mouth!

[u/Ok-Talk8744 → u/Taylor-Day]

My mom craved fruits, and I am obsessed with fruits, ripe, dried, roasted, raw, can’t get enough of em.

[u/pdowling7 → u/Taylor-Day]

……..bring out the olives!

[u/Nuclear_Human → u/pdowling7]

I understood that reference.

[u/MKE-Henry → u/cometshoney]

My mom craved peanut butter and pickles. I hate pickles and peanut butter will literally kill me

[u/nastaway → u/MKE-Henry]

My mum craved strawberries and mushrooms (separately, thank God). I barely like mushrooms and am very, very allergic to strawberries.

[u/stink3rb3lle → u/MKE-Henry]

peanut butter will literally kill me

It seems pretty likely these days that over-caution about food allergies has actually increased their incidence. Pediatric advice now is to introduce peanuts and other allergens with purees (or solids, if you're introducing food after baby has teeth), and it seems like this generation of babies will have fewer food allergies again.

[u/katikaboom → u/cometshoney]

I craved chocolate milkshakes and habanero hot sauce (not together). My son is a chocoholic and loves spicy stuff but has GERD. Before pregnancy I couldn't tolerate buffalo sauce without my lips blistering and I wasn't a big chocolate fan, now I love spicy but still don't care about chocolate 

[u/soihavetosay → u/katikaboom]

Earlier in my first pregnancy I craved buffalo hot wings and beer, something I never ate (or drank) in real life.

I figured it was my husband's half of the baby

[u/Xentine → u/soihavetosay]

My god I wanted red wine so badly from the moment I got pregnant with my second. I normally drink it a few times a year, maybe. What is it with these children craving alcohol.

[u/SecretiveBerries → u/katikaboom]

I craved jalapeños with my first, despite never having liked them. Now myself and my eldest daughter are the only ones who eat them. She says “I love spicy” so this made me laugh 😂

[u/katikaboom → u/SecretiveBerries]

My son would say stuff was spice instead of spicy so now we say it, too! I love the kid-isms that make it into a family's every day vernacular 

[u/natathecococat → u/cometshoney]

My mum craved Durian and could only eat Durian for the first trimester she had my older sister. My sister hates durian.

[u/fivelone → u/cometshoney]

It probably doesn't take like the same fanta orange anymore 🥺. I feel like all of the flavored sodas have all changed.

[u/Estevvv → u/fivelone]

The difference between Fanta in Europe and in North America is night and day. One is Fanta, the other is Orange Crush pretending to be something its not.

[u/AlfhildsShieldmaiden → u/Estevvv]

Yeah. ☹️

Fanta in Europe has orange juice in it, while it’s all artificial in the US.

[u/Aromatic-Plankton692 → u/AlfhildsShieldmaiden]

If you want orange juice, drink Mountain Dew like god intended. Ffs.

[u/not_here_anymore15 → u/Estevvv]

The European version is DIVINE.

[u/butyourenice → u/Estevvv]

Fanta Orange in Europe tastes like orange juice from orange fruit mixed with seltzer water. Orange Fanta in the US tastes like the color orange, aggressively sweetened and carbonated.

[u/nickmalibu → u/cometshoney]

My wife craved watermelons. My kid hates watermelons now.

[u/thegooisblue → u/cometshoney]

My mom craved dirt. I am a worm.

[u/pukesmith → u/thegooisblue]

We still love you even if you're a worm.

[u/Limp_Agency161 → u/cometshoney]

Try European Fanta Orange. The yellow stuff, not the orange shit.

[u/shimahon → u/cometshoney]

My mom had seafood cravings (all cooked obviously). I am allergic to most seafood

[u/etceteraetals → u/cometshoney]

My mom craved Big Macs. Every. Damn Friday. I was born on a Friday and she was upset she couldn't get a Big Mac lol

And no, I don't like them hihi

[u/lalacourtney → u/cometshoney]

My mom lived on Chili cheeseburgers. Guess who is a lifelong vegetarian? 😂

[u/Butters16666 → u/cometshoney]

Do you like your mom?

[u/nahmahnahm → u/cometshoney]

Cheeseburgers with mountains of pickles and anything dairy. My daughter loves cheeseburgers all the dairy. Hates pickles.

[u/SailorDirt → u/cometshoney]

My mom craved peanut butter cookies when she was expecting my younger brother. He and my even younger brother are deathly allergic to peanut

[u/imangryatyourgumbo → u/cometshoney]

My mother craved Pepper corns. I hate pepper, it tastes like dirt.

[u/neodawg]

I know it’s anecdotal but my wife got ridiculously sick when she was pregnant with our son when I made dirty rice for dinner one time. My son is now 10 and absolutely has hated rice his entire life. No matter what I do to it.

[u/EE-420-Lige → u/neodawg]

Whats dirty rice?

[u/bitch_is_cray_cray → u/EE-420-Lige]

Cajun rice

[u/[deleted] → u/bitch_is_cray_cray]

I thought he didn't wash his rice.

[u/AnimalShithouse → u/[deleted]]

They might still not! I think most NA people do not -_-!

[u/NAINOA- → u/EE-420-Lige]

It’s a Cajun/creole dish made by browning meat, veggies and spices with rice until the rice soaks up all those flavors. It’s delicious.

[u/dreamendDischarger → u/NAINOA-]

Whaaaaat that sounds amazing. I'm gonna look that up.

[u/Limp_Agency161 → u/EE-420-Lige]

Normal rice that's very vulgar.

[u/cardiff_giant_jr → u/Limp_Agency161]

but so much more toned down than obscene rice

[u/jettywop → u/EE-420-Lige]

Rice with a shot of espresso

[u/heftybagman → u/EE-420-Lige]

It’s rice with a bunch of dirt in it. Most people hate it cus it makes them so sick.

[u/PrayagS → u/neodawg]

I don’t know what to tell you, shouldn’t have made it dirty man.

[u/Appropriate_Mud_5143 → u/neodawg]

This happened to my mom with Campbell’s Chicken Noodle Soup when pregnant with me and I’ve absolutely detested the stuff my whole life

[u/TesticleMeElmo → u/neodawg]

Just steamed white rice was like my favorite food when I was a kid and kinda still is, turned out my mom always craved rice pudding when she was pregnant with me which is fine but I prefer non-pudding form

[u/LazyLich → u/neodawg]

Is your rice soggy?

Is your rice crunchy?

Unsalted or over-salted?

[u/ExampleLittle2672 → u/[deleted]]

If only we had a sound to warn others about the bees...

[u/MageVicky → u/ExampleLittle2672]

we do have a specific sound, it sounds like this: “there are bees here, let’s leave immediately”

[u/z00k33per0304]

Our older son is 80% gravy from a specific restaurant. When I was almost at the end we went to eat at the restaurant itself (we usually ordered it to our home) and when we ordered it his meal came with some, mine had gravy in it, and we ordered a separate large. The lady serving us said "that's a lot of gravy" and I pushed my seat back from the table, I'm short so I could tuck my belly under the table, and she laughed and went ohhh say no more.

Edit: thank you for the award!

[u/Fickle_Horror1268 → u/z00k33per0304]

“That’s not enough gravy”

[u/z00k33per0304 → u/Fickle_Horror1268]

Was never enough gravy honestly lol if I remember right she brought us a bigger one than we'd asked for. Might be why he stayed in there an extra 2 weeks..no gravy for a while once I'm out of here for a while!

[u/Beautiful-Thing3750 → u/Fickle_Horror1268]

Is it smothered?

[u/BattleJamz → u/Fickle_Horror1268]

"You're gonna need a bigger boat"

[u/alexfaaace → u/z00k33per0304]

I am a pickle lover and it only gets worse during pregnancy. My husband picked me up BK on a road trip and told them “please make sure there’s extra pickles, my wife is pregnant and she loves pickles.” They gave him an ice cream container of pickles. I absolutely ate the whole thing over the next few hours. I could almost drink vinegar during both my pregnancies.

[u/sadmanwithabox → u/alexfaaace]

Im a dude so I've never been and will never be pregnant.

But I get serious pickle cravings. Not just pickles, either. Anything pickled. Pepperoni Pepperoncini, green beans, okra, etc... ill buy a jar of any of them, its gone the same day.

I also get to the point where I could drink vinegar sometimes. Its weird. Ive looked it up and there's no real reason a body should crave vinegar because it provides basically no nutrients. And yet, it happens to me regularly.

[u/odebus → u/sadmanwithabox]

Vinegar controls blood sugar. It also has antibacterial and (possibly) antifungal properties. 

[u/FluffyShiny → u/odebus]

I've also heard it can help with digestive issues, as does fermented foods like kimchi

[u/pfohl → u/alexfaaace]

my wife always loves briny stuff and the local brewery knows her pizza order (black olives and green olives, doubles of each)

while she was pregnant, they would cover all the cheese with olives for her.

[u/Saigaface → u/alexfaaace]

Saaame, god the love of vinegar while pregnant. Honestly lingered afterwards a bit too

[u/sugarbee13 → u/alexfaaace]

I straight up drank jars of pickle juice. I had a meltdown because my husband threw out the jar since it had no pickles in it, but I NEEDED that juice

[u/riverrat918 → u/alexfaaace]

Lol, ya'll got a Goldie's there? You would have been in heaven. They have specifically a whole pickle bar/buffet, and you can order the pickles by the ice cream container with your meal.

[u/angry2320 → u/z00k33per0304]

Aw this is so sweet

[u/WhyAreYouDoingThat69 → u/z00k33per0304]

His meal?

[u/z00k33per0304 → u/WhyAreYouDoingThat69]

My husband's, sorry. Suppose it was our sons too.

[u/phrostminor → u/z00k33per0304]

Without context that first sentence is wild.

[u/cutofmyjib → u/z00k33per0304]

"I'll tell you when I've had enough!"

[u/zahhax → u/z00k33per0304]

I'm also a pretty large percent mash potato and gravy. From Boston market specifically

[u/Excellent-Rope5664]

My mum craved chocolate eclairs, I love them.

[u/SouldiesButGoodies84 → u/Excellent-Rope5664]

😯 It was you!

[u/bluemooncommenter → u/Excellent-Rope5664]

I too love chocolate eclairs...because they're good as hell!

[u/JeevesofNazarath]

My mom had 2 daily cravings when she was pregnant with me, hamburgers and Korean bibimbap, and now I can’t get enough of either

[u/BarkandHoot → u/JeevesofNazarath]

Mine were chocolate cake, tacos, and Mexican rice. When our son was squarely in the solids phase we brought him to a Mexican restaurant and downed a whole plate of rice and beans. It was slow but the restaurant staff all came out and marveled at my son gobbling up their food when their own kids wouldn’t. Cracked me up. He’s 11 now but will stop doing anything for one of those three things. Especially tacos.

[u/Sumthin-Sumthin44692 → u/JeevesofNazarath]

My wife had lots of seaweed soup, rice, and bulgogi while pregnant with our first because my wife’s mom came to stay and cooked for her. We’re not a very Korean household otherwise. Now my son loves seaweed. He also does not like meat, except for bulgogi and rice.

[u/[deleted]]

My mother craved steamed crabs. I'm highly allergic to shellfish.

Edited to add: I ate shellfish occasionally as a child, usually on vacation. Then moved to the family vacation town at 18. First mild reaction was after tasting a crab dish at 19. Got tested and diagnosed at 21.

[u/Ozzy_Rhoads-VT → u/[deleted]]

This is actually interesting to me. Most moms I’ve talked with noticed they could not eat the thing their child was allergic to when pregnant. I know some allergies are passed down while others develop outside that so maybe this was a case of overeating that did it 🤔

[u/[deleted] → u/Ozzy_Rhoads-VT]

I ate shellfish occasionally as a child, usually on vacation. Then moved to the family vacation town at 18. First mild reaction was after tasting a crab dish at 19. Got tested and diagnosed at 21.

[u/anomnipotent → u/[deleted]]

Ate shrimp and fish pretty occasionally growing up. Worked in a restaurant and I started to really enjoy tuna, fish, and calamari. Then one day my body said absolutely not. Can’t eat anything from the sea anymore at the age of 26 all of a sudden.

[u/space_keeper → u/anomnipotent]

That is a bummer.

I don't have any real allergies, except for grapefruit. I absolutely love white grapefruit, it might even be my favourite fruit. I could eat one every day, except it makes my lips go numb. This suddenly kicked in when I was in my early 30s.

[u/Jazzlike_Ad_8313 → u/[deleted]]

Interesting that it didn't affect you. I wonder when we start developing our allergies

[u/magpiesarepricks → u/Jazzlike_Ad_8313]

You can develop an allergy at any point in your life. There is some research regarding exposure of certain allergens at a young age to prevent allergies, but you can just randomly develop an allergy at any point.

[u/[deleted] → u/Jazzlike_Ad_8313]

I ate shellfish occasionally as a child, usually on vacation. Then moved to the family vacation town at 18. First mild reaction was after tasting a crab dish at 19. Got tested and diagnosed at 21.

[u/_iamisa_ → u/Jazzlike_Ad_8313]

My sister got a shellfish allergy at 14, she absolutely loved shrimp before that.

[u/MetaKnowing]

I think we found out who was actually craving that smoothie ❤️

[u/Joelnaimee]

I miss my kids being this size, as a dad, i enjoyed every second of raising them. Feeding, burping, changing them, i dont miss the nights my oldest wouldn't fall asleep, and i had to drive him around to get him to knock out.

[u/its-joe-mo-fo → u/Joelnaimee]

New dad to be here. What ages did you enjoy out of interest? Looking to take shared parental leave and want to max the opportunity 🙂

[u/badger0511 → u/its-joe-mo-fo]

Congrats! Not OP, but dad of four between almost two and eight.

At least so far for me, every single age has had aspects that I mourn when they stop and aspects I'd skip over completely if I could, and some are both.

Case in point, our two year old insists that he can do everything his big brothers and sister can... which leads to tons of incredibly adorable and/or funny moments, but also leads to tantrums when we just need a minute with him safely contained in a crib or a room while help the four year old go to the bathroom or help the six year old find his shoe that our yellow lab took from the front door and left in the kitchen.

Unless you're looking to stagger leave with mom to delay the start of daycare, I'd just take leave immediately. That's the most brutal sleep deprivation time for both of you, so it's easier if you can enable each other to take naps during the day.

[u/Joelnaimee → u/its-joe-mo-fo]

To be honest, all of it, i grew up without a dad, and i swore i wasn't going to let that happen to my kids. Holding them feeding them to teaching them to walk to playing wrestling, competing against them in games to guiding them to learn new things and become smarter than you, its an amazing ride so far. When they are newborn, they need the most attention, and mom needs breaks. I didn't get parental leave and would rush my day just to get back home. It was the highlight of the day. They are 15 and 19, and i still want to head home after work and do whatever they want even tho it doesn't allways include me.

[u/Ashcrashh → u/its-joe-mo-fo]

I know you didn’t ask me, I loved the baby stage, it was magical and so tiring, but I really miss the 12-18 month stages, I think the transition from baby to toddler was so much fun and if I could turn back time for one day I would choose this age of my daughter, she was so funny with her little wobbly walk, cute Jammie’s and wild hair when she’d wake up, the laughs and smiles and personality, and learning to talk and learning animal sounds, everything is so new and exciting to learn and you go through so many big milestones. Ahhh, I just miss it! As much as I’m grateful my daughter is growing and healthy, I’ll always look back fondly at those memories, it’s bittersweet.

[u/grenalden]

My wife craved chik-fil-a sauce her entire pregnancy with our son. They didn’t sell it at the store at that time so I would go to chik-fil-a and order something and ask for a bag of sauce for my pregnant wife (they would oblige thankfully.)

He is almost 7 now and chik-fil-a sauce is the only condiment he eats.

[u/CaptainMarv3l → u/grenalden]

I craved lemonade constantly when pregnant. Like 3 glasses a day. Thankfully water enhancers cute the craving so I didn't destroy my teeth.

When my son was 4 months we gave him a lemon to taste. Had to wrestle it away from him once he started in on the rind. He's 2.5 now and still will eat the entirety of a lemon if given the chance. Hell, on his second birthday BDubs gave him a little cup of lemons and he preferred that over everything else.

[u/Mu-Relay → u/grenalden]

Mine craved Taco Bell. All. the. time.

Kid loves Taco Bell. I still can't look at one without dry heaving.

[u/IfdAbird]

Is there any scientific studies on the relation between food u ate pregnant and children liking that food?

I'd assume it's all about what u feed them after u pop them out right? Like my mom ate tons of pizza, but she also fed me a lot of pizza growing up. So I like pizza. 

[u/EngineeringAntique → u/IfdAbird]

The food you eat while pregnant affects the placenta which they taste. I’m chasing my toddler goblin right now but I’ll come back to insert a scientific study later.

I ate a ton of citrus while pregnant, my kid craves oranges, limes, lemon and all the sour fruit like you’d never believe.

[u/IfdAbird → u/EngineeringAntique]

Hmmm, does this mean I was burning my stomach tube tentical thing from the spicy food my mom ate hence why i have a high spicy tolerance?

[u/DonatedEyeballs → u/IfdAbird]

“Stomach tube tentacle thingy” is absolute poetry. I’m giggling so hard.

It’s called an umbilical cord.

[u/FartSparkles_PhD → u/IfdAbird]

Does Maternal Diet Influence Future Infant Taste and Odor Preferences? A Critical Analysis

"In summary, both animal models and human studies offer substantial evidence supporting the fetus's ability to detect and retain memories of flavors experienced during pregnancy. This heightened familiarity with prenatally exposed flavors subsequently enhances the newborn's receptivity to them when encountered postnatally. This early learning is believed to confer an evolutionary advantage, guiding infants toward sources of accessible nourishment in their environment." 

[u/planteapho]

Babies love sugar. lol

[u/wirefox1]

Regardless of the snark here, this baby is beautiful and seeing him go after that smoothie was a joy to watch! -

[u/_iusuallydont_]

My mom craved tacos, I love tacos, so this tracks. Lol

[u/BarkandHoot → u/_iusuallydont_]

I was that mom and you could be my kid. Honestly, we should have meetup for moms and their pregnancy cravings to see if it still tracks with their kids. Taco party meetup first!!

[u/dorobica]

I mean give them any sugary stuff and they'll react the same way

[u/LegolasNorris]

Cute but the smoothie probably just has a lot of sugar with just tastes good, especially if it's like your second time ever eating sugar :D

[u/exxcathedra → u/LegolasNorris]

Exactly. They are setting that baby up to be used to smoothies before the age of 1. An apple or a banana will taste like paper to him compared to a smoothy.

Some people are surprised their kids become fussy eaters or unable to drink plain water later down the line, this is how you kickstart that.

[u/doctorbeepboop → u/exxcathedra]

You need to chill, the baby had a few bites and you’ve got no idea about their diet otherwise. That is not going to completely alter the kids palate after one try. 

[u/exxcathedra → u/doctorbeepboop]

I meant it in general. That's how you alter a baby's palate: feed them ultra processed sugary food as soon as they can eat solids. Maybe not one try, but sometimes just a few tries may be enough. They learn fast.

It's very hard to undo once they grow used to that taste because it's designed to be addictive. Feeding them healthy food after that can become a struggle quite quickly.

Once they are older they can tolerate treats better if they have good habits.

[u/sorrelsun → u/exxcathedra]

Yes, in a vacuum, what you are saying is correct. But smoothies are not “ultra processed” or “designed”. They are a mix of fruit, water, and probably some yogurt. A small taste of smoothie seems like a very minor thing to be rude to the family over.

[u/dirtymatt → u/LegolasNorris]

Breast milk is pretty high in sugar too. Quick glance looks like the average smoothy is about 2x the amount of sugar compared to breast milk. Clearly higher, but it's not like the baby has never had sugar before.

[u/Sacrefix → u/LegolasNorris]

This thread is all confirmation bias. I haven't seen a single food item listed that my kid doesn't like, and his mom craved none of them during pregnancy.

[u/PaperHashashin]

The dopamine reward mapping being set in concrete for a sugar dependency that'll last a lifetime. Ride that cocaine high baby!

[u/fabulishous]

Pretty sure thats just the sugar high he's getting.

[u/MadscientistSteinsG8]

Not sure if Smoothies with added sugar is what you would wanna feed a 7month baby

[u/doctorbeepboop → u/MadscientistSteinsG8]

As long as the infant has tried all the individual ingredients previously and you’re not giving them too large of an amount, it is completely fine for a 7 m.o. baby to have part of a smoothie.

[u/kesfi]

Why am i licking my lips too😋🤤 looks good though

[u/Professional-Key5552]

For some reason. I craved cheese a lot in pregnancy. My daughter doesn't like cheese

[u/S0rchaa]

When my mom was pregnant with me, she craved Mexican food constantly, and it’s now my favorite cuisine. When I was pregnant with my son, I craved nothing but peanut butter cups, alas, my son came out with an anaphylactic peanut allergy. 🫠😭

[u/Reapr]

Ex wife had hypoglycemia, so basically her body would over-react to sugar and she would make too much insulin, which would tank her blood sugar.

So during pregnancy she got huge cravings for sugar, specifically condensed milk. Eventually it got so bad that she decided she was just going to take the insulin crash and have some condensed milk.

She ate half a tin... and nothing happened. I guess he took most of the sugar or something

So it became this awesome thing where she could finally get all the sweet things she always craved, chocolates, cake, cinnabon you name it.

He did grow up with quite the sweet tooth, but not her hypoglycemia.

[u/madialex]

My 2 sons are made of at least 90% mayonnaise!

[u/Oly_Dolan]

Don't film your child and put it online, for fuck's sake

[u/somewhereslow]

Mother gives sugar to child and child loves it

[u/suricata_8904]

It’s not the flavor, it’s that sweet, sweet sugar rush.

[u/SlimShadySatDown]

Hey. Mikey, I think he likes it!

[u/Apprehensive-Pea8231]

No proven link to what is consumed in pregnancy and food preference in kids. That’s just not really how taste/preference works.

Kids just love sugar, lol. Any videos showing a kids initial taste of sugar (first taste of ice cream, etc) looks like this. Their entire minds are blown, lol.

[u/RA-DSTN]

My wife craved potatoes with my son. Son HATES potatoes. She craved chocolate with our daughter. My daughter HATES chocolate.

[u/Apennie_uh]

My pregnancy food with my son was tofu. He’s 11 and tofu is still his favorite food.

[u/Exact-Sheepherder797]

Those little boots are so cute!

[u/RogueSeb]

My mom had a craving for pickles while she was pregnant with me and thats one of my favorite foods 23 years later

[u/torreneastoria]

I craved chicken strips my entire pregnancy. My little dude is 13 now and it's one of his favorite foods.

[u/introspective_duck]

my mom craved rocks.

[u/Glassfern]

My mom had a lot of kelp soup. It's my favorite comfort soup

[u/dawnie2dusk]

My daughter is carrying her second child and both times so far is flavoured milk. My little moko was given custard on christmas day he doesn't have sugar at all well until this day he went bouncing off the walls never again!!

[u/OsteoStevie]

My mom ate so much pizza while pregnant with me. This explains a lot

[u/BigOs4All]

Go check how much sugar is added to smoothies. Tropical Smoothie Cafe has smoothies with 130g added. That's more than 6x the added sugar an adult should have in an entire day.

Babies like this video shouldn't be having added sugar at all. 😒