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18.11.09

Toddler drinking TEA?!?!!?

Would you let your 1 year plus toddler drink tea? Decaffeinated ones I mean, the common type of tea used here in Malaysia?

I wouldn't! For once, just like coffee, tea has CAFFEINE. However, the main reason for me to forbid him from drinking tea is because tea stops iron absorption so to avoid low iron levels avoid giving them tea. I'm quite concern with this because I have problems with iron deficiency when I was a teen and while I was pregnant last time , resulted in me selalu sangat penat dan nak pitam. So, even though I love tea and coffee so much, I strictly avoided taking them during pregnancy as I was afraid it would harm myself and my baby. Thus after taking all that precautions during pregnancy, it would be a wasted effort if I feed my son tea and coffee at his age now, isn't it?

"Most people love their cup of tea or coffee and there's some evidence that some chemicals in tea may be beneficial for the heart.

But tea and coffee also contain compounds, called polyphenols, which bind with iron making it harder for our bodies to absorb it.

So avoid drinking tea and coffee with meals or within 30 minutes after a meal. This is important particularly for young women, pregnant women and toddlers who are most at risk of iron deficiency anemia.

Pregnant women need to watch how much coffee they drink. And neither tea nor coffee are suitable drinks for children. "
(Source : Google)

The problem now, how do I tell old people that drinking tea is a no no for Irfan? I even cried out of frustration thinking about this because though countless of times I had forbid them from giving him tea, sometimes I still caught them sneaking the tea for him to drink. I'm very concern about my child's health dammit!

But when I asked them what's that they're giving him, they'd say "tak,tak bagi pun. Dia tak minum." Or else they'd lie through their teeth saying it's plain water when I clearly saw them pouring tea into that cup just seconds before. For God's sake, what other ways could I do to stop them? Please lah, stop being irresponsible. Just because you drank tea as a child does not make it right for other babies/toddlers to drink them too!

Esok2 bila anak aku sakit, mula la nak kata 'penyakit dapat dari mak dia la tu.' @$@#!$!@^*#(^!!!!!!!

17 comments:

  1. betul lah tuu... bila anak kita sakit nanti kita gak yang disalahkan... lepas tuu ayat paling i tak suka dengar "alaaaa... sikit jerr..."

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  2. ohh mmg susah sg2t my doter diberi minum teh masa age dia setahun le...huhu...(masa tu baby sitter le ajar kan)

    so now nie klu kita tegah dia dah start guling2...sabo je aku!!! :(

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  3. mommylyssa : haaa ayat favourite tu "sikiiiiiiiittt jaaa"

    sisdee : eyyy, memang nak kena tau bbsitter tu. marah betul la kalau kita nak ajar anak kita, orang masuk campor nak ikut cara dia.

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  4. memang la ... some people are beyond stupidity la ... cannot be helped!!! one time arees demam kan ... i specifically told la one old person that he's down with a fever ... so kalau ada otak boleh paham la kan ... but then i saw the same soul (devil) giving my son MILO AIS!!!! tak ka bodoh bengap nak mampus!!! nasib anak aku ludah back !!!

    but if we tegur marah plak!!! sheeeshh!!! annoying tul ...

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  5. betul2 dear..mesti mak yg kena if apa2 jadi kt anak tu.padahal bila ada org suka2 je sumbat apa2 kt anak kita dia xfikir kan?hahaha emo plak i...btw, nice blog.hei...kondo atas times square 300k?wat?ingatkan 500 plus.i follow ur blog...ok

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  6. Yeah susah betul nak kawal org lain kasik tah hape2 makanan kat anak kita..even masa baby dulu, semua benda nak calit konon kasik rasa..nnt kepunan..What the....! Luckily my son tak reject baby food dia masa tuh! Even now my son dah bolehla nak mkn mcm org besar but I still restrict the food intake.

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  7. think u kena explain berulang kali la napa u xnk kasik tea tu kat sapa2 yg suka sgt nk kasik irfan rasa. patu u selit sekalik perasaan u. u ckp la u sakit ati everytime dorg buat gitu walaupon mein2. mende2 gini jadik kat i time dlm pantang which my mom SUKA sgt la nk buat percobaan kasik sami minum air or mkn sedangkan dia tau i nk exclusive bf time tuh. so hampir tiap masa la kena explain siap tarik2 muka dan sampai satu tahap i xtinggal sami dgn dorg wakakakakka (nk mandi pon syak wasangka aje). now dorg paham,nk sua makanan pon tnya sami boleh mkn ke tak(walaupn sami tu cam alam flora sume dia nk sumbat mkn).

    good info on the tea by the way. i xtau pon hahahaha seb beik mmg xminum kopi/tea

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  8. Hard to tell and explain to old people about this, they will replied 'aku dulu mkn mcm² tak der apa² pon', sakit jer hati.

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  9. hah! mcm my mom la kak. i told her not to give nia plain water. tp dia kata sesudu je. aduuhh tak tau nk ckp apa dah. sbb masa tu kita kan keja, so tak leh nk pantau. last2 lea tanya doc hari tu patut bagi air kosong ke.. doc kata NO NEED. and my mom was there as well. terus i bagi the 'i-told-u-so' look. heheh. :))

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  10. sabar ya...maybe you have to slow talk to this ppl:)haha....
    -pugaa

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  11. mujur i baca sbb i tak tahu pun baby tak leh minum tea sbb i slalu nampak org kasi baby minum tea o letak dalam botol susu..

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  12. sama la ngan apa yg b'laku pd anak sy 2 months ago. dh larang..tp aunty sy ckp, kesian..mlmnye terus my doter demam panas. sapa susah?? ya ampuun..

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  13. i tau ada taska out there yg bg budak minum teh..kedekut sgt ke tak nak beli milo or holics.

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  14. agreee wit u bai...menciss ppl around me yg suke suke bg aper2 derang nk bg..expecially mase i fully bf 6 mnth tuh..ader jek nk calit2 kt mulut budak tuh...sian dier tgk haa...siann dier..padahal kids ni tk tau pon aper kite mkn n dier tknk de ...eerghhhhh

    -nwey i jus tau ader cafen both tea n coffee but dunno lak mengurangkan absorbtion iron..huhuu -

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  15. papakeechee : ha nasib arees pandai. way to go boy!

    senioritasara : ahh masa baru lanched price starting from over 300k lah, skarang tak tahu pulak.

    applecrux : tu la dulu pon masa i dok bagi baby food risau gak bila orang dok sumbat macam2 nanti dia taknak baby food dah.

    ely : haaa my mum pon camtu gak dulu tapi after 6 months dia start makan la. i pesan jangan letak garam in his food nak jugak letak sampai i slalu testing ada garam ka tak bubur dia hahaha

    fiza : sabaaaaaaaaaarrrr je la kannnn

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  16. lea : haaaaaaa grandmas are like that,even my mum told me that dulu dia slalu marah my grand aunt kasi kitorang makan macam2 but now she's doing it to cucu dia haha.selagi tak harmful tu kak bole la tutup mulut walaupon hati bengkekkkk ja tengok. haha

    puga : tengah sabar ni :-p

    lady : ohh tak pernah plak i jumpa lagi ppl give tea in bottle kat baby. ada ya?

    lynn : hah! mak bapak jugakkk yang susah

    mama-miya : what???teruknya! bukan mahal mana sangat milo tu! tsk tsk tsk

    iefa : i tahu pon coz dulu i anemic so my parents memang larang minum teh banyak2. i used to be a tea lover, now i'm a coffee addict. :-p

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  17. aah baru i perasan, some nursery/kindergarden suka2 je kasik minum teh o suam etc. sgt tak bagus la maknenye kan? parents must be aware & amik tau la anak2 drg makan/minum apa kat skool kan..

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